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Sears, Another Intensive Care Retailer

Sears is an example of another retail victim facing online sales companies, who is to blame? José Guerrero-Cusumano. …

March 30, 2017

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Park Finds Her Father’s Footsteps Lead Right to Korea Jail Cell

Despite the public outrage, breaking up the relationships between the chaebol and political leaders once and for all won’t be easy, according to Gilles Hilary, professor at…

March 30, 2017

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The High Cost of Incivility at Work

A culture of civility helps employees feel safer, happier and better, said Georgetown University management professor Christine Porath. She incorporated results of her research…

March 30, 2017

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Why Georgetown McDonough Has A Dean of Innovation

Paul Almeida doesn’t care too much about “titles and stuff.” What does he care about? “I like building new opportunities,” Georgetown McDonough’s new deputy dean of…

March 29, 2017

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App Store Sales for Android to Overtake Apple’s iOS, Report Says

More people in China will purchase Android phones over iPhones because they are relatively affordable, analysts said. An Android phone can be purchased in China for roughly 00,…

March 29, 2017

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New Research Shows That Confidence Is a Measurable Skill That Improves a Business’s Bottom Line

If your company is predicated upon restricting employees’ freedom—limiting their ability to make mistakes and learn from them—you could be diminishing your revenue. A two…

March 28, 2017

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GM Under Pressure From Investor David Einhorn to Split Stock in Two Classes

“If it makes the equities more attractive to investors, because now they can have more choice, great,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University. “Is…

March 28, 2017

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A Loss of Civility Can Affect a Company’s Bottom Line

The consequences of incivility in the workplace go straight to the bottom line of the company. Christine Porath, author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace, has…

March 24, 2017

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8 Things Entrepreneurs Say That Instantly Turn Off Investors

An op-ed by Jeff Reid, founding director of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative, and Alyssa Lovegrove, associate director of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative: …

March 24, 2017

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OECD Sounds the Alarm on China’s Soaring Corporate Debt

An op-ed by Arthur Dong, teaching professor of strategy and economics: The recently released report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) titled …

March 24, 2017