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A new book by Wharton’s Raphael (“Raffi”) Amit and Christoph Zott from IESE Business School guides business leaders on how to craft a winning business model innovation strategy for the long game of disruption. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Hummy Song found the number of mammograms declined sharply during the first few months of the pandemic creating a queue that still hasn’t cleared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coordinated attacks on a stock could impair a firm’s ability to raise capital and lower its valuation says Wharton’s Itay Goldstein. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new book from Wharton School Press explores a growing movement to unlock private-sector investments in new ways to solve global problems. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Biden relief package leaves little headroom for economic growth and job gains according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CEO succession is routine in business but Amazon isn’t like other companies. Wharton’s Mike Useem and Barbara Kahn discuss the transition of Jeff Bezos. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Millions tune into the NFL Super Bowl each year to watch the game’s entertaining advertisements. A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Jonah Berger shines light on the emotions that make people more likely to share what they see. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Regulators have no clear options in controlling social media-led speculation in stock prices say Wharton experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger explains why songs with the word “you” are more successful with consumers and what that could mean for other products. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink of Google.org talks with Wharton’s Katherine Klein about how the tech giant’s philanthropic arm leverages financial and human capital to help nonprofits around the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As part of the Leading Diversity at Work series Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks to IBM Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Carla Grant Pickens about the company’s efforts to create change both inside and outside the office. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed stimulus package is comprehensive and will likely help to move the economy forward but direct payments could be better targeted to those in need say Wharton experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was a “watershed moment” for corporations to reexamine their role in a democracy Wharton’s Michael Useem says in an interview with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In their book ’Winning in China ’ Wharton’s Lele Sang and Karl Ulrich explore the successes and failures of several well-known companies in their attempts to enter China’s market of 1.4 billion consumers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Herbert Hovenkamp explains why far-right social media platform Parler faces an uphill court battle in proving that Amazon violated antitrust laws. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New research co-authored by Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer reveals that most people don’t really mind answering sensitive questions and asking them doesn’t leave a bad impression. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John W. Rogers Jr. founder of Ariel Investments talks with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about his lifelong effort to get more people of color into boardrooms and key leadership roles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During a recent Leading Diversity@Wharton event Wharton’s Stephanie Creary spoke with three authors whose books offer deep insights into diversity and inclusion in business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A lack of data has hampered knowledge of how and whether impact investors achieve their goals. Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks with Harvard’s Shawn Cole and Chicago Booth’s Robert Gertner about how their collaboration will change that. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Venture accelerators see higher numbers of quality startups in countries that lower entry growth and exit barriers according to new research by Wharton’s Valentina Assenova. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.