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Wharton Executive Education Helps Close the Management Competency Gap with People Management for Emerging Leaders

Open-enrollment, live online program will run September 3–October 15, 2024 PHILADELPHIA, March 12, 2024 – Are all managers adequately prepared to do their jobs? Unfortunately, no, statistics indicate. “Across organizations of all types, manager training is broken,” asserts a 2023 Forbes article, which notes that 59 percent of those supervising one to two people, and 41 ...Read More

2024 Lipman Family Prize Winners Named

Grand Prize Winner will be announced April 18 PHILADELPHIA, March 8, 2024 – Food for Education, Seacology, and Simprints have been named as winners of the 2024 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from an applicant pool of 125+ organizations, all three winners are guaranteed an unrestricted financial award of $125,000 as well as executive ...Read More

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US debt could balloon past the point of no return in 20 years, according to a Wharton professor.
Business Insider | March 19, 2024
Prof. Kent Smetters explains a recent Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis, which forecasts a “point of no return” for the US economy in 20 years due to rising debt.

Keep Putting Off Important Tasks? Try ‘Temptation Bundling’ To Get Them Done
HuffPost | March 19, 2024
Prof. Katy Milkman discusses “temptation bundling,” a term she coined that refers to combining unpleasant tasks with pleasurable activities.

Mnuchin’s interest in TikTok and distressed NY bank echoes his pre-Trump investment playbook
Associated Press | March 16, 2024
Prof. Kevin Kaiser speaks to the potential sale of TikTok to Steven Mnuchin.

The cult of tax efficiency: The totally legal way that Tesla, Ford, Netflix and dozens of other large companies use U.S. law to pay their C-suite more than Uncle Sam
Fortune | March 15, 2024
Prof. Jennifer Blouin discusses US corporations dodging taxes.

Boeing’s got serious problems. The solution has baffled everyone
CNN Business | March 14, 2024
Prof. Gad Allon thinks Boeing’s manufacturing issues could lead to a financial crisis.

Wharton created a free series for entrepreneurs to learn about gen AI
Technical.ly | March 13, 2024
AI at Wharton Executive Director Mary Purk discusses the initiative’s future and the AI Horizons webinar series.

Emergency Fed bank effort ends lending, as eyes turn to discount window
Reuters | March 11, 2024
Prof. Peter Conti-Brown says the fact that the BTFP existed at all is an “admission of failure” on the Fed’s part.

SEC climate disclosure rule faces legal gantlet
E&E News | March 11, 2024
Prof. David Zaring shares his thoughts on a recent SEC climate disclosure rule.

That spare change you donate at checkout is adding up to millions for charities
NPR | March 10, 2024
Prof. Cait Lamberton cautions that there’s a potential downside to retail “round-up” campaigns.

Retailers take on Amazon Prime with new subscription services
Marketplace | March 7, 2024
Prof. Raghu Iyengar discusses the proliferation of subscription services.

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