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Why Do We Report Stock Price Changes in One-Tenth of a Percent?

If you hear that stock prices are down a tenth of a percent, there’s no need to panic. "A tenth of a percent is basically noise because nobody really knows what a stock is,…

September 8, 2025

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What the Ousting of Nestlé’s CEO Shows About Office Romance Today

Most companies have a zero-tolerance policy for CEOs dating employees because no matter where they are on the org chart, the power imbalance is too great for there not to be…

September 8, 2025

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She Went Viral Running a Burger King Solo. Then She Got Fired.

Juggling caregiving is more challenging for restaurant workers because they rarely have a say over when they work, according to Qiuping Yu, an associate professor of operations…

September 5, 2025

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Kraft Heinz Splitting Up as Consumers Veer Away From Processed Foods

“They thought one plus one might equal three, and it kind of equaled a little less than two,” said Hank Cardello, an executive-in-residence at Georgetown University’s…

September 4, 2025

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2025 MBA To Watch: Robert Fenton, Georgetown University (McDonough

I chose Georgetown for its distinguished international focus. The opportunity to learn with, learn from, and form friendships with people from around the world was too good to…

August 25, 2025

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2025 MBA To Watch: Lynette-Ann Fleischer-Djoleto, Georgetown University (McDonough)

I chose Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business because of its strong focus on developing leadership skills. I wanted an environment where I could grow as a leader, not only…

August 25, 2025

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Target’s CEO Is Retiring, but Not Leaving. Is That Good for the Company?

“I think if they don’t get this right, what you would see is several years of treading water and maybe moving backwards, where there’s nothing that’s really visibly…

August 22, 2025

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How Kelly Ortberg Dug Boeing Out of a ‘Very Deep Hole’ in His First Year in Charge

Rob Britton, adjunct professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and a former American Airlines executive, told BI that Ortberg took the job when the…

August 18, 2025

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Lizhi Liu, Georgetown University – The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China

E-commerce is a big deal in China. Lizhu Liu, associate professor, discusses.…

August 12, 2025

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Francesco D’Acunto, Georgetown University – Can Algorithms Eliminate Implicit Biases in Financial Decisions?

Can algorithms be used to eliminate implicit biases in financial decisions? Francesco D’Acunto, Clark Chair in Global Real Estate and Provost Distinguished professor of, …

August 12, 2025