Knowledge@Wharton: Steve Davis

Headshot of a person with glasses, wearing a black shirt, smiling, with a wooden background and some greenery visible. Health Care Activist Steve Davis: Avoiding the 'I'll Give Back Later' Trap Published February 27, 2013 Steve Davis is president and CEO of PATH, an international nonprofit whose goal is to help communities break longstanding cycles of poor health. The cross-sectoral skills he has accumulated during his earlier work inRead More

Knowledge@Wharton: Gender Gap

A person wearing high heels stands in front of a group of people wearing formal shoes, representing concepts like leadership or individuality. To Close the Gender Gap, What Needs to Change -- Women or the System? Published March 27, 2013 Growing up in a suburb of Boston in the 1960s, Ilene Gordon had to ask for special permission from her junior high school principal to get out of home economics and takeRead More

Wharton Leadership Conference Update

Headshot of a person wearing a cream-colored top and gold earrings, set against a blurry brown background. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Leadership and Change Management, and its Center for Human Resources are pleased to confirm a full roster of speakers for the 17th Annual Leadership Conference at Wharton on June 19, 2013. The event, themed “The Readiness Is All: Rising UpRead More

Knowledge@Wharton: Givers vs. Takers

A person in a formal suit standing on a tree-lined pathway outdoors. The Surprising Truth about Who Gets Ahead Published April 10, 2013 A colleague asks you for feedback on a report. A LinkedIn connection requests an introduction to one of your key contacts. A recent graduate would like an informational interview. New research from Wharton management professor Adam Grant reveals thatRead More

Nano Tools: Crafting Contagious

Nano Globe Generating Word of Mouth and Making Your Product or Idea Go Viral Contributor: Jonah Berger, PhD, James G. Campbell Assistant Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and author of Contagious: Why Things Catch On Nano Tools for Leaders are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn andRead More

2013 Lipman Family Prize Winner

Person in a purple blazer speaking at a podium with a microphone, presenting at an event associated with Wharton School. On Wednesday, April 24th The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced the winner of the second annual Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize – READ Global, an international non-profit bringing together education, enterprise, and community development through libraries that create lasting social change in rural South Asia. Chosen from overRead More