Faculty Media Mentions

Emily Murphy, former administrator of the General Services Administration and current senior fellow at the George Mason University Business School’s Center for Government Contracting, who serves as a partner of CEO Coaching International, has published her first article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program. GovCon Expert Emily Murphy, who is also a three-time Wash100 Award recipient, provided a breakdown of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, including a brief rundown of its 40-year history as well as debunking a handful of the most common myths regarding the program.

What’s the buzz? Our Honey Bee Initiative was recently profiled in EDMD Global!

“At George Mason University, we’re developing a wearable tech solution that would reduce dependence on job coaches and smooth the employment transition for many neurodiverse people,” writes Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of management, along with Vivian Motti, assistant professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology, in an article for Employee Benefit News.

Jerry McGinn quoted on use of the Defense Production Act to increase oil and gas production.

There are already signs that OTA growth may soon reach a crescendo.

Being a dean “is a privilege—and it’s fun, because you get to represent people’s work and you can make change happen more than if you’re just in a faculty role,” says Dean Maury Peiperl in an interview with the Times Higher Education.

Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer, along with finance students Macro Favro and Michael Yelland, wrote an article for the CFA Institute on how bid-ask spreads have come down in options market over the past 20 years.

Kevin Rockmann, professor of management, along with Erik Dane associate professor at Olin Business School, offer several steps professors can take to revitalize their academic writing in article for AACSB.

“The shift down in market expectations is primarily due to the uncertainties surrounding the war in Ukraine,” says Derek Horstmeyer, finance professor, in an interview with Capital.com.

Dean Maury Peiperl says, "The way an office is organized reflects the priorities of the organization within it. Office spaces now have two major purposes: to aid in culture- and team-building and, in some cases, to host customers," in an interview with Protocol.  

"In many cases, especially for services, the economic value of a negotiation depends on the post-negotiation relationship," says Einav Hart, assistant professor of management, along with Maurice Schweitzer, a professor at the Wharton School, in an article for Psychology Today.

George Perry, business foundations instructor, says, "It’s always a safer bet to see economic growth around a new stadium if that stadium is located in an urban area with an established infrastructure and access to public transportation," in an interview with WUSA9 about the new Commanders' stadium.