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Knowledge at Wharton

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The Knowledge at Wharton Network Acast feed serves as a curated showcase highlighting the best content from our podcast collection. Each week, we feature one standout episode from each show in the Wharton Podcast Network, giving listeners a comprehensive sample of our diverse business and academic content. This rotating selection allows audiences to discover new shows within our network while experiencing the depth and variety of Wharton's thought leadership across different topics and formats. It's your monthly gateway to explore the full spectrum of insights available through the Wharton Podcast Network.

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Episodes

What Turkey’s Referendum Means for the Country’s Future

This week’s referendum in Turkey has implications not only for how the country will be governed but also for its economy its efforts to join the European Union and its future role in the Middle East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 18, 201726 min

How Customer Behavior Can Be Used to Value Your Company

Companies with non-contractual business models have a tough time predicting future customer activity and subsequently using it as a measure of firm value. New Wharton research aims to determine what data can help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 13, 201721 min

How Millennials Will Lead in the C-Suite

Millennials are poised to take over the C-suite from baby boomers. But what kind of leaders will they be? A new report debunks some stereotypes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 12, 201723 min

Love Culture: What It Takes to Create a Happy Workplace

New Wharton research takes a closer look at the role of emotion in male-dominated organizations finding that the most fulfilling workplaces are both compassionate and convivial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 201716 min

How to Bully-proof the Workplace

Bullying is on the rise in the workplace affecting productivity and morale. There are constructive ways to deal with it according to a new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 07, 201719 min

Are Retailers Facing a Coming ‘Tsunami’?

A recent spate of Chapter 11 filings shows that chain retailers have too many stores and don’t understand their customers while online channels are growing say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 06, 201724 min

Is Despair Killing the White Working Class? Ask Angus Deaton

An overlooked health crisis among working-class middle-age whites in the U.S. has led to a sharp spike in mortality rates not seen in other groups or other rich countries. Why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 06, 201736 min

Retirement Is Coming -- Are You Ready?

With many baby-boomers closing in on the age at which they are required to take disbursements from their retirement accounts more financial education is needed says Wharton’s Olivia Mitchell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 04, 201722 min

What Trump’s Executive Order Means for the Environment

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week that unwinds the environmental policies of his predecessor – but some experts say the move was more flash than substance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 03, 201726 min

Predicting Financial Reform Under a Trump Presidency

Now that the GOP is in charge of Congress and the White House the future of financial regulation -- particularly the Dodd-Frank Act -- is unclear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 30, 201726 min

Telling True Stories: Insights from a White House Speechwriter

Sarah Hurwitz former speechwriter for Michelle Obama shares stories from her years in the White House and offers tips for how we all can become stronger storytellers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 201724 min

Weaponized Twitter: Terror in 140 Characters or Less

The FBI has arrested a man who is accused of sending investigative journalist Kurt Eichenwald who suffers from epilepsy a threatening tweet along with a strobe light which triggered a seizure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 201725 min

Will the Courts Permanently Trump Trump’s Travel Ban?

The Trump’s administration’s plan to restrict travel from six majority Muslim countries has once again been stalled by the court system -- where will it go from here? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 201724 min

What Stands in the Way of Neil Gorsuch’s Confirmation?

Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation should be postponed until the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the presidential election is completed say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 201724 min

Five New Authors Share Insights on Personal Growth

During a recent event organized by the Authors@Wharton speakers series five new authors shared insights from their recent business books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 21, 20171 hr 12 min

The Iron Triangle and China’s Health Care Dilemma

China has made big gains in health care -- 95% of its population now has catastrophic coverage. But it faces big environmental and demographic challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 201721 min
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