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Sticker shock over holidays could shake up how retailers, consumers think about sales

Luc Wathieu, a professor of marketing at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, said retailers don’t need to dangle discounts in the same way this holiday. In…

November 26, 2021

In the News

Sitting Out the Season: A Record Number of Americans Say They Won’t Be Buying Holiday Gifts This Year

Karthik Easwar, an associate professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business who specializes in consumer psychology, said he agrees that the pandemic's economic…

November 25, 2021

Research and Insights

Office Hours: Xiaofei Zhao on the Effect of Increased Labor Force Telework Flexibility Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic

As companies continue to adapt to remote work, labor force telework flexibility has become a popular arrangement for employees. Information and communication technologies, in…

November 18, 2021

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‘Thriving In a Complex World’: Georgetown’s New Initiative & The Future Of Business Education

Business education must keep up with the rapidly evolving pace of the business landscape, and it must embrace the cutting edge of technology and the need — and desire — to…

November 10, 2021

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Paul McCulley says the infrastructure bill advances both capitalism and social justice

Pursuit of a more perfect union between the equity imperative of democracy and the profit imperative of capitalism should not, and need not, always be a partisan spitting. …

November 10, 2021

In the News

8 Companies That Changed Their Names to Signal a Strategy Shift

Neeru Paharia, an associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business whose research focuses on brand signaling, said that the rebranding allowed…

October 29, 2021

In the News

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in major cases on abortion and guns. Here’s what to know

The oral arguments over Texas’ law come less than two weeks after the court approved the two cases on a highly accelerated schedule. The rocket-docket proceedings could also…

October 29, 2021

In the News

Facebook’s New Name Draws Critics, But at Least It’s Not Tronc

Luc Wathieu, a professor of marketing at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, said Facebook’s new name might help it create some psychological distance from…

October 28, 2021

News Story

Facebook’s rebrand could lose them a ton of employees—here’s why

“I doubt this will redeem or protect the employer brand much,” says Georgetown University business professor Brooks Holtom, who specializes in how organizations acquire,…

October 28, 2021

In the News

As 2021 World Series starts, MLB stares down a possible lockout

“It’s a little bit of a WWE effect,” said Conway, now a professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “You got to have some drama and characters,…

October 26, 2021