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Management
Women and leadership at Wharton
The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ explore the gendered workplace, women’s leadership, and equality.
Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals
Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals
Breaking down big work goals into smaller components can enhance long-term success significantly, Wharton research shows.
A Wharton video series on DEI in industries and the racial wealth gap
A Wharton video series on DEI in industries and the racial wealth gap
A limited four-part series hosted by Wharton’s Kenneth Shropshire called “Opportunity Matters” explores the intersection between diversity, equity, and inclusion in industries, and their influence on the racial wealth gap.
Resolutions for a ‘fresh start’
Resolutions for a ‘fresh start’
The latest from the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” looks into the business, psychology, and economy of resolutions in its “Fresh Start” episodes.
‘Ripple Effect’ explores hybrid work
‘Ripple Effect’ explores hybrid work
The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” delves into the nature and practice of hybrid work via faculty research, and presents it as knowledge employees can use.
Creating authentic connections in virtual teams
Creating authentic connections in virtual teams
Working with Matriarca, an Argentinian sustainable goods distributor, scientists from the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative leveraged an exercise known as ‘Fast Friends’ to improve online collaboration within the organization.
A simple intervention that can reduce turnover
A simple intervention that can reduce turnover
Work can be hard, but it shouldn’t be hard all the time. New research co-authored by Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer shows that overloading workers with too many difficult tasks in a row makes them more likely to quit.
How do customers feel about algorithms?
How do customers feel about algorithms?
Many managers worry that algorithms alienate customers. New research from Wharton’s Stefano Puntoni looks at how the attitudes of customers are influenced by algorithmic versus human decision-making.
‘The Prepared Leader’: Erika James and Lynn Perry Wooten
‘The Prepared Leader’: Erika James and Lynn Perry Wooten
Wharton Dean Erika James and Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten discuss their new book, 'The Prepared Leader,' and how they found the motivation and the staying power during the pandemic to write it.
What’s in the semiconductor bill?
What’s in the semiconductor bill?
In a Q&A, Morris Cohen of the Wharton School explains the content of the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law on Aug. 9.
In the News
The New Yorker
How to die in good health
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that incessantly preparing for old age mistakes a long life for a worthwhile one.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Bridging Blocks has Philadelphians focused on dispelling myths around immigration
Exequiel Hernandez of the Wharton School says that immigrants are net positive contributors to everything that makes a community prosperous.
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Yahoo! Finance
AI will change work, for better and worse
Sonny Tambe of the Wharton School says that AI is a useful tool for most people, not an existential threat.
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Business Insider
Business schools are now encouraging students to use AI as they race to prepare them for a new job market
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is teaching his students to use and understand the capabilities of generative AI.
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Associated Press
Many cancer drugs remain unproven five years after accelerated approval, a study finds
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that there should be definitive benefits to cancer drugs five years after their initial accelerated approval.
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The Atlantic
Is the shorter workweek all it promises to be?
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that one way to handle the problem of overwork could be improving enforcement of the FLSA for all eligible workers.
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