Archive: Faculty
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10 Ways You Can Telework Better
An increasing number of companies are encouraging or requiring employees to work remotely in response to the emerging outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in communities across the United S
Categories: COVID-19, News Story
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A Surge in Telecommuting Could Jeopardize Economic Growth
Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean of strategy, finance, and organization and professor of management, discusses whether more people working from home during the coronavirus outbreak will help or hurt the economy.
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Robinhood Users Lash Out on Twitter as Outage Keeps Them on Sidelines of Market Rally
“For the customers, it’s most likely tough luck,” said James Angel, associate professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. “This won’t stop the class-action lawyers from launching nuisance lawsuits, however.”
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Why Leaders Should Focus on Fixing Their Companies Before Asking Women to Make Changes
An op-ed by Fiona Macaulay, entrepreneur-in-residence, Georgetown Entrepreneurship: “The message of Michelle King’s, Director of Inclusion at Netflix, new book launched this month, The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Hold Women Back At Work, couldn’t be simpler or more blunt: women have been sold a bill of goods. They’ve been convinced they need to fix something that isn’t broken. And that something is themselves.”
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HotelPlanner Says Bookings in Asia Could Fall Up to 80% Due to Coronavirus
“These are the most challenging times for the travel and hospitality industry since 9/11,” said Thomas Cooke, professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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With the Fed Expected to Ease, Doubts Arise Over Whether Rate Cuts Will Help
To address the dual threat, the Fed should act in concert not only with its peers but also fiscal authorities, said economist Paul McCulley, formerly of Pimco and now adjunct professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
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Bad News for Silicon Valley: William Barr is Taking Control of Antitrust Probes
Barr, who at age 69 is serving his second stint as U.S attorney general, also has few deterrents to waging an aggressive attack, said Hal Singer, an antitrust economist and adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s business school. “Barr doesn’t need future gigs so he can pursue the tech platforms without worry about his future income,” Singer said.
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Working Women Are ‘Engine of This Economy’ but Struggle to Make Ends Meet
In panel discussions, academics, government officials and advocacy organization leaders addressed the problems facing families and possible solutions. A common thread throughout the program was the significance of working women. Melissa Bradley, co-founder of Ureeka and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, said 80% of financial decisions are made by women and “single women, in general, drive the economy.”
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Column: Early Voting is a Terrible Idea, and California’s Primary Proves it
Meanwhile, the idea that your preferred policies would triumph if everyone voted is, at best, unproven and probably unlikely. As Jason Brennan, a professor at Georgetown University and co-author of “Compulsory Voting: For and Against,” told Governing, “There’s a widespread belief among Democrats that compulsory voting would deliver more states to Democrats.” But, he explains, “It turns out that’s not true. The people who vote and the people who don’t vote are roughly the same in terms of their partisan preferences.”
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How Does Coronavirus Impact Online Commerce?
The coronavirus is spreading throughout the world, causing fear of investors, falling stock markets and causing operational disruptions in many industries. The debate with José Guerrero-Cusumano, professor at the Georgetown University School of Business.
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