11/15
Management
How companies like the NBA could benefit from ‘corporate diplomacy’
How companies like the NBA could benefit from ‘corporate diplomacy’
In a Q&A, Professor of Manaement Witold Henisz explains how recent controversies involving the NBA and Activision-Blizzard can be prevented through increased focus on corporate diplomacy.
The key to keeping your employees happy
The key to keeping your employees happy
Moods, emotions, even smiles are some of the emotional contagions Wharton professor Sigal Barsade cites as what are passed along throughout the workplace, making the professional environment either more pleasant or more unhappy.
Why good people still can’t get jobs
Why good people still can’t get jobs
Wharton's Peter Cappelli discusses where companies have gone wrong in the hiring process, and contends that the economy doesn’t have as much to do with the hiring process as we would like to believe.
Mindfulness at work: A little bit goes a long way
Mindfulness at work: A little bit goes a long way
New research from Wharton management professor Lindsey Cameron finds that including just a few minutes of mindfulness in each day makes employees more helpful and productive.
How restricting skilled immigration could spur offshoring
How restricting skilled immigration could spur offshoring
Wharton School’s Britta Glennon discusses her research on the impact of restricting visas for high-skilled immigrants.
Why a California law could impact the future of the gig economy
Why a California law could impact the future of the gig economy
Wharton management professors Matthew Bidwell and Lindsey Cameron discuss the recent “Uber Law,” giving drivers employee status, and what that means for the independent contractors and managers of the gig economy.
Will Amazon’s plan to ‘upskill’ its employees pay off?
Will Amazon’s plan to ‘upskill’ its employees pay off?
Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell discusses Amazon’s $700 million plan to retrain its workforce with “pathways to careers” in machine learning, manufacturing, robotics, and computer science, while facing mounting personnel and safety issues and concerns at its warehouses.
Uncovering bias: A new way to study hiring can help
Uncovering bias: A new way to study hiring can help
Research has shown how easy it is for an employer’s conscious and unconscious biases to creep in when reviewing resumés, creating an uneven playing field that disproportionally hurts women and minority job candidates.
How shopping became a version of social impact
How shopping became a version of social impact
Wharton Professor of Marketing Patti Williams discusses how brands began to put their do-gooder ethos to the forefront of its value proposition.
Regulating big tech
Regulating big tech
Wharton’s Eric K. Clemons discusses the pros and cons of boosting regulations on big technology companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple, after years of being penalized in Europe for anticompetitive practices.
In the News
National Geographic
When is the right time to start a new habit—and actually keep it?
Katherine Milkman of the Wharton School says that moments of motivation are ideal times to put a plan in place to improve the likelihood of positive long-term results, even after that motivation wanes.
FULL STORY →
The Washington Post
Diversity will suffer with five-day office mandates, research suggests
A 2024 Wharton School study found that changing job openings to remote work at startups increased female applicants by 15% and minority applicants by 33%.
FULL STORY →
The New York Times
If you’re sure how the next four years will play out, I promise: You’re wrong
In an opinion essay, Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that acknowledging that the future is unknowable and unpredictable can bring some comfort when it feels like the world is shattered.
FULL STORY →
Salon.com
Why planning for retirement is hard, and what to do about it
Research by Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that low-income workers aren’t incentivized to learn about supplements to retirement income like IRAs and 401(k)s, since they tend to rely on and benefit more from fixed-income retirement sources like Social Security payments.
FULL STORY →
Fortune
Donald Trump’s election win will create a DEI reckoning that forces companies to either stand up for their policies or ‘step away’
Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School says companies that rolled back their DEI initiatives under pressure likely didn’t understand them fully and weren’t prepared to explain and defend them.
FULL STORY →
Psychology Today
The quiet leaders: How shy CEOs succeed
Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that introverts tend to be less threatened by others’ ideas, collecting many of them before determining a vision.
FULL STORY →