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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Nov 18, 2021 • 19min
Is It The End of the Conglomerate Era? Behind the GE Split & How the Market is Reacting
Emilie Feldman, Professor of Management at the Wharton School, discusses the GE split as well as J&J's announcement, and what it means for the market overall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2021 • 14min
How Does an ESOP Work and Why Is It a Benefit to Employees?
Dan Kenary, Co-founder & CEO of Harpoon Brewery, talks about the benefits of ESOPs (employee stock ownership plans) and why he and his business partner decided to operate their business using this model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2021 • 9min
Does Meta Have More Positive Potential in the Marketplace than Facebook?
Patti Williams, Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, talks to Dan Loney about Facebook's new name and rebrand and the reasons why companies change their names. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 9, 2021 • 10min
Mainwaring on How to Be More Successful, Cooperative & Sustainable
Simon Mainwaring, Founder & CEO of We First, talks about how we can be more sustainable and cooperative as a society and his thoughts on the climate conference, COP 26. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 4, 2021 • 16min
How Supply Chain Woes Will Impact Retailers, Gift-Giving This Holiday Season
Santiago Gallino, Associate Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions at the Wharton School, talks to Dan Loney about how supply chain issues will impact retailers this holiday season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 2, 2021 • 17min
Dan Schawbel on Why Flexibility & Safety Are Key Elements to the Future of Work
Dan Schawbel, Managing Director of Workplace Intelligence, talks to Dan Loney about the future of the workforce and the new report from Workplace Intelligence and Oracle that shows flexibility, safety, and security will be most important to employees moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 28, 2021 • 10min
What Happens When Corporate Values Have a Negative Impact on a Company's Bottom Line?
Tyler Wry, Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, talks about the problem with corporate values and how the bottom line can impact corporate activism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2021 • 11min
Why the New Bitcoin ETF Means Bitcoin is Here to Stay
Craig Salm, Vice President of Legal at Grayscale Investments, joins Dan Loney to discuss the new Bitcoin ETF and why it's a major validation of the industry as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 21, 2021 • 10min
Wharton Professor on Why Insider Trading is 'Alive & Well' on Wall Street
Daniel Taylor, Associate Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School, and Faculty Director of its Forensic Analytics Lab, talks about his new research in insider trading and if the stock market really is rigged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 19, 2021 • 11min
Creator of Showtime's The Circus on the Impact of the Infrastructure Bill on Capitol Hill
Mark McKinnon, Creator of Showtime's The Circus, joins Wharton Business Daily's special on the Infrastructure Bill to give his take on the situation and the impact around Capitol Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
