"Among the elite management education and research institutions worldwide, the Robert H. Smith School of Business leads in bringing together the three key drivers of business in today's digital economy--globalization, entrepreneurship and technology."

------Smith School Dean Howard Frank.

The Smith School's degree and non-degree programs provide unparalleled opportunities for multinational companies operating in China and Chinese companies targeting U.S., European and other foreign markets.  With a focus on U.S. and Western management theories and practices, the Smith School's China programs prepare graduates to lead companies in an economy fueled by technology, globalization and new venture opportunity.

With a focus on cross-functional learning and on the role of information technology in business, the Smith School's executive education programs in China reflect the ever-changing needs of today's global organizations. The Smith School's world-class faculty members create new management knowledge and identify leading business practices for today's networked world. Smith students learn how to apply information technology to create innovation and drive business growth.

Cross-functional Learning

Like businesses, business schools in the new millennium must transform their knowledge and research base, their curricula, and modes of delivery.  The Smith School is in the midst of this transformation, with a vision of becoming a model for business education and knowledge advancement for the 21st century. The Smith School has become one of the world's leading business schools in transforming its curriculum to reflect the needs of leadership for the digital economy.  The school's curriculum integrates the foundational business disciplines with cross-functional e-business concentrations such as e-commerce, supply chain management, telecommunications, financial engineering, global business, and entrepreneurship.

Leaders for the Digital Economy

NO BUSINESS SCHOOL COMBINES CORE BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS WITH TECHNOLOGY BETTER THAN SMITH. WE TEACH THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS, AS WELL AS A VOCABULARY OF MODERN TOOLS FOR FLUENCY IN THE DIGITAL AND GLOBAL ECONOMY.

The extraordinary technological developments of the last decade have spawned new economic rules. Business is now a 24/7/365 enterprise. These changes are rapid and volatile. They require leaders of global businesses who are highly adaptive and receptive to new and complex information. The Smith School is a community of such leaders. Our leaders include: FACULTY who are both world-class researchers and teachers, committed to advancing business knowledge and practice in the digital age; STUDENTS who graduate with deep knowledge and skills in their functional business areas, as well as an understanding of how to leverage technology across business practices; STAFF, ALUMNI and VOLUNTEERS who are working to advance the school and its strategic direction; and CORPORATE PARTNERS who work with Smith to advance their organizations and their careers.