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Buying and Selling: How Do We Build From Here? 

As the world of real estate is reimagined, Professor Matthew L. Cypher outlines how structures and raw materials drive economic growth and why real estate professionals are…

May 3, 2023

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Office Hours: Kasra Ferdows on How Companies Can Make Manufacturing a Critical Component of Their Business Strategies

Manufacturing matters. It is key to the prosperity of companies on a nationwide scale. In 2021, the world generated $16.35 trillion in manufacturing, representing 17% of the…

April 26, 2023

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Office Hours: Catherine Tinsley Discusses the Evolution of Norms During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 lockdowns of early 2020 brought unprecedented disruption to normal life. In response, people adopted new social norms that ranged from halting dining in restaurants,…

March 27, 2023

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Three Movies From This Year That Every Leader Should Watch

In honor of the Oscars this Sunday, we worked with Bob Bies, professor of management at Georgetown McDonough, to create our very own “Bobscars” award show…

March 10, 2023

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Economic Empowerment Meets Mental Health

When Kate Spade & Company asked Cathy Tinsley to join its Social Impact Council, the answer was a clear “yes.” For Tinsley, it would be a chance to examine the…

February 22, 2023

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New Faculty Research Examines The Benefits of Going Solo

It is daunting to participate in activities and experiences alone. In fact, nearly 70% of adults in the United States choose to engage in experiences with others, whether it be a…

February 14, 2023

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Marketing Professors React to 2023 Super Bowl Ads

With some of this year’s Super Bowl ad teasers already released, we sat down with Jimmy Lynn, an adjunct professor in the McDonough School of Business, and Ronnie, …

February 10, 2023

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Georgetown’s Steers Center for Global Real Estate Convenes Experts to Simulate Climate Change Effects on D.C. Infrastructure

The Steers Center for Global Real Estate at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business convened leading environmental, financial, and governmental stakeholders to…

February 6, 2023

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Office Hours: Claire Liang on How Stock Market Listings Boost Worker Safety

Work-related injuries or diseases acquired on the job claim the lives of about 2.3 million people annually, according to the International Labor Organization. The number equates…

January 27, 2023

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The Edge: Measuring the Happiness of Consumer Purchases

Can material objects make us happy? Or will we make ourselves happier by spending money on experiences? To find the answer, says Rebecca Hamilton, Psaros Chair and professor of…

December 12, 2022