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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

Wharton Profs. Susan Wachter, Michael Roberts, David Musto and Christina Skinner to Present on the Real Estate Market, Financial Literacy and AI, Share Buybacks and Financial Markets at Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists Virtual Program, April 11

Applications now open, deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 3 What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the next virtual Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists program. The April 2024 program will feature Wharton professors Susan Wachter, Michael Roberts, David Musto and Christina Skinner, who will present on “Mortgages, Markets, and More: The Future ...Read More

Wharton in the News

Hiring H-1B Visa Holders Boosts A Company’s Products Overseas
Forbes | March 7, 2024
Research from Profs. Zeke Hernandez and Natalie Carlson on immigration and the economy is highlighted, detailing the benefits of employing individuals from diverse backgrounds.

More high schools are requiring financial-literacy classes. The pandemic may have played a key role.
MarketWatch | March 6, 2024
Prof. Olivia Mitchell explains the importance of financial literacy.

5 questions for Ethan Mollick
Politico | March 1, 2024
Prof. Ethan Mollick speaks to the impact of AI on work and education.

Generative AI is having a throw-everything-at-the-wall moment
Yahoo! Finance | February 28, 2024
Prof. Stefano Puntoni discusses the future of generative AI products.

Is Wendy’s Surge Pricing Going to Become the New Normal?
TIME | February 27, 2024
Prof. John Zhang shares his perspective on Wendy’s briefly proposed dynamic pricing model.

Working from home may upend commercial real estate
CBS News | February 26, 2024
Prof. Ben Keys discusses the future of commercial real estate as more employers embrace the work-from-home model.

Why do we measure consumers’ feelings?
Marketplace | February 26, 2024
Profs. Sasha Indarte explains that consumer sentiment and confidence are related to people’s behavior and decisions.

Litquidity Salary Reports Help Bankers Measure Up Annual Raises
Bloomberg | February 24, 2024
Prof. Peter Cappelli speaks to an old case study taught in MBA classes every year, highlighting the dysfunctional way junior bankers are assigned work.

‘If your parents are homeowners, you’re more likely to be a homeowner,’ housing expert says. Here’s why
CNBC | February 23, 2024
Prof. Susan Wachter explains why the children of homeowners are more likely to be homeowners themselves.

Wharton launches executive program to educate on fixed income and credit market investing
Daily Pennsylvanian | February 21, 2024
Wharton’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education launched a new program titled, “Fixed Income and Credit Market Investing.”

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