Management

When Will the Jobs Return?

Industries such as leisure and hospitality might bounce back sooner than others, but lower demand suggests more layoffs could be on the way, say experts at Wharton.

Why We Should Stop Worrying About What Others Think of Us

New research coauthored by Wharton’s Alice Moon shows that the judgment of others regarding our competency on particular tasks is not as extreme as we tend to think.

COVID-19 Pandemic: What Will the Next Six Months Bring?

The next few months will be painful, and the key questions involve how we will respond to the pain, writes Wharton’s Eric K. Clemons.

Triage in a Pandemic: Can AI Help Ration Access to Care?

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As demand soars during the COVID-19 pandemic, shortages of ventilators and ICU beds are forcing doctors to make tough choices about who should get priority in access to care. Can[…]

Coronavirus and Supply Chain Disruption: What Firms Can Learn

From diversified sourcing to inventory buffers, Wharton experts weigh various risk-mitigation strategies businesses could employ to prevent disruptions like those we have seen during the coronavirus pandemic.

Coping with Coronavirus: Five Strategies to Mitigate Business Risks

To help turn panic into proactive action, Steven Minsky, CEO of a risk management firm, lists a series of practical steps that all organizations should explore.

Why are Markets Collapsing? How Bad Will COVID-19 Really Be?

Will COVID-19 be as bad as last year’s flu? Will it be 10 times as bad? No one knows. But markets are behaving as if we are going to encounter[…]

Coronavirus: How Emotional Contagion Exacts a Toll

Wharton's Sigal Barsade explains how to stop emotional contagion, which often spreads during major events such as the coronavirus outbreak.

How Viacom Sparked Its Digital and Cultural Transformation

In an excerpt from a new edition of their book ‘Leading Successful Change,’ authors Gregory P. Shea and Cassie A. Solomon discuss Viacom’s approach to large-scale transformation.

Why Don’t Women Promote Themselves?

New research from Wharton’s Judd Kessler and Harvard’s Christine Exley finds a striking gender gap in self-promotion, with women consistently underplaying their accomplishments at work.

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