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Extra Credit: How Spotify Uses AI to Predict Your Favorite Song

Spotify has kept us listening all year long with Discover Weekly, Daylist, the AI DJ, and other recommendation tools powered by artificial intelligence. In this installment of…

December 4, 2024

In the News

The Impact of Trump’s Tariff Increases on Cars or Their Components

On CNN Money, José Guerrero Cusumano, professor at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, explains the different scenarios and the probable consequences for the automotive…

November 27, 2024

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Office Hours: Exploring the Intersection of Sustainable Technologies, New Business Models, and Regulations with Amrita Kundu

As business and sustainability become more intertwined, industries around the world are looking to tap into sustainable solutions and identify business models to deliver them…

October 29, 2024

In the News

Can the EV Battery Swapping Services Scale Up in the Middle East?

“Although it is too early to predict whether battery swapping will be the key solution to EV charging, it is gaining significant traction,” says Safak Yucel, associate…

October 22, 2024

In the News

Dockworkers Union’s Calls for Automation Restrictions at U.S. Ports Could Undercut Competitiveness

Ricardo Ernst, professor of global business at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, told FOX Business, "Not embracing technology is unfortunately very myopic…

October 21, 2024

In the News

Will the Dockworkers’ Strike Cause Higher Food Prices? Experts Weigh In

Volodymyr Babich, professor of operations and analytics at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, told FOX Business, "Retailers typically hold inventory that can…

October 21, 2024

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Buying and Selling: Visions of Green

Vishal Agrawal, Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business, is one of the leading sustainable business researchers in the world. He is committed to analyzing…

June 3, 2024

In the News

Is It Safe to Invest in Bitcoin Through ETF Funds?

Georgetown University Professor, co-editor of "Trust, Digital Business and Technology Issues and Challenges", from Routledge, 2023, José Guerrero-Cusumano, explains the…

January 22, 2024

Curriculum

McDonough Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Operations and Analytics Major

Georgetown McDonough students, alumni, and community members came together earlier this month to recognize the two decades of growth and innovation in the Undergraduate Program…

May 15, 2023

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Office Hours: Kasra Ferdows on How Companies Can Make Manufacturing a Critical Component of Their Business Strategies

Manufacturing matters. It is key to the prosperity of companies on a nationwide scale. In 2021, the world generated $16.35 trillion in manufacturing, representing 17% of the…

April 26, 2023