Knowledge at Wharton

China’s slowing economy is battling falling exports looming job layoffs and a potential real estate bubble. What steps can the government take? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton professor Peter Conti-Brown demystifies the U.S. Federal Reserve in a new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Offshoring reshoring nearshoring -- manufacturing around the world is undergoing some seismic location shifts and for reasons that may surprise you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Embattled airbag maker Takata had a “broken safety culture ” poor manufacturing processes and flawed quality control – and also an unhealthy dose of overconfidence experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social Security’s long-term prognosis is grim and every solution that’s been suggested has been deeply unpopular with one faction or another. But Wharton’s Olivia Mitchell has found a partial remedy she says will be hard to dislike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A data breach at a Los Angeles hospital that was settled for a ransom has set medical institutions on edge. Can such attacks be prevented or is this the start of a new wave in cybercrime? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple’s clash with the FBI over unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone has raised fears over security of consumer information. What are the potential consequences? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who died last weekend deeply affected legal discourse say legal experts from Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania. They warn against undue delay in finding a successor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Times reporter Ian Urbina discusses his series The Outlaw Ocean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First Republic Bank found a way to digitally transform its operations and customer-facing channels without losing the human touch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest regulatory actions on two investment banks over lapses in high-frequency trading reveal that settlements hinder the development of laws say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George M. Taber author of Chasing Gold chronicles the Nazis’ looting of sovereign and private gold bullion to finance their World War II invasions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent speculation that Amazon plans to open several new brick-and-mortar stores has sparked a debate about the online retailer’s future strategies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Schneider Electric is dedicated to digitally transforming itself and it can count on strong support from top management. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Under FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s leadership the agency has made bold moves in net neutrality spectrum reallocation and now unlocking the cable box. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In order to truly innovate brainstorming should combine diversity with expertise according to new research from Wharton’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In ”The Episodic Career ” journalist Farai Chideya reports on today’s challenging job landscape and offers tools for navigating the inevitable changes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his follow-up to the bestseller Give and Take Adam Grant challenges our assumptions about what it takes to generate and champion original ideas in ourselves and others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple’s latest quarterly results reveal the gathering threat that cheaper rivals pose to its products. But experts say that slowing growth is in part an unavoidable byproduct of Apple’s success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While new treatments and telemedicine get the headlines innovators at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia may have an enormous impact on medicine by changing the way it thinks about redesigning the patient experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doing good isn’t just the domain of philanthropists says Turner Impact Capital CEO Bobby Turner. Through impact investing he notes it is possible to turn a profit satisfy stakeholders and raise up a community all at the same time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Russia is currently reeling under the weight of sanctions and low oil prices Western powers may be overestimating the impact of those factors to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The review of the U.S. federal coal program and halting of new leases on public lands will likely boost cleaner fuels while a shakeout continues within the coal industry experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Though the markets have been rocky so far this year Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says it wouldn’t take much to stabilize things — and the current state of stocks present potential opportunities for bargain-hunting investors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now that international sanctions have been lifted Iran could prove to be an attractive destination for foreign investors — but its religious establishment creates a significant barrier experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.