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The Favor Request Effect: Requesting a Favor from Consumers to Seal the Deal

The old adage “ask and you shall receive” is put to the test in a new study published this month in the Journal of Consumer Research. The paper explores whether…

June 28, 2017

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Professors Sign Letter of Support for Paid Family and Medical Leave Act

The balance between work performance in the office and family care at home can challenge business owners and leave a strain on workers; however, one proposal is looking to make…

June 28, 2017

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The Value of Regulating Corporate Governance

As the debate persists over how much regulation should exist in the area of corporate governance in the United States and around the world, a team of researchers from Georgetown…

June 28, 2017

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Exploring University Business Ethics: Estimating the Cost of Justice for Adjuncts

The plight of the non-tenured adjunct professor has been well-documented, though the economic impact on colleges and universities should demands in the adjuncts’ rights…

June 28, 2017

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Students Discuss Catholic Social Thought

About 50 undergraduate students from six universities across the country convened in Washington, D.C., in April for the inaugural Symposium on Markets and Catholic Social Thought…

June 28, 2017

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Seniors Reflect on Their Best Georgetown McDonough Moments

#MyHoyaMoment With the holiday season upon us, we are asking graduating seniors and other upperclassmen at the Georgetown McDonough School of Business to tell us about …

June 28, 2017

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What’s the Best Way for Firms to Collaborate on R&D? Depends Where They Want to End Up, Researchers Say

How innovative is collaborative research? A new paper published in the journal Research Policy shows that the type of collaborative research conducted can determine how far a…

June 28, 2017

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Family Affair

Georgetown graduates reveal the rewards and challenges of joining the family business. By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Whether business takes place in a barn or a boardroom, when it…

June 28, 2017

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Humana CEO to Graduates: Find Balance, Have Courage, Serve Others

When Bruce Broussard was in his 30s, he was a CFO and a new father. When faced with a difficult situation at work – to choose between a decision he thought was right versus one…

June 28, 2017

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Master Civility in the Workplace

Master Civility in the Workplace Christine Porath, associate professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, has been instrumental in…

June 28, 2017