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Why Blockchain Won’t Drive Accountants, Auditors From Their Jobs

Gilles Hilary, accounting professor with Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, agreed with the white paper's conclusions. “Blockchain technology will help you…

March 16, 2018

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4 Ways Taco Bell’s CEO Could Improve Chipotle

If you look at spending patterns, pretty much everybody who walks into Chipotle is buying just a burrito or a burrito bowl — and maybe guacamole,” said Jason Schloetzer, a…

February 14, 2018

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How Congress Used the Shutdown Deal to Cut More Taxes

“It was just for the sake of buying time,” said Thomas Cooke, a professor of business law and tax expert at Georgetown.…

January 24, 2018

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The Taxman Giveth (and for Some Taketh) Away in 2018

Thomas Cooke, a professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, told the Register there were “exciting things” for the middle class in the bill. While…

January 4, 2018

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Tax Bill Passed, Heading To President Trump’s Desk

An interview with Thomas Cooke, distinguished teaching.…

December 20, 2017

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Beck Wins Best Paper at Accounting Conference

Amanda Beck , accounting lecturer at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, won Best Conference Paper at the 2017 Review of Accounting Studies Conference. Beck was one…

October 31, 2017

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Twelve New Faculty Join Georgetown McDonough

This year Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business welcomed four new tenured and tenure-track faculty members, as well as eight visiting faculty members,…

September 20, 2017

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Here’s What a Breakup of Procter & Gamble Would Look Like

Jason Schloetzer, professor of accounting at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, agreed that selling some divisions would simplify the company's bureaucracy problem.…

July 19, 2017

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Research Evolved

At age 60, Georgetown McDonough has a thriving business research enterprise. Faculty who helped shape that culture recall what it took to get here. By Melanie D.G. Kaplan…

July 10, 2017

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The (Over) Optimists

Research ties a CEO’s degree of optimism and confidence to a company’s performance By Bob Woods Photo by Drake Sorey The CEO of a company sits in the catbird seat, one of…

July 10, 2017