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Why a Flexible MBA Program is Essential for Working Professionals

You have to be flexible, your employer must be flexible, and, perhaps most importantly, your MBA needs to be flexible. And that’s exactly why the Georgetown McDonough Flex MBA…

April 1, 2020

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CEOs are Taking Pay Cuts as Furloughs and Layoffs Mount. Is it Actually Helping?

"But the gesture is often symbolic; executive pay is largely made up of stock options, rather than the salary CEOs pull biweekly. Cutting pay doesn’t always have a significant…

April 1, 2020

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Georgetown MBA Offers Applicants Flexibility for Admissions Requirements

In recognition of the impact COVID-19 has made to the MBA admissions process, and in response to testing center closures and the economy, Georgetown University’s McDonough…

April 1, 2020

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How Adopting a Humble Mindset Can Make You a Better Leader

A survey of more than 19,000 people by Harvard Business Review last year revealed that respondents reported feeling a lack of respect from their leaders. “No other leader…

March 31, 2020

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Conditions for Companies That Get Virus Aid: Room for Abuse?

“On paper, it looks like we learned the lessons,” said James Angel, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “But the…

March 30, 2020

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Venture Capital-Backed Start-Ups Fear They Won’t Get Relief From Small Business Stimulus

Reena Aggarwal, vice provost and finance professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, said the way the bill is written, most start-ups are considered affiliates of…

March 27, 2020

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Students Deliver Consulting Projects Virtually for Undergraduate Global Business Experience Class

Twenty-two undergraduate students at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business were preparing to travel to India over spring break earlier this month when, two days before…

March 27, 2020

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Why Risk of Contracting Coronavirus isn’t Enough to Keep People Apart

“The ways in which we process information about risk make it difficult for us to understand how risky it is to be in contact with others,” professor Catherine Tinsley of…

March 26, 2020

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How the NBA is Planning to Save its Season After the Coronavirus Forced a Suspension

“It certainly would be the first place to think about,” said Marty Conway, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “The NBA also has…

March 26, 2020

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2020 Minority Business Leader Awards

The best advice Jennifer Han received from her parents was simple: Be sincere. It’s advice that helped inspire Han to focus her career on groups she was passionate about:…

March 26, 2020