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A beginner’s guide to cryptocurrency
A beginner’s guide to cryptocurrency
What is cryptocurrency? Sarah Hammer from The Wharton School breaks down the basics of the digital currency.
Gratitude is the attitude at Wharton
Gratitude is the attitude at Wharton
Gratitude@Wharton is a student-created platform to express thanks and appreciation toward one another in order to create a more caring culture at the Wharton School.
Kazakhstan unrest, explained
Kazakhstan unrest, explained
Philip M. Nichols of the Wharton School and the Russia and East European Studies program in the School of Arts & Sciences offers some background on the protests and violence and why what happens in Kazakhstan matters to the region and the world.
Why borrowers resist using their homes as collateral
Why borrowers resist using their homes as collateral
A Wharton study examines some of the aversion homeowners have to posting their homes as collateral, even when having trouble making mortgage payments.
How consumers and retailers can reduce returns
How consumers and retailers can reduce returns
Wharton’s Gad Allon looks at how both retailers and consumers alike can improve the reverse supply chain and increase awareness of the toll that a massive rate of returns takes.
Penn-led nonprofit helps students with career advancement
Penn-led nonprofit helps students with career advancement
A Wharton senior talks to Penn Today about how a nonprofit virtual platform, HowToStudent, is dedicated to helping students advance in their education and career regardless of their economic background.
Post-COVID retail trends: omnichannel, the metaverse, and creativity in marketing
Post-COVID retail trends: omnichannel, the metaverse, and creativity in marketing
Since the pandemic’s onset, retailers’ reactions to government regulations limiting capacity and consumer demands for equity and authenticity have been finessed into smarter, more flexible responses, says marketing professor Barbara E. Kahn.
How immigrant employees boost performance
How immigrant employees boost performance
Wharton’s Britta Glennon discusses how employing skilled immigrants can give organizations a competitive edge.
Five years in, Lauder’s Africa Program advances global leaders
Five years in, Lauder’s Africa Program advances global leaders
In 2016, the Lauder Institute’s Africa Program was created as a first-of-its-kind management program to ground global business dealings in an African focus.
Ten years later, examining the Occupy movement’s legacy
Ten years later, examining the Occupy movement’s legacy
For Jessa Lingel of the Annenberg School for Communication, a decade after Occupy Wall Street’s beginnings presented an opportunity for reflection, which she led this fall semester in a new course.
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Why the global chip shortage threatens the economy, national security and Americans’ ‘status quo’
Morris Cohen of the Wharton School spoke about the semiconductor shortage. "Most consumers didn't know and didn't care where their chips came from: 'You turn the car on, it should go, I don't really care who made the chip and what country it was built in,'" he said. "But now, all of a sudden, these issues become really important, and so I think we become more sensitized to how dependent we are, how interdependent we are, how things can be disrupted."
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Fortune
‘Social comparison on steroids’: How social media is fueling the ‘Great Resignation’
Sigal Barsade of the Wharton School said the “Great Resignation” is driven in part by a shift in cultural attitudes toward work online. “When people say, ‘I’m going to quit my job,’ their family and peers aren’t responding ‘Have you lost your mind?’” she said. “They're actually saying, ‘Yeah, we feel that way too.’”
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The Washington Post
Thinking about quitting your job? Ask these six questions first
Nancy Rothbard of the Wharton School said the pandemic drove many people to reevaluate their careers and priorities. “Being at home also allows for a wholistic assessment of personal and social roles or identities,” she said.
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The New York Times
Why free COVID tests went viral
Jonah Berger of the Wharton School said the viral popularity of free COVID test kits is driven by the same thing that motivates consumers to order off “secret” menus: the thrill of passing along hidden information.
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The Washington Post
Microsoft sets itself up as a one-stop tech shop with historic purchase of video game giant
PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp said Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard would likely invite antitrust challenges. “The agencies might be applying closer scrutiny given that they have been attacked for being somewhat under deterrent with respect to mergers over the last decade,” he said.
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CNBC
This 25-year-old entrepreneur turned her side hustle into a ‘Beyoncé-approved’ luxury brand
Wilglory Tanjong, an MBA student in the Wharton School, launched a successful luxury handbag company in February 2020. “I wanted to get an MBA because I wanted to build the company while also learning how to build a company,” she said.
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