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Faculty from Georgetown's McDonough School of Business weigh in on the 2018 Winter Olympics: Arthur Dong, teaching professor of strategy, on the participation of North Korea Betsy Sigman, teaching professor of operations and information management, on live coverage and social media Marlene Towns, adjunct professor of marketing, on the personal brand of athletes Ronald Goodstein, associate professor of marketing, on the impact of sponsors and advertisers
 
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MBA Program Advances to #16 in the U.S. in Financial Times Ranking
In the latest Financial Times Global MBA Ranking, Georgetown’s Full-time MBA program is 16th in the United States and 30th in the world, up from 18th and 40th last year.

The Financial Times places a strong emphasis on the success of alumni three years after graduation, as well as the international character and diversity of the school. It collects data from surveys of alumni and business schools. The class of 2014, which completed this year’s alumni survey, also was the first cohort to complete the new school’s new MBA curriculum.
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Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat Urges Students to Embrace Change
How does a 200-year-old institution embrace the future, embrace change, and continuously innovate? “It’s in the DNA,” said Michael Corbat, CEO of Citigroup. “Necessity is the mother of invention, but we like to be inventive.”

Corbat spoke to students, faculty, and staff at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business on February 6 in Lohrfink Auditorium. The conversation, facilitated by Dean Paul Almeida, was part of the Stanton Distinguished Leaders Series. During the talk, Corbat shared his thoughts on the geopolitical climate, technological advances within the banking industry, and his path to becoming Citi’s CEO.
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Georgetown McDonough to Launch Minor in Entrepreneurship
After nearly a decade of developing entrepreneurship opportunities at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, the school will begin to admit undergraduate students to a new entrepreneurship minor in the fall.

According to Chris Rider, the academic director for the minor and associate professor of strategy, recent student feedback indicates that nearly 60 percent of students in the business school have some interest in pursuing a minor in entrepreneurship.
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MBA Students Explore Business Ecosystem in Tanzania on the First African Trek
MBA students at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business travel domestically and internationally to network and learn about specific industries through Career Treks. Over winter break, 14 students headed to Tanzania — specifically to the cities of Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar — to learn how business is conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa by exploring the country's financial, manufacturing, energy, and tourism sectors.

The students met with representatives from American Energy Group, MeTL Group, RE/MAX, and Vervet Global. The trek was led by the Georgetown Black MBA Association. The association’s president, Nomblé Coleman (MBA’18), shared details about the experience.
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McDonough Welcomes Second MA-IBP Class
In January, the second cohort of the M.A. in International Business and Policy (MA-IBP) program started with a module focused on the global economy. The 35 students – who have an average of 11 years of professional experience – hail from 13 countries and speak 20 languages. The yearlong program, in partnership with Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, explores the frameworks relevant to international relations in tandem with contemporary issues in global business.
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Short-term Thinking in U.S. Markets: A Growing Trend With Lasting Implications
Short-termism, or “quarterly-capitalism” as it is sometimes called, refers to the pressures public companies often face to return big profits as quickly as possible. While this way of thinking provides an instant win for shareholders, it can lead to systemic problems down the road. Companies put less attention into employee training, research and development (R&D), and the long-term cost of strategies such as outsourcing or environmentally unfriendly practices. As the race to return higher profits to shareholders intensifies, the well-being of the economy hangs in the balance.
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