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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Mar 28, 2019 • 25min
How Gender and Racial Biases Are Hurting Economics
A survey released by the American Economic Association reveals a disturbingly high level of gender and racial biases in the field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2019 • 26min
How Companies Are Increasing Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Companies are slowly increasing their efforts to employ adults with autism but doing so requires training preparation and support. Two experts discuss the benefits of neurodiversity in the workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2019 • 24min
What’s Really Driving Disruption (It’s Not Technology)
It’s not technology that drives disruption but rather customer behavior says Harvard professor Thales Teixeira in his new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2019 • 25min
Why Emotional Blind Spots Can Hurt Your Finances
Emotional blind spots lead to common mistakes in managing your money according to a new book by former Wall Street trader and current CBS News analyst Jill Schlesinger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2019 • 27min
Why Breaking Up Big Tech Could Do More Harm Than Good
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has solidified her party’s growing disenchantment with Big Tech by proposing to break up Amazon Google and Facebook -- but doing so could result in unintended consequences experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2019 • 32min
Who Made That Decision: You or an Algorithm?
Algorithms now make lots of decisions but they have their own biases writes Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar in his new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2019 • 9min
Using a Company’s Own Words to Assess Its Risks
Using a text-based approach to assess a company’s risks by analyzing its own disclosures yields surprising results according to new Wharton research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2019 • 25min
Exhausted by Scandal: ‘Dieselgate’ Continues to Haunt Volkswagen
The SEC is after the German automaker’s CEO for allegedly defrauding bondholders by not coming clean on its emissions “defeat device.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2019 • 24min
Can Amazon Reinvent the Traditional Supermarket?
Amazon’s new grocery stores are expected to merge bricks-and-mortar and online experiences then power it with data analytics. Will it work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2019 • 25min
Elon Musk’s SEC Drama: Has He Gone Too Far?
Elon Musk’s confrontational behavior with the SEC and seemingly erratic decision making elsewhere are distracting from his core vision for Tesla say Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie and Charles Elson of the University of Delaware. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
