Wharton Faculty Op-Eds

Skills-based hiring: Where we stand heading into 2025
HR Executive | January 7, 2025
Prof. Peter Cappelli discusses the practice of skills-based hiring.

No, You Don’t Get an A for Effort
The New York Times | December 26, 2024
Prof. Adam Grant argues that high marks are for excellence, not grit.

AI Will Evolve Into an Organizational Strategy for All
WIRED | December 15, 2024
Prof. Ethan Mollick explains why traditional hierarchies hold businesses back.

Breaking Up Google Would Be a Big Mistake
The New York Times | November 26, 2024
Prof. Herbert Hovenkamp argues that breaking up Google would likely harm consumers and innovation.

DOGE notwithstanding, here are the 2 options Trump has to tackle the $35T national debt
Fortune | November 22, 2024
Senior Vice Dean Joao Gomes shares options for reducing the federal deficit.

How CFOs can drive growth amid geopolitical uncertainty
CFO Dive | November 21, 2024
Vice Dean Vit Henisz and his co-authors believe CFOs who embrace a geostrategy will have more confidence to guide their companies to success.

Grumpy Voters Want Better Stories—Not Statistics
Scientific American | November 20, 2024
Prof. Duncan Watts and his co-author discuss polling following the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

AI Could Help Bring Down the Cost of College
The Wall Street Journal | November 19, 2024
Prof. Kartik Hosanagar says AI has the potential to hold down prices for a host of complex and expensive services.

Marketing Helped Divide Ameria – Here’s How Brands Can Promote Unity
Ad Age | November 15, 2024
Profs. David Reibstein, Jerry Wind, and George Day on the power of brands to bring unity to a divided America.

Would the Fed ever rely on AI to decide interest rate moves? The risks are high.
MarketWatch | November 9, 2024
Executive Director Sarah Hammer explains the challenges of using AI to direct U.S. central banking decisions.