Knowledge at Wharton

After analyzing data from some 15 000 interviews executives from management consulting firm ghSMART found that three fundamental factors drive leadership success. They describe their findings in a new book Power Score. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the U.S. and Cuba reopen embassies experts focus on the other pieces in the ecosystem that need to fall in place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five years on has the Dodd-Frank Act achieved or failed to meet its goal of overhauling U.S. financial regulations? So far its legacy is mixed experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Puerto Rico likely to default on its debt protection under U.S. bankruptcy laws could help contain the resulting chaos while work begins on longer-term reforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The newest book from Gretchen Rubin best-selling author of ’The Happiness Project ’ examines how we can change our habits for a happier more productive life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While a Greek exit from the eurozone has been staved off -- at least for now -- several questions remain. Two experts weigh in on what the latest deal means for Greece and the European Union. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Greenblatt has built several successful brands and in doing so has helped to establish what social entrepreneurship means today. That makes him the perfect person to ask: How can you tell if a company is doing it right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chinese stock market rout is raising global worries. What are the implications for the world’s second-largest economy and for investors elsewhere? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will the eurozone and Greece reach a truce in their debt renegotiation battles? Wharton management professor Mauro Guillen thinks so: Both sides will likely find a way to avoid imminent financial disaster he says. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Climate change and pollution are in focus with a papal call a court ruling and a government report. Experts at Wharton and a Jesuit priest weigh the possible outcomes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel says the impact of the Greek debt crisis while dire for the country and its citizens will be restrained. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Events in the eurozone have quickly moved from threats to market shock. Wharton’s Mauro Guillen discusses what is likely to unfold. “There is no other way to describe the situation except as chaotic. This is almost like ’The Twilight Zone.’” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court ruling on health care subsidies has averted disruption of the market but more states may tap the federal marketplace say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new health care landscape is fueling consolidation for hospitals physicians groups -- and now insurers. So who are the winners and losers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amid the drumbeat to make R&D tax credits permanent big questions loom over reach and complexity. But what will drive the most innovation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fred Swaniker’s African Leadership Academy and his African Leadership Network are already helping thousands of young people become entrepreneurs activists and professionals. His latest effort the African Leadership Universities could multiply that exponentially. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Los Angeles raising its minimum wage other states and cities could follow suit. Such moves could also cause social unrest and boost unions say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton’s Peter Cappelli demystifies the decision about where – and whether – to invest in a U.S. college education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rajesh Krishnan CEO of the Brick Eagle Group a developer of affordable housing in India says the disparity between supply and demand is because of a broken ecosystem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Amazon wants its plan to sell private label groceries to succeed the company has to get things right on product quality and logistics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new book from The Second City explains how its improvisational techniques can help support innovation and leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RANE founder David Lawrence and Sullivan & Cromwell co-Managing Partner Jay Clayton discuss cybersecurity threats and how they can be handled in the future including development of a national commission similar to the one for 9/11. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To get medical care to patients in Africa it takes vehicles -- a lot of them. Nonprofit Riders for Health has the mission of managing those vehicles and keeping them from falling into disrepair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the soccer world reels in the wake of the FIFA corruption scandal experts call for increased transparency to save the game from disrepute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With his work in game theory late Nobel laureate John Nash transformed the field of strategy formulation in organizations. The millennial generation will help unlock the full value of his ideas say Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.