The Smith Report: August 22, 2014
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Bill Rand Comments on Amazon Mobile Card Reader
Latecomer Strategy Propels Amazon Local Register Mobile card reader will give Amazon new access to offline consumer data, UMD Expert Says Amazon's push into a mobile payment space targeting brick-and-mortar merchants with Amazon Local Register means the online retail giant is poised to leverage new insight into offline shoppers, a University of Maryland expert says.
Smith Builds Momentum on Women’s Issues
New scholarships, alliances and program innovations will expand opportunities for women at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, which already offers a range of initiatives designed to empower aspiring female managers.
Women at Smith: Donna Blackman, EMBA ’10
A Seat at the Table Three Keys to Transformational Leadership At work Donna Blackman, EMBA ’10, manages a team of 60 finance professionals. At home she manages two children. Navigating the dual roles requires skill, but Blackman does not claim to have a secret recipe for work-life balance. “You cannot have it all,” she said. “Not all the time.”
Women at Smith: Brenda Freeman, MBA ’92
Hushed Questions Insights from a Shared Cup of Coffee Brenda Freeman, MBA ’92, arrived at Pepsi as a young professional with marriage and children still in her future. Like many businesswomen, she wondered how these personal decisions would affect her career.
The Smith Report: August 8, 2014
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The Smith Report: August 1, 2014
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Smith School Leads Conversation on Global Education with Ivy League Partners
On June 12-13, 2014, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the first in-person meeting of the Executive Roundtable on business school global initiatives, a by-invitation-only group of heads of international education offices at top-tiered business schools. The group shared best practices in global business education, examined assessment tools typically used to measure global competencies, and envisioned the “next generation” of global programs.
The Smith Report: July 25, 2014
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Business School Adds G.I. Concierge
UMD Robert H. Smith School of Business Makes Move to Boost Military Outreach