Knowledge at Wharton

Knowledge at Wharton
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Dec 1, 2020 • 1h 18min

How to Be an Inclusive Leader

As part of the Leading Diversity@Wharton speaker series Dean Erika James and AT&T Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Corey Anthony spoke with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about inclusive leadership in times of crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 1, 2020 • 12min

What Role Should Insurers Play in Covering Pandemic Business Losses?

For many small businesses such as restaurants the denial of insurance claims for COVID-19 losses spells bankruptcy and closure. Public-private partnerships could help provide a solution says Wharton’s Howard Kunreuther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 1, 2020 • 9min

COVID-19 and the Myth of Urban Flight

A small percentage of city dwellers are flocking to the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemic but that won’t reverse a 20-year trend toward urbanization in the U.S. according to Wharton’s Jessie Handbury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 24, 2020 • 12min

Jeremy Siegel: What’s Ahead for the Stock Market?

Encouraging news on a COVID-19 vaccine a good election outcome and strong liquidity are positive signs for the year ahead says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 24, 2020 • 11min

What Will Persuade People to Take a Vaccine?

Behavioral scientists at Wharton and Penn are studying the best communication strategies that nudge people into getting vaccinated for the flu with implications for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 23, 2020 • 30min

Conscious Capitalism: Giving All Stakeholders a Seat at the Table

Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Vital Farms investor Karl Khoury and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco about how stakeholders benefit from the ethical pursuit of profit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 16, 2020 • 21min

Gamification Is Changing How We Work -- and Succeed

From motivating employees to maintaining healthy habits games can help us achieve our goals in surprising ways say the authors of the revised and updated edition of ‘For the Win.’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 10, 2020 • 16min

How Gaming Can Help Learners of All Ages

Wharton Interactive co-founders Sarah Toms and Ethan Mollick are creating the next generation of game-based learning experiences that democratize education and make lessons more memorable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 10, 2020 • 12min

If Pandemic Productivity Is Up Why Is Innovation Slowing Down?

The majority of employees working from home during the pandemic are just as productive but they aren’t collaborating as effectively as before according to a new study overseen by Wharton management professor Michael Parke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 9, 2020 • 8min

How the Biden Administration Could Tackle Climate Change

Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord will be a positive step but options for the new administration will be limited to regulatory tweaks without control of Congress says Wharton’s Brain Berkey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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