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Smith research drives business
change. In less than a decade, the Smith
School of Business has established five
research centers that foster
cross-disciplinary scholarship keyed to
the practice of business in the digital
economy. The centers serve as a
structure for coordinating and promoting
Smith faculty scholarship in strategic
business areas, as a conduit for
research funding, and as a vehicle for
promoting and
disseminating new
knowledge through publications, seminars
and conferences.
The Smith School’s research
activities span theory and application,
producing the visionary ideas and
innovative techniques that are shaping
business practice in the 21st century.
In 2000 the Smith School created a
unique resource for faculty and student
research in the Netcentric Research
Laboratories. The netcentric labs—supply
chain management,
financial markets,
electronic markets, and
behavioral—create an integrated
electronic teaching and research
environment, with applications to
e-commerce, supply chain management,
financial markets, auctions, and
consumer research. The first environment
of its kind at any business school in
the country, the netcentric labs reflect
Smith’s vision of converging technology
applications across the various
functions of business.
SMITH
RESEARCH CENTERS:
SPOTLIGHTs:
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Center for Health
Information and Decision Systems |
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 Smith’s Center for Health Information
and Decision Systems (CHIDS) is a
respected thought leader in applications
of information and decision systems in
health care. In July 2006, CHIDS’
director Ritu Agarwal and Cory Angst,
associate director, testified before a
federal workgroup headed by the
Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services on the value of
digitized, portable personal health
records. “IT has transformed other
information-intensive industries such as
financial services and retailing, but
health care is lagging,” Agarwal notes.
“There is tremendous potential for
improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of the health care
delivery process through the application
of advanced information and decision
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| Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
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Smith’s
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship is dedicated to facilitating, supporting, and encouraging new entrepreneurial growth in the mid-Atlantic region. One of the earliest entrepreneurship centers in the country, the Dingman Center continues to grow as a national catalyst in the evolving arena of entrepreneurial education and practice.
Founded in 1986 with an initial gift from Michael D. Dingman, founder of Signal Corporation (later AlliedSignal), the center has not only helped to propel the Smith School into one of the nation’s top ranked business schools for entrepreneurship, but also set the bar for private philanthropic investment at Smith.
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North Star Games Signs Deal with Target
North Star Games was incubated in the Dingman Center by founders
Dominic Crapuchettes and Satish Pillalamarri as their 2003 MBA
summer internship. Several years later, North Star Games is
poised to break into the mainstream with their award-winning
hit, Wits & Wagers. |
| Student Entrepreneur Zoey Rawlins
 Zoey Rawlins got even more than she bargained for when she enrolled in the MBA program at the Smith School of Business. During her year as a Dingman Center Scholar, Rawlins developed
SHOP DC—a Washington, D.C., shopping and fashion guide distributed in upscale hotels.
Dingman Scholars receive scholarships, advice, mentoring, and start-up funding to help them take their business ideas from concept to reality. Launched in 2004,
SHOP DC was recently acquired by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, a significant achievement for a young entrepreneur. |
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