Using a Company’s Own Words to Assess Its Risks

Using a text-based approach to assess a company’s risks by analyzing its own disclosures yields surprising results, according to new Wharton research.

Leadership

Empathy is increasingly a valuable skill for chief strategy officers, notes the author of this opinion piece.

Crafting Better Strategy: Why Empathy Matters

Elon Musk’s SEC Drama: Has He Gone Too Far?
The Value of Failure: How We Can Make the Most of Losing
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Social Impact

Entrepreneur Mpho Sekwele discusses how her background and years in the retail sector have influenced the way she runs her startup ventures.

Balancing Act: One Entrepreneur’s Journey with Social Enterprise

Why Venture Capital Likes Modular Farming
The Global Clean Water Challenge: How Micro-utilities Offer a Solution
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Management

AT&T wants to prevail in the media wars by combining its distribution reach with Time Warner’s content. Will it work?

Can AT&T Avoid the Merger Mistakes of AOL-Time Warner?

The 737 Max Crash: What’s the Fallout for Boeing?
What’s Driving the Demand for Data Scientists?
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Public Policy

The “Varsity Blues” scandal uncovered by the U.S. Department of Justice shines a harsh light on the entitlement and systemic racism that pervades the college admissions process.

The College Cheating Scandal: The Biggest Victim Is Public Confidence

Can Nuclear Energy Save the Planet?
How Businesses Are Testing the Limits of Free Speech
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Finance

The U.S. national debt has crossed $22 trillion — the highest ever. Addressing the problem now, rather than delaying the inevitable, would be the best approach to keeping the economy strong, experts say.

U.S. Debt: Is It the Calm Before the Storm?

When Tax Strategies Are Problematic for Firms – and Investors
Mohamed El-Erian: What’s Driving Uncertainty in the Global Economy
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Innovation

Toronto has quietly become the world’s fastest-growing destination for technology jobs. But to truly become Silicon Valley North, policymakers and tech companies must address certain gaps, experts say.

The Next Silicon Valley? Why Toronto Is a Contender

The Difference Between Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Science Fiction
Want to Foster Prosperity? Focus on Market-creating Innovations
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Technology

Evite CEO Victor Cho and Wharton marketing professor Raghuram Iyengar discuss how firms can optimize their use of data without getting lost in the weeds – or losing sight of the customer.

Big Data’s Biggest Challenge: How to Avoid Getting Lost in the Weeds

How Globalization and Robotics Speed Up Job Losses
Fintech: What’s Real, and What’s Hype
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Marketing

Following a $12.6 billion loss for 2018, Kraft Heinz needs to recast its product portfolio in ways that reflect the general shift towards healthier foods, experts say.

Can Kraft Heinz Catch Up with Its Changing Market?

Oscars Economics: Does Winning Mean a Windfall?
Gucci’s Misstep: Why a More Diverse Fashion Industry Is the Answer
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