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Instead of mandating vaccination firms should remove any barriers to access and apply other forms of encouragement says Wharton’s Iwan Barankay. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The worldwide distribution of the first vaccines to fight COVID-19 will require unprecedented teamwork says Wharton’s Gad Allon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to forgive student debt might have the unintended consequence of worsening economic inequality according to new research co-authored by Wharton’s Sylvain Catherine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alan Bowser co-head of the Americas Region at Bridgewater Associates talks with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about the importance of mentorship and making opportunities available to minorities in the workplace. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New research from Wharton’s Santiago Gallino and Robert Rooderkerk of Erasmus University offers companies practical advice on how to develop new products that are ready to compete in an omnichannel world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eroded stock valuations reflect investor concerns that talent shortages hurt productivity and innovation says Wharton’s Britta Glennon who has co-authored a new research paper on the topic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Robert Hughes explains the moral and social benefits of universal health care and how such a system might look in the U.S. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As part of the Leading Diversity@Wharton speaker series Dean Erika James and AT&T Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Corey Anthony spoke with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about inclusive leadership in times of crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For many small businesses such as restaurants the denial of insurance claims for COVID-19 losses spells bankruptcy and closure. Public-private partnerships could help provide a solution says Wharton’s Howard Kunreuther. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A small percentage of city dwellers are flocking to the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemic but that won’t reverse a 20-year trend toward urbanization in the U.S. according to Wharton’s Jessie Handbury. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Encouraging news on a COVID-19 vaccine a good election outcome and strong liquidity are positive signs for the year ahead says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Behavioral scientists at Wharton and Penn are studying the best communication strategies that nudge people into getting vaccinated for the flu with implications for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Vital Farms investor Karl Khoury and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco about how stakeholders benefit from the ethical pursuit of profit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From motivating employees to maintaining healthy habits games can help us achieve our goals in surprising ways say the authors of the revised and updated edition of ‘For the Win.’ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton Interactive co-founders Sarah Toms and Ethan Mollick are creating the next generation of game-based learning experiences that democratize education and make lessons more memorable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The majority of employees working from home during the pandemic are just as productive but they aren’t collaborating as effectively as before according to a new study overseen by Wharton management professor Michael Parke. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord will be a positive step but options for the new administration will be limited to regulatory tweaks without control of Congress says Wharton’s Brain Berkey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While overtly fake news generated by bogus websites can be dangerous there’s greater harm in subtle misinformation that spreads through mainstream media according to new research. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Small business formation is booming during this pandemic but startups need buffers against a second or third wave of the virus says Wharton’s Ethan Mollick. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A lead-lag pattern between home sales volumes and prices is delaying a day of reckoning for homeowners in Florida’s coastal communities a Wharton study warns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.