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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

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U.S., U.K. Must Face New World Challenges with New Policies

An op-ed by Michael Czinkota, associate professor of marketing and international marketingbusiness: “International trade and investment issues are becoming more complex and…

March 24, 2017

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ETF Trading Glitch Fuels Worries Over Modern Markets

John Jacobs, a former Nasdaq executive who is now a fellow at Georgetown University’s business school, says such updates are always worrisome. “Every time an exchange…

March 21, 2017

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Uber Remains Dominant in D.C. Despite Missteps

Socially or politically aware consumers are closely watching Uber now, according to Georgetown University marketing professor Marlene Towns, an expert in consumer behavior and…

March 16, 2017

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Top Business Schools

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Georgetown McDonough's Full-time MBA program 21st and Evening MBA program 18th in the. …

March 14, 2017