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Navarro to Provide Shot of Testosterone to China Relations

An article by Arthur Dong: The recent appointment of Peter Navarro by President-elect Trump to head the newly formed White House National Trade Council sends a strong signal that…

January 23, 2017

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How Rudeness Stops People from Working Together

An article by Christine Porath: Incivility can fracture a team, destroying collaboration, splintering members’ sense of psychological safety, and hampering team effectiveness.…

January 20, 2017

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Skipping Saturday’s Protests Could be the most Ethical Choice Trump Opponents can Make

On the other hand, unless you happen to be the US Supreme Court chief justice or someone else with a direct role in the transition of power, ethicists say, you can avoid the…

January 19, 2017

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Myths And Realities Of Protectionism And Globalization

We decipher their myths and the realities of these two key influential points for companies and governments behind what happened at the World Economic Forum and the main…

January 18, 2017

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Map Out a Year’s Worth of Shopping Right Now

Department stores always seem to have clothing on sale, but deals improve at the end of each season. Retailers “want to charge the most to consumers who want to have it,”…

January 17, 2017

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Morning Agenda: Davos Man vs. Trump, Samsung Leader Faces Arrest, Tax Time

It’s complicated. The dire warnings over the economic fallout of a vote for Mr. Trump or in favor of Brexit have not come to pass. The underlying strength of the economy could…

January 16, 2017

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China’s Still Producing, but the World isn’t Buying, Trade Data Shows

An article by Arthur Dong: On Friday, China’s Ministry of Commerce released its December trade figures. What did the numbers reveal? On balance, China’s aggregate exports…

January 16, 2017

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Trade in the Trump Era: The ‘Politics of Resentment’

Ahead of Davos, The New York Times’s deputy Washington editor, Jonathan Weisman, sat down to talk trade in the Trump era with Pietra Rivoli, a professor at Georgetown…

January 15, 2017

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The Challenges for the Region After Trump’s Business Agenda

Ricardo Ernst, director of the Global Business Initiative and professor of operations, speaks with CNN En Español about Trump’s business. …

January 12, 2017

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District’s Charter and Traditional School Principals to Work Together to Solve Problems

Robert Bies, a Georgetown professor of management who directs the [DCPSL EML] program, said he hopes principals will gain skills that will help boost student achievement in…

January 12, 2017