The television segment focuses on the latest thinking in business management,
and features in-depth interviews with Smith School faculty and other members of
the school’s community of business leaders.
| December 2009 |
Technology Transfer
Washington, D.C. and Baltimore were both recently named among the top
10 best cities to launch a business (No. 6 and No. 10, respectively) by
Fortune Small Business magazine and the Kauffman Foundation. With the
Baltimore-Washington region so ripe for startups, it’s no wonder the
state of Maryland is supporting technology transfer initiatives to get
commercialize research innovations discovered at universities and
federal laboratories. |
| November 2009 |
Developing Managers with Stretch Assignments
On-the-job experience can be a powerfully transformative tool for
professional growth—in fact, research indicates it may be the primary
vehicle for learning critical leadership skills. Many companies use job
assignments to groom high-potential managers, but what kinds of
experiences are really valuable for developing manager potential? |
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Financial
System Reforms – Executive Pay
In the wake of the financial crisis of last fall, the Obama Administration
appointed “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg to work with the Department of the
Treasury to sort out the way top executives at firms are compensated and what
reforms should be made. Just last week, Feinberg came out with a plan to
drastically slash compensation at seven companies bailed out by the federal
government. But is focusing on reforming executive compensation barking up the
wrong tree?
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| October 2009 |
Starting a
business service Web marketplace in a down economy
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. |
Setting CEO Pay –
Executive Compensation
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. |
| September 2009 |
Creating
Social Value through Innovation
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Melissa Carrier, executive
director of the Center for Social Value Creation, discusses how creating social
value is an important business strategy. |
Taking Ethics
Into Account
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. |
| August 2009 |
The Housing
Market– What’s the Prognosis?
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. |
Reforming Health
Care
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. |
| July 2009 |
Starting a
venture? Who you know can help!
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. |
Sustainability
in Practice
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. |
| June 2009 |
How Friends’
Success Can Help You Get a Job
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. |
Decision-making
Made Easier
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. |
| May 2009 |
Consolidation
in the Music Industry
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. |
Consumer spending
habits
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. |
| April 2009 |
Diving into the
Job Search: Casting a Wide Net in a Big Pool
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. |
Keep Your Cash as Big Bills
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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Surviving the
Downturn
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are more than 27 million
small businesses in the United States, employing more than 40 million
people. With the economy struggling in recession, for most small
businesses the name of game is survival. |
| March 2009 |
Hospitals
Waste Billions Due to Poor Communication
Researchers from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of
Business put a price tag on the cost of poor communication in U.S. hospitals at
$25 billion per year – wasting nearly as much money as they make every year. |
Getting China
and India Right
As the world’s economic center shifts from developed to emerging economies,
most business leaders realize the importance of China and India. But just being
present in these rapidly growing economies is not the same as getting China and
India right. |
| February 2009 |
Creating Social
Value
More and more organizations are focusing on injecting ideals of social
entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and environmental
sustainability into their operations. This good global citizenship
intersecting with successful business practices is the core of social
value creation. |
Perfect the
Business, Not the Business Plan
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. |
| January 2009 |
Ukrainian Orphanage Project
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a group of University of
Maryland students is hoping it will be worth big money, too. The
undergraduate students started a project call Shutters 4 Scholars that
is showcasing photos of children in orphanages in Ukraine to help drive
donations to support the orphans’ education. |
Easing Airport Congestion
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation
were poised to auction landing and take-off time slots at New York’s
major airports on January 12 before a last-minute court-ordered stay
halted the action. Airport slots have never been auctioned, anywhere in
the world, and a group of professors from the University of Maryland was
instrumental in designing the process. The auction plan will now become
a proposal under the Obama administration, where it may die. |
