Don’t Disappear in the Hybrid Workplace
Peter CappelliMay 9, 2022
By Peter Cappelli Nano Tools for Leaders® — a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management — are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes, with the potential to significantly impact your success. Contributor: Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli is director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources and author […]
Why Online Retailers Have a ‘Need for Speed’
Santiago GallinoMay 2, 2022
By Santiago Gallino Charles W. Evans Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions Few things are as frustrating for online shoppers as a lousy website. They want to add to cart, but the page won’t load or there’s too much third-party content slowing it down. Santiago Gallino, a Wharton professor of operations, […]
Investing with Impact: Becoming a ‘Responsible Steward’
Businessam StaffApril 25, 2022
Liesel Pritzker Simmons led a very different life before co-founding Blue Haven Initiative, a single family office dedicated to putting wealth to work for competitive financial returns and positive social and environmental change. Born into one of the wealthiest families in America, the public knew her as a child actress who starred in the 1995 movie A […]
What’s Going to Happen to All Those Empty Office Buildings?
Businessam StaffApril 18, 2022
The broad shift to working from home during the pandemic may haunt the commercial real estate market for years to come, making it harder to fill vacant office buildings that were once brimming with tenants. Wharton real estate professor Joseph Gyourko said it’s too early to predict exactly how the demand for office space will decline because […]
How Fracking Could Cushion Oil Price Shocks
Businessam StaffApril 11, 2022
Fracking, or the extraction of oil and gas from shale rock formations, is suddenly more attractive with the surge in oil prices fueled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The conflict threatens disruption of natural gas flows from Ukraine to Europe, while oil companies with interests in Russia could be caught in the crossfire of sanctions by the U.S. and European countries. […]
How Gig Workers Are Managing Risk During the Pandemic
Businessam StaffApril 11, 2022
Customers have long expected service with a smile, which was a reasonable request before the pandemic radically altered the risks and rewards for frontline workers. Now, those in customer-facing jobs have tough choices to make about how much danger they are willing to deal with in order to be seen as ideal workers devoted to […]
Managing Emotions in the Workplace: Do Positive and Negative Attitudes Drive Performance?
Busnessam StaffMarch 28, 2022
You know the type: coworkers who never have anything positive to say, whether at the weekly staff meeting or in the cafeteria line. They can suck the energy from a brainstorming session with a few choice comments. Their bad mood frequently puts others in one, too. Their negativity can contaminate even good news. “We engage […]
Why Fostering a Culture of ‘Companionate Love’ in the Workplace Matters
Businessam StaffMarch 28, 2022
For some employees, a typical day at the office might begin with a barrage of work-related questions from impatient colleagues who have been awaiting their arrival. For others, it might start off with a series of cheerful greetings from co-workers, questions about how their family members are doing or perhaps an offer to grab a […]
Making a Big (or Small) Decision? How Meditation Can Help
Businessam StaffMarch 28, 2022
Forget the past. Ignore the likely future. Just spend a few minutes concentrating on your breathing, and focus on the task at hand. The advice is almost too simple to believe. But according to new research co-authored by Wharton management professor Sigal Barsade, if followed, it could save time and money for everyone — from a […]
How Feelings and Friendship Factor Into Startup Success (and Failure)
Businessam StaffMarch 28, 2022
A quarter of U.S. entrepreneurial ventures fail after a year. More than half don’t make it past year five. Given that, how do entrepreneurs react to a downturn in their financial situations? Do they cut their losses and close up shop, or do they hang in there? That may depend on the makeup and the […]