Knowledge at Wharton

According to Jon Huntsman Jr.  former Utah governor and Republican presidential candidate ”partisanship has seeped into campaigning [so much] that breaking through with a message that is beyond party politics ... is a very challenging thing to do.” Yet in an interview with Knowledge at Wharton he spoke about the importance of public service as well as the need for fundamental tax and energy reform the outlook for China in the coming decade the role of the media in covering elections his respect for Ronald Reagan and what he plans to do in the coming months among other topics. (Podcast with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) was among the earliest engineers to be hired at Google. Since 2007 he has been running a seven-week personal growth program called Search Inside Yourself whose mission is to promote peace and harmony through the cultivation of emotional intelligence among Google employees. Meng has now written a book titled Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success Happiness (and World Peace) to share these tools and techniques with companies everywhere. He spoke with Knowledge at Wharton about his conspiracy for world peace. (Podcast with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whenever an industry runs into trouble -- and especially when it starts hemorrhaging jobs -- demands for support and subsidies are heard. But does having an industrial policy really make sense? According to Howard Pack a professor of business and public policy at Wharton an interventionist government policy generally plays a limited role in bringing about an improvement. In fact he adds  government interventions can sometimes lead to harmful results. (Podcast with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments both for and against President Obama’s health care reform initiative known as the Affordable Care Act. The provision at the center of the legal debate -- the individual mandate -- requires all adults to buy health insurance either through their employers or by purchasing it themselves. Knowledge at Wharton talked with Wharton professors Scott Harrington Jonathan Kolstad Mark Pauly and Arnold Rosoff about the possible outcomes of the court case; the potential implications for businesses and consumers and ways in which health care delivery in this country can be improved. (Video with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his new book The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care Eric Topol argues that medicine is set to undergo its biggest shakeup in history pushed by demanding consumers and the availability of game-changing technology. Topol -- a cardiologist director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute and co-founder of the West Wireless Health Institute in La Jolla Calif. -- was recently interviewed for Knowledge at Wharton by C. William Hanson III director surgical intensive care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. (Podcast with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business leaders often look to social activities to generate ideas and innovation from group collaboration and brainstorming to large meetings and open-format offices. Those who are highly verbal bold and outgoing often thrive in these environments. In Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking author Susan Cain challenges the ”Extrovert Ideal” and many common business practices in which the ideas and leadership potential of introverts are often overlooked. Among the researchers she cites is Wharton management professor Adam Grant who recently interviewed Cain for Knowledge at Wharton. (Podcast with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christine Lagarde managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees no alternative to the strict austerity policies being imposed on many peripheral European countries says the double dip recessions in Italy and Ireland just announced come as no surprise and notes that IMF reforms will shift 6% of current quotas to dynamic emerging and developing countries. Lagarde’s comments came in an exclusive interview with Knowledge at Wharton and media partner ParisTech Review late last week as BRIC countries demanded more voting power in return for the larger financial contributions being requested by the IMF. (Podcast with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Bill Rasmussen launched ESPN on September 7 1979 he gave the world its first 24-hour television network and changed the way people viewed both television and sports. His innovations include the creation of ”Sports Center ” wall-to-wall coverage of NCAA regular-season and March Madness college basketball and coverage of the College World Series baseball tournament. Rasmussen who wrote a book titled Sports Junkies Rejoice! The Birth of ESPN talked with Knowledge at Wharton about the challenges of founding a 24/7 sports network in the face of nearly universal skepticism what entrepreneurs need to succeed and why he doesn’t ever plan to retire. (Video with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dow has hit its highest level in years loan rates are at record lows and the U.S. economy appears to be gaining momentum. Even the housing market is starting to look inviting. But is this a real recovery -- or a false start like last year’s? Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel and Scott Richard think the economy is showing signs of a true rebound and predict that stocks should do well in the next 12 months. But bonds they warn are in dangerous waters and economic growth will be in jeopardy if oil prices keep rising and the European credit crisis worsens. (Video with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jerome Chazen a founder and former chairman of Liz Claiborne Inc. recently wrote a book titled My Life at Liz Claiborne: How We Broke the Rules and Built the Largest Fashion Company in the World. Indeed Liz Claiborne -- now known as Fifth & Pacific Cos. -- grew from revenues of $7 million in 1977 to more than $2 billion in the early 1990s. Knowledge at Wharton asked Chazen who stepped down as CEO in 1996 to discuss the highs and lows of running a successful fashion business in a highly competitive industry. (Podcast with transcript) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.