Could businesses benefit from a sense of humor? Authors A.J. Jacobs and Peter McGraw say yes. They discuss when humor can be a valuable skill at work.

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Ganesh Ayyar CEO of IT services firm Mphasis says that in the coming years the IT sector’s business model will undergo a major change. Customers he notes will not want to buy services but rather business outcomes.

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In his new book Wharton management professor Witold Henisz advises senior managers to build the capability to strategically develop their most important relationships — before it’s too late.

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The FCC’s proposed new rules regarding net neutrality are most likely benign says Wharton’s Kevin Werbach. Instead a much bigger threat to the Internet in the U.S. is a lack of competition in broadband.

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In rural areas of Haiti – one of the poorest countries in the world today – most residents have no access to cheap and reliable electricity. Limyè Pa w – founded by three social entrepreneurs – is trying to change that.

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New global trends such as aging or geo-political risks compel companies to recast their growth strategies. Mauro Guillen of Wharton’s Lauder Institute offers ways to navigate these uncharted waters.

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A fall caused by exhaustion led Arianna Huffington founder of The Huffington Post on a journey toward redefining success. The result is her new book Thrive.

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Corporations should not have all of the rights accorded to people says Eric W. Orts Wharton professor of ethics and legal studies.

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Everyone cheats a little from time to time. But most major betrayals within organizations start with a first step that crosses the line according to Dan Ariely author of ‘The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty.’

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Robot journalists are unbiased work quickly never forget facts or ask for a day off says researcher Noam Latar -- but can they replace humans?

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