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Wharton Executive Education Listen to Howard Pack, Wharton Professor of Business and Public Policy, Economics, and Management discuss the impact of the financial crisis in the U.S. on policy-making in developing countries.
http://sciencestage.com/v/14916/howard-pack:-global-perspectives-emerging-markets.html

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Wharton Executive Education This month’s Wharton@Work focuses on showing leaders how to change their own perspectives so that they can help their organizations take full advantage of the opportunities ahead. Check it out below:

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Economic crises, technology-driven competition, environmental issues, globalization — today’s organizations must constantly anticipate and adapt to change. Yet many remain entrenched in inflexible approaches that no longer work. ...
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Mike Useem, Wharton professor of management, and Howard Kunreuther, Wharton professor of decision sciences and public policy, have collaborated on Learning from Catastrophes: Strategies for Reaction and Response, a new book from Wharton School Publishing due out in December 2009. The book shows how organizations can re...duce risk to their organizations and enhance readiness and resilience in the face of catastrophic events. Learn more:Read More

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Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Pandemics. Global economic crises. Terrorism. Whether natural or man-made, massive catastrophes happen far more often than decision-makers once imagined. Organizations must prepare for these events–but how?
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Wharton Executive Education Tom Donaldson, Wharton professor of legal studies and ethics, appeared recently on CNBC with Bill George, Harvard management professor, to discuss restoring trust in business. Donaldson is the academic director of a new Wharton program, Authentic Leadership: The Impact of Integrity.

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Wharton Executive Education Michael Useem, Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at Wharton, reflects on Capt. Sullenberger’s safe landing and leadership lessons for us all, in “Not a Five-Minute Journey”.

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In Sullenberger's story, we come to appreciate the highest calling of leadership: An absolute focus on the mission, whatever the chaos, fears, or even terror of the moment.
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Wharton Executive Education Michael Useem, Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at Wharton, weighs in on the public relations bind associated with Goldman Sachs bonuses.

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While most Americans are still waiting for an economic recovery, Goldman and its employees are enjoying one of the richest periods in the bank’s 140-year history
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Wharton Executive Education As the economy shifts from crisis to recovery, on what area will your organization likely renew the most focus? Take our poll and view the results! http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Wharton-Executive-Education/28545761343#/pages/Wharton-Executive-Education/28545761343?v=box_3

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Wharton Executive Education Peter Fader, Wharton Marketing professor, shares his thoughts on the “subscription” mentality by both marketers and consumers.

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Subscriptions, for gadgets like cellphones or services like rental cars, can be efficient for consumers and lucrative for businesses.
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Wharton Executive Education Jerry Wind, Wharton Marketing professor and Academic Director of the Wharton Fellows Program, shares his thoughts on the Google and Wharton School collaboration called “Fast.Forward”, a new YouTube channel that features short 30 sec - 3 min videos from industry and academic thought leaders.

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InternetNews provides real-time news updated throughout the business day, covering IT issues and Internet-related technologies for corporate managers and hi-tech professionals
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Wharton Executive Education Christian Terwiesch, instructor in our Strategic R&D Management program and co-author of “Innovation Tournaments”, discusses how to create and select exceptional opportunities. http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/09/innovation-tournaments-interview.html

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Blogging Innovation is a blog by Braden Kelley of Business Strategy Innovation. Articles on strategic innovation and marketing topics.
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Wharton Executive Education Ian MacMillan, Advanced Management Program professor and co-director of the Wharton Societal Wealth Program, discusses students and “employability” in this article about young entrepreneurs.

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A documentary filmmaker, Mary Mazzio, follows a group of disadvantaged teenagers competing for a $10,000 business prize.
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Wharton Executive Education This month’s Wharton@Work newsletter focuses on how to drive change and build effective working relationships, both face-to-face and virtual. Check it out below:

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As the economy shifts from crisis to growing signs of recovery, how do you take advantage of opportunities and avoid missteps? In this issue, we examine how to drive change and build effective working ...
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Wharton Executive Education Todd Henshaw, an instructor in our Creating and Leading High-Performing Teams program, shares his thoughts in the following article titled “Education Without Ethics”.

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To change Wall Street, business schools should include ethical leadership as a core component of their curricula.
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Wharton Executive Education ESPN and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced a three-year agreement centering on Wharton’s Interactive Media Initiative (WIMI). Read this article, along with comments by Peter Fader, WIMI Co-Director and Academic Director of our Executive Development Program.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ESPNs-IndustryLeading-bw-2716669355.html?x=0&.v=1

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NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESPN and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today a three-year agreement
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Wharton Executive Education Women’s World Banking and the MasterCard Foundation have established a Center for Microfinance Leadership, working in conjunction with Wharton Executive Education to design and deliver programs focused on cultivating leaders in microfinance.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2917274.htm

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PR: $3.1 million from The MasterCard Foundation to support development and promotion of world-class leadership and management practices throughout the microfinance sector. New York, NY (PRWEB) September 21, 2009 -