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Florida's care workers battle to protect the elderly

Research led by Atul Gupta of the Wharton School examined how private equity firms’ investments in nursing homes have affected residents and staff. Overall, the investments were associated with lower spending on staffing and increased crowding of residents. “We expect that private equity-owned nursing homes would be less prepared in an emergency situation like this,” said Gupta.

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Experiencing the pandemic from abroad

When rising junior Julia Mitchell learned in March that France was about to shut down, she decided to immerse herself further in the language rather than come home, quarantining with her homestay family and finishing courses remotely.

How a company chooses its managers says a lot about its tolerance for workplace toxicity

Katherine Klein of the Wharton School weighed in on how to avoid hiring toxic supervisors in the workplace. “One of the things we know about hiring is that the standard unstructured interview is not a good predictor of future performance,” she says. “Someone in a high-level position probably knows how to behave quite well in an interview for a short period of time.”

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Leading diversity: Why listening and learning come before strategy

Wharton’s Stephanie Creary discusses what it takes to create a culture of inclusiveness with global diversity expert Rohini Anand.

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Flipping the pyramid: Steps companies can take to close the opportunity gap

With the pandemic exposing and widening the income and digital access gap among communities in the U.S., two Wharton experts outline ways companies can innovate to close the digital, health, and economic gap in minority communities.

The Technology 202: Microsoft’s possible acquisition of TikTok could also bring increased Washington scrutiny

PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp spoke about Microsoft’s interest in acquiring TikTok, a move unlikely to trigger an investigation by antitrust regulators. “We don’t have any actual case law that pursues mergers simply because the companies are big,” he said. “They have to be competitors, for the most part, and have significant market share.”

Introducing Wharton dean Erika James

On July 1, James began a new chapter in her career as the first woman and first person of color to be appointed dean of the Wharton School in the institution’s 139-year history.

‘Social movements are contagious’: Protests within Mass. companies are part of a growing trend

Mae McDonnell of the Wharton School said non-union workers have been increasingly willing to organize in recent years. “In the first half of 2015, there were six instances of employee activism in tech firms reported in mainstream media. In the first half of 2020, there were 60,“ she said.

COVID-19 shuttered more than 1 million small businesses. Here is how five survived

Jacqueline Kirtley of the Wharton School said businesses are making changes in order to survive the pandemic. What they do after this crisis ends “will tell us whether they pivoted or just fought the fire and survived,” she said.

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Wharton economist talks ensuing coronavirus stimulus bill

Richard Prisinzano of the Penn Wharton Budget Model discusses the competing bills being debated in Congress while extended unemployment benefits stand in limbo.

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