Archive: Faculty
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From The Mouths Of MBA Adcom Members: How To Get Accepted
Listen to Shelly Heinrich, associate dean of MBA admissions and director of marketing, discuss the MBA admissions process.
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FLASH FRIDAY: Re-Imagining Reg NMS
Reg NMSs influence has extended beyond U.S. market centers. The rest of the world is moving towards a Reg NMS framework, said James Angel, associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Europe is trying to harmonize banks, and there have been similar efforts in Canada, Australia, and Japan, Angel noted. Regulatory thinking has gone towards a Reg NMS world.
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What It Takes To Make Clothes In The USA
Production rapidly shifted away from the U.S. in the 1990s, when about half of the nation’s clothing was domestically manufactured, says Pietra Rivoli, an economist at Georgetown University and author of “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy.”
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Your Vote Almost Certainly Won’t Matter. On Election Day, Work And Donate Your Earnings.
An op-ed by Jason Brennan, Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Term Associate Professor: “Voting looks and feels good, but it does not mean you have done any good. If you want to help others, spend Election Day working and then donate your earnings to a GiveWell.org charity. You’ll do thousands of times more good than any voter.”
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Georgetown Professor William English Confirmed to National Council on the Humanities
William English, assistant professor of strategy, economics, ethics, and public policy, has been confirmed to the National Council on the Humanities. The council’s board comprises 26 American citizen
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Organizational Culture In The Age Of Burnout: What Every Leader Should Know
According to research by Christine Porath, professor at Georgetown University and author of Mastering Civility, nearly two-thirds of employees are treated rudely by a coworker, boss or customer at least once per month.
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Episode 10: Finding God In Business
Prof. Robert Bies of Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business joins us for a conversation about the intersection of faith and business. We address such questions as: Why are faith and business often perceived to be incompatible? What is the importance of power and influence skills? How can we think about decision-making from a Catholic and Ignatian perspective?
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BlackRock’s Fink Pressed To Take Action Over Words In Dumping Fossil Fuels
Fink’s pledges — including a “commitment to accountability,” proxy pressure on boards and actions to avoid thermal fossil fuels — “have teeth” compared to a high-level commentary on sustainability only a year earlier, said Leslie Crutchfield, executive director at Georgetown University’s Business for Impact center. “Yes, more-progressive advocates for [environmental, social and governance] investing will say BlackRock is late to the parade, but this [year’s letter] is not lip service.”
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Arthur Dong On The Potential Benefits On The “Phase One” Trade Deal For Both Parties
CGTN’s Roee Ruttenberg discusses the latest on U.S.-China trade relations including the expected signing of the “Phase One” trade deal with Arthur Dong. Dong is a Professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
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New Research Explains Why Customers Buy More If They Wait in Long Lines
Customers justify buying more if they wait in long lines to make a purchase, according to research by Georgetown McDonough professors.
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