This Week in Business

This Week in Business
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Sep 9, 2021 • 16min

Are Corporate Vaccine Mandates Ethical & Enforceable?

Rob Hughes, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School talks about why employers have a moral responsibility to take reasonable safety measures to protect employees in the workplace via Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 7, 2021 • 10min

U.S. Secretary of Labor on Getting Americans Back to Work

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh talks about the state of the labor market and why the government investing in jobs and employment services will help get more Americans back to work.This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Labor Day special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 2, 2021 • 8min

FEMA & Climate Change: Identifying Ways to Better Help Homeowners in Flood Areas

Howard Kunreuther, Wharton Faculty Director Emeritus of the Risk Management & Decision Processes Center, talks about shifts FEMA is making to the National Flood Insurance Program to better help owners in flood areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 31, 2021 • 12min

Barbara Corcoran on the State of Small Business

Barbara Corcoran, Star and Executive Producer of ABC's "Shark Tank," and Founder of The Corcoran Group, talks about the state of small business, why she thinks the worst is over, and why small businesses are in the best position to react to the next curveball that comes their way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 26, 2021 • 10min

An Ambitious Goal: Will Half of All Cars Sold in 2030 Be Electric?

Wharton Management Professor John Paul MacDuffie talks about President Biden's new executive order on electric vehicles and what needs to happen from an infrastructure standpoint for those goals to become reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 24, 2021 • 14min

Darren Rovell on the Explosion of the Sports Memorabilia Market

Darren Rovell, Senior Executive Producer of the Action Network and Top Sports Business Reporter, talks with Wharton Business Daily Guest Host Anthony Scaramucci about the Fanatics/Topps baseball card story, the sports memorabilia market, the Tokyo Olympics and the NCAA's image and likeness changes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 19, 2021 • 14min

How Do Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives Positively Impact Workplace Culture?

Nancy Rothbard, Deputy Dean and Management Professor at the Wharton School, talks to Dan Loney about a new report she co-authored on evidence-based diversity, equity and inclusion practices and how they can positively impact workplace culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 17, 2021 • 10min

Back to School 2021: U.S. Education Secretary on Reimagining Education in America

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona discusses the current state of education in America, why we need to reimagine what schools can be and returning to school safely during the pandemic. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business's Daily Back to School special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 12, 2021 • 10min

Can a Text Message Reminder Encourage Covid Vaccinations?

Mitesh Patel, VP of Clinical Transformation and National Lead of Behavioral Insights at Ascension Health, and Associate Professor of Health Care Management at Wharton, talks about how text message reminders can help encourage vaccination rates - for Covid as well as other vaccines, including the flu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 10, 2021 • 11min

Walmart's Chief Sustainability Officer on the Rise in ESG

Walmart's Chief Sustainability Officer Kathleen McLaughlin talks to Dan Loney about the company's newly released 2021 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) summary and "living" ESG reporting site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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