The Class Struggle According to Donald Trump Penn In the News The New York Times The Class Struggle According to Donald Trump Responding to assertions that workers should, ideally, be able to choose their labor based on skill and interest, Adam Cobb of the Wharton school said that “life doesn’t operate so cleanly…. A worker’s wealth and well-being is much more dependent upon her employer than the employer is on a given worker….” What a Howard Schultz Presidential Campaign Could Mean for the Starbucks Brand Penn In the News The Washington Post What a Howard Schultz Presidential Campaign Could Mean for the Starbucks Brand Americus Reed of the Wharton School commented on the risks of building values like diversity into a company’s branding, noting that companies like Starbucks can be held to a higher standard than those that market themselves differently. RPT-INSIGHT-Software and Stealth: How Carmakers Hike Spare Parts Prices Penn In the News Reuters RPT-INSIGHT-Software and Stealth: How Carmakers Hike Spare Parts Prices Aaron Roth of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discussed the continued use of software to establish the highest prices consumers are willing to pay, a common practice in retail and manufacturing. How a Philly College Student’s Sneaker Start-up Is Helping Latin American Artisans Climb Out of Poverty Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer How a Philly College Student’s Sneaker Start-up Is Helping Latin American Artisans Climb Out of Poverty Student Fernando Rojo of Ann Arbor, Mich., has partnered with South American craftspeople to create and import Patos footwear, with guidance from Wharton professor Patrick FitzGerald. Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo From left: University of Pennsylvania Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, Wharton Small Business Development Center Director Celeste Corrado, Philadelphia Commerce Director Harold T. Epps, Chair and CEO of SUPRA Office Solutions, and EMSCO Scientific Enterprises Lin Thomas, and CEO and co-founder of Chatterblast Media Evan Urbania were panelists at the Penn Supplier Diversity Forum. (Photo credits: Greg Benson) Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo Discussing strategies for increasing supplier diversity, the event drew 200 local LGBTQ, women, and minority-owned businesses, Penn buyers and community organizations to campus. Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Penn In the News Politico.com Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center responded to the decision to cancel the “Roseanne” reboot, noting that social media has increased the speed at which networks must respond to critics. Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. Penn In the News The Washington Post Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. The Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary said that training Starbucks employees went through would need to account for a wide spectrum of experiences with racism, ranging from those who deal with it daily to those who have never had to contend with its effects. After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code “If you’re not mitigating risk, you’re not going to have a healthy market,” said the Wharton School’s Jeffrey Czajkowski, addressing the effects of “fortified” buildings on insurance rates. The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students Penn In the News Forbes The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students The Wharton School’s Karl Ulrich writes about Penn’s student entrepreneurial community and several projects by semifinalists for the University’s Startup Challenge. Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner. Load More
What a Howard Schultz Presidential Campaign Could Mean for the Starbucks Brand Penn In the News The Washington Post What a Howard Schultz Presidential Campaign Could Mean for the Starbucks Brand Americus Reed of the Wharton School commented on the risks of building values like diversity into a company’s branding, noting that companies like Starbucks can be held to a higher standard than those that market themselves differently. RPT-INSIGHT-Software and Stealth: How Carmakers Hike Spare Parts Prices Penn In the News Reuters RPT-INSIGHT-Software and Stealth: How Carmakers Hike Spare Parts Prices Aaron Roth of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discussed the continued use of software to establish the highest prices consumers are willing to pay, a common practice in retail and manufacturing. How a Philly College Student’s Sneaker Start-up Is Helping Latin American Artisans Climb Out of Poverty Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer How a Philly College Student’s Sneaker Start-up Is Helping Latin American Artisans Climb Out of Poverty Student Fernando Rojo of Ann Arbor, Mich., has partnered with South American craftspeople to create and import Patos footwear, with guidance from Wharton professor Patrick FitzGerald. Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo From left: University of Pennsylvania Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, Wharton Small Business Development Center Director Celeste Corrado, Philadelphia Commerce Director Harold T. Epps, Chair and CEO of SUPRA Office Solutions, and EMSCO Scientific Enterprises Lin Thomas, and CEO and co-founder of Chatterblast Media Evan Urbania were panelists at the Penn Supplier Diversity Forum. (Photo credits: Greg Benson) Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo Discussing strategies for increasing supplier diversity, the event drew 200 local LGBTQ, women, and minority-owned businesses, Penn buyers and community organizations to campus. Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Penn In the News Politico.com Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center responded to the decision to cancel the “Roseanne” reboot, noting that social media has increased the speed at which networks must respond to critics. Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. Penn In the News The Washington Post Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. The Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary said that training Starbucks employees went through would need to account for a wide spectrum of experiences with racism, ranging from those who deal with it daily to those who have never had to contend with its effects. After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code “If you’re not mitigating risk, you’re not going to have a healthy market,” said the Wharton School’s Jeffrey Czajkowski, addressing the effects of “fortified” buildings on insurance rates. The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students Penn In the News Forbes The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students The Wharton School’s Karl Ulrich writes about Penn’s student entrepreneurial community and several projects by semifinalists for the University’s Startup Challenge. Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner. Load More
RPT-INSIGHT-Software and Stealth: How Carmakers Hike Spare Parts Prices Penn In the News Reuters RPT-INSIGHT-Software and Stealth: How Carmakers Hike Spare Parts Prices Aaron Roth of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discussed the continued use of software to establish the highest prices consumers are willing to pay, a common practice in retail and manufacturing. How a Philly College Student’s Sneaker Start-up Is Helping Latin American Artisans Climb Out of Poverty Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer How a Philly College Student’s Sneaker Start-up Is Helping Latin American Artisans Climb Out of Poverty Student Fernando Rojo of Ann Arbor, Mich., has partnered with South American craftspeople to create and import Patos footwear, with guidance from Wharton professor Patrick FitzGerald. Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo From left: University of Pennsylvania Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, Wharton Small Business Development Center Director Celeste Corrado, Philadelphia Commerce Director Harold T. Epps, Chair and CEO of SUPRA Office Solutions, and EMSCO Scientific Enterprises Lin Thomas, and CEO and co-founder of Chatterblast Media Evan Urbania were panelists at the Penn Supplier Diversity Forum. (Photo credits: Greg Benson) Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo Discussing strategies for increasing supplier diversity, the event drew 200 local LGBTQ, women, and minority-owned businesses, Penn buyers and community organizations to campus. Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Penn In the News Politico.com Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center responded to the decision to cancel the “Roseanne” reboot, noting that social media has increased the speed at which networks must respond to critics. Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. Penn In the News The Washington Post Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. The Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary said that training Starbucks employees went through would need to account for a wide spectrum of experiences with racism, ranging from those who deal with it daily to those who have never had to contend with its effects. After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code “If you’re not mitigating risk, you’re not going to have a healthy market,” said the Wharton School’s Jeffrey Czajkowski, addressing the effects of “fortified” buildings on insurance rates. The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students Penn In the News Forbes The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students The Wharton School’s Karl Ulrich writes about Penn’s student entrepreneurial community and several projects by semifinalists for the University’s Startup Challenge. Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner. Load More
How a Philly College Student’s Sneaker Start-up Is Helping Latin American Artisans Climb Out of Poverty Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer How a Philly College Student’s Sneaker Start-up Is Helping Latin American Artisans Climb Out of Poverty Student Fernando Rojo of Ann Arbor, Mich., has partnered with South American craftspeople to create and import Patos footwear, with guidance from Wharton professor Patrick FitzGerald. Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo From left: University of Pennsylvania Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, Wharton Small Business Development Center Director Celeste Corrado, Philadelphia Commerce Director Harold T. Epps, Chair and CEO of SUPRA Office Solutions, and EMSCO Scientific Enterprises Lin Thomas, and CEO and co-founder of Chatterblast Media Evan Urbania were panelists at the Penn Supplier Diversity Forum. (Photo credits: Greg Benson) Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo Discussing strategies for increasing supplier diversity, the event drew 200 local LGBTQ, women, and minority-owned businesses, Penn buyers and community organizations to campus. Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Penn In the News Politico.com Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center responded to the decision to cancel the “Roseanne” reboot, noting that social media has increased the speed at which networks must respond to critics. Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. Penn In the News The Washington Post Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. The Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary said that training Starbucks employees went through would need to account for a wide spectrum of experiences with racism, ranging from those who deal with it daily to those who have never had to contend with its effects. After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code “If you’re not mitigating risk, you’re not going to have a healthy market,” said the Wharton School’s Jeffrey Czajkowski, addressing the effects of “fortified” buildings on insurance rates. The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students Penn In the News Forbes The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students The Wharton School’s Karl Ulrich writes about Penn’s student entrepreneurial community and several projects by semifinalists for the University’s Startup Challenge. Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner. Load More
Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo From left: University of Pennsylvania Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, Wharton Small Business Development Center Director Celeste Corrado, Philadelphia Commerce Director Harold T. Epps, Chair and CEO of SUPRA Office Solutions, and EMSCO Scientific Enterprises Lin Thomas, and CEO and co-founder of Chatterblast Media Evan Urbania were panelists at the Penn Supplier Diversity Forum. (Photo credits: Greg Benson) Promoting inclusion at Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo Discussing strategies for increasing supplier diversity, the event drew 200 local LGBTQ, women, and minority-owned businesses, Penn buyers and community organizations to campus.
Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Penn In the News Politico.com Audio: Why ABC Had No Choice but to Dump Roseanne Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center responded to the decision to cancel the “Roseanne” reboot, noting that social media has increased the speed at which networks must respond to critics. Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. Penn In the News The Washington Post Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. The Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary said that training Starbucks employees went through would need to account for a wide spectrum of experiences with racism, ranging from those who deal with it daily to those who have never had to contend with its effects. After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code “If you’re not mitigating risk, you’re not going to have a healthy market,” said the Wharton School’s Jeffrey Czajkowski, addressing the effects of “fortified” buildings on insurance rates. The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students Penn In the News Forbes The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students The Wharton School’s Karl Ulrich writes about Penn’s student entrepreneurial community and several projects by semifinalists for the University’s Startup Challenge. Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner. Load More
Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. Penn In the News The Washington Post Starbucks’s Bias Training Finally Happened. Here’s What It Looked Like. The Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary said that training Starbucks employees went through would need to account for a wide spectrum of experiences with racism, ranging from those who deal with it daily to those who have never had to contend with its effects. After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code “If you’re not mitigating risk, you’re not going to have a healthy market,” said the Wharton School’s Jeffrey Czajkowski, addressing the effects of “fortified” buildings on insurance rates. The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students Penn In the News Forbes The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students The Wharton School’s Karl Ulrich writes about Penn’s student entrepreneurial community and several projects by semifinalists for the University’s Startup Challenge. Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner. Load More
After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal After Harvey, Texas Town Looks to Fortify in State With No Mandatory Building Code “If you’re not mitigating risk, you’re not going to have a healthy market,” said the Wharton School’s Jeffrey Czajkowski, addressing the effects of “fortified” buildings on insurance rates. The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students Penn In the News Forbes The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students The Wharton School’s Karl Ulrich writes about Penn’s student entrepreneurial community and several projects by semifinalists for the University’s Startup Challenge. Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner. Load More
The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students Penn In the News Forbes The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Students The Wharton School’s Karl Ulrich writes about Penn’s student entrepreneurial community and several projects by semifinalists for the University’s Startup Challenge. Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner. Load More
Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. Penn In the News The Washington Post Remember How Play-Doh Smells? U.S. Trademark Officials Get It. The Law School’s R. Polk Wagner weighed in on Hasbro’s challenges in trademarking the signature smell of Play-Doh. The company’s success may enable them to defeat competing toys “that are similar in function to Play-Doh, but are not called Play-Doh,” according to Wagner.