

This Week in Business
This Week in Business
Bringing together top leaders, innovators and renowned faculty from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania discussing topics that matter to consumers and the business world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 28, 2021 • 13min
Best of 2021 - Overnight Sensation: How GameStop Became One of the Year's Hottest Stocks
We are counting down our top 5 podcasts of the year featuring Wharton School professors. In our second most downloaded podcast of 2021, Sasha Indarte, Wharton Assistant Professor of Finance, talks to Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney about GameStop's short squeeze, the risks involved, and the process of short selling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 23, 2021 • 12min
Best of 2021 - Biden & Economic Recovery: What's First on the Agenda
We are counting down our top 5 podcasts of the year featuring Wharton School professors. In our third most downloaded podcast of 2021, Kent Smetters, Wharton Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy and Faculty Lead of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, joins Wharton Business Daily host Dan Loney to talk about the economic outlook with the new administration, and how the COVID-19 vaccine roll out will factor into economic recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 21, 2021 • 14min
Best of 2021 - Can a Company's Purpose Influence Performance?
We are counting down our top 5 podcasts of the year featuring Wharton School professors. In our fourth most downloaded podcast of 2021, Claudine Gartenberg, Wharton Assistant Professor of Management, talks about her research into the link between purpose and performance with Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 16, 2021 • 17min
Best of 2021 - Learning to Lead: How to Take Your Firm to Future Growth
We are counting down our top 5 podcasts of the year featuring Wharton School professors. In our fifth most downloaded podcast of 2021, Mike Useem, Wharton Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management, talks about the future of work, the future of leadership, and his new book: The Edge: How Ten CEOs Learned to Lead - and the Lessons for Us (released June 22, 2021). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 14, 2021 • 10min
The American Experiment: David Rubenstein Reflects on How the Country Continues to Develop
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, talks about his new book, The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream, in which he talks with numerous well-known Americans about the state of the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 9, 2021 • 11min
Inflation & the Fed: What's Missing in the Debate About How to React
Itamar Drechsler, Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, talks about what's missing in the debate about inflation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 7, 2021 • 13min
Ed Mylett: To Win in Business, Focus on Growing Yourself
Ed Mylett, Host of the Ed Mylett Show, talks to Dan Loney about his podcast, how the pandemic has reshaped the business world, why culture is still important, and how to win in business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 2, 2021 • 20min
Trying to Be More Employable? Wharton Professor Says 'Get Vaccinated'
Iwan Barankay, Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, talks to Dan Loney about Biden's vaccine mandate, which has been facing a string of court setbacks in recent days, and why it's beneficial for both employers and employees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 2021 • 6min
ESG is a Major Bottom Line Impact Topic: Here's Why
CEO of Diligent Brian Stafford talks to Dan Loney about ESG and corporate governance as part of Wharton Business Daily's special on ESG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 23, 2021 • 9min
WarnerMedia CFO on the Growth of Connected TV Content, Subscribers
WarnerMedia CFO Jennifer Biry talks to Dan Loney about WarnerMedia's growth in 2021 - and how content, like that on HBO Max, will continue to fuel growth into the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.