Four traits characterize high-performing CEOs, according to an extensive 10-year study called the CEO Genome Project. Knowledge at Wharton: Before we talk about your research on the CEO Genome Project ...

New research from Wharton reveals how cities targeted in last year’s ICE raids suffered long-term economic losses of up to ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the moment, there is no consensus about when to work, where to work or the number of hours one is expected to work. Is the traditional 40-hour work week dead? Today’s nine-to-fiver can only look at ...

Researchers from Wharton and Penn have developed a unique framework to quantify common sense at both the individual and collective levels. Throughout human history, survival and the formation of ...

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,” ...

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 ...

For more than 50 years, the World Bank, donor nations, various aid agencies, national governments, and, lately, civil society organizations have all tried to but failed to eradicate poverty. The ...

Remote work erodes the personal bonds that boost collaboration at the office, according to research from Wharton’s Peter ...

The ideal way to reduce income inequality is to use minimum wages and income taxes in a complementary way instead of one substituting the other, according to new Wharton research. Wage inequality in ...

Sweeping tariffs would raise new revenue, but they would also depress GDP, wages, and Treasury bond demand and prices, according to the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model. One of the biggest stated ...