Management

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Confronting COVID-19: Why firms need to tap nonprofit partnerships

Wharton management professor Aline Gatignon argues that firms have an important role to play in the response to COVID-19, and should consider the unique ability of the nonprofit sector to serve hard-to-reach populations during disasters.

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Wharton School launches a remote course on the impact and implications of COVID-19

Starting March 25, the new course will address in real time how global business and financial uncertainty can be managed in the wake of such dramatic events.

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Why don’t women promote themselves?

Wharton’s Judd Kessler co-authored a study, “The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion,” which measured confidence and self-promotion among women about their performance at work.

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The state of the auto industry in the 2020s

The Wharton School’s Professor of Management John Paul MacDuffie names current trends in the auto industry and where it’s headed in the future.

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The confidence gap between men and women

When employers are looking at self-performance reviews, they are more likely to hire those who rate themselves higher—men.

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Self-awareness is the key to more effective team discussions

Wharton’s Barbara Mellers and doctoral student Ike Silver discuss their research on “collective confidence calibration” and the effectiveness of team discussions.

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Q&A

How companies like the NBA could benefit from ‘corporate diplomacy’

In a Q&A, Professor of Manaement Witold Henisz explains how recent controversies involving the NBA and Activision-Blizzard can be prevented through increased focus on corporate diplomacy.

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The key to keeping your employees happy

Moods, emotions, even smiles are some of the emotional contagions Wharton professor Sigal Barsade cites as what are passed along throughout the workplace, making the professional environment either more pleasant or more unhappy.

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Why good people still can’t get jobs

Wharton's Peter Cappelli discusses where companies have gone wrong in the hiring process, and contends that the economy doesn’t have as much to do with the hiring process as we would like to believe.

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Mindfulness at work: A little bit goes a long way

New research from Wharton management professor Lindsey Cameron finds that including just a few minutes of mindfulness in each day makes employees more helpful and productive.

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