Archive: Faculty
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With Value Approach, Off the Chain Capital is Changing the Bitcoin Investment Narrative
“In order for Bitcoin to go mainstream, we have to find ways to bridge the crypto world with the rest of the world,” said Perianne Boring, distinguished fellow at the Center for Financial Markets and Policy and president of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. Boring tells Bitcoin Magazine the value approach to investing in crypto assets and the new story behind these crypto investments.
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All About Georgetown’s New Master of Science in Business Analytics Program
Sudipta Dasmohapatra, academic director of Georgetown McDonough’s new Master of Science in Business Analytics program, goes in-depth on who the new online master’s program is for and how it will prepare students for careers in data science leadership.
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CPAs Accuse Banks of Pocketing Finder’s Fees on PPP Loans
In dozens of lawsuits that have been filed over the last three months, accounting firms are seeking a slice of PPP pie through agent fees. Thomas Cooke, distinguished teaching professor, tells Bloomberg Tax this legal fight could last for years and Congress could intervene.
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Hong Kong’s Richest Family Loses US $8B in a Single Year
Shares of the Kwoks’ Sun Hung Kai Properties are now trading at less than half the value of the company’s net assets. “The long-term value of these assets is tied to Hong Kong and the integration of Hong Kong into China. Growth in the future will not be as high as in the past,” said Gilles Hilary, chaired professor of accounting, referring to the city’s developers as a group.
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How Much Money is in Nonprofit Endowments in America?
The endowment assets of the country’s nonprivate-foundation nonprofits totaled over $690 billion dollars in 2017, according to their Form 990s analyzed by Sandeep Dahiya, associate professor of finance at Georgetown McDonough.
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MBA Leadership Course Tackles How Implicit Bias Affects Decision-Making
How do you ensure MBA students learn to become well-rounded, principled leaders? At Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the answer begins with an intensive course introduced last
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Next Steps for Companies That Pledged to Do Better on Diversity
Meeting diversity goals will take much more than training sessions on topics such as implicit bias. “Training can be helpful and start a conversation, but only if it’s part of a larger strategy,” says Ella Washington, a professor of practice at the McDonough School of Business.
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Favorite MBA Professors of the Class of 2020
Described as the “kindest, most driven professor at Georgetown,” Allison Koester, associate professor at Georgetown McDonough was named to Poets&Quants Favorite MBA Professors of 2020.
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Big Tech CEO Hearing: Showdown or Show Trial?
The CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google all faced tough questions from the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel. Betsy Sigman, a distinguished professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, says that finding counterfeit sellers is a herculean task for many companies, but it is still crucial to work towards better regulation. Learn about the key takeaways from the panel.
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Office Hours: Jeremy Yip Reveals How Anger Influences Unethical Behavior and His New Research on Office Trash-Talking
Anger can have detrimental effects on behavior in organizations. Angry employees are likely to become more egocentric, less empathetic, and more deceptive. Jeremy Yip, assistant professor of mana
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