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Audio interviews with industry leaders and senior faculty with exclusive insights on current topics brought to you by Knowledge@Wharton and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Episodios

  • Zoom Meetings Are Here to Stay: Can We Beat the Fatigue?

    06/04/2021 Duración: 14min

    The struggle with Zoom fatigue is real. Wharton’s Iwan Barankay explains some of the unintended consequences of videoconferencing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Less Is More: Redefining the Luxury Goods Market

    06/04/2021 Duración: 22min

    Conspicuous consumption is giving way to a new ethos called ”minimalist luxury.” Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim and Z. John Zhang explain how the makers of high-end goods can respond to this market trend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • A ‘Small but Mighty’ VC Firm Invests in Equity

    30/03/2021 Duración: 28min

    Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks with Stefanie Thomas from Impact America Fund which has raised $55 million to invest in companies that benefit underserved communities. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • What Are the Long-term Costs of Virtual Schooling?

    29/03/2021 Duración: 15min

    Black and low-income students face the highest reduction in lifetime earnings from school closures according to a report from the Penn Wharton Budget Model. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Are You Ready for the Hybrid Workplace?

    23/03/2021 Duración: 13min

    The post-pandemic hybrid workplace will create a power differential that needs to be managed carefully. Wharton’s Martine Haas explains how to minimize the risks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Why Teams Are the Key to Beating Burnout

    23/03/2021 Duración: 23min

    Author Paula Davis talks about her new book from Wharton School Press ‘Beating Burnout at Work ’ and how teams and their leaders can create cultures that prevent burnout. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • How Can the Luxury Industry Become More Inclusive?

    23/03/2021 Duración: 01h01min

    During a recent Leading Diversity@Wharton event Wharton’s Stephanie Creary spoke with two DEI experts from luxury firms about how the industry can truly commit to the principles of diversity equity and inclusion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Fintech Charters: What Does the Future Hold?

    16/03/2021 Duración: 12min

    Allowing Big Tech and other large corporations to set up banks would fundamentally alter the banking landscape in the U.S. says Wharton’s David Zaring in an interview with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Moving the Middle: How to Get More People to Take Vaccines

    15/03/2021 Duración: 10min

    A new study led by experts from Wharton and Penn offers practical suggestions to get those who are hesitant about vaccines off the fence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Think Twice Before Paying Off Your Mortgage Early

    15/03/2021 Duración: 11min

    Wharton finance professor Michael R. Roberts explains why some homeowners should consider investing any extra money they have rather than using it to make additional mortgage payments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • How Could the U.S. Vaccine Rollout Be Improved?

    09/03/2021 Duración: 10min

    Centralization is key to streamlining the process and speeding up vaccination efforts says Wharton’s Gad Allon in an interview with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • How Economic Recovery Hinges on the Vaccine Rollout

    09/03/2021 Duración: 11min

    Doubling COVID-19 vaccine doses to 3 million a day could boost U.S. employment and GDP according to a Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Keeping Workers Safe: What Do the Numbers Say?

    09/03/2021 Duración: 15min

    Essential workers have a 55% greater chance of contracting COVID-19 compared with nonessential workers according to a recent study by Independence Blue Cross and Penn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • GameStop Fallout: Why Regulation Could Hurt Index Investing

    02/03/2021 Duración: 09min

    Regulators looking to prevent stock price manipulation must not harm the price discovery process that indexers depend on says Wharton’s David Musto in an interview with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • What’s Mine Is Ours: How Consumption Is Changing

    02/03/2021 Duración: 28min

    Firms benefit when consumers feel they “own” a product. But in the sharing economy goods and services are becoming more experiential and impermanent. New research co-authored by Wharton’s Deborah Small explains this shift and offers marketing strategies to help preserve that feeling of “mine.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • How Artificial Intelligence Can Slow the Spread of COVID-19

    02/03/2021 Duración: 08min

    A new machine-learning approach to COVID-19 testing that was developed by Wharton’s Hamsa Bastani and other experts has produced encouraging results in Greece by identifying more asymptomatic infected travelers than what conventional random testing would have achieved. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • How Biases Influence CEOs Throughout Their Careers

    23/02/2021 Duración: 10min

    CEOs often have a tailwind of strong performance and are expected to be more rational and objective than others. However they are equally vulnerable to biases according to new research co-authored by Wharton’s Marius Guenzel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Why Early 401(k) Withdrawals Are a Bad Idea

    23/02/2021 Duración: 13min

    Policymakers are exploring every option to get money in the hands of people to help them cope during the pandemic. But premature penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts could prove too costly down the road says Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Beyond the Business Case for Diversity: What Leaders Must Do

    22/02/2021 Duración: 29min

    Scholars David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely talk with Wharton’s Katherine Klein about why the business case for diversity takes pressure off leaders to create a real culture of inclusion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  • Building Diversity into the Venture Capital Ecosystem

    16/02/2021 Duración: 01h16min

    During a recent Leading Diversity@Wharton event Wharton’s Stephanie Creary spoke with venture capital experts about the funding gap faced by minority and female founders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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