Wharton Business Radio Highlights

Wharton Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, Lynn Wu, joins the show to discuss how artificial intelligence has evolved in 2024 and what we can expect from it in 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barbara Kahn, Wharton Professor of Marketing and Retail Expert, joins the show to discuss why shoppers may feel overwhelmed when faced with many options and what strategies retailers use to make shopping decisions easier for customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pat Harker, Philadelphia Fed President, and Deborah Diamond, Director of Anchor Economy Initiative, join the show to discuss the Anchor Economy Initiative, which examines how hospitals and higher education institutions sustain jobs, drive economic growth, and support equitable regional development in 524 regions across the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca Schaumberg, Wharton Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, joins the show to discuss her research on how expressing pride does not always make a person seem more competent and its implications for the workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President of Media and New Enterprises for Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Zach Leonsis, joins the show to discuss the evolution of sports enterprises, how the fan experience influences the enterprise strategy and accessibility of sports programming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morris Cohen, Wharton Professor of Manufacturing and Logistics in the Operations, Information and Decisions Department, joins the show to discuss strategies and counsel for how companies should react to potential future tariffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Associate professor of management Valentina Assenova discusses new research on how the buildout of entrepreneurism varies in various countries and cultures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KPMG Vice Chair of Talent and Culture, Sandy Torchia, joins the show to discuss KPMG's Friends at Work Survey, exploring the dynamics of workplace friendships, the impact of remote work, and the differences in relationship-building experienced by BIPOC and women colleagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tresa Stephens, North American Head of Cyber at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), joins the show to discuss why personal data is precious to hackers, how to lower the risk of cybercrime and maintain your "cyber hygiene", and why ransomware continues to be a threat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raffi Amit, Wharton Professor of Management and founder of the Wharton Global Family Alliance (WGFA), joins the show to discuss the objectives and key takeaways of the alliance's 2024 Family Office Survey. The Wharton Global Family Alliance is a unique academic-family business partnership established to enhance the marketplace advantage and the social wealth creation contributions of enterprising families through thought leadership, knowledge transfers, and the sharing of ideas and best practices among influential global families. The Global Family Alliance benefits from the support of sponsors such as EY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin O'Leary, Chairman of O’Leary Ventures and Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful, joins the show to discuss how tariffs will benefit US businesses and how they can potentially level the trade playing field with other countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Atul Gupta, Wharton Assistant Professor of Health Care Management, joins the show to discuss his research on smaller independent hospitals being bought out by larger hospital systems and how that impacts the quality of patient care and the overall operation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Rogers, Managing Director at Deloitte Insights Consumer Industry Center, joins the show to discuss why holiday retail spending is up per household, how online shopping wins the holiday season, and whether self-gifting will remain prominent since last year's report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allison Shrivastava, Indeed Economist, joins the show to discuss new data on which skills AI will replace, how it impacts workers, and which jobs will benefit the most from AI assistants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Automation is reducing job mobility for low-skilled workers and potentially influencing their political behavior, according to research from Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chief Investment Strategist for North America at Russell Investments, Paul Eitelman, joins the show to discuss his thoughts on the US economy and markets, whether a soft landing is possible, and how the markets will react to the presidential election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton professors Mike Useem and Harbir Singh join the show to talk about their new book, Resolute Japan, which explores how Japan's corporate leaders are focusing on the long term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton's Samir Nurmohamed talks about his research on alternate-choice hires and how managers can help these employees feel more socially integrated in their work groups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shiri Melumad, Wharton Associate Professor of Marketing, joins the show to discuss why we use our smartphones as a security blanket and the psychological benefits that smartphones offer beyond functionality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Jones, Senior ESG Researcher at The Conference Board joins the show to discuss how companies are helping employees during election season, the ongoing challenges facing corporate DEI initiatives, and how to effectively support the electoral process while remaining non-partisan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.