On The Anxious Achiever, Morra Aarons-Mele explores the way anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues affect people at work – for better or worse. In this episode, she speaks with clinical psychologist Ellen Hendriksen and Arvind Rajan, the CEO of Cricket Health, about the tension between work and social anxiety. “The Anxious Achiever Read more about HBR Presents: The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele[…]

A new book from journalist Binyamin Appelbaum shows how economists evolved from overlooked number-crunchers to powerful influencers who reshaped American policy. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton The Real Policy Wonks: How Economists Reshaped America

New research from Wharton examines the influence of the World Bank’s ease of doing business indicator, which affects policy through bureaucratic, international and domestic political channels. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Power Rankings: How the World Bank Influences Regulatory Policy

With its new suburban Atlanta health clinic, Walmart is making a risky move into the provision of primary care services. Two experts discuss whether the strategy will benefit the company and its customers. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Will Walmart’s Health Care Gamble Pay Off?

Jennifer Petriglieri, associate professor at INSEAD, studied more than 100 couples where both partners have big professional goals. She finds that being successful in your careers and your relationship involves planning, mapping, and ongoing communication. She also identifies different models for managing dual-career relationships and explains the traps that couples typically encounter. Petriglieri is Read more about 705: How to Have a Relationship and a Career[…]

Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger’s latest research on persuasive language puts some science behind the notion that it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Finding Your Voice: Why Confidence Is Key to Persuasion

Subsidies and global supply chains are integral to making aircraft. But consumers will eventually pay in the fallout between Airbus and Boeing, experts say. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton What Will the Airbus-Boeing Subsidy Dispute Mean for Consumers?

Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, are catching on as a new way for startups to raise money. But most don’t succeed. New Wharton research looks at how startups can change that. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How to Design an Effective Initial Coin Offering