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Management
Does diversity training work?
Wharton’s Edward Chang and Katherine Milkman discuss their new research on the effectiveness of diversity training.
Paid family leave: What’s the right model?
With companies exploring gender biases in the workplace, the issue of parental leave highlights gender inequality and brings all parents into the fold when analyzing family leave policies.
How companies are increasing neurodiversity in the workplace
Wharton’s Peter Cappelli discusses how companies are increasing efforts to employ adults with autism, but doing so requires a lot of support and training.
It’s a dangerous job, but does someone have to do it?
The Wharton School’s Robert Hughes discusses his new research about the ethical questions facing firms that employ workers in physically dangerous jobs.
How companies are redefining gender at work
As more Americans identify as transgender, workplaces lack precedent for policies and accommodations, but are coming around to setting new norms.
Retail’s big mistake: Why slashing payroll cuts into profits
Retailers need to recognize that employees are their most valuable asset in an era of online competition, according to Wharton professors Marshall Fisher, Serguei Netessine, and Santiago Gallino.
Why workplace ghosting is on the rise
Wharton’s Peter Cappelli discusses ghosting, or disappearing without an explanation, in the workplace, and what it says about business etiquette and the shifting balance of power between employers and employees.
Preparing for disasters in 2019: How can risks be mitigated?
Wharton’s Howard Kunreuther discusses how communities can better prepare for disasters in 2019.
New fellowship offers undergrads unfiltered, frank access to city leaders
Through the program, offered by the Penn Institute for Urban Research, 14 students will meet with a former Philadelphia mayor, Philly’s current director of planning and development, and more.
The billion-dollar business of e-sports
With sold-out arenas, soaring revenues, and serious investment by traditional sports leagues and team owners, competitive video gaming has evolved from fringe hobby to a global, growing industry.
In the News
It’s time to end the Medicare-Medicaid merry-go-round
In an opinion essay, Rachel M. Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute, Wharton School, and Perelman School of Medicine says that Medicare and Medicaid fail to integrate coverage and coordinate care across their two plans.
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Ethan Mollick on the four rules of Co-Intelligence with AI
In a Q&A, Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School discusses his transition from entrepreneurship to academia, the most important concepts that need to be taught to entrepreneurs, and the four rules of Co-Intelligence with AI.
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Diane Alexander of the Wharton School says that medical reimbursements for an identical office visit in 2009 ranged from $37 in Minnesota to $160 in Alaska.
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Here’s why entry-level jobs feel impossible to get
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that employers are looking outside to hire people rather than promoting them from within.
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Embracing AI in our lives
In his new book, “Co-intelligence: Living and Working with AI,” Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that people should learn to work with AI as a tool to be more creative, more capable, and even more human.
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Meta now has an AI chatbot. Experts say get ready for more AI-powered social media
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that social media apps are investing in AI to become “stickier” for consumers, keeping users on their platforms for as long as possible.
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