Smith School faculty pursue world-class, gamechanging research. But we are also aware that there is a wealth of knowledge and insight close at hand—in the heads of business practitioners, who have front-line experience with the kinds of urgent, complex issues we most want to address.

Rocky Cintron is president and CEO of Force 3, which delivers, supports and maintains IT products and implementation services—such as unified communications, security and data center—for federal agencies and their partners. It is recognized as one of the fastest growing federal IT solutions providers in the mid-Atlantic region and is one of Cisco's top five federal Cisco Gold Partners in America.

Leigh Anenson, associate professor of business law, received her JD from the University of Akron School of Law. Her research involves rethinking the role of ancient equity in contemporary court practice in the United States.

The Smith School is honored to welcome the following new faculty this fall. Department of Management and Organization Rajshree Agarwal, Chaired Professor in Entrepreneurship and Strategy, received her Ph.D. from the State University of New York, Buffalo.

Employee creativity can help organizations weather storms, survive downturns, out-innovate their competition and take advantage of unexpected opportunities. So it’s in a manager’s best interest to help his or her team be creative.

Business schools spend a lot of time teaching students how to create value for their companies and their associated stakeholders. It is part of the Smith School’s vision to also teach students to create social value for themselves, their communities and their world. In fall 2009, the Smith School’s Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC), was launched to help students gain an educational core competency for exploring and solving the business model issues that currently limit organizations in their pursuit of socially responsible corporate culture.

Research by Raghu Raghavan

Research by Leigh Anenson When AIG executives received their annual bonuses even after the struggling firm took $700 million in federal bailout funds, a storm of public criticism erupted. AIG justified its decision to pay the bonuses by claiming it was contractually obliged to do so.

Research by Gerard Hoberg and Gordon Phillips

Text-Based Analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions A new vocabulary-based measurement of firm similarity shows which mergers are most likely to succeed. The Cleansing Power of Equity A long-standing equitable doctrine called “clean hands” can help boards better align pay with performance. Multi-Period Routing in Satellite Networks A new mathematical method can save millions for satellite service providers. Center for Social Value Creation Teaching students to create value for themselves, their companies and the world.