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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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Mar 9, 2021 • 12min
How Economic Recovery Hinges on the Vaccine Rollout
Doubling COVID-19 vaccine doses to 3 million a day could boost U.S. employment and GDP according to a Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 9, 2021 • 15min
Keeping Workers Safe: What Do the Numbers Say?
Essential workers have a 55% greater chance of contracting COVID-19 compared with nonessential workers according to a recent study by Independence Blue Cross and Penn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2021 • 10min
GameStop Fallout: Why Regulation Could Hurt Index Investing
Regulators looking to prevent stock price manipulation must not harm the price discovery process that indexers depend on says Wharton’s David Musto in an interview with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2021 • 29min
What’s Mine Is Ours: How Consumption Is Changing
Firms benefit when consumers feel they “own” a product. But in the sharing economy goods and services are becoming more experiential and impermanent. New research co-authored by Wharton’s Deborah Small explains this shift and offers marketing strategies to help preserve that feeling of “mine.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2021 • 8min
How Artificial Intelligence Can Slow the Spread of COVID-19
A new machine-learning approach to COVID-19 testing that was developed by Wharton’s Hamsa Bastani and other experts has produced encouraging results in Greece by identifying more asymptomatic infected travelers than what conventional random testing would have achieved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2021 • 10min
How Biases Influence CEOs Throughout Their Careers
CEOs often have a tailwind of strong performance and are expected to be more rational and objective than others. However they are equally vulnerable to biases according to new research co-authored by Wharton’s Marius Guenzel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2021 • 13min
Why Early 401(k) Withdrawals Are a Bad Idea
Policymakers are exploring every option to get money in the hands of people to help them cope during the pandemic. But premature penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts could prove too costly down the road says Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 22, 2021 • 30min
Beyond the Business Case for Diversity: What Leaders Must Do
Scholars David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely talk with Wharton’s Katherine Klein about why the business case for diversity takes pressure off leaders to create a real culture of inclusion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2021 • 1h 16min
Building Diversity into the Venture Capital Ecosystem
During a recent Leading Diversity@Wharton event Wharton’s Stephanie Creary spoke with venture capital experts about the funding gap faced by minority and female founders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2021 • 34min
Business Model Innovation Matters More Than Ever
A new book by Wharton’s Raphael (“Raffi”) Amit and Christoph Zott from IESE Business School guides business leaders on how to craft a winning business model innovation strategy for the long game of disruption. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
