New research from Wharton’s Peter Cappelli finds that while women’s job responsibilities are now closer to men's, the gender pay gap remains largely unchanged. It’s a common assumption that more women ...

How does a worker know what warrants a whistleblower response -- and how can organizations encourage those who want to report a misdeed to come forward? The whistleblower is back. Instances of ...

The Long Tail theory suggests that the Internet drives demand away from hit products with mass appeal, and directs that demand to more obscure niche offerings. Yet a new research paper by Wharton ...

Journalist Rich Karlgaard says there’s plenty of scientific evidence that many people find their talents and gifts later in life. The recent college admissions scandal showed the extent to which ...

In 2006, Andreas Widmer and his Seven Fund, a social equity venture fund, awarded Toms Shoes a prize as a model for an innovative enterprise solution to poverty. The award was given, in part, because ...

It was 2003, exactly 56 years after Ole Kirk Christiansen bought the first plastic injection molding machine in Denmark to start manufacturing plastic bricks for building-block toys. On the surface, ...

Using AI as a tutor is like keeping a big jar of cookies in the kitchen cabinet, says Wharton professor Hamsa Bastani. “You tell yourself that you’re just going to eat one, but it’s a slippery slope,” ...

Mortgage modifications during the Great Recession helped distressed borrowers keep their homes and accumulate more capital gains wealth, a new Wharton study finds. Mortgage modifications that helped ...

Wharton’s Barbara Kahn analyzes the downfall of Bed Bath & Beyond, which went from dominating the housewares market to filing for bankruptcy. Wharton marketing professor Barbara Kahn heard the death ...

Colm Murphy, group strategy director for advertising agency Droga5, discusses the process behind a successful campaign and how to keep fresh ideas flowing. Colm Murphy is the group strategy director ...

New research from Wharton’s Henning Piezunka reveals a common mistake that businesses make when hiring a new manager into an established leadership team. You’ve carefully selected the right new ...

New research on index investing recommends the inclusion of ETFs in retirement accounts as an alternative investment option to open-end mutual funds. Until recently, both ETFs and mutual funds ...