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Wharton Named First Business School to Receive Prestigious IACET Accreditation for Online Continuing Education Courses
Wharton Online bets on the future of learning with accreditation that will benefit self-directed learners PHILADELPHIA, November 15, 2018 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) awarded Wharton Online, the School’s digital learning platform, prestigious Accredited Provider status. As the first ...Read More
Wharton and Gimlet Media’s “The Pitch” to Host Live Startup Competition, Nov. 27, 2018
WHAT: Gimlet Media’s renowned podcast The Pitch, recently dubbed the best business podcast on startup life by Fortune, will host its first-ever live show on the road at the Wharton School on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus. Three Philadelphia startups will face off in a live pitch competition in front of two prominent investors, and ...Read More
Wharton School Appoints Scott Douglass as Vice Dean of Finance and Administration
Position encompasses finance, human resources, facilities management and School strategy PHILADELPHIA, November 5, 2018 — Scott Douglass today has joined the Wharton School as Vice Dean of Finance and Administration. Douglass will lead Wharton operations and finance, including Budgeting, Facilities and Operations, Human Resources, Wharton Computing and Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS). Douglass will work collaboratively across ...Read More
How Best Buy, Electronic Arts, and Other Companies Are Leading in the Customer Centricity Movement
Peter Fader and Sarah Toms’ new book, THE CUSTOMER CENTRICITY PLAYBOOK, offers an insider’s guide to creating and implementing a winning strategy to acquire, develop, and retain customers for the greatest value. PHILADELPHIA, October 29, 2018 — How did global gaming company Electronic Arts go from being named “Worst Company in America” to clearing a billion dollars ...Read More
Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative to Host Analytics Accelerator Summit, Nov. 2, 2018
What: The Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative (WCAI) will host its second annual Analytics Accelerator Summit featuring student presentations after a month-long Accelerator Challenge. Hand-selected Penn and Wharton students, ranging from undergrads to MBAs, have worked in tandem with four companies to solve real-world customer data analytics problems. From the internationally-acclaimed Barnes Foundation to data powerhouse Fuel ...Read MoreWharton School Receives $25 Million Gift from Nicolai Tangen and AKO Foundation to Establish Transformative New Tangen Hall and International Student Scholarship Fund
Tangen Hall will house a new Venture Lab and, for the first time, centralize student entrepreneurship at Penn Read MoreRonald S. Lauder and Leonard A. Lauder Dedicate the Home of the Lauder Institute
PHILADELPHIA, October 23, 2018 — At a dedication ceremony today, brothers Leonard A. Lauder, W’54 and Ronald S. Lauder, W’65 will join Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett to celebrate the remodeling of the building housing the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management & International Studies, which the brothers founded. The building, now referred ...Read More
Knowledge@Wharton
- Don’t Call It ‘Shark Tank’: Competing for Capital on ‘The Pitch’ December 13, 2018Three Philadelphia startups competed for investors in 'The Pitch' podcast, which recorded its first live event recently at Wharton. Who will win?
- Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous: The Rise and Fall of Jho Low December 13, 2018A new book by Wall Street Journal reporters Bradley Hope and Tom Wright details the lavish life of Malaysian financier Jho Low, mastermind of the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal.
- How AI-based Systems Can Improve Medical Outcomes December 12, 2018AI has the potential to boost medical outcomes while lowering costs in the U.S. health care system. In this opinion piece, experts propose one way of implementing AI using a work systems model.
- Making Sense of the War on Huawei December 11, 2018The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, is only the beginning of what is clearly becoming the U.S. government’s war on the Chinese tech firm, writes Wharton dean Geoffrey Garrett in this opinion piece.
- Can Dolce & Gabbana Recover from Its Mistakes in China? December 11, 2018Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana is trying to clean up a public relations mess in China that highlights the importance of cultural sensitivity in a global marketplace.
- Is Waiting a Lost Art? December 11, 2018Today’s technologies enables instant communication. But is that really a good thing? A new book argues that good things come to those who wait.
- Five Marketing Lessons from the Payless Shoe Prank December 7, 2018An elaborate advertising ruse by discount retailer Payless ShoeSource is raising eyebrows and important questions about the ability of marketers to manipulate consumer behavior.