President Bush Recognizes Robert H. Smith for Philanthropy Supporting Humanities President George W. Bush awarded Robert H. Smith, a key benefactor and namesake of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, with the prestigious National Humanities Medal for 2008 on Nov. 17.
Morici Testifies at Senate Hearing on State of U.S. Auto Industry Peter Morici, professor of international business at Smith, joined execs from the “big three” domestic automakers as an expert witness on Nov. 18 at a U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing examining the challenges facing the automotive industry.
BusinessWeek Ranks Smith Among Top MBA Programs in the Nation The MBA program at the Smith School emerges as the best in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region and an impressive No. 3 in the U.S. for research in BusinessWeek’s 2008 survey of “The Best B-schools.”
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship & MTECH to Co-Host Global Entrepreneurship Week at UM This week, University of Maryland students are joining millions of other young people across the world in a quest to embrace innovation and creativity, and turn their ideas into reality.
Managing Employee Silence Research by Subrahmaniam Tangirala
Employees remain silent about conflicts with co-workers, disagreements about organizational decisions, potential weaknesses in work processes, illegal or dangerous behaviors, and individual grievances. Their silence keeps management from receiving critical information that would allow their organizations to improve or address problems before they have adverse effects. Read more
