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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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Apr 9, 2018 • 24min
Did We Learn the Right Lessons from the Great Recession?
Ten years after the Great Recession began questions remain about root causes for some analysts. The IMF’s Tamim Bayoumi looks at some unexplored areas in a recent book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2018 • 23min
Amazon Under Fire: Is Antitrust Action Likely?
Although Amazon has faced a series of accusations by President Trump about its business practices recently the company would likely survive any attempts to bring antitrust action against it experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 6, 2018 • 22min
Autonomous Car Crashes: Who -- or What -- Is to Blame?
Two recent fatalities involving Uber and Tesla vehicles using driverless systems have raised concerns that threaten to significantly delay or derail adoption of the technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 6, 2018 • 9min
The Downside to Playing It Safe in the Banking Industry
Recent Wharton research looks at why banks tend to invest in assets with the lowest risk and how that behavior can affect the broader economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2018 • 22min
What the U.S. Could Learn from Australia’s Gun Control Laws
Firearm mortalities in Australia fell 60% between 1979 and 2013 aided by new gun-control laws and other deterrents notes a Penn study. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2018 • 54min
When Fun Goes Digital: Creating the Theme Park of the Future
From a virtual Harry Potter to digital wrist bands that hold your place in line today’s theme parks are no longer the analog experiences of decades past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2018 • 27min
What Makes a Successful CEO?
Cassandra Frangos who guided Cisco’s leadership transition when John Chambers stepped down as CEO discusses her new book on the skills and career strategies many C-Suite executives share. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2018 • 22min
What Facebook Can Do to Rebuild Trust
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal the world’s biggest social network is facing what is arguably its biggest PR crisis ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2018 • 23min
How to Stop Sabotaging Your Career
Why do smart talented people sometimes derail their own careers? Arrogance inability to adapt or taking on too much lead the list according to a new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2018 • 28min
How Youth Can Help Solve the World’s Toughest Problems
Innovative ideas from young people are driving the successful targeting of poverty hunger climate change and health issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
