Leadership in the Storm: How Four U.S. Presidents Handled Turmoil

Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin chronicles the leadership skills of four U.S. presidents who led the nation through turbulent times, in her new book.

Technology

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As the founders exit, Instagram has one billion users and Facebook has 2.2 billion. That’s a big chunk of the world’s population. So where can they go from here — and what will regulators allow them to do?

As the Founders Exit, What’s Next for Instagram?

Why Fake News Campaigns Are So Effective
How Can Social Media Firms Tackle Hate Speech?
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Management

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Elon Musk’s settlement with the SEC is significant not only for Tesla’s future, but also for maintaining the momentum of the electric vehicle industry.

Why Elon Musk’s SEC Settlement Is Critical for Electric Vehicles

Can Restructuring Sears Fix a Catalog of Problems?
Are You a ‘Good-ish’ Person? How to Push Past Your Biases
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Finance

Comcast Sky

By many measures, Comcast overpaid to acquire British pay TV firm Sky — but if transformation is Comcast’s goal, the cost could be justified, experts say.

Comcast Is Paying Up for Sky: Now What?

Not Too Big To Fail: Why Lehman Had to Go Bankrupt
Why So Many Underestimate China’s True Economic Power
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Video

Reinventing Museums for the Digital Generation

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Innovation

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Early market testing based on lean startup principles could do more harm than good, according to new Wharton research.

The Downside of Applying Lean Startup Principles

Thin Heads and Fat Tails: Understanding the Crypto Reinvention of Capitalism
How data.world Wants to Unify the Data World
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Leadership

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Mission statements and employee handbooks are fine, but what really matters in an organization is the clarity of purpose behind it all, says author Nick Craig.

Do You Lead with Purpose?

How Jack Ma Changed the Chinese View of Entrepreneurs
The Secret to Great Communication: Be Like Aristotle
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Marketing

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New Wharton research finds that shoppers are more likely to seek variety in their buying decisions later in the day.

Why Time of Day Affects Shoppers’ Appetite for Variety

Marketing to Digital Natives: How Brand Loyalty Is Changing
Entrepreneurship Myths: Why You Likely Won’t Be Rich and Famous
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Public Policy

Iceland financial crisis volcano

Wharton’s Philip Nichols and Thorvaldur Gylfason of the University of Iceland share insights about why the economic recovery has worked but the political one hasn’t.

How Iceland Dealt with a Volcanic Financial Meltdown

The Auto Bailout 10 Years Later: Was It the Right Call?
Will New Regulations Avert Another Meltdown?
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Social Impact

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Opportunity International believes that empowering entrepreneurs and educating children can help break the poverty cycle. Fintech is a great enabler towards this goal, notes the group’s executive director.

How Fintech Is Transforming Microfinance

How One Firm Built and Sold Homes in Mortgage-less West Africa
Planting Seeds of Success in Africa
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