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Nonprofits and charitable organizations can increase contributions simply by offering multiple-choice options that signal to potential donors what is appropriate to give. Wharton’s Alice Moon shares the results of her latest study.
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Grocery delivery workers were hailed as heroes during the pandemic, but not every gig worker considered themselves worthy. New research from Wharton’s Lindsey Cameron explores the business consequences of becoming an overnight hero.
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Research from Wharton’s Hummy Song suggests a new strategy for staffing high-performing work teams by focusing on the relationships among members and not just their skills.
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In an episode of her podcast series, “Leading Diversity at Work,” Wharton dean Erika James speaks with Lori Tauber Marcus, a Wharton graduate, corporate board member, and executive coach, and David Rivera, a professor of counselor education at Queens College-City University of New York, whose research focuses on cultural competency development, the effect of discrimination on the well-being of people from underrepresented groups, and microaggressions.
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The LDI senior fellow and professor with appointments at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School has been awarded for developing the science of application of behavioral economics to health care settings. Among other contributions, his research found that patients who received a monetary incentive to quit smoking had three times the success rate of patients who did not receive an incentive.
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The Wharton Latin American Student Association (WHALASA) is one of Wharton’s largest international student clubs, and for 40 years it has hosted cultural events, parties, travel opportunities, and career resources for MBA students from Latin America.
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The two official curricular designations are Environmental, Social and Governance Factors for Business (ESGB), and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Both ESGB and DEI are available to function as either a concentration at the undergraduate level or a major at the MBA level, and will see its first students graduate in May 2025.
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Housing sales are falling in response to rising interest rates, but the real estate market is not in a recession, according to Wharton’s Fernando Ferreira. He explains why the persistent lack of supply will continue to put pressure on homebuyers.
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Archana Patel, Sruthi Mylavarapu, Cynthia Obiozor, and Shilpi Mittal received scholarships from the Forté Foundation for their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
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The 23rd annual Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Program co-sponsored by Penn LDI and the Wharton School’s Health Care Management Department concludes with the largest class, the most funding, and record numbers of faculty mentors and lecturers.
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