From self-care to dumpling tours, Valentine’s Day is becoming more than flowers and chocolates Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer From self-care to dumpling tours, Valentine’s Day is becoming more than flowers and chocolates The Wharton School’s Barbara Kahn spoke about changes in Valentine’s Day gift-giving trends. “It’s easier and easier to acquire stuff, but people are also saying I don’t need just stuff anymore,” she said, in response to this year’s uptick in gifts that center a shared memory or experience. Supreme Court decision a boon for truck drivers and, potentially, the gig economy A recent Supreme Court decision now allows transportation workers to sue their employers in class-action lawsuits. This verdict could have implications for truckers, but could also affect Uber drivers and others in the gig economy. Supreme Court decision a boon for truck drivers and, potentially, the gig economy Three Penn experts discuss the ruling, which gives transportation workers the ability to sue their employers in class-action lawsuits, sidestepping forced arbitration. The ‘stress interview’: A technique that goes too far? Penn In the News BBC The ‘stress interview’: A technique that goes too far? The Wharton School’s Maurice Schweitzer weighed in on intentionally high-pressure job interviews, which are “neither new, nor on their way to extinction.” The format, he said, is the result of “managers who work in a high-stress environment, managers who experience excess demand for jobs in their firm, and managers who believe that they can learn how people deal with stress by stressing them out in an interview.” Copyright expiration releases works to the world The Penn Libraries is digitizing and sharing books published in 1923 that have come into the public domain. One is "Vinzi a Story of the Swiss Alps," by Johanna Spyri, author of the more-famous "Heidi." The edition is the first U.S. translation to English from German, published in Philadelphia. Copyright expiration releases works to the world Works from 1923 have entered the public domain after a 20-year extension on copyright protections. The Penn Libraries is digitizing unique works to share. This one powerful phrase is the science-backed secret to a happy relationship (and most of us rarely use it) Penn In the News CNBC This one powerful phrase is the science-backed secret to a happy relationship (and most of us rarely use it) The Wharton School’s Adam Grant was cited for his research about the effects of expressing gratitude on employee performance. Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Penn In the News The New York Times Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on a possible takeover of Gannett Co., publisher of several major daily papers, by Digital First Media. “If Digital First acquires Gannett it will be good for their business but bad for everyone else, including employees that work at Gannett papers and the local communities that those newsrooms serve,” said Pickard. As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks Penn In the News Tampa Bay Times As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks The Wharton School’s Maurice Schweitzer offered commentary on Feld Entertainment’s decision to remove gun-related imagery from Monster Jam trucks. “The risk is, they may suffer a backlash from some of their customers who don’t like the idea that they’ve adopted a more politically correct stance, that some of their favorite characters have been defanged, or that it looks like censorship,” said Schweitzer. Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time Penn In the News CNBC Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time The Graduate School of Education’s Alexandra Michel spoke about stack ranking systems like the one employed at Facebook. “If you have an environment that is completely cutthroat like Wall Street, this system works pretty well,” Michel said. “But if you have employees who come in and want to be taken care of, want to learn, want to be part of a warm group and people who care about them—that’s a very jarring mismatch.” 5 amazing college incubators Penn In the News Forbes.com 5 amazing college incubators The University of Pennsylvania was highlighted as a great place to launch a startup, thanks to incubator and other supportive programs. Load More
Supreme Court decision a boon for truck drivers and, potentially, the gig economy A recent Supreme Court decision now allows transportation workers to sue their employers in class-action lawsuits. This verdict could have implications for truckers, but could also affect Uber drivers and others in the gig economy. Supreme Court decision a boon for truck drivers and, potentially, the gig economy Three Penn experts discuss the ruling, which gives transportation workers the ability to sue their employers in class-action lawsuits, sidestepping forced arbitration.
The ‘stress interview’: A technique that goes too far? Penn In the News BBC The ‘stress interview’: A technique that goes too far? The Wharton School’s Maurice Schweitzer weighed in on intentionally high-pressure job interviews, which are “neither new, nor on their way to extinction.” The format, he said, is the result of “managers who work in a high-stress environment, managers who experience excess demand for jobs in their firm, and managers who believe that they can learn how people deal with stress by stressing them out in an interview.” Copyright expiration releases works to the world The Penn Libraries is digitizing and sharing books published in 1923 that have come into the public domain. One is "Vinzi a Story of the Swiss Alps," by Johanna Spyri, author of the more-famous "Heidi." The edition is the first U.S. translation to English from German, published in Philadelphia. Copyright expiration releases works to the world Works from 1923 have entered the public domain after a 20-year extension on copyright protections. The Penn Libraries is digitizing unique works to share. This one powerful phrase is the science-backed secret to a happy relationship (and most of us rarely use it) Penn In the News CNBC This one powerful phrase is the science-backed secret to a happy relationship (and most of us rarely use it) The Wharton School’s Adam Grant was cited for his research about the effects of expressing gratitude on employee performance. Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Penn In the News The New York Times Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on a possible takeover of Gannett Co., publisher of several major daily papers, by Digital First Media. “If Digital First acquires Gannett it will be good for their business but bad for everyone else, including employees that work at Gannett papers and the local communities that those newsrooms serve,” said Pickard. As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks Penn In the News Tampa Bay Times As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks The Wharton School’s Maurice Schweitzer offered commentary on Feld Entertainment’s decision to remove gun-related imagery from Monster Jam trucks. “The risk is, they may suffer a backlash from some of their customers who don’t like the idea that they’ve adopted a more politically correct stance, that some of their favorite characters have been defanged, or that it looks like censorship,” said Schweitzer. Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time Penn In the News CNBC Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time The Graduate School of Education’s Alexandra Michel spoke about stack ranking systems like the one employed at Facebook. “If you have an environment that is completely cutthroat like Wall Street, this system works pretty well,” Michel said. “But if you have employees who come in and want to be taken care of, want to learn, want to be part of a warm group and people who care about them—that’s a very jarring mismatch.” 5 amazing college incubators Penn In the News Forbes.com 5 amazing college incubators The University of Pennsylvania was highlighted as a great place to launch a startup, thanks to incubator and other supportive programs. Load More
Copyright expiration releases works to the world The Penn Libraries is digitizing and sharing books published in 1923 that have come into the public domain. One is "Vinzi a Story of the Swiss Alps," by Johanna Spyri, author of the more-famous "Heidi." The edition is the first U.S. translation to English from German, published in Philadelphia. Copyright expiration releases works to the world Works from 1923 have entered the public domain after a 20-year extension on copyright protections. The Penn Libraries is digitizing unique works to share.
This one powerful phrase is the science-backed secret to a happy relationship (and most of us rarely use it) Penn In the News CNBC This one powerful phrase is the science-backed secret to a happy relationship (and most of us rarely use it) The Wharton School’s Adam Grant was cited for his research about the effects of expressing gratitude on employee performance. Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Penn In the News The New York Times Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on a possible takeover of Gannett Co., publisher of several major daily papers, by Digital First Media. “If Digital First acquires Gannett it will be good for their business but bad for everyone else, including employees that work at Gannett papers and the local communities that those newsrooms serve,” said Pickard. As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks Penn In the News Tampa Bay Times As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks The Wharton School’s Maurice Schweitzer offered commentary on Feld Entertainment’s decision to remove gun-related imagery from Monster Jam trucks. “The risk is, they may suffer a backlash from some of their customers who don’t like the idea that they’ve adopted a more politically correct stance, that some of their favorite characters have been defanged, or that it looks like censorship,” said Schweitzer. Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time Penn In the News CNBC Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time The Graduate School of Education’s Alexandra Michel spoke about stack ranking systems like the one employed at Facebook. “If you have an environment that is completely cutthroat like Wall Street, this system works pretty well,” Michel said. “But if you have employees who come in and want to be taken care of, want to learn, want to be part of a warm group and people who care about them—that’s a very jarring mismatch.” 5 amazing college incubators Penn In the News Forbes.com 5 amazing college incubators The University of Pennsylvania was highlighted as a great place to launch a startup, thanks to incubator and other supportive programs. Load More
Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Penn In the News The New York Times Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on a possible takeover of Gannett Co., publisher of several major daily papers, by Digital First Media. “If Digital First acquires Gannett it will be good for their business but bad for everyone else, including employees that work at Gannett papers and the local communities that those newsrooms serve,” said Pickard. As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks Penn In the News Tampa Bay Times As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks The Wharton School’s Maurice Schweitzer offered commentary on Feld Entertainment’s decision to remove gun-related imagery from Monster Jam trucks. “The risk is, they may suffer a backlash from some of their customers who don’t like the idea that they’ve adopted a more politically correct stance, that some of their favorite characters have been defanged, or that it looks like censorship,” said Schweitzer. Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time Penn In the News CNBC Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time The Graduate School of Education’s Alexandra Michel spoke about stack ranking systems like the one employed at Facebook. “If you have an environment that is completely cutthroat like Wall Street, this system works pretty well,” Michel said. “But if you have employees who come in and want to be taken care of, want to learn, want to be part of a warm group and people who care about them—that’s a very jarring mismatch.” 5 amazing college incubators Penn In the News Forbes.com 5 amazing college incubators The University of Pennsylvania was highlighted as a great place to launch a startup, thanks to incubator and other supportive programs. Load More
As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks Penn In the News Tampa Bay Times As gun outrage grew, Monster Jam quietly stripped weapons from its monster trucks The Wharton School’s Maurice Schweitzer offered commentary on Feld Entertainment’s decision to remove gun-related imagery from Monster Jam trucks. “The risk is, they may suffer a backlash from some of their customers who don’t like the idea that they’ve adopted a more politically correct stance, that some of their favorite characters have been defanged, or that it looks like censorship,” said Schweitzer. Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time Penn In the News CNBC Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time The Graduate School of Education’s Alexandra Michel spoke about stack ranking systems like the one employed at Facebook. “If you have an environment that is completely cutthroat like Wall Street, this system works pretty well,” Michel said. “But if you have employees who come in and want to be taken care of, want to learn, want to be part of a warm group and people who care about them—that’s a very jarring mismatch.” 5 amazing college incubators Penn In the News Forbes.com 5 amazing college incubators The University of Pennsylvania was highlighted as a great place to launch a startup, thanks to incubator and other supportive programs. Load More
Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time Penn In the News CNBC Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time The Graduate School of Education’s Alexandra Michel spoke about stack ranking systems like the one employed at Facebook. “If you have an environment that is completely cutthroat like Wall Street, this system works pretty well,” Michel said. “But if you have employees who come in and want to be taken care of, want to learn, want to be part of a warm group and people who care about them—that’s a very jarring mismatch.” 5 amazing college incubators Penn In the News Forbes.com 5 amazing college incubators The University of Pennsylvania was highlighted as a great place to launch a startup, thanks to incubator and other supportive programs. Load More
5 amazing college incubators Penn In the News Forbes.com 5 amazing college incubators The University of Pennsylvania was highlighted as a great place to launch a startup, thanks to incubator and other supportive programs.