This Week in Business

New research from Wharton’s Patti Williams tackles one of the biggest contradictions in consumer behavior: why we love stuff that’s so bad, it’s good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Valentina Assenova, Wharton Assistant Professor of Management, recently joined the show to discuss the impact of accelerator programs on startups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen Jackowski, Chief Sustainability Officer with Mastercard, joins the show to discuss climate change, sustainability, and how the company is encouraging consumers to make more sustainable choices. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Business of Sustainability special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Health Care Management Lawton Robert Burns joins the show to talk about tactics that can be used to lower drug prices and why there is no silver bullet in terms of controlling the rising costs of health care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dawn Jones, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Vice President of Social Impact at Intel, joins the show to discuss DEI in the workplace and specifically in the technology industry. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's DEI special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Management Matthew Bidwell joins the show to discuss the future of people analytics, including AI, humane workplaces, and multi-generational workplaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich joins the show to discuss the company's Global Human Capital Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Executive Director of Wharton's Pension Research Council Olivia Mitchell joins the show to discuss why retirement gets better with annuities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera, joins the show to discuss hot jobs and skills for 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor Sarah Light explains private vs. public environmental governance, and how the former is now an accepted and powerful environmental policy tool, as discussed in her new book, Private Environmental Governance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.