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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.
Episodes
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Dec 11, 2018 • 26min
Is Waiting a Lost Art?
Today’s technologies enables instant communication. But is that really a good thing? A new book argues that good things come to those who wait. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2018 • 24min
Five Marketing Lessons from the Payless Shoe Prank
An elaborate advertising ruse by discount retailer Payless ShoeSource is raising eyebrows and important questions about the ability of marketers to manipulate consumer behavior. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2018 • 25min
Amazon AI and Medical Records: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?
Amazon’s new AI service lets machines comb patient medical records. While the potential benefits are big risks to patient privacy call for appropriate regulation experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2018 • 26min
How Cities Can Create the Next Silicon Valley
What will it take for a city to become the next Silicon Valley? New Wharton research identifies one key factor -- the trade secrecy laws in a state. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 6, 2018 • 26min
How 3D Printing Is Transforming Mass Manufacturing
Dartmouth professor Richard D’Aveni explains how 3D printing could change the balance of economic power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 5, 2018 • 24min
Why Procrastination Can Be Good (Unless You Want To Be Productive)
Author Andrew Santella discusses some of the merits of and problems with procrastination. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2018 • 25min
Does Fear Motivate Workers -- or Make Things Worse?
Some companies use an approach that is more stick than carrot to motivate employees to perform better. But does it really work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2018 • 26min
Will Deutsche Bank Survive Its Latest Crisis?
Deutsche Bank faces its most severe test yet in the wake of police raids on its Frankfurt offices over suspicions that it helped clients launder money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2018 • 38min
Philadelphia Fed’s Patrick Harker: How Fintech Will Shape the Future
Patrick Harker president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia discusses how fintech will impact the banking system with Wharton finance professor Richard J. Herring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2018 • 18min
Exit Line: The Effects of Employee Turnover on Manufacturing
High worker turnover rates in manufacturing can cost companies hundreds of millions of dollars. A new paper co-authored by Wharton’s Ken Moon looks at how firms can keep employees on the job longer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
