Archive: Management
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New Faculty Bring Expertise in Fintech, Decision-Making, Diversity and Inclusion, and More
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business welcomed 11 new faculty for the 2019-2020 academic year. Tenured and tenure-track faculty Jennifer Logg, assistant professor of management, examines wh
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Better Ways To Predict Who’s Going To Quit
An article by Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean and professor of management: “Companies know that employee turnover is expensive and disruptive. And they know that retaining their best and brightest employees helps them not only save money but also preserve competitive advantages and protect intellectual capital.”
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The Case For Gender Equality In Male-Dominated Industries
An op-ed by Brooks Holtom, professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and academic director of its Engendering Utilities program, offered in partnership with USAID: “Despite years of attention to the gender gap in employment, and many years of women entering and graduating from college at higher rates than men, disparities remain. While many organizations have eliminated blatant discrimination, fewer actively devote resources to uncovering and overcoming the unconscious and unintentional biases in perceptions and practices that perpetuate inequities. This reality is often even harsher in the developing world, particularly in traditionally male-dominated industries.”
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Tinsley’s Research Recognized In HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Diversity
Catherine Tinsley, Raffini Family professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and director, Georgetown University Women’s Leadership Institute, has been recognized for her research and thought leadership on gender and diversity by Harvard Business Review (HBR).
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Holtom’s Antarctica Trip Marks Research on All Seven Continents
With a recent consulting trip to Antarctica, Brooks Holtom, professor of management and senior associate dean for strategy, finance, and organization, has now conducted research on all seven continents — and this time, he got to see penguins, sea lions, calving glaciers, and enjoy the 28-degree Antarctic summer during his 10-day expedition to the continent last December.
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Civil Actions
Rudeness at work can have a devastating effect on performance, Georgetown McDonough researchers have found. Thankfully, civility can do the opposite.
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Thirteen Faculty Join McDonough in 2018-2019
Georgetown McDonough welcomed new tenured and tenure-track faculty members, as well as visiting faculty members, teaching professors, lecturers, and faculty fellows, in the 2018-2019 academic year.
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#Trending: North Korea Negotiations
Faculty experts from Georgetown McDonough discuss the diplomatic relationship between the United States and North Korea on the eve of the historic meeting between the two country’s leaders.
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Trump-Kim: What Can MBA Students Learn About The Art Of Negotiation?
Cathy Tinsley, professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, agrees. “Negotiations are best served if the negotiator and their team do a lot of preparation ahead of time,” she says. It’s also good to change up the players, she adds. “I think the fact that this is taking place in the context of several failed negotiations [by past Presidents] shows that all negotiations have linkage effects.”
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In Projects for AARP, McDonough Students Pitch Innovations
Undergraduate and MBA classes partnered with AARP to develop new ways to reach consumers who do not necessarily view themselves as part of an older demographic.
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