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  • What happens to a business when the founder leaves?

    Startup founders are often fired by investors who want the company to steer into a new direction, yet new research from Wharton’s Danny Kim shows that these entrepreneurs have what it takes to effect change.

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  • What the COVID experience teaches about designing a new stimulus package

    Fiscal and monetary policy moves need to be coordinated for maximum impact, a new Wharton paper finds.

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  • How to destigmatize repulsive products

    Wharton’s Samir Nurmohamed explains “dirty creativity,” a phrase he and his co-author coined to describe how entrepreneurs pitch unusual products that consumers may find objectionable.

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  • What’s ahead for U.S. real estate? A midyear update

    Wharton’s Susan Wachter predicts a rise in home prices but sees dim days ahead for commercial real estate.

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  • Punting social media company liability to Congress

    Amanda Shanor, an assistant professor at the Wharton School, writes that the Supreme Court affirms social media companies’ business models, dodging for now the issue of liability for harmful speech.

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  • What machine learning reveals about forming a healthy habit

    Contrary to popular belief, behaviors don’t become habits after a “magic number” of days. Wharton’s Katy Milkman shares what machine learning is teaching scientists about habit formation.

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  • Diversity at work: Creating psychological safety in the workplace

    Wharton professor Ingrid Nembhard examines why minority employees can be afraid of speaking up at work.

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  • Diversity at Work: How diversity in leadership improves boards

    Stephanie Creary talks about how corporate boards can better represent the people they serve.

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  • How employers can support women’s reproductive rights

    It’s been a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned. In this episode of the podcast Leading Diversity at Work, hosted by Wharton management Professor Stephanie Creary, experts tackle the sensitive subject of how companies handle the issue of abortion.

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  • Are parents investing in the best college savings plan possible?

    College savings plans can be a huge boon for families, but only if benefactors are investing wisely, according to research from Wharton experts.

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