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The Knowledge at Wharton Network Acast feed serves as a curated showcase highlighting the best content from our podcast collection. Each week, we feature one standout episode from each show in the Wharton Podcast Network, giving listeners a comprehensive sample of our diverse business and academic content. This rotating selection allows audiences to discover new shows within our network while experiencing the depth and variety of Wharton's thought leadership across different topics and formats. It's your monthly gateway to explore the full spectrum of insights available through the Wharton Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 1, 2017 • 23min
How ‘Little Ideas’ Can Lead to Powerful Innovations
David Robertson, Wharton professor and author of The Power of Little Ideas, discusses the underestimated power of complementary innovations. He emphasizes the importance of building around a core offering, sharing insights from major players like Lego and Apple. Robertson critiques the binary view of incremental versus disruptive innovation, advocating for a more nuanced approach. He offers practical tools for identifying innovation opportunities and highlights how companies should organize teams to support this strategy, ensuring a focus on purpose and collaborative ideation.
May 31, 2017 • 22min
How One Startup Is Solving a Major HR Challenge
Twine an HR analytics startup won Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship’s first Startup Challenge. Founders Joseph Quan and Nikhil Srivastava use algorithms to match internal candidates to open jobs at a company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 26, 2017 • 22min
Why a U.S. Tax System Overhaul Would Be ’a Massive Undertaking’
Tax reform is a hot topic in Washington but many questions surround the complex issue both on the personal and the corporate tax side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 26, 2017 • 24min
How the CBO Report Will Impact the AHCA’s Fate
The CBO’s report is in about the potential impacts of the American Health Care Act -- here’s how the findings could impact Senate Republicans’ version of the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 26, 2017 • 32min
Myth vs. Reality: Four Behaviors That Define Successful Leaders
Four traits characterize high-performing CEOs according to an extensive 10-year study called the CEO Genome Project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2017 • 24min
Why Finding Meaning -- Not Happiness -- Is What Really Matters
It is the pursuit of a meaningful life -- not happiness -- that leads to true contentment according to a new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2017 • 27min
Is Canada on the Brink of a Housing Bubble?
Housing prices in Canadian cities like Toronto and Vancouver have skyrocketed in the last few years putting home ownership out of reach for many and causing experts to warn about a possible bubble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2017 • 20min
What Employers Should Know About Generation Z
Recession and other realities have left Generation Z more pragmatic independent and competitive than their millennial predecessors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2017 • 32min
How the Waymo-Uber Lawsuit Could Rewrite Intellectual Property Rules
The lawsuit brought by Alphabet subsidiary Waymo against ride-hailing app firm Uber over self-driving car technology has experts reexamining how trade secrets are handled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2017 • 7min
Under Pressure: The Shifting Landscape of Banking Regulations
Recent Wharton research analyzes how external auditors and bank regulations affect the discretion that banks have in loan loss provision estimates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
