Management

Is Your Team Culturally Competent?

In his new book series, consultant Dean Foster offers practical advice for companies on how to gain cultural competency in a global marketplace.

What’s the Next Chapter for Barnes & Noble?

How Can Barnes & Noble Avoid Borders’ Fate?

A hedge fund wants to buy the bookstore chain for $683 million, including debt. Will the deal work? Experts from Wharton and elsewhere share their insights.

With High-deductible Employer Health Plans, Who Wins?

High-deductible employer health plans are cheaper for businesses and may also be cheaper for employees. But are they too much of a gamble?

How to Curb Workplace Incivility

Penn Medicine’s new Campaign for Professionalism is designed to curb workplace incivility through a clear code of conduct and an open channel of communication for employees.

How You Can Use Conflict to Build a Better Team

In her new book, psychologist and business strategist Liane Davey extols the virtues of office conflict and explains how to use friction as a force for good.

Managerial Contractors: Does the Freedom Outweigh the Downsides?

In their latest research, Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell and Tracy Anderson explore the benefits and drawbacks of contractors taking on managerial roles.

Anger at Work: How Negative Emotions Cloud Judgment

New Wharton research reveals that angry people often lose the ability to see problems from another point of view. This can hamper efforts to resolve conflict.

Why Striving for Excellence Matters More Than Perfection

Anne Klein took a big risk by leaving her job and founding her own public relations firm in 1982. In an interview, Klein talks about what she has learned along[…]

Health Care’s Compassion Crisis: Caring Makes a Difference

There is clear evidence in biomedical literature that compassion drives better outcomes for patients, doctors and business, notes author and physician Stephen Trzeciak.

The Rising Risks — and Opportunities — Confronting Global Agriculture

Dramatic changes in climate, consumer tastes, supply chains and technologies are upending the old order in global agriculture.

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