In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
With the pandemic-fueled demand for more workplace flexibility, could the four-day workweek become the norm in American business? Wharton experts don’t hold out hope for change.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is trying to stabilize prices while avoiding a prolonged economic downturn, says Wharton’s Peter Conti-Brown.
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The Fund for Health has invested in Fabric Health and Stimulus to expand its investment portfolio of companies with the potential to make change in communities’ social determinants of health, its fifth and sixth investment since the fund started 11 months ago as a joint initiative of Penn Medicine and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative.
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U.S. inflation reached a new 40-year high in June. But if the current economic slowdown gathers pace, the Federal Reserve will likely be less aggressive with the next interest rate increase, according to Wharton experts.
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A new book provides guidance from Penn experts in health care economics and policy research, authored by LDI Fellows. In the book, “Seemed Like a Good Idea: Alchemy versus Evidence-Based Approaches to Health Care Management Innovation”, 11 experts from the Wharton School, Perelman School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia survey the state of evidence for management practices, and find that in opposition to clinical care delivery, the management of care relies on little rigorous evidence.
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Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks to Tina Opie and Beth Livingston, two management professors who have written a new book on how to tear down the barriers that prevent women and marginalized groups from thriving in business.
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76ers managing partners and philanthropists Josh and Marjorie Harris plan to invest $1M in companies funded by the Penn Medicine—Wharton Fund for Health to fund businesses that work to improve the lives of Philadelphians through creative ideas to tackle social determinants of health.
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Successful negotiators are frequently seen as uncompromising winners, but driving a hard bargain can create more harm than good. In his latest paper, Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer explains why negotiators need to think about the long-term relationship with their counterparts.
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A research paper co-authored by Wharton’s Daniel Taylor forms the basis for a bill in Congress that aims to level the ground on insider trading disclosures.
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Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter will undoubtedly reshape the company. But Wharton experts say Musk’s desire to unlock the platform’s free speech potential may not be a winning business strategy.
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