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Workers have been conditioned to check their feelings at the door but love makes for better business all around says the author of a new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
GE’s move trims employee benefits and could depress morale as the company consolidates -- and struggles to find a sustainable new business model note Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist and author Rebecca Fannin dives into what is behind China’s surging dominance in technology from social media to 5G. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cost management in the digital age is about more than reducing costs or driving growth. It must be part of a larger transformation process that also includes digital technologies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Algorithms are supposed to be neutral but they are packed with the same biases built into the data used to create them. Wharton statistics professor James Johndrow has developed a method to remove those biases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With rents at all-time highs and house prices out of reach for many the squeeze is on to find affordable homes. A recent Wharton Public Policy Initiative brief looks at possible solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If employers are grumbling that they can’t find qualified applicants for vacancies they only have themselves to blame says Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Relaxing some laws changing the kinds of treatments for which payers reimburse and lifting the stigma around opioid addiction would go a long way in addressing the epidemic experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Spider-Man will be staying in the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- for now. What will the Sony-Disney deal mean for the two companies and Spider-Man fans? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new California law that allows for monetary compensation for student-athletes could spur a wave of changes to the status quo though experts expect the NCAA to be slow to adapt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Farooq Kathwari shares his remarkable life’s journey which has taken him from the politically divided region of Kashmir to Wall Street to the C-suite at Ethan Allen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a new book New York Times reporter Mike Isaac chronicles the meteoric rise of Uber and the ultimate downfall of its hard-charging founder Travis Kalanick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Zvi Eckstein dean of the Tiomkin School of Economics at IDC Herzliya and a visiting professor at Wharton shares his insights on what lies ahead for the Israeli economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New Wharton research finds that productivity increases when strong restaurant servers are paired with weaker ones with implications for how firms should approach teamwork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jeff Kavanaugh head of the Infosys Knowledge Institute explains why manufacturers are moving toward a more service-style strategy to build a longer relationship with consumers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mindfulness practiced just a few minutes each day makes employees more helpful and productive according to new Wharton research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A landmark 1968 paper discovered the relationship between earnings data and stock prices revolutionizing Wall Street forever. This year the paper’s authors received Wharton’s annual Jacobs Levy Prize. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Can kindness love and a strong sense of community actually make you healthier and happier? Research says yes according to author Kelli Harding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The spiraling cost of health care is pushing more working families with employer-sponsored insurance to cover their kids through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program according to a recent study from the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author and journalist Julian Guthrie writes about the stories of four exceptional women VCs in her new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel interviews St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on monetary policy economic growth the inverted yield curve the repo rate spike and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Blockchain is overhyped cryptocurrencies are not feasible and cybersecurity is the biggest threat society faces according to QED’s Amias Gerety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Purdue Pharma has been accused of fueling the opioid epidemic with overly aggressive marketing practices for its OxyContin brand. What would a proposed settlement mean for the company and for opioid victims? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When American companies were restricted from offering H1-B visas for highly skilled foreign workers they worked around the policy change by offshoring jobs according to research by Wharton’s Britta Glennon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Experts say a new law expected to go into effect in California could transform a number of industries that reduce costs by relying on independent contractors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Striking GM workers are seeking to win back concessions the UAW made to the automaker during the Great Recession. But it will be tough for the two sides to come together experts said. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why does one person love broccoli but another hate it? Your DNA has something to do with it according to a new book by Indiana University professor Bill Sullivan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In her new book Columbia University professor Sharon Marcus traces the history of celebrity culture and shows how the biggest stars stay relevant by learning how to manipulate the media of their day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New research from Penn Medicine shows that just one instance of non-nicotine vaping stresses blood vessels highlighting the need for more regulation of the sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The U.S. could be headed for negative interest rate territory. Experts from Wharton and Michigan State University discuss the implications for the U.S. economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
