This Week in Business

The NFL owners have altered the policy regarding the national anthem, saying players can either remain off the field or have to stand during the song. The new policy allows the league to fine teams for actions by their players. Host Dan Loney talks with Ken Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sport Institute and Professor Emeritus at the Wharton School, and Charles Grantham, Director of the Center for Sport Management at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business, about this move by the owners and how players are reacting on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, Campbell's CEO Denise Morrison unexpectedly retired, effective immediately, as the company undergoes a strategic review and flat sales. Jason Riis, Marketing Lecturer at the Wharton School, and Erik Gordon, Professor at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, join host Dan Loney to discuss how the company can become "mmm mmm good" again on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US birthrate has dropped to its lowest rate in thirty years. Hans-Peter Kohler, Demography Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Gretchen Livingston, Senior Researcher at the Pew Research Center and expert on fertility and family demogrphics, join host Dan Loney to discuss the potential reasons behind this decline and the impact it could have on the future economy on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig O’Shannessy is widely recognized as the world leader in teaching and analyzing tennis strategy and Founder of Brain Game Tennis. Craig joins Moneyball hosts Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner to talk about tennis analytics, strategies, and the current French Open (May 21–Jun 10, 2018). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georges Markarian, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS, Board-Certified Neurosurgeon, and Dr. Neil Malhotra, Neurosurgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, join host Christian Terwiesch to discuss the future of neurosurgery on Work of Tomorrow.Neurosurgery, or neurological surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. (Wikipedia) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Janne Korpela, Chief of investor Operations at Slush and Co-Founder of Wave Ventures, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss the startup sphere in Northern Europe and how it compares to the US on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Haines, Senior Vice President of Capital Markets & Index Solutions at Annexus, and Adam Politzer, Vice President of Product Management at Athene Holdings, joins hosts Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel and Wharton Alum Jeremy Schwartz to discuss insurance asset management on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The economy is strong, the unemployment rate has dipped down to below four percent, and corporations have more money thanks to the new tax law, but wage growth is still stagnant. Host Dan Loney talks with Peter Cappelli, Professor and Director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, and Harry Holzer, Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and former Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Labor in the Clinton Administration, to discuss the reasons why incomes aren't up and what can be done about it.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beware of fraudulent cryptocurrencies - The Wall Street Journal reviewed documents for 1,450 digital coin offerings and found 271 with red flags. Reporters Shane Shifflett and Coulter Jones discuss their investigation and story: Buyer Beware: Hundreds of Bitcoin Wannabes Show Hallmarks of Fraud with host Dan Loney on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of this year’s Lipman Family Prize honorees—Jacob Lief, the Co-Founder and CEO of Ubuntu Pathways, joins host Anne Greenhalgh to discuss his a non-profit organization that takes orphaned and vulnerable children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa from cradle to career, on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.