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Release date: 2-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
When Groups Lack Diversity, Size Matters for Whether People Notice
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Work by UMD's Aneesh Rai and co-authors sheds light on when and why decision-makers do notice a lack of diversity in groups and make efforts to correct it. They find consistent evidence that the size of the group is an important factor.

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Released: 13-Jun-2024 2:05 PM EDT
AI in Marketing Workshop Forthcoming from UMD Smith Executive Education
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Professor Liye Ma will guide mid-to-senior-level marketing professionals in connecting big data, machine learning, predictive AI and generative AI to maximize marketing decisions and outcomes.

Released: 14-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Large Language Model (LLM) Training Forthcoming from UMD Smith
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Information systems professor Kunpeng Zhang will direct a deep dive into the technical framework behind the large language model in an initiative tailored for professionals in public-facing and commercial sectors.

   
8-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Study Shows Ineffectiveness of Targeted Credit Rationing in Banking
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

With the recent ESG-inspired shift towards and away from the rationing of capital to specific firms that arguably generate negative externalities, a new study shows targeted credit rationing in recent history has been widely ineffective in promoting change.

Released: 3-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
UMD Smith Launches Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

A research and teaching initiative from the University of Maryland’s business school will bolster AI-enabled design and governance frameworks for businesses and policymakers.

   
Released: 9-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Patent Bubbles in Chinese Universities: Study Examines Extent and Implications
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Chinese university patent activity is booming but isn’t translating to a high level of technology or viable commercial products, according to new research exploring this “patent bubble” trend and its implications.

   
Released: 11-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UMD Smith Offering Free Risk Assessment for Nonprofits, Small Firms
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Smith’s Justice for Fraud Victims project is providing pro bono control risk assessments. The work is CPA-supervised including under professor and JFV director Samuel Handwerger.

   
Released: 8-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EST
Study: Gender Bias Negatively Influences Ratings for Female-Led Films
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Tech Layoffs Signal ‘Feeling Economy’ Shift
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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.”

     
Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Former White House Economists to Kick Off ‘Finance Grand Challenges’ Series at UMD Smith
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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.

   
Released: 30-Jan-2024 9:30 PM EST
When Firms Internalize Political Stigma
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Study shows the 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville stigmatized local employers and prompted a tactical, “pro-diversity” shift in recruiting.

   
Released: 30-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
UMD-LinkUp AI Maps Transforms AI Job Tracking with Groundbreaking Approach
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Researchers develop the first AI-powered job mapping tool to track the creation of AI jobs.

   
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Commercial Real Estate Risk: Remote Work is Just Part of the Picture, says UMD Smith Expert
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Risk management expert Clifford Rossi gives context, with risk-response insights, on commercial real estate’s perceived demise.

   
Released: 6-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
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
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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

       
Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Op-ed: The Case for Enterprise Risk Management in Higher Education
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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.

   
Released: 16-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Op-ed: Why the ‘Way Forward’ on AI is Much Clearer
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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.

   
Released: 13-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
How Employees Can Help Cut 'Quiet Cutting' Out of Their Careers
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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.”

   
Released: 8-Nov-2023 9:30 AM EST
Analyzing the New Workday Dead Zone: The Power Dynamics and Science of It
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

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.”

   


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