Latest news from University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/study-gender-bias-negatively-influences-ratings-for-female-led-films/?sc=rsin /articles/study-gender-bias-negatively-influences-ratings-for-female-led-films/?sc=rsin Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:05:00 EST Study shows male audiences, compared to female audiences, rate films with a woman in the lead role lower than male-led films, and they disagree more on their quality. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/tech-layoffs-signal-feeling-economy-shift/?sc=rsin /articles/tech-layoffs-signal-feeling-economy-shift/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:05:24 EST UMD Smith expert explains the wave of tech job layoffs as a sign of a broader, labor market shift to where "humans need to recalibrate and capitalize on strengths beyond pure intelligence--like intuition, empathy, creativity, emotion and people skills." University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/former-white-house-economists-to-kick-off-finance-grand-challenges-series-at-umd-smith/?sc=rsin /articles/former-white-house-economists-to-kick-off-finance-grand-challenges-series-at-umd-smith/?sc=rsin Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:05:12 EST Michael Faulkender and Phillip Swagel (both formerly served as Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department), plus Tyler Goodspeed (formerly on the White House Council of Economic Advisers), will discuss such topics as the social security and the national debt to kick off a new speaker series at UMD's Robert H. Smith School of Business. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/when-firms-internalize-political-stigma/?sc=rsin /articles/when-firms-internalize-political-stigma/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:30:26 EST Study shows the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville stigmatized local employers and prompted a tactical, "pro-diversity" shift in recruiting. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/umd-linkup-ai-maps-transforms-ai-job-tracking-with-groundbreaking-approach/?sc=rsin /articles/umd-linkup-ai-maps-transforms-ai-job-tracking-with-groundbreaking-approach/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:05:20 EST Researchers develop the first AI-powered job mapping tool to track the creation of AI jobs. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/commercial-real-estate-risk-remote-work-is-just-part-of-the-picture-says-umd-smith-expert/?sc=rsin /articles/commercial-real-estate-risk-remote-work-is-just-part-of-the-picture-says-umd-smith-expert/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:30:36 EST Risk management expert Clifford Rossi gives context, with risk-response insights, on commercial real estate's perceived demise. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/the-university-of-maryland-robert-h-smith-school-of-business-and-umd-s-school-of-medicine-partner-to-expand-business-education-opportunities-for-medical-students-and-faculty/?sc=rsin /articles/the-university-of-maryland-robert-h-smith-school-of-business-and-umd-s-school-of-medicine-partner-to-expand-business-education-opportunities-for-medical-students-and-faculty/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:05:51 EST University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and the UMD School of Medicine announce enhanced MD/MBA degree program and associated scholarships University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/op-ed-the-case-for-enterprise-risk-management-in-higher-education/?sc=rsin /articles/op-ed-the-case-for-enterprise-risk-management-in-higher-education/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:05:01 EST Colleges and universities are not immune to major risk events. The complexity of institutions of higher education and the diversity of risks they face requires academic administrations to develop enterprise risk management (ERM) functions and frameworks. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/op-ed-why-the-way-forward-on-ai-is-much-clearer/?sc=rsin /articles/op-ed-why-the-way-forward-on-ai-is-much-clearer/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Nov 2023 07:05:44 EST The Biden Administration's recent Executive Order on AI meets a perceivable growing consensus in both the tech industry and academia for a need for clear federal guidance in AI, especially with the looming 2024 elections. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/how-employees-can-help-cut-quiet-cutting-out-of-their-careers/?sc=rsin /articles/how-employees-can-help-cut-quiet-cutting-out-of-their-careers/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:05:57 EST Expert Gerald Suarez, gives career insights on navigating quiet cutting via "identifying the 'why,'" "reading the tea leaves," "finding the 'off-ramp'" and "starting a new chapter." University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/analyzing-the-new-workday-dead-zone-the-power-dynamics-and-science-of-it/?sc=rsin /articles/analyzing-the-new-workday-dead-zone-the-power-dynamics-and-science-of-it/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:30:06 EST Whether they're working from home or on site, many employees are taking a break between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and making up the time later that night. Smith expert Nicole Coomber says, "sometimes it's worthwhile to take a step back from work, rather than trying to just keep grinding." University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/biden-administration-s-executive-order-on-ai-umd-experts-available-on-implications-for-industry-academia/?sc=rsin /articles/biden-administration-s-executive-order-on-ai-umd-experts-available-on-implications-for-industry-academia/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:05:45 EST University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/icelandic-women-s-strike-gender-pay-gap-expert-available/?sc=rsin /articles/icelandic-women-s-strike-gender-pay-gap-expert-available/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:05:12 EST University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/umd-smith-montgomery-college-initiate-pathway-to-a-business-analytics-masters/?sc=rsin /articles/umd-smith-montgomery-college-initiate-pathway-to-a-business-analytics-masters/?sc=rsin Sun, 22 Oct 2023 12:05:11 EST The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is collaborating with a regional community college for a unique pathway to a business analytics master's degree to help meet a growing demand for professionals in that field. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/umd-smith-ramping-up-msis-student-company-engagement-to-spur-technology-based-business-solutions/?sc=rsin /articles/umd-smith-ramping-up-msis-student-company-engagement-to-spur-technology-based-business-solutions/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:05:42 EST The Robert H. Smith School of Business has launched a push to engage companies with its information systems graduate students to spur technology-based business solutions University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/how-a-repatriation-tax-challenge-before-scotus-could-upend-the-tax-code/?sc=rsin /articles/how-a-repatriation-tax-challenge-before-scotus-could-upend-the-tax-code/?sc=rsin Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:05:34 EST Samuel Handwerger describes implications of Moore v. United States, a case before the Supreme Court that challenges the Mandatory Repatriation Tax provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/why-the-ufc-wwe-merger-is-a-one-two-marketing-punch/?sc=rsin /articles/why-the-ufc-wwe-merger-is-a-one-two-marketing-punch/?sc=rsin Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:05:40 EST Marketing professor Mary Beth Furst explains why TKO has reason to believe that both WWE and UFC can complement each other to grow the overall market of viewers in the combat sports and entertainment space. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/umd-s-justice-for-fraud-victims-to-host-business-fraud-prevention-seminar/?sc=rsin /articles/umd-s-justice-for-fraud-victims-to-host-business-fraud-prevention-seminar/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:05:35 EST Speakers representing federal and local law enforcement will discuss the latest financial fraud tactics against businesses, and practical counter methods, in a free event in College Park, Md., Nov. 3, 2023 University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/webinar-risk-climate-experts-to-discuss-extreme-weather-events-in-2023/?sc=rsin /articles/webinar-risk-climate-experts-to-discuss-extreme-weather-events-in-2023/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:05:40 EST Experts representing NOAA and the University of Maryland will discuss recent severe climate events and implications for communities, governments and businesses. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business /articles/google-antitrust-trial-umd-expert-kislaya-prasad-available/?sc=rsin /articles/google-antitrust-trial-umd-expert-kislaya-prasad-available/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:05:49 EST University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business