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Will Parler Prevail in Its Antitrust Case Against Amazon?
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Wharton’s Herbert Hovenkamp explains why far-right social media platform Parler faces an uphill court battle in proving that Amazon violated antitrust laws.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Ask Sensitive Questions
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New research co-authored by Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer reveals that most people don’t really mind answering sensitive questions, and asking them doesn’t leave a bad impression.By Knowledge@Wharton
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How Diverse Boards Can Help Close the Wealth Gap
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John W. Rogers Jr., founder of Ariel Investments, talks with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about his lifelong effort to get more people of color into boardrooms and key leadership roles.By Knowledge@Wharton
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How Inclusion Helps Companies Succeed
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During a recent Leading Diversity@Wharton event, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary spoke with three authors whose books offer deep insights into diversity and inclusion in business.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Why the Growth of Impact Investing Depends on Data
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A lack of data has hampered knowledge of how and whether impact investors achieve their goals. Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks with Harvard’s Shawn Cole and Chicago Booth’s Robert Gertner about how their collaboration will change that.By Knowledge@Wharton
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How Institutional Reforms Can Power Startups
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Venture accelerators see higher numbers of quality startups in countries that lower entry, growth and exit barriers, according to new research by Wharton’s Valentina Assenova.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Should Employers Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory?
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Instead of mandating vaccination, firms should remove any barriers to access and apply other forms of encouragement, says Wharton’s Iwan Barankay.By Knowledge@Wharton
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What Will It Take to Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine?
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The worldwide distribution of the first vaccines to fight COVID-19 will require unprecedented teamwork, says Wharton’s Gad Allon.By Knowledge@Wharton
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How Student Loan Forgiveness Could Increase Inequality
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to forgive student debt might have the unintended consequence of worsening economic inequality, according to new research co-authored by Wharton’s Sylvain Catherine.By Knowledge@Wharton
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How Mentorship Opens the Path to Opportunity
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Alan Bowser, co-head of the Americas Region at Bridgewater Associates, talks with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about the importance of mentorship and making opportunities available to minorities in the workplace.By Knowledge@Wharton
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The Omnichannel Dilemma: How Retailers Can Get It Right
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New research from Wharton’s Santiago Gallino and Robert Rooderkerk of Erasmus University offers companies practical advice on how to develop new products that are ready to compete in an omnichannel world.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Why Trump’s Visa Ban Cost Fortune 500 Firms $100 Billion
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Eroded stock valuations reflect investor concerns that talent shortages hurt productivity and innovation, says Wharton’s Britta Glennon, who has co-authored a new research paper on the topic.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Does the U.S. Need Universal Health Care?
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Wharton's Robert Hughes explains the moral and social benefits of universal health care and how such a system might look in the U.S.By Knowledge@Wharton
As part of the Leading Diversity@Wharton speaker series, Dean Erika James and AT&T Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Corey Anthony spoke with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about inclusive leadership in times of crisis.By Knowledge@Wharton
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What Role Should Insurers Play in Covering Pandemic Business Losses?
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For many small businesses such as restaurants, the denial of insurance claims for COVID-19 losses spells bankruptcy and closure. Public-private partnerships could help provide a solution, says Wharton’s Howard Kunreuther.By Knowledge@Wharton
A small percentage of city dwellers are flocking to the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemic, but that won’t reverse a 20-year trend toward urbanization in the U.S., according to Wharton’s Jessie Handbury.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Jeremy Siegel: What’s Ahead for the Stock Market?
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Encouraging news on a COVID-19 vaccine, a good election outcome and strong liquidity are positive signs for the year ahead, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel.By Knowledge@Wharton
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What Will Persuade People to Take a Vaccine?
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Behavioral scientists at Wharton and Penn are studying the best communication strategies that nudge people into getting vaccinated for the flu, with implications for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Conscious Capitalism: Giving All Stakeholders a Seat at the Table
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Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Vital Farms investor Karl Khoury and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco about how stakeholders benefit from the ethical pursuit of profit.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Gamification Is Changing How We Work — and Succeed
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From motivating employees to maintaining healthy habits, games can help us achieve our goals in surprising ways, say the authors of the revised and updated edition of ‘For the Win.’By Knowledge@Wharton
Wharton Interactive co-founders Sarah Toms and Ethan Mollick are creating the next generation of game-based learning experiences that democratize education and make lessons more memorable.By Knowledge@Wharton
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If Pandemic Productivity Is Up, Why Is Innovation Slowing Down?
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The majority of employees working from home during the pandemic are just as productive, but they aren’t collaborating as effectively as before, according to a new study overseen by Wharton management professor Michael Parke.By Knowledge@Wharton
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How the Biden Administration Could Tackle Climate Change
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Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord will be a positive step, but options for the new administration will be limited to regulatory tweaks without control of Congress, says Wharton’s Brain Berkey.By Knowledge@Wharton
While overtly fake news generated by bogus websites can be dangerous, there’s greater harm in subtle misinformation that spreads through mainstream media, according to new research.By Knowledge@Wharton
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Startups Are Finding the Sweet Spot in a Downturn
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Small business formation is booming during this pandemic, but startups need buffers against a second or third wave of the virus, says Wharton’s Ethan Mollick.By Knowledge@Wharton
