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Dealing with Difficult Customers? How Gig Workers Push Back
March 23, 2022

Wharton’s Lindsey Cameron talks about her research on tactics gig workers use to deal with difficult customers.

What Can Leaders Learn from Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy?
March 23, 2022

Wharton’s Michael Useem speaks with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s leadership strengths.

Investing with Impact: Becoming a ‘Responsible Steward’
March 22, 2022

Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Liesel Pritzker Simmons, co-founder of Blue Haven Initiative, about her journey from child actor to a leader in impact investing.

What Can Leaders Learn from Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy?
March 21, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has transformed into a masterful communicator and powerful leader during his nation’s crisis, according to Wharton's Michael Useem.

Dealing with Difficult Customers? How Gig Workers Push Back
March 21, 2022

When faced with difficult customers, gig workers engage in different resistance tactics to gain back some control over their jobs, according to new research from Wharton’s Lindsey Cameron.

How Economic Sanctions Are Affecting Russia
March 16, 2022

Wharton’s Nikolai Roussanov speaks with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM about the impact of Western sanctions on the Russian economy.

Why Employee Wellness Programs Don’t Work
March 16, 2022

Wharton’s Iwan Barankay speaks with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM about why employee wellness programs don’t pay off.

The Labor Market Is Looking Up — for How Long?
March 16, 2022

Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell speaks with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM about what’s ahead for the U.S. labor market.

How Economic Sanctions Are Affecting Russia
March 15, 2022

Economic sanctions against Russia have cratered the ruble and caused product shortages. Massive job losses could be next, explains Wharton finance professor Nikolai Roussanov.

The Labor Market Is Looking Up — for How Long?
March 08, 2022

Wharton management professor Matthew Bidwell is feeling optimistic about the U.S. labor market as unemployment trends down. But inflation remains "the wild card," he says.