Amazon.com staff warned over criticizing company’s climate policy Penn In the News Reuters Amazon.com staff warned over criticizing company’s climate policy Brian Berkey of the Wharton School said that even if other companies have communications policies preventing employees from publicly criticizing their employers, that doesn’t make Amazon’s such policy right. “Speaking out about what one thinks the company should be doing doesn’t seem like the sort of thing companies should retaliate against by threatening to fire people or implementing policies that have that potential effect,” he said. In memoriam: Penn remembers those who passed in 2019 In memoriam: Penn remembers those who passed in 2019 Penn professors and faculty reflect on the giants in art, academia, and beyond who left us this year. Botin risks confronting Latin America-style populism at home Penn In the News Bloomberg Botin risks confronting Latin America-style populism at home Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School said it makes sense for Spain’s Banco Santander to be proactive in navigating anti-market populist measures. “They can’t afford to be on the wrong side of things given the other challenges they’re facing,” he said. Wharton professor on turning responsible investing interest into sales Penn In the News Bloomberg Wharton professor on turning responsible investing interest into sales Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School discussed the decision-making behind sustainable investing. “At the end of the day, the question for the consumer has to be, ‘If I do this, what changes in the world? What will be different because I took this action?’ And it doesn’t even have to be something large; it has to be something concrete,” she said. Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Penn In the News The Washington Post Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Krista Schwarz of the Wharton School said that the current state of affairs, in which corporations have taken on significant high-risk debt, will amplify any economic downturn. “It’s going to make everything happen faster, larger, worse,” she said. “The recession would just be that much deeper.” Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Penn In the News Quartz India Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School said that Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of India’s fintech company Paytm, “likely has low equity holding on a percentage basis. But the company’s valuation is very high so his stake in Paytm is still worth a lot on paper.” Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Penn In the News Quartz Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said. Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Penn In the News Reuters Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication responded to Fitbit’s assurance that Google will never sell personal information or use fitness tracker data for Google ads, saying, “There are so many ways to finesse that statement. We have to figure out what that really means.” America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Penn In the News Bloomberg America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’” Load More
In memoriam: Penn remembers those who passed in 2019 In memoriam: Penn remembers those who passed in 2019 Penn professors and faculty reflect on the giants in art, academia, and beyond who left us this year.
Botin risks confronting Latin America-style populism at home Penn In the News Bloomberg Botin risks confronting Latin America-style populism at home Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School said it makes sense for Spain’s Banco Santander to be proactive in navigating anti-market populist measures. “They can’t afford to be on the wrong side of things given the other challenges they’re facing,” he said. Wharton professor on turning responsible investing interest into sales Penn In the News Bloomberg Wharton professor on turning responsible investing interest into sales Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School discussed the decision-making behind sustainable investing. “At the end of the day, the question for the consumer has to be, ‘If I do this, what changes in the world? What will be different because I took this action?’ And it doesn’t even have to be something large; it has to be something concrete,” she said. Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Penn In the News The Washington Post Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Krista Schwarz of the Wharton School said that the current state of affairs, in which corporations have taken on significant high-risk debt, will amplify any economic downturn. “It’s going to make everything happen faster, larger, worse,” she said. “The recession would just be that much deeper.” Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Penn In the News Quartz India Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School said that Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of India’s fintech company Paytm, “likely has low equity holding on a percentage basis. But the company’s valuation is very high so his stake in Paytm is still worth a lot on paper.” Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Penn In the News Quartz Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said. Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Penn In the News Reuters Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication responded to Fitbit’s assurance that Google will never sell personal information or use fitness tracker data for Google ads, saying, “There are so many ways to finesse that statement. We have to figure out what that really means.” America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Penn In the News Bloomberg America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’” Load More
Wharton professor on turning responsible investing interest into sales Penn In the News Bloomberg Wharton professor on turning responsible investing interest into sales Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School discussed the decision-making behind sustainable investing. “At the end of the day, the question for the consumer has to be, ‘If I do this, what changes in the world? What will be different because I took this action?’ And it doesn’t even have to be something large; it has to be something concrete,” she said. Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Penn In the News The Washington Post Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Krista Schwarz of the Wharton School said that the current state of affairs, in which corporations have taken on significant high-risk debt, will amplify any economic downturn. “It’s going to make everything happen faster, larger, worse,” she said. “The recession would just be that much deeper.” Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Penn In the News Quartz India Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School said that Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of India’s fintech company Paytm, “likely has low equity holding on a percentage basis. But the company’s valuation is very high so his stake in Paytm is still worth a lot on paper.” Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Penn In the News Quartz Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said. Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Penn In the News Reuters Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication responded to Fitbit’s assurance that Google will never sell personal information or use fitness tracker data for Google ads, saying, “There are so many ways to finesse that statement. We have to figure out what that really means.” America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Penn In the News Bloomberg America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’” Load More
Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Penn In the News The Washington Post Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Krista Schwarz of the Wharton School said that the current state of affairs, in which corporations have taken on significant high-risk debt, will amplify any economic downturn. “It’s going to make everything happen faster, larger, worse,” she said. “The recession would just be that much deeper.” Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Penn In the News Quartz India Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School said that Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of India’s fintech company Paytm, “likely has low equity holding on a percentage basis. But the company’s valuation is very high so his stake in Paytm is still worth a lot on paper.” Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Penn In the News Quartz Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said. Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Penn In the News Reuters Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication responded to Fitbit’s assurance that Google will never sell personal information or use fitness tracker data for Google ads, saying, “There are so many ways to finesse that statement. We have to figure out what that really means.” America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Penn In the News Bloomberg America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’” Load More
Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Penn In the News Quartz India Can Paytm make every cent of its $1 billion funding round really count? Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School said that Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of India’s fintech company Paytm, “likely has low equity holding on a percentage basis. But the company’s valuation is very high so his stake in Paytm is still worth a lot on paper.” Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Penn In the News Quartz Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said. Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Penn In the News Reuters Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication responded to Fitbit’s assurance that Google will never sell personal information or use fitness tracker data for Google ads, saying, “There are so many ways to finesse that statement. We have to figure out what that really means.” America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Penn In the News Bloomberg America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’” Load More
Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Penn In the News Quartz Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said. Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Penn In the News Reuters Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication responded to Fitbit’s assurance that Google will never sell personal information or use fitness tracker data for Google ads, saying, “There are so many ways to finesse that statement. We have to figure out what that really means.” America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Penn In the News Bloomberg America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’” Load More
Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Penn In the News Reuters Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication responded to Fitbit’s assurance that Google will never sell personal information or use fitness tracker data for Google ads, saying, “There are so many ways to finesse that statement. We have to figure out what that really means.” America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Penn In the News Bloomberg America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’” Load More
America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Penn In the News Bloomberg America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’”