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Nov 23, 2020
Data analytics is at an inflection point as growing concerns about security, privacy, bias and regulation bump up against the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Nov 23, 2020
Wharton's Katherine Klein talks to Vital Farms investor Karl Khoury and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco about how stakeholders benefit from the ethical pursuit of profit.
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Nov 17, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden's proposals promise wide-ranging economic gains, but the pandemic will continue to be a huge variable in the near term, according to analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model.
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Nov 17, 2020
Strong leadership, constant communication and cross-sector partnerships can help corporations deepen their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, according to experts who joined Wharton's Beyond Business discussion series.
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Nov 16, 2020
Wharton's George Day and Paul Schoemaker examine three key principles that underpin organizational vigilance and show how Adobe's leaders used them to great effect.
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Nov 16, 2020
From motivating employees to maintaining healthy habits, games can help us achieve our goals in surprising ways, say the authors of the revised and updated edition of ‘For the Win.'
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Nov 10, 2020
Wharton Interactive co-founders Sarah Toms and Ethan Mollick are creating the next generation of game-based learning experiences that democratize education and make lessons more memorable.
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Nov 10, 2020
The majority of employees working from home during the pandemic are just as productive, but they aren't collaborating as effectively as before, according to a new study overseen by Wharton management professor Michael Parke.
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Nov 09, 2020
New research by experts at Wharton and elsewhere provides a theoretical framework for how ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing affects stock prices and corporate behavior.
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Nov 09, 2020
Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord will be a positive step, but options for the new administration will be limited to regulatory tweaks without control of Congress, says Wharton's Brain Berkey.
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Nov 03, 2020
While overtly fake news generated by bogus websites can be dangerous, there's greater harm in subtle misinformation that spreads through mainstream media, according to new research.
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Nov 03, 2020
Small business formations are booming during this pandemic, but startups need buffers against a second or third wave of the virus, says Wharton's Ethan Mollick.
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Nov 03, 2020
A lead-lag pattern between home sales volumes and prices is delaying a day of reckoning for homeowners in Florida's coastal communities, a Wharton study warns.
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Nov 02, 2020
The increasing attention being paid to artificial intelligence raises important questions about its integration with humanity, according to David De Cremer, author of the book ‘Leadership by Algorithm.'
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Oct 27, 2020
Not everyone is a born leader, but a new book by Wharton's Michael Platt says that neuroscience can provide the tools to become one.
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Oct 26, 2020
Research by Wharton's Valentina Assenova shows that disadvantaged entrepreneurs can grow their companies significantly in terms of revenue and employment by working with incubators.
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Oct 26, 2020
The challenges faced by Black entrepreneurs looking for investors was the topic of the first session in Wharton's new Beyond Business lecture series, hosted by Dean Erika James.
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Oct 23, 2020
Wharton's Katherine Klein talks to Adasina founder and CEO Rachel Robasciotti about her firm's mission to change the planet through more ethical investing.
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Oct 23, 2020
Wharton's Katherine Klein talks to Adasina founder and CEO Rachel Robasciotti about her firm's mission to change the planet through more ethical investing.
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Oct 20, 2020
Retail sales will see modest growth over a holiday season marked by the uneven spending habits of consumers affected by the pandemic, according to experts.
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Oct 20, 2020
Rooting out racial bias in law enforcement starts with better data, according to Wharton's Dean Knox and Princeton's Jonathan Mummolo. Their research is bringing hard science to the emotional debate on police reform.
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Oct 20, 2020
A Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis provides policymakers with a framework to weigh the cost of COVID-19 infections in a community against students' loss of future income due to lower quality education.
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Oct 19, 2020
September 28 marked Erika James' 90th day as dean of the Wharton School. Here, she reflects on starting the position remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons she has learned about becoming a new leader.
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Oct 13, 2020
A new machine-learning model can predict how the prices of stocks will behave based on whether or not analyst forecasts are too optimistic or too pessimistic, says Wharton's Jules H. van Binsbergen.
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Oct 13, 2020
Wharton's Katy Milkman talks with author Annie Duke about her new book that provides a tools for readers who want to make smart decisions in any situation.
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Oct 13, 2020
In this Nano Tool for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton's Michael Platt offers neuroscience-backed tips for fine-tuning the delivery of your message.
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Oct 12, 2020
Whether it's marketing a product or winning an election, the most successful change agents never succeed by forcing their beliefs on others, says Wharton's Jonah Berger.
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Oct 06, 2020
New research by Wharton's Sasha Indarte suggests that people file for bankruptcy not because of what they gain in debt relief, but because they lack cash on hand.
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Oct 06, 2020
Lower returns on investments could mean that retirees save less, dip into retirement funds, or collect social security benefits earlier than planned, says Wharton's Olivia S. Mitchell.
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Oct 05, 2020
Current federal policies are inadequate for the most vulnerable communities when disasters strike. Wharton's Carolyn Kousky explains why prioritizing low-income families is key to disaster recovery.
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Oct 02, 2020
A new report from the Wharton Social Impact Initiative and Catalyst at Large finds a dramatic increase in gender lens investing over the last few years, a strong indication that the financial sector is working to balance a legacy of lopsided investments.
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Sep 29, 2020
Executives use insider trading profits to offset tax rate changes, at the expense of minority shareholders, according to new research.
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Sep 29, 2020
A high number of working mothers are leaving their jobs during the pandemic, which is exacerbating gender inequality. Solving the problem starts with better policies to support them, Wharton's Janice Bellace says.
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Sep 28, 2020
Wharton's Todd Sinai discusses the investment risks and opportunities in commercial real estate that have emerged as a result of the global pandemic.
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Sep 25, 2020
Shoppers are losing patience with retailers during the pandemic, according to a new study that finds significant dissatisfaction with both in-store and online purchases. Wharton's Tom Robertson explains how retailers can win them back.
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Sep 22, 2020
As part of the Leading Diversity at Work series, Wharton's Stephanie Creary talks with Kwasi Mitchell of Deloitte Consulting about how executives, middle managers and employees can contribute to diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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Sep 22, 2020
The pandemic has disproportionately hurt weaker segments of society. Wharton's Guy David discusses why that needs to be addressed.
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Sep 21, 2020
S&P 500 index funds tend to obfuscate high fees with unnecessary complexity in their disclosures, according to new research co-authored by Wharton's Christina Zhu.
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Sep 18, 2020
Predictive analytics are invaluable in business, but they have proven faulty in politics. Wharton's Abraham (Adi) Wyner shares three reasons why election poll results don't always match the outcome, especially in presidential races.
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Sep 15, 2020
A Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's policy platform finds that his proposals would increase spending by $5.37 trillion, but in the long run would reduce the federal debt and boost GDP.
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Sep 15, 2020
In this Nano Tool for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton's Adam Grant sheds light on a powerful way to increase motivation and productivity.
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Sep 14, 2020
Winegrowers have learned to adapt to constant unpredictability, facing everything from flooding and wildfires to the fallout from COVID-19. In this opinion piece, Wharton's George S. Day and Karissa Kruse, president of Sonoma County Winegrowers, explain how industry leaders have benefited from taking the long view.
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Sep 11, 2020
In a stark turnabout, the NFL is now embracing the same goals of social justice and racial equality that cost quarterback Colin Kaepernick his football career. Experts explain the change and why other brands should follow suit.
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Sep 11, 2020
In a stark turnabout, the NFL is now embracing the same goals of social justice and racial equality that cost quarterback Colin Kaepernick his football career. Experts explain the change and why other brands should follow suit.
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Sep 08, 2020
Big economic, technological and demographic changes are coming, and the pandemic is accelerating many of them, Wharton's Mauro Guillen says in his new book.
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Sep 08, 2020
Immigrants workers put pressure on the U.S. labor supply, but foreign-born entrepreneurs also create jobs that increase labor demand, according to new research from Wharton.
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Sep 04, 2020
Digitally powered operating models are critical to recovering from the pandemic and thriving, according to a Deloitte study done in collaboration with Wharton's Christopher Ittner.
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Sep 01, 2020
Demand for U.S. homes from foreign investors is pushing up home prices, exacerbating concerns over housing affordability, according to new Wharton research.
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Sep 01, 2020
"A policy's success largely rests on how well inclusion is embedded in its blueprints," write Santosh K. Misra and Wharton's Raghuram Iyengar in this opinion piece.
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Aug 31, 2020
High-performing stocks don't reflect the economic woes stemming from the pandemic, and the Fed has played a role in keeping prices high, explains Wharton's Itay Goldstein.
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Aug 31, 2020
In this Nano Tools for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton management professor Nancy Rothbard offers guidelines for setting effective boundaries between work and home.
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Aug 25, 2020
Wharton's Hummy Song and a group of health care experts created a four-point strategy for hospitals straining under the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aug 24, 2020
Secrecy in IPO filings help firms avoid opportunistic lawsuits in the pre-IPO period, according to new research co-authored by Wharton's Burcu Esmer.
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Aug 24, 2020
If Tesla can scale its output and fend off competition from established automakers, the answer is yes, according to Wharton's Rahul Kapoor.
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Aug 24, 2020
Roy Swan of the Ford Foundation talks to Wharton's Katherine Klein about how his organization is using its endowment to help reduce racial disparities in investing.
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Aug 18, 2020
Everyone knows the dread that comes along with standing in a long line. Research co-authored by Wharton's Hummy Song suggests that knowledge-based industries should rethink how they approach this aspect of customer service.
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Aug 18, 2020
Pandemic confusion, police brutality, corporate corruption and unchecked elitism have eroded our faith in leaders. In this opinion piece, Wharton's Greg Shea offers 10 steps that can help remedy that.
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Aug 17, 2020
Political newcomers can leverage social media to raise money and gain recognition, which could help them compete against incumbents, according to new research co-authored by Wharton's Pinar Yildirim.
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Aug 17, 2020
As part of the Leading Diversity at Work series, Wharton's Stephanie Creary talks with global diversity expert Gwen Houston about why senior executives must lead inclusion efforts.
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Aug 11, 2020
Fixed-income portfolios have performed as well, if not better, than the U.S. stock market in the past five decades, while exhibiting similar or higher levels of volatility, according to new research by Wharton's Jules H. van Binsbergen.
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Aug 10, 2020
Easy returns are great for shoppers, but they are becoming a bigger financial liability for stores. New research co-authored by Wharton's Tom Robertson explains why it's time for retailers to rethink their liberal return policies.
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Aug 10, 2020
Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) are increasingly viewed as a major threat to the U.S. financial system. However, "the recent hysteria around CLOs is misplaced," write Wharton's Michael R. Roberts and Michael Schwert.
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Aug 10, 2020
Wharton's Katherine Milkman talks with Don Moore from the University of California, Berkeley, about his new book, ‘Perfectly Confident,' and what happens when our confidence level doesn't match up with reality.
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Jul 28, 2020
Wharton's Katherine Klein speaks with Gayle Jennings-O'Byrne and Pialy Aditya, who are using their early-stage investment fund to boost tech startups owned by women of color.
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Jul 28, 2020
As part of a new series called "Leading Diversity at Work," Wharton's Stephanie Creary and global diversity expert Rohini Anand discuss what it takes to create a culture of inclusiveness.
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Jul 27, 2020
Taiwan's government cannot take sole credit for flattening the curve during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. A case study by Wharton's Steven O. Kimbrough and Christine Chou of National Dong Hwa University explains how citizens banded together to help.
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Jul 27, 2020
Taiwan's government cannot take sole credit for flattening the curve during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. A case study by Wharton's Steven O. Kimbrough and Christine Chou of National Dong Hwa University explains how citizens banded together to help.
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Jul 27, 2020
In an excerpt from the new edition of his book 'Customer Centricity,' Wharton's Peter Fader describes how Starbucks has pivoted in recent years to capture more information about its customers - especially lovers of pumpkin spice lattes.
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Jul 24, 2020
Now is the time for business leaders to equalize the playing field and change the narrative around what it really means to succeed in America, write Scott A. Snyder and John Hope Bryant in this opinion piece.
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Jul 24, 2020
Now is the time for business leaders to equalize the playing field and change the narrative around what it really means to succeed in America, write Scott A. Snyder and John Hope Bryant in this opinion piece.
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Jul 21, 2020
COVID-19 relief measures by the U.S. government and Federal Reserve could be better designed to maximize their positive impacts on the economy, according to new research coauthored by Wharton's Tim Landvoigt.
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Jul 21, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is causing heavy financial losses across industries -- but that doesn't mean startups need to be on hold until the economy bounces back, said experts who spoke on a recent Wharton panel.
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Jul 20, 2020
There is a wide gap between organizations engaging in DEI work and those that are actually valuing it, according to Wharton management professor Stephanie Creary. In this opinion piece, she offers a framework for how companies can make DEI work count.
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Jul 20, 2020
Wharton's Ethan Mollick talks about his new book 'The Unicorn's Shadow' and the myths that hold entrepreneurs back.
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Jul 14, 2020
Separating employment from pension and benefits, working longer to tame longevity risk, and expanding financial literacy will be critical, says Wharton's Olivia S. Mitchell.
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Jul 14, 2020
During a recent video conference hosted by the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center, Penn's Zeke Emanuel said consumers and businesses in the U.S. will likely need to wait until November 2021 to resume pre-pandemic levels of activity.
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Jul 10, 2020
An international consumer brand challenged students to mine its data for revenue-boosting insights at a recent "Datathon" hosted by Wharton Customer Analytics.
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Jul 10, 2020
Artificial intelligence needs to simplify radiologists' work before they adopt it widely, write Ulysses Isidro and Saurabh Jha from Penn's Perelman School of Medicine in this opinion piece.
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Jul 07, 2020
The transition back to a physical workplace promises to come with perils both real and perceived, as well as new kinds of tensions, Wharton experts say.
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Jul 02, 2020
Wharton's Katherine Milkman talks with psychologist Maria Konnikova about her new book, ‘The Biggest Bluff,' and how we can make decisions in an environment in which we have very little control.
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Jul 02, 2020
The quality of their relationships will be the differentiating factor for CFO success, write Catherine Dixon and her co-authors in this opinion piece.
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Jul 01, 2020
Investors can use smart models to brave market slumps, but they have short memories and often repeat mistakes, says Wharton's Joao Gomes.
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Jun 30, 2020
Contact tracing is critical to reopening society. But are the apps for that any good? Penn's Lyle Ungar answers that question and more in this opinion piece.
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Jun 30, 2020
Building purpose into a company or brand has oftentimes been just a talking point, but today it is imperative, write Americus Reed, Brad Messinger and John Bremen in this opinion piece.
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Jun 29, 2020
Great leaders develop talent on a continuous basis, according to Tuck School of Business professor Sydney Finkelstein. In a conversation with Wharton's Peter Cappelli, he explains why that's more important than ever.
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Jun 26, 2020
Research by Wharton's Gerard Cachon explores how the principles of operations management can help explain voter behavior and strengthen democracy.
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Jun 23, 2020
Santosh Misra, CEO of the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency, speaks with Wharton's Raghuram Iyengar about how his team has dealt with the pandemic.
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Jun 23, 2020
Amway CEO Milind Pant discusses why "leading from the heart" matters and the lessons he's learned during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 23, 2020
Amway CEO Milind Pant discusses why "leading from the heart" matters and the lessons he's learned during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 22, 2020
Wharton's Eric K. Clemons, a professor of operations, information and decisions, focuses on how academic institutions will need to adapt to the pandemic in this opinion piece.
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Jun 22, 2020
Wharton's Eric K. Clemons, a professor of operations, information and decisions, focuses on how academic institutions will need to adapt to the pandemic in this opinion piece.
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Jun 22, 2020
Wharton's Eric K. Clemons, a professor of operations, information and decisions, focuses on how academic institutions will need to adapt to the pandemic in this opinion piece.
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Jun 22, 2020
Wharton's Eric K. Clemons, a professor of operations, information and decisions, focuses on the redesign of academic institutions for the post COVID-19 environment in this opinion piece.
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Jun 22, 2020
Widespread flu vaccinations would be a highly effective life-preserving investment, freeing up hospital capacity for a second coronavirus wave, according to research co-authored by Wharton's Jules H. van Binsbergen.
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Jun 16, 2020
Lori Ryerkerk, chairman, president and CEO at Celanese Corp., talked about how the pandemic is reshaping her company's culture and her own leadership style during a recent interview with Wharton's Peter Cappelli.
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Jun 15, 2020
Wharton management professor Stephanie Creary offers a framework for middle managers who would like to initiate conversations about race in the workplace.
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Jun 15, 2020
Vehicle sales in the United States have fallen to levels not seen since the Great Recession a decade ago. As the economy begins to open up again, the industry's recovery will depend on a number of factors, according to Wharton's John Paul MacDuffie.
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Jun 12, 2020
Business owners who know what drives the value of their business in the digital age will prosper, write Reed Phillips and Jeff Pundyk in this opinion piece.
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Jun 10, 2020
Companies can seize opportunities faster by investing in talent, starting from the outside in and taking bigger risks, say George S. Day and Gregory P. Shea.
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Jun 09, 2020
Growth in investors' fortunes does not necessarily have to be at the expense of other stakeholders, according to a new book by London Business School professor Alex Edmans.
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