Tata Group acquisitions such as Jaguar Land Rover may have American consumers taking notice of the Indian company as a global force for the first time, but the company has been a subject of an in-depth study on how to transform large corporations by Sunil Mithas, professor of information systems at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Research by Sunil Mithas IT Flexibility Increasingly Drives Effective B2B Partnerships in Era of Cloud Computing and Big Data Major deals can fall apart when IT systems are inflexible, and the implications are significant for firms' strategies and competitive performance.

Thursday, August 2, 2012, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, August 5, 2012, 7:30 a.m.

Released in January 2012, Sunil Mithas’ new book, “Digital Intelligence: What Every Smart Manager Must Have for Success in an Information Age,” lays out the information you need to know about IT to succeed in business.

College Park, Md. – October 22, 2010 – The Robert H. Smith School of Business congratulates five of its scholars identified as the likely leaders of the next generation of academics by top industry group the Marketing Science Institute (MSI).

With an unemployment rate of more than 9 percent and significant underemployment, some argue highly skilled foreign-born workers should be restricted from entering the United States on work visas. But do foreign workers really depress the wages of American workers as some reports claim?

Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 23, 2010, 7:30 a.m.; Monday, May 24, 2010, 4:30 a.m.

Research by Sunil Mithas

Research by Sunil Mithas Is your job a candidate for global offshoring? It’s a concern for millions of Americans these days, as more and more companies move their IT and professional service jobs out of the U.S. to take advantage of global talent, reduce costs and cycle time, and spur innovation.

Research by Sunil Mithas MOST BUSINESS MANAGERS UNDERSTAND INTUITIVELY THAT SATISFIED CUSTOMERS ARE THE KEY TO A BUSINESS’ LONG TERM SUCCESS. CHANGES IN A COMPANY’S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SHOULD BE A LEADING INDICATOR OF CHANGES IN THEIR EXPECTED EARNINGS, AND CHANGES IN EXPECTED EARNINGS ARE IMMEDIATELY REFLECTED IN STOCK PRICES. SO IF THE STOCK MARKET WAS EFFICIENT, NEWS ABOUT AN IMPROVEMENT IN A COMPANY’S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SCORES SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MAKE THAT COMPANY’S STOCK MORE ATTRACTIVE AND INCREASE ITS PRICE.