Archive: Faculty
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Do Bank Branches Have a Future? Pandemic Reveals Ultimate ‘A/B Test’
That in-person interaction between a small-business owner and a banker can be hard to replicate digitally, said James Angel, professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “One of the big things with small-business credit is the relationship with the banker, where they really understand the person in a way that is much harder to digitize than a generic consumer,” he told Banking Dive.
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The Heat: U.S. Approves Drug to Treat COVID-19
China and the United States are beginning to slowly reopen while continuing to deal with the devastating impact of the virus. But there’s some promising news about a potential treatment for COVID-19. The U.S. has approved the use of the antiviral drug Remdesivir to treat certain coronavirus patients….Arthur Dong is a professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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Are CMOs Failing Brands or Are Brands Failing CMOs?
And we may soon be adding “crisis management” to the list of skills CMOs are expected to have, thanks to the disruption the pandemic has caused throughout retail, said Karthik Easwar, associate teaching professor of marketing at Georgetown.
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Opinion on COVID-19: Canada Needs to Pay Plasma Donors to Protect its Domestic Supply
An op-ed by Peter Jaworski, associate teaching professor: “As countries race to find effective treatments and methods of preventing COVID-19, some hope has come along in the form of blood plasma transfusions from people who have recovered from the coronavirus, to people who are critically ill.”
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Can It. Amazon Is Not Your Typical Grocery Store
An op-ed by Hal Singer, adjunct professor: “The coronavirus has rendered brick-and-mortar retailers even less capable at restraining Amazon’s market power. As the antitrust and regulatory spotlight shines bright on Amazon’s abuses during the pandemic, a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed last week that Amazon employees accessed data from individual marketplace sellers when developing products the company would create and sell under its own brand names.”
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Stop Zoning Out In Zoom Meetings
An article by Sarah Gershman, adjunct professor: “You join a video conference call. You’re one of nine faces on the screen. About 10 minutes into the call, your mind starts to wander and you realize you have no idea what the last person just said. You pretend to keep listening while also checking your inbox. By the end of the meeting, you’ve caught up on some email but ultimately feel like it was another waste of time. For many of us right now, this scenario sounds all too familiar.”
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2020 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Vishal Agrawal, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Years ago caring for the planet and environment were not likely to be a focus in a business school. But climate change, a fragile atmosphere, and a new generation of business students more concerned about triple bottom lines and care for the planet have changed that. At Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, Vishal Agrawal has been on the forefront of that change. The 36-year-old, who is the Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor and the Lapeyre Family Associate Professor is also the Academic Director of Georgetown McDonough’s new Sustainable Business Certificate.
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2020 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Victor Jose, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Victor Jose strikes the exact balance of strong researcher and impactful teacher we set out to identify and recognize when creating this list of young talent at business schools around the world. With more than 500 Google Scholar citations and many research awards, Jose’s work in decision and risk analysis and forecasting is impressive. What’s more, Jose received many nominations citing his classroom and teaching prowess. The 39-year-old’s teaching has also received numerous awards including the 2017-2018 MBA Teaching in Excellence award for Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business — where he is the William and Karen Sonneborn Associate Professor.
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The Pandemic Has Probably Made You More Vulnerable With Coworkers — Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing
As more people continue to work remotely on a full or partial basis, managers will have to be especially cognizant of how they bring on new team members, says Christine Porath, management professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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Oil Bankruptcies Are Coming: EnergyNet, the eBay of Oilfields, is Ready to Profit
The big banks are now standing up teams to deal with assets — essentially in-house oil companies. Some specialize in it, like BOK Financial, controlled by Oklahoma oil billionaire George Kaiser. But it’s generally not something they want to do, says Georgetown University Prof. Reena Aggarwal. Oil adds a lot of risk to banks balance sheets, especially assets that weren’t good enough to keep companies out of bankruptcy in the first place. Banks want oilfields off their books, but don’t want to crystallize losses. So they hold, and wait.
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