Activist investors seek to maximize their own returns—which can lift a company’s share price when activists hold shares. But what happens a few years after an activist exits its position? Source: McKinsey Do shareholder activists create lasting value?

Wharton management professor discusses why companies are crucial to understanding how immigration affects our economic prosperity.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Why Skilled Immigration Can Lead to Economic Prosperity

Wharton experts speak with Dan Cervone, co-founder of Zealous Analytics.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Tracking Data in Sports

This may be India’s century. We look ahead at seven trends likely to shape the country for years to come—and help it achieve its development goals. Source: McKinsey What does the future hold for India?

Economist Andrew J. Scott, author of The 100-Year Life and The Longevity Imperative, discusses the opportunity for positive and profound change in an aging society. Source: McKinsey The ‘evergreen economy’: Harnessing the power of healthy longevity

Coty chief global supply chain officer Graeme Carter explains how the beauty company’s people-first approach to digital and AI is helping it reach its goals. Source: McKinsey Supply chain ‘goes rouge’: Inside Coty’s makeover

Wharton’s Valery Yakubovich isn’t worried about generative AI putting people out of work. He says the technology has a long way to go before it won’t require intensive human oversight.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton AI Can’t Replace You at Work. Here’s Why.

In his new book, “Co-intelligence: Living and Working with AI,” Wharton’s Ethan Mollick explains what it means to think and work together with smart machines.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Co-Intelligence: How to Live and Work with AI

Broker-dealers have monopsony power in repo financing that inflates their profits, and could impact the broader economy, according to a study by Wharton’s Amy Wang Huber.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How Market Power in Repo Financing Leads to Imperfect Competition

Darius Rucker has reached the top of the music charts in not just one but two genres: first as the lead singer of the 1990s band Hootie and the Blowfish, then in a second act as a solo country star. He shares lessons on following your passion, staying humble, working your way up, and defying stereotypes and expectations. He’s the author of a Read more about Darius Rucker on Resilience and Reinvention[…]