Thought Leadership
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.
February 18, 2019
Stock Buybacks Are Not the Enemy
Stock buybacks have found themselves in various crosshairs of late, and it’s got Maryland Smith’s David Kass shaking his head. Buybacks, he says, are not the problem.
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Stock Buybacks Are Not the Enemy
February 11, 2019
An Analyst's Actual Impact
How much do analysts really move markets? New research examine the role that reports play in determining an analyst's future at big investment banks.
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An Analyst's Actual Impact
February 11, 2019
Using Data To Predict Mortality
A new predictive app that culls through medical data can offer a better answer to many cancer patients’ top question: “What’s my prognosis?”
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Using Data To Predict Mortality
February 11, 2019
A Key To More Innovation
Maryland Smith’s Brent Goldfarb shows that federal funding affects both the rate and direction of inventive activity, partly by investing in areas that private corporations eschew.
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A Key To More Innovation
February 6, 2019
Why Income Inequality Is the Wrong Question
Alternative perspective shifts the focus from wealth distribution to wealth creation and upward mobility for the masses.
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Why Income Inequality Is the Wrong Question
February 5, 2019
Rethinking Exclusivity In Luxury Markets
As luxury labels become more accessible, high-end brands must figure out how to maintain exclusivity to avoid losing legacy consumers.
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Rethinking Exclusivity In Luxury Markets
February 5, 2019
Art of the Supply Chain Deal
A bargaining model developed at Maryland Smith helps buyers and sellers find balance in complex negotiations.
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Art of the Supply Chain Deal
February 4, 2019
A Smarter Way to Advertise Online
A new algorithm adds transparency to the process, while helping campaign managers optimize results.
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A Smarter Way to Advertise Online
February 4, 2019
Echoes of the Financial Crisis, in Drug Manufacturing
The crisis over tainted heart drugs made in China and sold in the U.S. had an oddly familiar ring to it for Maryland Smith’s Clifford Rossi. But it wasn’t a previous medical drug crisis that crept to mind for him.
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Echoes of the Financial Crisis, in Drug Manufacturing
February 1, 2019
Why India Is Becoming Mission Critical for Global Businesses
'If you are in India, deepen your commitment and your market penetration. And, if you are not currently in India, figure out a strategy to be in India.'
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Why India Is Becoming Mission Critical for Global Businesses