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Let’s Dance in the Rain

On certain occasions and for a limited time, freedom can be sold and bought. According to Michael Czinkota, a professor at Georgetown University and the University of Kent,…

August 22, 2017

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Enough Was Finally Enough for CEOs on Trump’s Advisory Councils

An op-ed by Marlene Towns, adjunct professor of marketing: “Brand managers are the protectors of their respective brands. Companies go to great lengths to protect their…

August 17, 2017

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These CEOs Stuck by Trump as Others Defected. Then He Dumped Them.

Hewson’s refusal to leave — an argument the Lockheed Martin chief should stick around for influence — probably won’t damage her image in the long run, said Robert Bies, a…

August 17, 2017

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Trash-Talking: An Unexpected Double-Edged Sword

Often, when people hear of trash-talking, it is in the context of sports or politics. What about in business? As it turns out, trash-talking among employees and CEOs is just as…

August 16, 2017

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Bardia Kamrad Named Senior Associate Dean for Executive Degree Programs

Professor of Operations Bardia Kamrad has been appointed senior associate dean for executive degree programs at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. In this role, he…

August 16, 2017

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Trash-Talking in Business

Recent research by professors Maurice Schweitzer, Samir Nurmohamed of The Wharton School, and Georgetown professor Jeremy Yip, considers this trend and finds that while trash…

August 15, 2017

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3 Simple Ways to Spread Kindness in a Rude World

Then there are the Twitter wars and politicians shouting at one another on the news. You can also blame long work hours. “Sixty percent of employees say they act uncivilly…

August 14, 2017

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Meet the New Global Trade Leader: The European Union

TTIP represented nearly half of the world’s GDP and, as Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael Czinkota states, it was “the West’s last best opportunity to…

August 12, 2017

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Making the Wait Worthwhile

An op-ed by John Cui, assistant professor: “Consumers spend a lot of time waiting in lines, incurring economic costs due to lost time as well as psychological costs such as…

August 11, 2017

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New McDonald’s Set to Expand Faster in China

McDonald’s plan to almost double the number of stores in China by 2022 is a way for the company to commit to the mainland market without putting in its own capital according to…

August 9, 2017