This Week in Business

Greg Williams, The Master Negotiator & Body Language Expert, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss what to do when you're faced with a bully in a job negotiation and other negotiating tips on Career Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshua March, Founder and CEO of Conversocial, joins host Americus Reed to discuss his new book "Message Me," about the future of customer service in this world of social media messaging and AI on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened to domestic corporate investment after the financial crisis of 2008? Joao F. Gomes, Howard Butcher III Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent B-School Seminar presented to congressional staffers that examines the decade-long weak recovery, influencing the lackluster investment of U.S. corporations into its economy and its potential effects on little infrastructure spending.  This seminar is part of the Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, a new monthly series of faculty-led seminars for policymakers on Knowledge@Wharton. For more information about how to get involved with Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, visit: https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/b-school/get-involved/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allen Gannett, Founder and CEO of Track Maven, joins host Americus Reed to discuss his new book "The Creative Curve" which overturns what we’ve learned about creative genius and reveals the science behind successful innovation and creativity on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff King, Senior Director of Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Social Innovation at The Hershey Company, joins hosts Sherryl Kuhlman and Sandi Hunt to discuss Hershey’s sustainability and farmer livelihoods programming, philanthropic giving and community programs, and Hershey’s commitment to childhood nutrition programs and expanding economic development in under-served communities on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Dawn Graham, Director of Career Management for the Wharton Executive MBA Program and host of Career Talk, has published a new book, "Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers - and Seize Success" which is now available for purchase. On this special episode of Career Talk, Nick Corcodilos, Host of Ask the Headhunter, interviews Dr. Dawn Graham about the key takeaways readers can expect from her book.Book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0789Y665J/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mexico has elected a populist and leftist president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Host Dan Loney talks with Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Professor at George Mason University Schar School of Policy and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Government, and Christopher Sands, Senior Research Professor and Director of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Center for Canadian Studies, to discuss the potential changes for the country he may make and how it will impact trade and U.S.-Mexico relations on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The state of California has banned localities from enacting any more soda taxes until 2031. Host Dan Loney talks with Jason Riis, Senior Research Fellow at Wharton, Karen Glanz, Epidemiology Professor at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine, and Christina Roberto, Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine, to discuss the motivations behind this new ruling and whether or not other states may follow suit on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney's $71.3 billion proposed merger with 20th Century Fox recently got approval from the Justice Department, with a few stipulations. Host Dan Loney talks with Herbert Hovenkamp, Penn Law Professor, and Hemant Bhargava, Professor of Technology at UC Davis, to discuss the aspects of the deal and how Disney seems to have struggled less than the recent ATT-Time Warner merger on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Marlene DeMaio, Chief of Orthopedic and Spine Services at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center (CMCVAMC) and Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Pennsylvania, joins hosts Mike Useem and Jeff Klein to discuss what leadership theories work in the operating room and what theories do not, and how she brings her military leadership experience as a Retired Navy Captain to the operating table on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.