Management

Adam Grant of the Wharton School offers advice for parents who want to help their children reach their full potential.

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that Elon Musk wishes to see himself as a rock star, not a business leader who needs to take account of many constituencies.

Mark Pauly of the Wharton School says that insurance companies are raising premiums because they’ve already suffered substantial losses in their homeowners business or are trying to protect against that happening in the future.

Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School says that the Greatest Generation generally didn’t discuss money with their children, shielding the baby boom generation from the horrors of war and poverty.

Witold Henisz of the Wharton School says that an annual letter in 2015 by Larry Fink, CEO of investment firm BlackRock, shifted the tone of ESG investing.

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that there’s a lot of lateral movement between companies, since they’re not hiring for potential anymore. Wharton’s Michael Useem says that interacting with leaders in a wide range of fields enables employees to get experience on big issues, as well as exclusive networking opportunities at top companies.

An analysis from researchers at the Penn Wharton Budget Model finds that the share of working college-educated women is vastly higher than a couple decades ago, driven by college-educated moms.

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that laying off a worker over email or Zoom can be significantly less daunting.

A study led by Norma Coe of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that the median lost wages for women providing intensive care for their mothers is $24,500 over two years. Rachel M. Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute, Wharton School, and Perelman School of Medicine says that the U.S. doesn’t value elders the way that other countries and cultures do.

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that older female workers took a lifelong hit to wages when telephone operators became automated in the late 19th century.