Knowledge at Wharton

Knowledge at Wharton
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Oct 15, 2019 • 12min

Finding Your Voice: Why Confidence Is Key to Persuasion

Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger’s latest research on persuasive language puts some science behind the notion that it’s not what you say it’s how you say it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 14, 2019 • 23min

What Will the Airbus-Boeing Subsidy Dispute Mean for Consumers?

Subsidies and global supply chains are integral to making aircraft. But consumers will eventually pay in the fallout between Airbus and Boeing experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 10, 2019 • 24min

Fashion Fail: Where Did Forever 21 Go Wrong?

Three big mistakes led to Forever 21’s bankruptcy filing and could imperil the fast-fashion chain’s future experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 10, 2019 • 25min

All You Need Is Love: The Case for Bringing Greater Passion to Work

Workers have been conditioned to check their feelings at the door but love makes for better business all around says the author of a new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 10, 2019 • 26min

GE’s Pension Freeze: Will It Help -- or Hurt?

GE’s move trims employee benefits and could depress morale as the company consolidates -- and struggles to find a sustainable new business model note Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 9, 2019 • 25min

What’s Pushing China’s Tech Sector So Far Ahead?

Journalist and author Rebecca Fannin dives into what is behind China’s surging dominance in technology from social media to 5G. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 8, 2019 • 37min

How Cost Management Needs to ‘Save to Transform’

Cost management in the digital age is about more than reducing costs or driving growth. It must be part of a larger transformation process that also includes digital technologies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 7, 2019 • 13min

Removing Human Bias from Predictive Modeling

Algorithms are supposed to be neutral but they are packed with the same biases built into the data used to create them. Wharton statistics professor James Johndrow has developed a method to remove those biases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 7, 2019 • 22min

Why the U.S. Needs a New Vision for Affordable Housing

With rents at all-time highs and house prices out of reach for many the squeeze is on to find affordable homes. A recent Wharton Public Policy Initiative brief looks at possible solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 4, 2019 • 32min

Why Good People Still Can’t Get Jobs

If employers are grumbling that they can’t find qualified applicants for vacancies they only have themselves to blame says Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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