Archive: Strategy
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So You Want to be a Professor? Here are Some Inconvenient Truths
Jason Brennan, the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, is one of the most productive scholars I know. He earned his Ph.D. in 2007, and since then he has written nineteen books that are either published or forthcoming as well as 46 journal articles. On top of that, he’s a guitar aficionado who plays in two bands.
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MBA Prof. Arthur Dong: Warren Buffet Valuations & MBAs
How beneficial is an MBA when you have an undergrad business degree? What does a Warren Buffet valuation look like? Our latest guest is MBA Professor Arthur Dong, a professor of economic, financial, and managerial strategy at Georgetown’s MBA program! And stay tuned till the end when Professor Dong details his harrowing experiences doing business in post-Soviet Russia.
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Commentary: Systemic Racism, Lay It To Rest
“At the end of the day, a social movement is only as effective as its leaders, and the most effective leaders are those willing to share power and lead from behind,” wrote Leslie Crutchfield, author of “How Change Happens: Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don’t.”
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A Surge in Telecommuting Could Jeopardize Economic Growth
Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean of strategy, finance, and organization and professor of management, discusses whether more people working from home during the coronavirus outbreak will help or hurt the economy.
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This Is How To Profit From A Trade War
The U.S. steel, robotics and energy industries should be winners, says Arthur Dong, a professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. He believes the demand for high-strength steel will remain strong as more companies produce electric cars.
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Your Town Must Have Talent — And Lots Of It — To Land Amazon’s HQ2
An op-ed by Arthur Dong, teaching professor: “Twenty cities across the country have entered the sweepstakes to be the home of Amazon’s second headquarters (HQ2). This is a high-stakes contest that will have significant long-term impact on the region and city chosen.”
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Arthur Dong Discusses The U.S. China Trade Tensions
CGTN’s Mike Walter spoke with a professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, Arthur Dong, about the possibility of a trade war as trade tensions between China and the U.S. grow.
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Arthur Dong Discusses U.S.-China Trade Confrontations
CGTN’s Mike Walter spoke to Arthur Dong for his perspective on the growing trade tensions on the global stage. Dong is a professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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After Parkland, Young People Led The Way In Protesting Gun Violence. Now Some Are Saying We Should Let 16-Year-Olds Vote, Too
Jason Brennan, a political philosopher at Georgetown University, has been deemed a “democratic skeptic.” In his most recent book, Against Democracy, he writes that universal suffrage is overrated as a method of governing human affairs: Most people are fundamentally ignorant of basic questions of public policy, and enfranchising them leads to inept government.
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Facebook Backlash: Failure To Disclose Political Firm’s Profile Access Draws Scrutiny
That Facebook failed to immediately disclose the handoff of profile data by developer Aleksandr Kogan was an ethical misstep, said Peter Jaworski, a business ethicist at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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