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Ideas

The Impact of Corporate Hospital Takeovers

New research illustrates what happens to health-care costs and care quality when independent hospitals are bought by systems.

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Ideas

Does Group Performance Improve When Hearts Synchronize?

New Wharton research could have major implications for how we understand what makes team decision-making successful.

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Ideas

Mobile Money: A Tool for Financial Inclusion

How digital currency can be a game changer for emerging economies around the world

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Ideas

Bringing More Predictive Power to Economic Forecasts

An inventive machine learning method and a billion newspaper articles shed new light on how economic sentiment can help us make sense of business cycles.

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Ideas

Is There a Better Way to Staff Temporary Teams?

A new study suggests staffing high-performing work teams by focusing on the relationships among members and not just their skills.

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Ideas

Are Subscription Programs Paying Off for Retailers?

A new study examines the upsides and trade-offs of implementing such memberships.

Ideas

How to Transform Company Culture

New research shows that both supervisors and employees can play important roles when it comes to enacting change.

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Ideas

Are CEOs Less Influenced by Biases?

Turns out, bias plays a major role in decision-making at even the highest levels of leadership.

stack of books.
Ideas

Why Lowering Barriers to Business Creation Could Improve Startup Quality

Reforming regulations for ventures could make the entrepreneurial landscape more competitive.

Does a Softer Approach to Negotiation Yield Better Outcomes?
Ideas

Does a Softer Approach to Negotiation Yield Better Outcomes?

Wharton research suggests that more harmonious bargaining leads to better long-term results.

At What Age Do Successful Entrepreneurs Peak? 8
Ideas

At What Age Do Successful Entrepreneurs Peak?

A new study suggests middle-aged founders have an advantage over their younger counterparts.

Does Greater Density Reduce Pollution? 4
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Does Greater Density Reduce Pollution?

New Wharton research shows that city planning policies may not work as well as the experts think.

Ideas

Does Diversity Training Work?

A new study examines whether online courses are enough to enact systemic change in the workplace.

How Employee Turnover Affects the Bottom Line
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How Employee Turnover Affects the Bottom Line

Wharton professor Ken Moon's recent study analyzes employee turnover and its ramifications for business.

How Amazon Delivers on Convenience
Ideas

How Amazon Delivers on Convenience

Amazon's two-day and same-day shipping options led to sizable costs. Did that strategy pay off?

The Multitasking Myth—And Why You Should Embrace It
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The Multitasking Myth—And Why You Should Embrace It

A new study reveals some surprising truths about how we define multitasking and how our perception of juggling exercises shapes our performance.

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Health Care
Spring/Summer 2025

The Impact of Corporate Hospital Takeovers

New research illustrates what happens to health-care costs and care quality when independent hospitals are bought by systems.

Illustration of a heart monitor.
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Innovation/Tech
Fall/Winter 2024

Does Group Performance Improve When Hearts Synchronize?

New Wharton research could have major implications for how we understand what makes team decision-making successful.

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Economics
Spring/Summer 2024

Mobile Money: A Tool for Financial Inclusion

How digital currency can be a game changer for emerging economies around the world

Illustration of a large machine with many coils, screens, and other parts and four people at the controls.
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Economics
Fall/Winter 2023

Bringing More Predictive Power to Economic Forecasts

An inventive machine learning method and a billion newspaper articles shed new light on how economic sentiment can help us make sense of business cycles.

Illustration of five medical professionals standing in a row.
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Research
Spring/Summer 2023

Is There a Better Way to Staff Temporary Teams?

A new study suggests staffing high-performing work teams by focusing on the relationships among members and not just their skills.

Stacked shipping boxes.
Ideas
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Retail
Fall/Winter 2022

Are Subscription Programs Paying Off for Retailers?

A new study examines the upsides and trade-offs of implementing such memberships.

Ideas
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Management
Spring/Summer 2022

How to Transform Company Culture

New research shows that both supervisors and employees can play important roles when it comes to enacting change.

Illustration of a trophy and playbook clipboard.
Ideas
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Management
Fall/Winter 2021

Are CEOs Less Influenced by Biases?

Turns out, bias plays a major role in decision-making at even the highest levels of leadership.

stack of books.
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Entrepreneurship
Spring/Summer 2021

Why Lowering Barriers to Business Creation Could Improve Startup Quality

Reforming regulations for ventures could make the entrepreneurial landscape more competitive.

Does a Softer Approach to Negotiation Yield Better Outcomes?
Ideas
Fall/Winter 2020

Does a Softer Approach to Negotiation Yield Better Outcomes?

Wharton research suggests that more harmonious bargaining leads to better long-term results.

At What Age Do Successful Entrepreneurs Peak? 8
Ideas
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Entrepreneurship
Spring/Summer 2020

At What Age Do Successful Entrepreneurs Peak?

A new study suggests middle-aged founders have an advantage over their younger counterparts.

Does Greater Density Reduce Pollution? 4
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Research
Spring 2016

Does Greater Density Reduce Pollution?

New Wharton research shows that city planning policies may not work as well as the experts think.

Ideas
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Management
Fall/Winter 2019

Does Diversity Training Work?

A new study examines whether online courses are enough to enact systemic change in the workplace.

How Employee Turnover Affects the Bottom Line
Ideas
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Management
Spring/Summer 2019

How Employee Turnover Affects the Bottom Line

Wharton professor Ken Moon's recent study analyzes employee turnover and its ramifications for business.

How Amazon Delivers on Convenience
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Real Estate
Fall/Winter 2018

How Amazon Delivers on Convenience

Amazon's two-day and same-day shipping options led to sizable costs. Did that strategy pay off?

The Multitasking Myth—And Why You Should Embrace It
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Careers
Spring/Summer 2018

The Multitasking Myth—And Why You Should Embrace It

A new study reveals some surprising truths about how we define multitasking and how our perception of juggling exercises shapes our performance.

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