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90% of long-haul trucking may soon be self-driving. Are you ready to share the road with an autonomous 18-wheeler?

Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences weighed in on the rise of automation in trucking. “A self-driving truck’s job is going to be fundamentally different,” Viscelli said. “We have a ton of pent-up demand for additional transportation services, and that starts with e-commerce.”

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How to have more successful conversations

Whether negotiating a salary increase or chatting with a co-worker, people have more productive conversations when they identify their motives and goals. Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer offers a tool for doing just that.

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How sanctions on Russia and the invasion of Ukraine affect the U.S. economy

Wharton’s Nikolai Roussanov speaks with Penn Today about the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the U.S. economy.

French firms hesitate amid growing pressure to leave Russia

Witold Henisz of the Wharton School spoke about the pressure on French firms to divest from Russia. These companies “will have to pay the cost of looking the other way as Russia signaled its intent to leave the international system,” he said. “Their shareholders and some EU customers will suffer. It is only a question of time.”

A Wharton expert examines cybersecurity hiring best practices

A new book by Leeza Garber of the Wharton School tackles the problem of cyber threats, with a focus on how employers can find and hire the right people.

‘There’s a long way to go in gender equity,’ says Wharton’s Erika James

Dean Erika James of the Wharton School discussed gender diversity in corporate America and the pipeline to leadership roles. In addition to empowering women to pursue these careers, James says, “we also have to also look at the organizational structures themselves that make it challenging for women and young people to succeed.”

Yuri Milner’s Russian clapback

In Kara Swisher’s newsletter, Adam Grant of the Wharton School answered four questions about the transition back to in-person work and how to promote equity in the workplace.

Citigroup to cover travel expenses for abortions as U.S. states curb access

Witold Henisz of the Wharton School said more and more companies have been compelled to weigh in on social and political issues. "Millennial workers and consumers demand that companies take stands and look to (their) CEOs especially where the government has failed to act or taken a stand of which they disapprove. This will continue to grow as a strategic challenge for companies," he said.

Companies that haven’t left Russia may be too late to win back Americans

Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School said companies that waited to divest from Russia “have lost the consumer tendency to infer real authenticity.” Still, she said, it’s better to do something meaningful later than to take a weak stance or not take action at all.

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How gig workers are managing risk during the pandemic

New research from Wharton management professor Lindsey Cameron reveals tactics that gig workers are using to mitigate health risks while managing their reputation with demanding customers during the pandemic.

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