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A new film about Whitney M. Young highlights the Civil Rights leader’s accomplishments, which students and teachers at Wharton have long recognized.
There are many examples of crowdsourcing of content and talent. In the recent past, crowdsourcing of capital has received a lot of attention and interest as well, despite its potential drawbacks.
In seeking strong financial returns for the long run, though, the short-term strategies that seem so prevalent today might undermine the efforts of an investor. I argue that we can learn a lot about successful investing from Lady Gaga.
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.
Wharton Social Impact is unique in how it inspires Wharton students and alumni to create products and services that benefit the developing world directly.
In his TED talk last year, Sir Ken Robinson highlighted two key problems with the education system today: Linearity and conformity.
In considering the extraordinary complexity of the intersection of politics, policy and economics, it might be instructive to consider the works of both Aristotle and Adam Smith.
Let’s face it: non-profits are the ugly stepchildren of the corporate world. They get scraps of advice and hand-me-down help from MBA do-gooders, but that’s not where the action is when it comes to “real” business.
In the world of business and finance, to establish truly sustainable business models and lasting competitive advantage, diversity must be recognized as an economic imperative.
In their annual report to the global community, Wharton’s disaster-preparedness experts take a look at the biggest risks facing the world in 2011—and how those risks are interconnected.
Globalization, technology and the integration of markets have created a frightening new frontier in the realm of business ethics. So how can we build a new ethical code for a fast-changing world?
Robert Herzog was five minutes late for an untimely death. In the years since his near-miss, he’s found a way to live happier—and give back to the city he loves.
Betsey Stevenson made her name studying ‘happiness.’ Now she’s working to tackle the misery of unemployment.
It is hard to think of any year since the turn of the century that has not been marred by a catastrophe of one sort or another.
There’s a trash heap the size of Texas floating in the North Pacific. Doug Woodring, WG’95, is working to clean it up.
