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How to have more successful conversations
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How to have more successful conversations

Whether negotiating a salary increase or chatting with a co-worker, people have more productive conversations when they identify their motives and goals. Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer offers a tool for doing just that.

From Knowledge at Wharton

French firms hesitate amid growing pressure to leave Russia

French firms hesitate amid growing pressure to leave Russia

Witold Henisz of the Wharton School spoke about the pressure on French firms to divest from Russia. These companies “will have to pay the cost of looking the other way as Russia signaled its intent to leave the international system,” he said. “Their shareholders and some EU customers will suffer. It is only a question of time.”

A Wharton expert examines cybersecurity hiring best practices
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Wharton lecturer and author, Leeza Garber, of “Can. Trust. Will: Hiring for the Human Element in the New Age of Cybersecurity.” (Image: Business Expert Press)

A Wharton expert examines cybersecurity hiring best practices

A new book by Leeza Garber of the Wharton School tackles the problem of cyber threats, with a focus on how employers can find and hire the right people.

Dee Patel

‘There’s a long way to go in gender equity,’ says Wharton’s Erika James

‘There’s a long way to go in gender equity,’ says Wharton’s Erika James

Dean Erika James of the Wharton School discussed gender diversity in corporate America and the pipeline to leadership roles. In addition to empowering women to pursue these careers, James says, “we also have to also look at the organizational structures themselves that make it challenging for women and young people to succeed.”

Citigroup to cover travel expenses for abortions as U.S. states curb access

Citigroup to cover travel expenses for abortions as U.S. states curb access

Witold Henisz of the Wharton School said more and more companies have been compelled to weigh in on social and political issues. "Millennial workers and consumers demand that companies take stands and look to (their) CEOs especially where the government has failed to act or taken a stand of which they disapprove. This will continue to grow as a strategic challenge for companies," he said.

How gig workers are managing risk during the pandemic
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How gig workers are managing risk during the pandemic

New research from Wharton management professor Lindsey Cameron reveals tactics that gig workers are using to mitigate health risks while managing their reputation with demanding customers during the pandemic.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Through the metaverse, and what can be found there
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Through the metaverse, and what can be found there

The Wharton School’s Sarah Hammer sheds light on how the metaverse may impact education, health care, diversity initiatives—and may even help people reduce their reduce carbon footprint.

Dee Patel