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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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Mar 14, 2017 • 12min
The Buck Starts Here: An NBA Team’s Playbook for Engaging Fans
James Dinan Milwaukee Bucks co-owner discusses his organizations newest strategies to engage stadium-goers in the digital age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2017 • 28min
Income Inequality Robots and a Path to a Fairer Society
Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller and Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel discuss possible solutions to the growing problem of income inequality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 9, 2017 • 17min
How Data Mining Can Help Advertisers Hit Their Targets
New research from Wharton senior fellow Shawndra Hill looks at how “second screening” impacts consumers’ responses to TV ads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8, 2017 • 14min
Improving Critical Care in Ghana One Facility at a Time
Neurosurgeon Teddy Totimeh a 2016 Eisenhower Fellow seeks to build a private acute care center in Ghana to improve his country’s state of critical care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8, 2017 • 24min
Is the Republican Alternative to the ACA a Palliative or a Cure?
The bill Republicans have introduced to replace the Affordable Care Act will likely erode coverage and not lower costs experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2017 • 22min
Closing the Gender Gap on Wall Street
Ex-Citi executive Sallie Krawcheck talks about how women can compete at work on their own terms in her new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2017 • 24min
Are You a Superforecaster? What Good Decision-makers Have in Common
Research shows that there are certain kinds of people who can forecast correctly most of the time. What traits do they share? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2017 • 23min
The Surprising Impact of the Decline in U.S. Manufacturing Jobs
The decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs has the potential to impact many seemingly unrelated aspects of society and everyday life experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 6, 2017 • 24min
Peak Performance: Lessons in Leadership from Mountain Guides
Business leaders could get more from their teams with empowerment and trust-building notes author Christopher I. Maxwell in his new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2017 • 24min
Wrongful Benefit: Should Companies Profit from the Past?
Recent Wharton research examines whether companies should be allowed to profit from past decisions that have proven to be detrimental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
