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From the Dean Dean George Daly writes about changes in the air at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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News Keep up to date on life at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business with stories about the Rafik B. Hariri Building’s green features, new faculty and administrators, a new home for real estate studies, global partnerships, and much more.
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Faculty Spotlight 12 Studying How We Choose Kurt Carlson, assistant professor of marketing, may know more about the decisions you make than you do.
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13 Books Faculty address women as corporate leaders, the management of older workers, and the policy that covers communications service.
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Alumni News and Class Notes Catch up with classmates and find out about the latest alumni news, events, and programs. 33 Hope for Haiti Stephen Davenport (IEMBA ’06) has worked in development for more than a decade and puts his skills to good use in a devastated Haiti. 35 Game Time By starting her own business, former Georgetown lacrosse captain Rachel Mech (BSBA ’07, MPS ’09) scored a goal off the field.
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37 The Turnaround After pulling a major Brazilian telecom company out of crisis, Mariano Sebastian de Beer (MBA ’96) earned his position as CEO.
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Business Sense 40 Accounting’s Next Challenge Assistant Professor Preeti Choudhary offers insight on the potential merging of U.S. and international accounting standards.
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