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Center for Business and Public Policy Holds Colloquium on Freight Rail Industry

The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 largely, but not completely, deregulated the U.S. freight rail industry. More than 30 years of hindsight affords a rich opportunity for fresh…

June 28, 2017

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Marriott International President and CEO Shares Hospitality Trends

Arne Sorenson has been global from day one. Born in Tokyo, Japan, the president and chief executive officer of Marriott International, Inc., travels more than 200 days per year,…

June 28, 2017

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Professor Publishes Book of Commentary on International Business and Policy

Understanding all of the issues, thoughts, and arguments about world trade, globalization, and imbalanced distribution of incomes can be challenging, especially for policymakers…

June 28, 2017

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Financial Times Ranks McDonough MBA 19th in the United States

The Financial Times lists Georgetown’s Full-time MBA program as 19th in the United States and 44th in the world in its 2016 Global MBA Ranking. “In a ranking that emphasizes…

June 28, 2017

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U.S. Airlines Learning from Accident Close Calls, But They Can Try Harder, Study Finds

Travel via large U.S. commercial airlines is among the world’s safest transportation modes, but airlines may be lulled into a false confidence when they interpret averted…

June 28, 2017

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Employees’ Internal Social Networks Can Predict Turnover

Conventional wisdom says the more connections you have in your professional network, the more successful you will be.  When a worker has more connections, it means he or…

June 28, 2017

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Global Leaders Mentor EMBA Students in New Program

This spring, the Georgetown McDonough Office of Executive Education launched a new mentoring program that partners select Executive MBA (EMBA) students with C-suite level leaders…

June 28, 2017

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Center for Financial Markets and Policy Hosts Financial Fraud Conference

The Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy hosted a two-day conference, “Emerging Frauds in the Digital Age,” in partnership with the U.S. Department of…

June 28, 2017

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Opening New Markets for a Brazilian Coffee Company

A group of students traveled to São Paulo, Brazil, last summer as part of their Global Business Experience (GBE) course to work for Brazilian coffee producer Ipanema…

June 28, 2017

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Georgetown McDonough Marketing Efforts Earn Six Awards

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business has been recognized with six awards by the Educational Advertising Awards, run by the Higher Education Marketing Report. The…

June 28, 2017