Microsoft is accused of corporate bullying, after years of avoiding antitrust allegations Penn In the News The Washington Post Microsoft is accused of corporate bullying, after years of avoiding antitrust allegations PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp said European regulators have been “been much more open recently (to anti-competition actions), particularly with tech.” Pennovation Accelerator moves online Pennovation Accelerator moves online In its third summer, the six-week program for startup companies went entirely virtual, but that didn’t stop the cohort of entrepreneurs from learning, networking, and innovating. The post-COVID workplace: Will employees be safe? The post-COVID workplace: Will employees be safe? Experts at Wharton weigh in on what to expect when employees return to the workplace post-pandemic, and whether to expect all employees can, and will, return to a traditional workplace. Everything you know about startups is wrong, says Wharton professor Everything you know about startups is wrong, says Wharton professor The new book ‘The Unicorn’s Shadow: Combating the Dangerous Myths that Hold Back Startups, Founders, and Investors’ from Wharton School professor Ethan Mollick debunks myths about entrepreneurship. A return to ‘normal’: How long will the pandemic last? A return to ‘normal’: How long will the pandemic last? Wharton’s Zeke Emanuel predicts the U.S. won’t see a full return to normal by pre-pandemic standards until November of next year, when a vaccine can likely be produced and distributed. Airbnb was like a family, until the layoffs started Penn In the News The New York Times Airbnb was like a family, until the layoffs started Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says startups that foster a culture of commitment have much to lose in times of economic crisis. “Part of the compensation is being part of this family,” he said. “Now the family goes away, and the deal is sort of changed. It just becomes a job.” What benefits would boardroom diversity bring to companies? Penn In the News Bloomberg What benefits would boardroom diversity bring to companies? Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School was interviewed about diversifying corporate boardrooms. “What I’ve been trying to do in my research is push leaders and boards to reconsider the boardroom dynamics and how those are either helping or hindering the diversity from helping to create the gains that companies are seeking,” she said. Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’ Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’ The Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic assists Philadelphia business owners with their legal needs whose missions are to help economically distressed communities and impact positive social change. Building work-life boundaries in the WFH era Penn In the News Harvard Business Review Building work-life boundaries in the WFH era Nancy P. Rothbard of the Wharton School wrote about how employees are navigating the divide between work and home during the pandemic. “By understanding how everyone works best from home, leaders can turn this unexpected crisis into opportunity as we develop new and better ways of working in the future,” she writes. Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Penn In the News NBC News Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on efforts by hedge funds to acquire struggling newspapers. “This is bad for journalists, bad for media diversity and bad for communities at a time when we desperately need more local journalism, not less,” he said. Load More
Pennovation Accelerator moves online Pennovation Accelerator moves online In its third summer, the six-week program for startup companies went entirely virtual, but that didn’t stop the cohort of entrepreneurs from learning, networking, and innovating.
The post-COVID workplace: Will employees be safe? The post-COVID workplace: Will employees be safe? Experts at Wharton weigh in on what to expect when employees return to the workplace post-pandemic, and whether to expect all employees can, and will, return to a traditional workplace.
Everything you know about startups is wrong, says Wharton professor Everything you know about startups is wrong, says Wharton professor The new book ‘The Unicorn’s Shadow: Combating the Dangerous Myths that Hold Back Startups, Founders, and Investors’ from Wharton School professor Ethan Mollick debunks myths about entrepreneurship.
A return to ‘normal’: How long will the pandemic last? A return to ‘normal’: How long will the pandemic last? Wharton’s Zeke Emanuel predicts the U.S. won’t see a full return to normal by pre-pandemic standards until November of next year, when a vaccine can likely be produced and distributed.
Airbnb was like a family, until the layoffs started Penn In the News The New York Times Airbnb was like a family, until the layoffs started Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says startups that foster a culture of commitment have much to lose in times of economic crisis. “Part of the compensation is being part of this family,” he said. “Now the family goes away, and the deal is sort of changed. It just becomes a job.” What benefits would boardroom diversity bring to companies? Penn In the News Bloomberg What benefits would boardroom diversity bring to companies? Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School was interviewed about diversifying corporate boardrooms. “What I’ve been trying to do in my research is push leaders and boards to reconsider the boardroom dynamics and how those are either helping or hindering the diversity from helping to create the gains that companies are seeking,” she said. Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’ Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’ The Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic assists Philadelphia business owners with their legal needs whose missions are to help economically distressed communities and impact positive social change. Building work-life boundaries in the WFH era Penn In the News Harvard Business Review Building work-life boundaries in the WFH era Nancy P. Rothbard of the Wharton School wrote about how employees are navigating the divide between work and home during the pandemic. “By understanding how everyone works best from home, leaders can turn this unexpected crisis into opportunity as we develop new and better ways of working in the future,” she writes. Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Penn In the News NBC News Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on efforts by hedge funds to acquire struggling newspapers. “This is bad for journalists, bad for media diversity and bad for communities at a time when we desperately need more local journalism, not less,” he said. Load More
What benefits would boardroom diversity bring to companies? Penn In the News Bloomberg What benefits would boardroom diversity bring to companies? Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School was interviewed about diversifying corporate boardrooms. “What I’ve been trying to do in my research is push leaders and boards to reconsider the boardroom dynamics and how those are either helping or hindering the diversity from helping to create the gains that companies are seeking,” she said. Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’ Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’ The Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic assists Philadelphia business owners with their legal needs whose missions are to help economically distressed communities and impact positive social change. Building work-life boundaries in the WFH era Penn In the News Harvard Business Review Building work-life boundaries in the WFH era Nancy P. Rothbard of the Wharton School wrote about how employees are navigating the divide between work and home during the pandemic. “By understanding how everyone works best from home, leaders can turn this unexpected crisis into opportunity as we develop new and better ways of working in the future,” she writes. Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Penn In the News NBC News Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on efforts by hedge funds to acquire struggling newspapers. “This is bad for journalists, bad for media diversity and bad for communities at a time when we desperately need more local journalism, not less,” he said. Load More
Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’ Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’ The Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic assists Philadelphia business owners with their legal needs whose missions are to help economically distressed communities and impact positive social change.
Building work-life boundaries in the WFH era Penn In the News Harvard Business Review Building work-life boundaries in the WFH era Nancy P. Rothbard of the Wharton School wrote about how employees are navigating the divide between work and home during the pandemic. “By understanding how everyone works best from home, leaders can turn this unexpected crisis into opportunity as we develop new and better ways of working in the future,” she writes. Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Penn In the News NBC News Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on efforts by hedge funds to acquire struggling newspapers. “This is bad for journalists, bad for media diversity and bad for communities at a time when we desperately need more local journalism, not less,” he said. Load More
Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Penn In the News NBC News Hedge funds scoop up local newspapers withering under COVID-19 cuts Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on efforts by hedge funds to acquire struggling newspapers. “This is bad for journalists, bad for media diversity and bad for communities at a time when we desperately need more local journalism, not less,” he said.