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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 the redesign of academic institutions for the post COVID-19 environment 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
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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Jun 09, 2020
Nearly a third of all households in India will be in distress without additional assistance, according to a new report coauthored by Wharton's Heather Schofield.
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Jun 08, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers have a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to lead the way towards a low-carbon future, says Lord Greg Barker, executive chairman of En Group and former member of U.K. Parliament.
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Jun 05, 2020
Jeff McLean, a former Navy fighter pilot, shares lessons that are relevant for business leaders in fast-changing times.
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Jun 04, 2020
In the age of remote work, organizations that are able to develop strategies to build trust between managers and employees will see stronger work relationships as well as performance, writes David De Cremer in this opinion piece.
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Jun 02, 2020
With businesses ranging from curated flower rentals to telemedicine for pets, eight finalist teams battled for $135,000 in cash and services at the recent Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Startup Showcase.
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Jun 01, 2020
When the coronavirus pandemic began, PriceSmart CEO Sherry Bahrambeygui reset the company's culture and found more productive ways to get things done. In a recent conversation with Wharton's Mike Useem, she shared what she has learned.
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Jun 01, 2020
Scenario thinking can help organizations better anticipate and adapt to dramatic changes, increase agility and resilience, and turn uncertainty into advantage, according to the authors of this opinion piece.
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May 29, 2020
For any leader, the ongoing presence of heroes is both a cause for celebration and a reason for deep concern, because it indicates a failure of the wider system, writes Wharton's Gregory P. Shea in this opinion piece.
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May 26, 2020
Strong state capacity and low economic inequality are more important than being a democracy when it comes to dealing with health emergencies like pandemics, Wharton research shows.
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May 26, 2020
Wharton's Karl Ulrich offers guidance for entrepreneurs trying to make it to the other side of the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 26, 2020
New Wharton research explores why consumers are more willing to disclose personal information through their smartphones compared with their home computers.
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May 21, 2020
Leaders from the largest public health care system in the U.S. describe the four-pronged approach they have used to hold their team together during the pandemic.
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May 19, 2020
What's behind the continually bare shelves at grocery stores in some U.S. cities? Wharton experts explain how the crisis has caused supply chain disruptions.
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May 19, 2020
At Penn's Women in Data Science conference female data scientists from American Express, McKinsey & Company and Comcast shared their experiences in the field.
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May 19, 2020
As more Americans live longer lives, innovative products based on public-private partnerships could help to finance them, according to experts at the 2020 Pension Research Council Symposium.
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May 19, 2020
As more Americans live longer lives, innovative products based on public-private partnerships could help to finance them, according to experts at the 2020 Pension Research Council Symposium.
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May 15, 2020
The current environment underscores how important it is that the U.S. government operate with the latest innovations and capabilities in hand, write John Goodman and Ira Entis from Accenture Federal Services in this opinion piece.
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May 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic will reverse the trends of globalization and urbanization, leading to profound longer-term costs, writes Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett in this opinion piece.
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May 12, 2020
Having the right strategies in place determines which AI projects succeed and which do not, writes Wharton's Kartik Hosanagar in this opinion piece.
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May 12, 2020
Measures to protect the population while easing the county's economic burden could include everything from electronic surveillance and permits to radically altered work environments. Wharton experts weigh the options.
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May 12, 2020
Measures to protect the population while easing the county's economic burden could include everything from electronic surveillance to radically altered work environments. Wharton experts weigh the options.
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May 12, 2020
Wharton's Lawton R. Burns and Ingrid Nembhard have co-authored a five-point strategy guide for health care leaders during these uncertain times.
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May 08, 2020
When stores start to reopen, the pandemic will have left an indelible footprint on how U.S. consumer-facing businesses operate, writes the Conference Board's Denise Dahlhoff in this opinion piece.
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May 08, 2020
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, volunteer organizations like Off Their Plate are making an impact on several fronts.
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May 05, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on American retailers, particularly those that sell nonessential goods such as apparel. What will the sector look like once the viral threat has passed?
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May 05, 2020
How will the world look following the COVID-19 pandemic? A recent Tarnopol Dean's Lecture at Wharton provided some answers through the lens of three sectors -- health care, finance and technology.
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May 04, 2020
Research co-authored by Wharton's Aline Gatignon highlights a major Brazilian cosmetics firm's business model that helped it overcome skill and talent scarcity in its home country.
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May 04, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of employees to work from home. Wharton's Nancy Rothbard offers suggestions for how workers and employers can adjust to the new reality.
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Apr 28, 2020
With drastic changes in consumer demand, the COVID-19 pandemic has battered the oil markets in a way that hasn't been seen before.
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Apr 27, 2020
The CEO of Vianai Systems, an AI startup in Palo Alto, shares his insights on how leaders should manage operations during the pandemic and prepare for life beyond it.
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Apr 27, 2020
The CEO of Vinai Systems, an AI startup in Palo Alto, shares his insights on how leaders should manage operations during the pandemic and prepare for life beyond it.
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Apr 23, 2020
At a recent "Datathon" hosted by Wharton Customer Analytics, gaming giant Electronic Arts invited Penn students to demonstrate their data analytics prowess.
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Apr 23, 2020
Fifty years ago yesterday, the first Earth Day was inspired by a scientist. The pandemic teaches us to seek refuge in science again, writes Eric W. Orts.
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Apr 21, 2020
Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea leveraged their IT capabilities to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, writes Ravi Aron in this opinion piece.
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Apr 21, 2020
The staggering employment cliff precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has been tougher on women, and in a variety of ways, experts say.
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Apr 20, 2020
The tools of quantitative finance provide enormous benefits to investors, but if they are misused or misunderstood, they can create illusions of safety that destroy wealth, says Bruce I. Jacobs, co-founder of Jacobs Levy Equity Management.
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Apr 20, 2020
The tools of quantitative finance provide enormous benefits to investors, but if they are misused or misunderstood, they can create illusions of safety that destroy wealth, says Bruce I. Jacobs, co-founder of Jacobs Levy Equity Management.
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Apr 17, 2020
Block chain, location intelligence and other analytics-based tools can help reduce the risk of supply chain disruptions, according to Michael Ferrari and Raghu Iyengar, co-authors of this opinion piece.
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