Sinopse
Audio interviews with industry leaders and senior faculty with exclusive insights on current topics brought to you by Knowledge@Wharton and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Episódios
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Humans Plus Robots: Why the Two Are Better Than Either One Alone
12/07/2018 Duração: 23minTwo Accenture executives discuss their new book about how bridging the gap between humans and AI can boost productivity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Celebrate the Rule Breakers: Why Unsafe Thinking Leads to Innovation
12/07/2018 Duração: 24minAuthor Jonah Sachs founder of Free Range Studios explains why playing it safe no longer gets results -- and what to do about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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YouTube Takes It All: Why On-demand Content Is Winning
12/07/2018 Duração: 22minThe democratizing power of the internet has given everyone the ability to sell themselves through video and rewrite the script on what it means to be successful. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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How the U.S.-led Trade Wars Imperil the Global Economy
10/07/2018 Duração: 28minThe Trump administration’s tariff wars could come back to haunt U.S. businesses and consumers if left unchecked experts warn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The Disney-Fox Deal: Why It’s About Going Directly to the Consumer
10/07/2018 Duração: 26minLast month the U.S. Justice Department gave its blessing to Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox -- a deal that paves the way for the creation of a mega-behemoth entertainment company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Will Mexico’s New President Deliver on His Promises?
09/07/2018 Duração: 21minRenegotiating NAFTA battling crime and inequality and energy reforms are among the challenges facing Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Will Interest Rate Hikes Hurt Stocks? Ask Jeremy Siegel
09/07/2018 Duração: 27minWill key issues such as potential interest rate hikes by the Fed an inverted yield curve and the trade wars upend equity markets anytime soon? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Long Road Ahead: The Promise -- and Perils -- of Self-driving Cars
06/07/2018 Duração: 35minWith some 38 000 U.S. automobile deaths a year self-driving cars are poised to boost safety considerably. But recent fatal accidents show there is a long way to go. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Should Leadership Feel More Like Love?
05/07/2018 Duração: 22minA Google leadership development adviser says most companies need a wake-up call because 70% of workers don’t care about or actively hate their jobs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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How Venmo Plans to Stay on Top in P2P Payments
05/07/2018 Duração: 13minVenmo COO Michael Vaughan explains why the company’s user experience is a key advantage. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Girls Who Invest: Building a Pipeline for Women in Finance
05/07/2018 Duração: 14minCEO Janet Cowell explains how her organization is working toward a goal of 30% of the world’s investable capital being managed by women by 2030. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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How Justice Kennedy’s Departure Will Reshape SCOTUS
02/07/2018 Duração: 32minThe Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week with a bombshell announcement about the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy a conservative who served as a swing vote in several key cases. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Curbing Emissions: Can Satellites Help Keep China on Track?
02/07/2018 Duração: 31minA study of emissions at Chinese coal power plants holds important lessons in shaping regulations and tracking compliance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Co-opting the Constitution: How Corporations Influence American Law
02/07/2018 Duração: 21minCorporations have had an outsized influence on the evolution of law in America since the Revolution. UCLA law professor Adam Winkler discusses the history up to the present based on his new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Is Uber’s London Win a Sign of Better Times Ahead?
29/06/2018 Duração: 24minUber still faces close scrutiny by regulators worldwide as it mends its ways while ceding market share to rivals says Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Is an Apology an Effective Marketing Campaign?
28/06/2018 Duração: 23minBrands including Facebook Wells Fargo and Uber have unveiled ad campaigns focused on making amends for recent misdeeds. But is it the right move? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Planting Seeds of Success in Africa
28/06/2018 Duração: 22minNonprofit myAgro’s novel financing model is transforming the way African farmers pay for their harvests. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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How One Hedge Fund’s Operational Approach Spawns Turnarounds
28/06/2018 Duração: 10minJeffrey Smith CEO at Starboard Value -- a hedge fund which helped turnaround Darden Restaurants -- explains his firms ’operational activist’ investment approach. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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How Sexism in Tech Impacts the World Outside Silicon Valley
27/06/2018 Duração: 24minAuthor and journalist Emily Chang says gender discrimination in Silicon Valley could lead to bias being baked into the tech algorithms of the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Is Your Culture Your Brand?
27/06/2018 Duração: 18minCompanies that integrate brand and culture are more successful than those that keep the two separate notes a new book by Denise Lee Yohn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.