The recent controversy over Nike sneakers sporting a Revolutionary War-era flag raises similar questions to a Supreme Court decision on the use of controversial words as marketing tools, notes the author of this opinion piece. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton On Betsy Ross and Bad Language: Navigating the New Marketing Minefield

With advanced technologies likely to automate almost 60% of factory tasks, manufacturing in low-cost countries may no longer offer a competitive advantage, says Boston Consulting Group’s Justin Rose. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How the U.S. Can Regain Its Manufacturing Edge

The highly successful business of popular culture is based, in part, on a medium that was denigrated and despised throughout much of its history – comic books. Comic-Con’s Eisner Awards ceremony seeks to rectify that. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Comic-Con’s Eisner Awards: Honoring a Long-maligned Medium

The former head of Chrysler and Ford, who died last week at 94, will be remembered as a leader who fought through adversity and revolutionized the concept of the “celebrity CEO.” Source: Knowledge @ Wharton From Mustang to Minivan: How Lee Iacocca Changed the Auto Industry

The traditional path to success has emphasized excelling in a single discipline or field rather than being a generalist. But writer David Epstein is challenging that wisdom, contending that it’s sometimes better to be a jack of all trades. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Don’t Underestimate Generalists: They Bring Value to Your Team

Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel interviews Raghuram Rajan of the University of Chicago about his new book on the dangerous weakness of communities — the foundation for markets and democracy — as well as India, China and a host of other topics. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Raghuram Rajan: How Markets and the State Read more about Raghuram Rajan: How Markets and the State Betray Communities[…]

Deborah Ancona and Kate Isaacs, researchers at MIT Sloan School of Management, say many companies struggle to be nimble with a command-and-control leadership culture. They studied Xerox’s R&D outfit PARC and the materials science company W.L. Gore & Associates and found these highly innovative organizations have three kinds of leaders: entrepreneurial, enabling, and architecting Read more about 690: The 3 Types of Leaders of Innovative Companies[…]

Can data analytics make for better private equity decision-making? Investment experts weighed in at a recent Wharton Customer Analytics conference. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How Data Analytics Is (Slowly) Transforming Private Equity