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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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Dec 26, 2014 • 25min
What Social Media Communicates about the Well-being of Society
The words phrases and yes even the emoticons we use on social media tell a lot about our personalities and collectively give a detailed picture of overall well-being. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2014 • 28min
The Sony Hack: A ‘Question of When’ for Other Companies
Companies both in and outside the entertainment industry can learn numerous lessons from the recent Sony hacking about the importance of beefing up IT security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2014 • 27min
Benefits Cuts: Prepare to Work Longer Save More and Expect Less
Learning from the cuts to retiree benefits in some pension plans that Congress allowed last weekend today’s workers must work longer and save more says Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2014 • 24min
The Competition Question at the Heart of the Apple Antitrust Case
The Apple antitrust case involving iPod users brings up questions about whether the tech giant was being anticompetitive or simply trying to improve its product. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2014 • 27min
How Barnes & Noble Can Recover from the Nook’s Downward Spiral
After the demise of its Nook partnership with Microsoft Barnes & Noble should look to Starbucks for what to do next Wharton experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 8, 2014 • 31min
How Disruption Is Creating Opportunity in Higher Education
Nunzio Quacquarelli founder of higher education solutions firm QS discusses the innovations that will shape the sector’s future and how his company can play a role. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2014 • 20min
Can the U.S. Energy Sector Be Mostly Green in 10 Years?
Thanks to plummeting costs and state support America’s energy sector could go mostly green within a decade says CEO of the Coalition for Green Capital and ex-FCC chairman Reed Hundt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 3, 2014 • 25min
Will Amazon Succeed in Selling Local Services?
Amazon’s recent move to advertise product-related local services faces obstacles in trust credibility and competition from informal local networks say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 2, 2014 • 28min
How the Kalydeco Deal Will Shape Philanthropy’s Future
A windfall for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from a wonder drug may bring new investments to pharmaceutical development but such deals also come with risks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 2, 2014 • 23min
Change Is Coming: What U.S. Colleges Must Do To Survive
University of Delaware president Patrick Harker discusses the forces that are challenging higher education today -- and what universities must do to persevere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
