Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest policy offensive focuses on Japan’s most fundamental challenges. But will it be enough?
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Behind the Music: How the Swedish Hit Factory Took Over Your Playlist
Author John Seabrook explains how a handful of producers revolutionized the songwriting process, developing an almost industrialized method that allowed them to crank out hit after hit with almost uncanny precision.
‘Misbehaving’: When Psychology Meets Economics
A new book by Richard Thaler, a professor at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, offers a history of behavioral economics.
Have the BRICs Hit a Wall? The Next Emerging Markets
Which countries are poised to become the next high-growth developing markets? Hint: The candidates will most likely be in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Deep Work: The Secret to Achieving Peak Productivity
A new book says focusing intensely without distractions on a cognitively demanding task leads to peak productivity.
Africa Time – Learning to Move Slowly
As Wharton/Lauder students, from the moment we stepped onto Locust Walk in August, we have been over-scheduled and over-committed. Between classes, hockey practice, Pub, and keeping up with twenty different GroupMes, the pace of our lives has reached new highs. But since being in East Africa for this year’s Culture…Read More
Africa Time – Learning to Move Slowly
As Wharton/Lauder students, from the moment we stepped onto Locust Walk in August, we have been over-scheduled and over-committed. Between classes, hockey practice, Pub, and keeping up with twenty different GroupMes, the pace of our lives has reached new highs. But since being in East Africa for this year’s Culture…Read More
Feel the Pain: How Conflict Influences Decision-making
New Wharton research looks at how the pain of others struggling with the agony of decision-making can influence our own process.
Can Chipotle Stop Its Food Safety Crisis from Boiling Over?
As it battles the fallout of food contamination outbreaks, Mexican food chain Chipotle must revamp food safety processes across its supply chain and build a company-wide culture to reinforce those, experts suggest.
From Accepted.com: The Lauder Institute – Changes to Reflect the World
Dr. Marcy Bevan and Kara Keenan Sweeney talk with Accepted.com about putting together a strong application to the Lauder program. Listen to the podcast here.
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