Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

What Most American Schools Do Wrong

October 25, 2023

Here is a brief excerrpt from an artic le by Adam Grant for The New York Times. Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. This essay is adapted…

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Leading for the long term

November 20, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in article for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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On Algorithms, for Better or Worse

April 25, 2019

The Wiki definition: “In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an unambiguous specification of how to solve a class of problems. Algorithms can perform calculation, data processing, automated reasoning, and other tasks.” In A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence,…

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Creating Value Through Business Model Innovation

February 11, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Raphael Amit and Christoph Zott, featured in the MIT Sloan Management Review. Could your company benefit from a new business model? They pose six questions for business leaders to consider. To…

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When There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Information

February 15, 2014

Illustration: James Yang Here is an excerpt from an article by Steve Lohr for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Information overload is a…

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4 Secrets of Great Critical Thinkers

April 22, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an excellent article written by Paul J. H. Schoemaker and featured online at the Inc. magazine website. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain deep-discount subscription information, please click here. *…

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Stewart Friedman: A very special educator

September 28, 2011

Currently Stewart Friedman is a Practice Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is founder and director of Wharton’s Work/Life Integration Project and he founded Wharton’s Leadership Programs for both the MBA and Undergraduate…

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Running Faster, Falling Behind: John Hagel III on How American Business Can Catch Up

April 25, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article about John  Hagel III featured by the Knowledge@Wharton website, sponsored by Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. To read the complete article, download/or listen to the audio, check out all the other free…

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