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Travelers in a busy security checkpoint at an airport.

Air travel quandary: Gad Allon and Megan Ryerson on challenges and solutions

The recent government shutdown exposed long-standing issues facing commercial air travel. Leading into Thanksgiving holiday travel, Gad Allon of the Wharton School and Megan Ryerson of the Weitzman School of Design discuss the system’s infrastructure challenges and the need for workforce development.

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Verizon layoffs add to mounting toll across large companies

Matthew Bidell of the Wharton School explains that layoffs are bad but part of the capitalist process of creative destruction.

How are companies using generative AI in 2025?

Now in its third year, a Wharton Human-AI Research survey on the use of AI in business paints a clear picture about how far the technology has come in a short time, and where it’s headed.

This simple tactic can help you ‘future-proof your career,’ says Wharton psychologist and bestselling author

Adam Grant of the Wharton School recommends thinking like a scientist when making a career or company more resilient in times of crisis.

‘Meet the Authors’: A roundup of Wharton faculty in print

The “Ripple Effect” podcast from the Wharton School highlights books from four faculty members on ”having it all” in the workplace, hybrid and remote work, “hidden markets,” and creativity and AI.

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Job interviewers are overlooking their best candidates—unless they do these 2 things, says Wharton psychologist Adam Grant

Adam Grant of the Wharton School says employers might be missing diamonds in the rough by only using traditional job interview methods instead of giving candidates a chance to learn between first and second interviews.

We want to know: What constitutes a "workplace emergency" these days

Adam Grant of the Wharton School talks about the changing definition of a workplace emergency.

Lauder Institute students looking at a scale model of a city.

A Lauder Institute intercultural venture in Oman and the UAE

Graduate students in the Lauder Intercultural Ventures program traveled from Oman to Dubai to learn about urban growth, trade, tourism, and development in areas entrenched in cultural history and with deep religious roots.

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Musk and Altman can’t stop bickering. That could actually be good for their brand

Americus Reed of the Wharton School says that openly feuding CEOs can keep companies in the public eye and strengthen their images as hardscrabble and competitive leaders.

Why is Kimberly-Clark hoping to acquire the embattled maker of Tylenol?

Paul Nary of the Wharton School weighs in on why owners of Kimberly-Clark may be OK with the risk ion creating an opportunity to make more money.

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