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One of the main criticisms that surrounds Wharton is the notion of greed: greed for money and power. How would Wharton handle this in the classroom?
As Executive Director of the Darfur Stoves Project, Andrée Sosler, WG’08, oversees an organization that delivers highly efficient cooking stoves—and a much-needed sense of security—to thousands of women in embattled Darfur.
When a massive earthquake rocked their homeland, Wharton’s Japanese students and alumni ended up raising nearly $100,000 for recovery efforts.
Go Forth and Lead
Created by three economics majors in 1949, the long-lost Penn tradition known as “Skimmer Day” was initially conceived as a means of increasing sagging support for the crew team.
At Wharton’s 127th Commencement, Dean Thomas Robertson encouraged graduates to constantly ‘seek new directions’ in order to thrive in a fast-changing world.
Were you there? More than 1,860 alumni, family, and friends returned to campus in mid-May for the Wharton MBA Reunion Weekend.
Do Wharton MBA students have true grit? The answer was demonstrated in mid-April when 90 students volunteered to participate in a 24-hour, specially designed Marine Corps boot camp program.
“Performance reviews.” The words strike fear and dread in the hearts of employees everywhere.
How much greater or lesser would 2011 income before taxes have been if Jet Philly had been able to classify this lease as an operating lease instead of a capital lease?
Through the simple step of creating and consistently applying the equivalent of a pilot or surgeon’s checklist, a leader is better prepared for whatever lies ahead.
Dr. Edward B. Shils, founder of the Wharton Entrepreneurial Center and Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurial Management, died on November 14 at the age of 89.
Non-profits use data to better understand their “customer base.” In this area, big companies with lots of resources can learn from their cash-strapped cousins.
