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When faced with difficult customers, gig workers engage in different resistance tactics to gain back some control over their jobs, according to new research from Wharton’s Lindsey Cameron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has transformed into a masterful communicator and powerful leader during his nation’s crisis, according to Wharton’s Michael Useem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economic sanctions against Russia have cratered the ruble and caused product shortages. Massive job losses could be next, explains Wharton finance professor Nikolai Roussanov. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Company wellness programs are well intended, but they don’t result in cost savings because they aren’t tailored to help the most vulnerable employees, Wharton’s Iwan Barankay explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton management professor Matthew Bidwell is feeling optimistic about the U.S. labor market as unemployment trends down. But inflation remains ”the wild card,” he says. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New research co-authored by Wharton’s Jonah Berger quantifies why some movies television shows and other stories are more successful than others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The demand for office space is unlikely to rebound to pre-COVID levels because workers want flexibility says Wharton real estate professor Joseph Gyourko. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton marketing professor Patti Williams offers her take on this year’s Super Bowl ads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon may have the Midas touch but will its effort to open a clothing store succeed? Wharton’s Santiago Gallino explains what the company must do to make Amazon Style work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Roma McCaig senior vice president of impact and communications at Clif Bar & Company about living the company’s “five aspirations.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.