Knowledge at Wharton
Knowledge at Wharton
The Knowledge at Wharton Network Acast feed serves as a curated showcase highlighting the best content from our podcast collection. Each week, we feature one standout episode from each show in the Wharton Podcast Network, giving listeners a comprehensive sample of our diverse business and academic content. This rotating selection allows audiences to discover new shows within our network while experiencing the depth and variety of Wharton's thought leadership across different topics and formats. It's your monthly gateway to explore the full spectrum of insights available through the Wharton Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 12, 2021 • 9min
Are Teams Better Than Individuals at Getting Work Done?
Whether teams or individuals are better at accomplishing tasks depends on the complexity of the work according to a new study co-authored by Wharton’s Duncan Watts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2021 • 17min
Why the U.S. Housing Boom Isn’t a Bubble
Wharton’s Benjamin Keys explains why the red-hot U.S. real estate market isn’t a bubble that’s ready to burst. Home prices are likely to stay high for years to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2021 • 7min
Bad Bosses: What’s Wrong with Labor Algorithms
Wharton’s Lindsey Cameron explains why algorithms that monitor worker productivity like the ones used by Amazon are a bad idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2021 • 29min
How the Pandemic Accelerated the Social Impact Movement
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks with B Lab co-founder Bart Houlahan about the soaring interest in companies seeking “Certified B Corporation” status and what that means for the social impact movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 21, 2021 • 20min
What’s the Future of the Office?
In a new book Wharton’s Peter Cappelli says the choices employees and employers must make about the future of work could be among the most important they face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2021 • 15min
How Language Boosts Customer Satisfaction
Using more concrete language can improve customer satisfaction according to new research from Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2021 • 10min
How Bankruptcy Bias Contributes to the Racial Wealth Gap
New research from Wharton’s Sasha Indarte shows the role that bias plays in bankruptcy and the racial wealth gap in the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2021 • 11min
How to Increase Interest in Government Benefits
Americans would be more likely to claim billions in untapped federal aid if they felt psychological ownership over those benefits according to a new study from Wharton’s Wendy De La Rosa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2021 • 11min
The Fed Inflation and Interest Rates: What’s Ahead?
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sent “three significant messages” on the U.S. economic outlook in his address last month in Jackson Hole Wyoming according to Wharton’s Christina Parajon Skinner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2021 • 10min
Culture Clash: A Lesson from the Theranos Case
As the trial against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes continues in federal court Wharton’s Lawton R. Burns examines the prickly relationship between technology and health care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
