Content by Seb Murray
Why Workers Should Evaluate Their ManagersImplementing bottom-up feedback can improve management and productivity
Tue, 04/15/2025 - 00:02
What happens when workers get a say in evaluating their managers? At one Chinese carmaker, the results speak for themselves: happier teams, better leadership, and a noticeable boost in productivity—without a single downside. Those are key findings…
How Competition Outside the Workplace Shapes CollaborationManagement can mitigate tension by creating boundaries around workplace topics
Tue, 04/08/2025 - 00:02
What happens when workplace colleagues land on opposing sides of an external competition? Henning Piezunka, an associate professor of management at Wharton, tackles this question in a recent study, using sports data to shed light on how outside…
Why the Most Successful Companies Are ScalableResearch suggests giants such as Amazon stay on top because they’re more productive and scalable than their competitors
Wed, 02/12/2025 - 12:02
New research co-authored by University of Pennsylvania academics challenges a core assumption in economics: That the most successful companies achieve their dominance purely through superior productivity. Instead, this study highlights the important…
How Automation Affects Corporate Decision-MakingThis strategic asset can reshape the power dynamics in an organization
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:01
Last year, the corporate world adopted a new term: flattening. This refers to how tech companies, which rapidly hired droves of middle managers during the pandemic boom, are now eliminating this layer through widespread job cuts. Recent research by…
Want to Achieve Your Dreams?Try subdividing your goals
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 00:02
Have a massive, daring goal in mind? Breaking it into smaller steps can help you achieve your dreams. A research paper led by Wharton Ph.D. alumni Aneesh Rai and Edward Chang and co-authored by Wharton professors Marissa Sharif, Katy Milkman, and…
Replacing the ‘Take-Make-Waste’ Model With Sustainable Supply ChainsSwitching to a circular economy could protect the environment and help companies generate more value
Wed, 08/17/2022 - 12:02
In 1924, a cartel of light bulb manufacturers including General Electric and Philips agreed to artificially limit the lifespan of their products to about 1,000 hours—down from 2,500. The scandal, revealed decades later, came to epitomize the linear…
How to Set Top Tax Rates Without Deterring InnovationThe debate over taxing the highest earners overlooks the importance of encouraging new ideas, argues Charles Jones
Mon, 10/24/2022 - 11:42
The highest marginal rate for federal income taxes peaked in 1944 at 94 percent. It dropped in the ’60s and again in the ’80s. In 2017, tax cuts signed by President Donald Trump set it at 37 percent—around the average of where it had been for the…