In partnership with the 2020 Wharton Leadership Conference, the Center for Human Resources, and the McNulty Leadership Program, we invite you to attend a series of virtual events titled: Leadership in the Wake of COVID-19: What Enterprise Leaders Will Need to Survive and Prosper in the Years Ahead. Thanks to…Read More
Knowledge@Wharton
K@W Article: China’s Pork Industry: A New Effort to Help Farmers Modernize
This article first appeared in Knowledge@Wharton’s Management section on June 13, 2018 China is the largest world’s pork producer, accounting for more than half the total production of a little over 113 million tons, according to the latest data; it is the largest consumer of pork as well. However, China’s…Read More
Knowledge@Wharton: The Headquarters Checklist
Note: This article originally appeared in the Knowledge@Wharton Management section on October 24, 2017 The Headquarters Checklist: How Do Companies Pick a Location? If by announcing a search for a second headquarters Amazon intended to play one city against another and generate millions of dollars in free publicity, it has…Read More
2017 Global Alumni Forum Highlights
Browse through photos, video, and more to relive this fantastic experience, and continue your pursuit of lifelong learning with interviews from Bloomberg News and an insightful special report from Knowledge@Wharton.
Leaders@Wharton
Excerpted from Knowledge@Wharton: When Raj Gupta, former CEO of specialty chemicals firm Rohm and Haas, came to the U.S. from India as a young man, he had just eight dollars with him. Over the course of his career — he was with Rohm and Haas for more than 40 years…Read More
Research: Is ‘Conflict’ a New Marketing Tool?
This opinion piece by Alby Anand Kurian was originally published on the Knowledge@Wharton site on Feb 23, 2017 Conflict as a Marketing Tool (CAMT) has its roots not in marketing but in screenplay writing. You will find frameworks for screenplay writing in textbooks on the subject — Syd Field’s Screenplay:…Read More
What will Trump’s Cabinet Picks Mean for the Environment?
Eric Orts, Wharton Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics & Management, and the Director of the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership Eric Orts and Jody Freeman discuss Trump’s cabinet appointments and the future of environmental protections and research. Note: This interview was previously published as a Knowledge@Wharton article on…Read More