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In her new book inclusive design expert Kat Holmes explains why the most effective business models and products are the ones that benefit the greatest variety of people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Private corporations will cheer the U.S. Treasury department’s move on lump-sum pension payments but policy makers must weigh its impact on retirees and taxpayers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experts think Papa John’s is playing to win by hiring NBA legend and entrepreneur Shaquille O’Neal as its first African-American board member and brand ambassador. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paying people more to do a physically dangerous job doesn’t absolve companies of the ethical question of whether it is permissible to expose employees to risk a new Wharton paper argues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

California’s lack of affordable housing has reached a breaking point in cities like San Francisco. Experts from Wharton and the University of San Francisco discuss why the problem extends beyond the state. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Digital technologies do more than cut costs. They can also drive strategic growth says Wharton’s Christopher Ittner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With policies that encourage innovation India could avoid becoming a food importer again says economist Ashok Gulati. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A survey released by the American Economic Association reveals a disturbingly high level of gender and racial biases in the field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Companies are slowly increasing their efforts to employ adults with autism but doing so requires training preparation and support. Two experts discuss the benefits of neurodiversity in the workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s not technology that drives disruption but rather customer behavior says Harvard professor Thales Teixeira in his new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emotional blind spots lead to common mistakes in managing your money according to a new book by former Wall Street trader and current CBS News analyst Jill Schlesinger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has solidified her party’s growing disenchantment with Big Tech by proposing to break up Amazon Google and Facebook -- but doing so could result in unintended consequences experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Algorithms now make lots of decisions but they have their own biases writes Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar in his new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Using a text-based approach to assess a company’s risks by analyzing its own disclosures yields surprising results according to new Wharton research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The SEC is after the German automaker’s CEO for allegedly defrauding bondholders by not coming clean on its emissions “defeat device.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon’s new grocery stores are expected to merge bricks-and-mortar and online experiences then power it with data analytics. Will it work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk’s confrontational behavior with the SEC and seemingly erratic decision making elsewhere are distracting from his core vision for Tesla say Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie and Charles Elson of the University of Delaware. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entrepreneur Mpho Sekwele discusses how her background and years in the retail sector have influenced the way she runs her startup ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week’s fatal crash of a Boeing 737 Max aircraft -- the second in five months -- is impacting the company on multiple fronts. How quickly can it recover? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The “Varsity Blues” scandal uncovered by the U.S. Department of Justice shines a harsh light on the entitlement and systemic racism that pervades the college admissions process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. national debt has crossed $22 trillion -- the highest ever. Addressing the problem now rather than delaying the inevitable would be the best approach to keeping the economy strong experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Authors Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist say switching to nuclear and renewable energy is the most feasible path forward for humans to slow down climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Toronto has quietly become the world’s fastest-growing destination for technology jobs. But to truly become Silicon Valley North policymakers and tech companies must address certain gaps experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evite CEO Victor Cho and Wharton marketing professor Raghuram Iyengar discuss how firms can optimize their use of data without getting lost in the weeds – or losing sight of the customer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent Wharton research examines how commercial cases coming before the U.S. Supreme Court are challenging and potentially recalibrating the boundaries of free speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.