How Contractors Can Successfully Manage from the Outside
Businessam StaffSeptember 6, 2021
Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli ran into a former student who shared an intriguing story about A-Connect, a management consulting services and solutions firm. The alumnus, who worked at A-Connect, noticed an increasing number of managers being hired on contract. These weren’t consultants or people angling for full-time work, but contractors who were being handed […]
Why New Managers Need More Help
Businessam StaffAugust 30, 2021
First-time managers looking for a little guidance can find it in a new book by Wharton management lecturer Rachel Pacheco, who has written a veritable instruction manual for fledgling leaders who want to learn to fly. Bringing Up the Boss: Practical Lessons for New Managers is based on research and the real-world experience Pacheco has collected from […]
What Rising Inflation Means for Stock Investors
Businessam StaffAugust 30, 2021
With rising inflation in recent months, stock market investors have been using long-held street wisdom to find hedges, or protection, in commodities, REITs or real estate investment trusts, as well as stocks and equity mutual funds. But while those asset classes provide hedges against energy inflation, they do not offer protection against core inflation, according to a new research paper by […]
Is Deflection a Good Business Tactic?
Businessam StaffAugust 23, 2021
Politicians are especially deft at deflection, which is the tactic of answering a question with a question that steers the conversation in a different direction. It’s not an easy skill, but former President Donald Trump mastered it, according to Wharton operations, information and decisions professor Maurice Schweitzer. Schweitzer, whose research focuses on negotiation and communication, pointed […]
Learning to Be a Better Leader
Businessam StaffAugust 23, 2021
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie needed a plan. He badly wanted to win a Super Bowl — a feat that had never been accomplished by the team — and he needed to figure out how to move the entire organization from good to great. “It was a long game, so to speak,” said Wharton management […]
How Vaccine Mandates Are Helping Companies
Businessam StaffAugust 16, 2021
With the delta variant driving up COVID-19 cases across the country, more companies are mandating vaccinations for employees to ward off the economic losses that come from having an unhealthy workforce. Delta and United airlines, Facebook, Walmart, Google, Black Rock, Microsoft, Anthem, and Tyson Foods are among dozens of firms that have announced mandates in […]
Who Is Shaping the Future of Autos – Tech Firms or Automakers?
Businessam StaffAugust 16, 2021
Technology firms are the drivers of disruption across industries, but things will play out differently for automobiles, according to John Paul MacDuffie, Wharton management professor and director of the School’s Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation. Tomorrow’s vehicles will be built with electric, autonomous and mobility/connected features, and one would expect tech companies to dominate […]
Why Green Assets May Not Continue to Outperform
Businessam StaffAugust 9, 2021
Recent years have seen high returns for investments in green assets, or stocks and bonds of companies that espouse environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. Green funds are being aggressively marketed and about $3 billion a day is being invested in such assets. The $17 trillion of sustainable assets under management make up a third of the $51 trillion […]
High Prices and Long Wait Times: What’s Ahead for Uber and Lyft?
Businessam StaffAugust 9, 2021
Soaring prices and longer wait times are frustrating customers of Uber and Lyft as the ride-hailing companies scramble to meet demand that is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels. But Wharton’s Gad Allon wants to let those customers in on a little secret: The fact that prices are surging is a feature of the gig economy, not a […]
Vaccine Passports: Why the Market Should Decide
Businessam StaffAugust 2, 2021
In this opinion piece, Robert Field argues that the market, not state laws, should determine whether businesses can require proof of vaccination by customers and staff. Field holds a joint appointment as professor of law and professor of health management and policy at Drexel University and is an adjunct senior fellow of Penn’s Leonard Davis […]