Archive: Faculty
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The Heat: President Xi Supports COVID-19 Review
With more than 4.7 million cases globally and some 300,000 deaths, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the World Health Organization’s annual assembly he supports a comprehensive review of the coronavirus pandemic. To discuss all of this, tonight’s panel includes Qinduo Xu, a senior fellow with the Pangoal Institution and the host of CGTN’s Dialogue Weekend; Arthur Dong, a professor with the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University; John Sitilides, a geopolitical strategist and consultant to the U.S. State Department and Nathan King, CGTN’s White House correspondent.
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Professors Agrawal and Jose Named to Poets & Quants 40 Under 40 List
Georgetown Professors Vishal Agrawal and Victor Jose have been named to the Poets & Quants 40 under 40 list. The annual list highlights the 40 best MBA professors under 40 years old, and it includes
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The OPT Program Is in Trump’s Crosshairs; B-Schools Weigh Threat
“At Georgetown, we created our STEM-designated management science major in our MBA because it was valuable to all of our students,” [Prashant] Malaviya tells P&Q. “It is a reflection of the future of business, of who we are and the evolution of our curriculum over time — we actually did not add or change any classes to meet the requirements of the STEM designation. In the end, the knowledge taught in our core and elective STEM offerings are valuable to employers around the world, and having this designation on our students’ transcripts will certify to employers that Georgetown MBAs are prepared to lead their workplace into the future.”
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The Pandemic Helped Topple Two Retailers. So Did Private Equity
Clothing is an almost entirely discretionary purchase, dependent not just on cycles within the economy but on consumer taste and the images of the brands themselves. Private equity funds often find themselves “seduced a little by the hypified names,” said Sandeep Dahiya, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown University.
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MLB Wants to Restart the Season in July, but it has to Persuade Players it’s Safe First
“Next year, they’ll be in a regular economic format. Will they be able to afford that without going much deeper into debt?” said Conway, now an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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Economic Expert: Americans will Eventually Pay, in Some Form, for Stimulus Aid
“We need to have a longer-term plan,” said Jim Angel, a professor of finance at McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
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Are More Airline Bankruptcies Looming in Latin America?
After learning that the Colombian airline Avianca is the first to declare bankruptcy due to the paralysis caused by the pandemic, Xavier Serbiá talks with José Guerrero Cusumano, professor at the Georgetown University Business School, about other airlines that have problems and if more bankruptcies are approaching (translated from Spanish).
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Favorite Business Professors of The Class of 2020
Since the first day of class freshman year, Professor Ronald Goodstein has been an invaluable mentor to me and every student who walks through his door. His passion for marketing is palpable – he often spends hours analyzing promotional displays at grocery stores and can recall (almost) every ad he’s ever seen.
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MBA Professor and Ex-Wall Street Banker: The No. 1 Thing We’re Not Teaching Our Kids Enough of Today
An op-ed by J. Douglas Holladay, adjunct professor: “For more than four decades, I’ve worked closely with successful entrepreneurs, colleagues at the White House, the State Department, Goldman Sachs and the bright MBA students in my classes at Georgetown University School of Business.”
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Office Hours: Leslie Crutchfield on Corporate Social Responsibility During A Global Pandemic
As the role of business in society continues to evolve, many organizations are rising to the challenge to support their community’s needs during COVID-19. For this defining moment in history, man
Categories: COVID-19, News Story