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The (Over) Optimists

Research ties a CEO’s degree of optimism and confidence to a company’s performance By Bob Woods Photo by Drake Sorey The CEO of a company sits in the catbird seat, one of…

July 10, 2017

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MBA Students, Faculty Honored at Awards Ceremony

The Georgetown McDonough MBA Program celebrated the end of the 2016-17 academic year on May 2 with an awards ceremony and barbecue to recognize the accomplishments of students,…

July 10, 2017

In the News

Amazon Competitors Push Out Prime‑like Deals of Their Own

Fewer retailers appear to be offering competing sales, says Marlene Towns, professor of marketing at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “It seemed like a…

July 10, 2017

In the News

Wall Street Wins Round in Fight With Exchanges Over Audit System

Much like setting rates for public utilities, “everyone makes the case that someone else should bear the cost,” said James Angel, a Georgetown University finance professor…

July 10, 2017

In the News

Thanks to Trump, America Shows True Leadership on the World Stage

An op-ed from Michael Czinkota, associate professor of marketing: “President Trump attended the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. From a distance, the meeting aspects which are…

July 9, 2017

In the News

Famous Traders’ Trades and Why They Don’t Help the Rest of Us, The Herald-Tribune

In addition, a much-talked-about paper by R. David McLean of Georgetown University and Jeffrey Pontiff of Boston College pointed out that the effectiveness of stock market…

July 6, 2017

In the News

Keep Up…If You Can: Use Trash Talk to Motivate Yourself

“When you interact with someone who is trash talking you, it shifts your perception about the relationship,” says Jeremy Yip, an assistant professor of management at…

July 5, 2017

In the News

2017’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business

Melissa Bradley, professor of the practice: “Entrepreneurship is a complex sport. For entrepreneurs to be successful, there are so many diverse factors that must align at the…

July 5, 2017

In the News

Business School Deans Confess Their ‘Favorite’ Mistakes

“Trained as an engineer, I used to think the answer was all that mattered and did not think about how things were presented. At the Chrysler Corporation, I worked for a guy who…

July 3, 2017

In the News

Blue Apron’s Stock Falls Below IPO Price, But All Isn’t Lost

Typically, the underwriters on an offering work to stabilize the stock price, keeping it above or at least around its issue price. The underwriters tend to do this for a couple…

July 1, 2017