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The lifeblood of a business school is its faculty, and at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business our faculty members are inspiring, supportive and world-class. We are attuned to a marketplace that values innovation, entrepreneurialism, analytical thinking and hard work. Our teaching and research equips students with the wisdom of business scholarship rooted in the experiential lessons of the marketplace.

June 23, 2023
Meme Stocks in 2023: What Novice Investors Should Know

Recently screened at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, “This is Not Financial Advice” is acclaimed for exploring the multi-million dollar rise and fall of crypto-influencer Glauber Contessoto.

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June 14, 2023
Travelers Refusing Upgrades to Sit Near Loved Ones Illustrates New Consumer Behavior Findings

This article, by Dean’s Professor of Marketing Rebecca Ratner and co-researchers Ximena Garcia-Rada and Michael Norton, was originally published at The C

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May 24, 2023
Summer Reading List 2023

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – If you’re looking for the perfect book to take on your summer vacation or just to curl up with on a warm summer night, Smith has the book for you!

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May 18, 2023
Pursuing Work-Life Balance Isn’t a Want, It’s a Need for Success
Finding work-life balance may not guarantee your success, but without it, failure is almost inevitable. The pursuit of work-life balance feels like a race without a finish line – people are trying to win the battle of doing more of everything while doing it well. The fruits of those labors create…
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May 18, 2023
Gen Zers are Live-Quitting Their Jobs, But Should They?

“It can be problematic and it can be beneficial.” That from Jui Ramaprasad, associate professor at the Smith School.

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May 18, 2023
Smith Researchers Address Liver Transplant Geographic Inequities
The recent overhaul of the federal policy on allocating deceased donor livers has not significantly improved geographical inequities and has led to a greater loss in viable organs, according to findings from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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May 11, 2023
How to Handle Worker Concern About Layoffs
It’s been yet another week of mass layoffs. Tech is still leading the charge with LinkedIn, Intel and Novavax firing hundreds of people. Twenty-five percent of the staff at Paramount Global, which includes Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios, are being let go. We will reportedly continue to…
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May 11, 2023
Smith Research Identifies Flaw in SEC Move to Help Investors in Retail Stock Trading Surge
COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent stimulus payments left many Americans with extra time and cash. Among the effects was a surge in retail stock trading through zero-commission brokerages. This worked to drive up the share price of meme stocks and led to market volatility.
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May 4, 2023
The Question You Should Never Ask In a Job Interview
RSE Ventures CEO Matt Higgins says with the Federal Reserve continuing its rate hiking campaign to tame inflation, millions of jobs could be at risk this year. So, he says now is “not” the time to ask a prospective employer what their remote work policy is during a job interview.
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April 27, 2023
It’s Been Over 20 Years, But NBA on NBC May Become a Thing Again
Many defining moments in professional basketball took place when the NBA was airing on NBC. That period marked Michael Jordan’s heyday, the 90s, when he and the Chicago Bulls won six titles. And just hearing the opening bars of John Tesh’s “Roundball Rock” brings this spectacular time in basketball…
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