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Developing Managers with Stretch Assignments
November 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up
Paul Tesluk talks about
how to help employees stretch to develop into top managers. Tesluk and
co-author Joyce E. A. Russell, with former Smith PhD student Lisa Dragoni,
and In-Sue Oh examine the effectiveness of “stretch assignments” in new
research. |
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Financial System
Reforms – Executive Pay
November 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Haluk Ünal talks about his new research
that finds executive compensation may not be the negative force it’s made out to
be. |
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Starting a
business service Web marketplace in a down economy
October 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University
of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Reed Alexander
Atkin, a recent MBA graduate, talks about how, despite the
recession, he launched an online service business with the help of the
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. |
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Setting CEO Pay
– Executive Compensation
October 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Michael Faulkender, assistant
professor of finance, shares his findings from research into executive
compensation practices and how firms decide what to pay their CEOs. |
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Creating Social
Value through Innovation
September 2009 |
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Smart corporations are looking for ways to incorporate sustainable operations
and have a positive impact on society while carrying out their operations. This
paradigm shift has some corporations re-evaluating how they do business – and is
giving a competitive edge to others. |
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Taking Ethics
Into Account
September 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University
of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Shreevardhan Lele,
Tyser Distinguished Teaching Fellow of Decision Sciences, discusses why
ethical analysis is an important part of any business decision. |
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The Housing
Market– What’s the Prognosis?
August 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Clifford Rossi, managing director of the new Center for Financial
Policy, shares his insight and prognosis for the real estate market. |
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Reforming Health Care
August 2009 |
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In this edition of
Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Kislaya Prasad discusses
the controversies of health care reform and how to approach cost
cutting. |
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Starting a venture? Who you
know can help!
July 2009 |
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In
this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Benjamin Hallen,
assistant professor of strategy, talks about his research that explores
how entrepreneurs tap into their networks to get investments in their
new ventures. |
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Sustainability in Practice
July 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Rachelle Sampson, assistant professor
in logistics, business and public policy, talks about how sustainability can be
economical.
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How Friends’ Success Can
Help You Get a Job
June 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Cynthia Kay Stevens, associate
professor in management and organization, talks about her research that finds
peers’ success predicts success in job searches. |
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Decision-making Made Easier
June 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Rebecca Ratner, associate professor
of marketing, talks about her how people can make better decisions and the ways
in which they can be persuaded toward a particular decision.
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| Bill Mayer Delivers Keynote Speech at Commencement |
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In a lively ceremony on May 22, 2009 at the Comcast Center, four PhDs, 100 executive
MBAs, 300 MBA/MS, and 825 undergraduates graduated with business degrees from the
Robert H. Smith School of Business. Former Smith School Dean William E. Mayer ’66,
MBA ’67, delivered the keynote address as thousands of friends and family members
gathered to cheer on the newest Smith Terp alumni.
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Consolidation in the Music
Industry
May 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. Curt Grimm talks about
consolidation and the impact on the music industry and consumers.
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Consumer spending habits
May 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, P.K. Kannan, associate professor
of marketing and director for the Center of Excellence in Service, talks about
the survey findings, which show that consumers are postponing purchases of big
ticket items more than they are cutting back on or discontinuing services. Of
those surveyed, 78 percent personally know someone who has lost a job in the
last year, and 27 percent are convinced the economy is in a depression. |
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Diving into the
Job Search: Casting a Wide Net in a Big Pool
April 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Kevin Fallon, who heads
up the Office of Career Management, provides tips
for job seekers. He encourages those in the market for a job to follow
through on leads, take advantage of networking opportunities, and
leverage social networks.
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Keep Your Cash as Big Bills
April 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Joydeep Srivastava, associate
professor of marketing, talks about his new research that finds people are more
likely to think twice about making a purchase when they carry one large
denomination of cash rather than many smaller denominations equal to the same
amount of money. |
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Hospitals Waste Billions Due to Poor
Communication
March 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Kenyon
Crowley, assistant director of the Center for Health
Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS), discusses the center’s new
research that is the first to quantify the economic impact of a health
care system rife with communication delays and failures.
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Getting China and India Right
March 2009 |
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In this edition of
Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. Anil K. Gupta discusses how getting your
strategy right for doing business in China and India is vital to ensuring your
firm’s very future! |
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Creating Social Value
February 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up
Melissa Carrier discusses how
creating social value is an important business strategy and one the Smith School
is focused on as it prepares students to lead in a world that needs both
economic prosperity and transformative social change. Carrier is joined by Yonas
Beshawred, a Smith senior.
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Perfect the Business, Not the Business Plan
February 2009 |
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Big news for entrepreneurs: Don’t waste your time on a business plan. In
this edition of Smith Business Close-Up,
Dr. Brent Goldfarb talks about his new research that finds the way a
business plan is written has no bearing on whether a company receives
funding.
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State of Smith
January 2009 |
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Watch
clips from Dean Anand's State of Smith Address to faculty, staff and
student leaders on January 30, 2009.
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Ukrainian Orphanage Project
January 2009 |
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In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University
of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Dr. Gerald Suarez and
student Yana Jmourko talk about Shutter 4 Scholars, a project that came
out of the Smith School’s QUEST (Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams)
program. |
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Thought Leadership: Can China Innovate?
January 2009 |
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Pressure on China's manufacturing sector following the U.S. economic
crisis presents both opportunities and challenges. Ralph J. Tyser
Professor for Strategy and Organization
Anil Gupta explains why the time
and conditions are right for China to become an innovation leader. |
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Easing Airport Congestion
January 2009 |
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In this edition of
Smith Business Close-Up with the University
of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Dr. Michael
Ball discusses the viability of slot auctions and how they
came about as a solution to easing congestion at LaGuardia, Newark and Kennedy
airports.
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| Richard Perlmutter Delivers Keynote Address at Smith
Commencement |
| Comcast Center was full of good cheer as the Smith School celebrated
the commencement of 200 undergraduates, 120 MBAs, 48 MS in
Business/Accounting students, and two doctoral students on December 21,
2008. |
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