Archive: Faculty
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Trump is Wrong Again: U.S. Manufacturing is Not Recovering
An op-ed by Robert Shapiro, a senior fellow at the Center for Business and Public Policy at Georgetown McDonough: The headline from the Commerce Department’s new report on the economy is that new shipments and new orders of durable goods by U.S. manufacturers increased at healthy rates in June – by 15 percent and 7 percent respectively. Larry Kudlow almost certainly will herald the numbers as proof that American manufacturing is back, and good times are just around the corner.
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Students, Alumni, Faculty Work Together in New Co-Labs
Due to the impact of COVID-19, many college students are unsure of what the future has in store as many have had their internships rescinded, delayed, or postponed. Disappearing internship opportunit
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Apple, Microsoft, and Other Tech Giants Top Forbes’ 2020 Most Valuable Brands List
When it comes to brand value, it is hard to topple Big Tech. On Forbes’ 2020 list of the 100 most valuable brands, the top five are the same as last year: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook. Christie Norhielm, associate teaching professor of marketing explains the “stickiness” of brand value and how brands are modernizing their delivery to compete.
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Personal Services are Getting Creative to Stay in Business During Pandemic
While grocery stores and other essential businesses stay open but take health and safety precautions, other businesses have to get creative. “I think if you’re not using this time to think about strategic alternatives to reinvent at least part of your business offerings, then you’ll get passed by,” said Jason Schloetzer, William and Karen Sonneborn Term Associate Professor of Business Administration at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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What is Chapter 11 Bankruptcy?
“The goal in Chapter 11 is to carve out the productive part of the company and get rid of the parts that are losing money,” said James Angel, associate professor of finance at the McDonough School of Business.
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Leslie Crutchfield: “Break from Business as Usual”
“All great leaders share one common trait: they’re ‘leaderfull,’ meaning they give power away, rather than hoard it,” says Leslie Crutchfield, executive director of Business for Impact at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Crutchfield sits down with Ben Ari from Thrive Global to have a discussion on the importance of social movements and leadership.
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5G Networks Better Positioned to Weather Extreme Storms – Experts
Betsy Page Sigman, director of assessment and analytics for Georgetown — gives network operators greater insight into their networks to see when a failure is likely.
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Private Member’s Bill to Reverse Ban on Paid Blood Donations to be Heard in Alberta Legislature
Alberta legislators will likely debate a private member’s bill that seeks to overturn a provincial ban on paying for blood and plasma donations. Peter Jaworski, a Georgetown University professor of business ethics who has studied global supply and demand of blood products, said no country can source all its needed plasma with voluntary donations.
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Major Networks Face More Financial Fallout if NFL Cancels Season
Marty Conway, adjunct professor of sports business, highlights the uncertain future of the NFL and the relationship between professional football and generating advertising revenue.
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Nine New Faculty Join Georgetown McDonough
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business welcomed nine new faculty for the 2020-2021 academic year. Tenured and tenure-track faculty Rahul Gupta is an assistant professor of strategy w
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