This Week in Business

By The Wharton School

Bringing together top leaders, innovators and renowned faculty from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania discussing topics that matter to consumers and the business world.

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September 24, 2024 Consumers Are Concerned about Misinformation. How Can They Navigate It Leading Up to the U.S. Election?
Andy Parsons, Senior Director of the Content Authenticity Initiative at Adobe, joins the show to discuss a new report on content misinformation concerns during the U.S. presidential election, how AI uplevels the need for tools detecting misinformation and the importance of social media companies implementing said tools.
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September 19, 2024 NFL's Private Equity Win: A New Era for Big Money in Sports
Kenneth Shropshire, Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Former Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative, joins the show to discuss what the recent NFL private equity ruling means for investors and the individual teams, and whether these new investors will have a say in team operations.
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September 17, 2024 AI to the Rescue: How Small Businesses Can Harness AI To Save Time and Money
Spencer Rascoff, Former CEO of Zillow and Co-Founder of heyLibby, joins the show to discuss how entrepreneurs and small businesses can harness AI's power.
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September 12, 2024 New Retail Age is On The Rise With Companies Prioritizing Experiential over Traditional Retail
Peter Fader, Wharton Professor of Marketing, joins the show to discuss how companies are approaching experiential retail, how the consumers' mindset is contributing to this trend, and how these experiences could help cities revitalize their downtown areas.
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September 10, 2024 Nancy Lieberman: Harnessing the Momentum of Women's Sports to Propel Growth Across Business Sectors
Nancy Lieberman, Two Time Basketball Hall of Famer and Chairwoman of Nancy Lieberman Charities, joins the show to discuss the amazing growth and investment within women's sports and spotlight the impact of Nancy Lieberman Charities and its Dream Court initiative.
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September 09, 2024 How Will LLMs Impact Jobs?
Wharton professor Daniel Rock joins the show to talk about his research on how Large Language Models (LLMs) will impact job markets, and which tasks are likely to be replaced or automated.

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September 05, 2024 How Much Will a Harris or Trump Presidency Cost? New Penn Wharton Budget Model Data Analyzes the Price of Both Economic Policy Proposals
Kent Smetters, Faculty Director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model and Wharton Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, joins the show to discuss how much each presidential candidate's economic plan will cost, including Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and Harris' new proposal for the corporate tax rate.
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August 29, 2024 AI Chat Bots Can Be Your... Companions? New Wharton Research Dives Into How AI Can Combat Loneliness
Stefano Puntoni, Wharton Professor of Marketing and Co-Director of AI at Wharton explains his research on how AI companions can help combat the "loneliness epidemic", how it may affect consumers' emotional processes, and how this type of AI will be developed in the future.
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August 27, 2024 CEO of Playa Hotels: Travelers Require Personalized Customer Service and Experiences
CEO of Playa Hotels & Resorts, Bruce Wardinski, joins the show to discuss how travelers' preferences towards all-inclusive resorts influence the customer experience, the importance of creating growth opportunities for hotel team members, and whether the surging travel demand will continue.
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August 26, 2024 Generative AI Can Have a Negative Impact on Learning
Students who rely on generative AI to help them learn may be missing out on basic skills, according to a paper co-authored by Wharton’s Hamsa Bastani.
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