Foundation Led by Alumnus Ed Snider Pledges Support for Study of Free Enterprise

When Intended Strategy Meets Reality in Turbulent Times By Rajshree Agarwal

Thursday, August 7, 2014, 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, August 10, 2014, 7:30 a.m. In June, electric car maker Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk announced the company was removing its patents in “the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.” What does a move like this mean for the electric car industry and entrepreneurship in general?

The Sanity Behind Tesla’s Giveaway of Patented Technology Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk recently shook up the auto industry with a pledge to give away the company’s electric car patents for free. Rajshree Agarwal, the Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and professor in Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, calls the move a win for both the company and industry. Already, Indian automaker Mahindra has announced plans to pursue Tesla’s now-open secrets to advance its own electric vehicles.

Media Alert: June 16, 2014Attention Business and Financial Reporters and Editors COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Faculty experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to expand on comments, below, regarding Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announcing his company will open its patented technology to competitors and European Union regulators investigating whether such major firms as Apple and Starbucks are violating EU tax law. 

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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.

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Researchers who scrambled to fight infections during World War II discovered more than the power of penicillin. They also learned lessons about human enterprise that can guide efforts today to stop COVID-19.