The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has been widely used for decades to assess personality. But there is very little, if any, science behind it. Merve Emre, … Read more
Knowledge@Wharton is the online business journal of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
How Companies Can Develop Anti-Bias Strategies that Work
It was the video seen round the world: Two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks being arrested. Their crime? Sitting in the coffee shop without so much as … Read more
Can We Make the Workplace Safe When the Harasser Is the Boss?
The current revelations about how women have been treated – a spectrum of transgressions ranging from insensitive behavior to alleged sexual contact with … Read more
What’s Best for Chains: Centralized or Local Hiring? It Depends
There’s a trend in the marketplace these days to go local. Restaurants and grocery stores are touting locally sourced ingredients while Small Business … Read more
The Hidden Consequences of a Growing Gig Workforce
In the employment firmament, their star is rising. They appear when you need them, go away when you don’t, and there’s always a long line of replacements … Read more
What Do Company Values Mean In the Wake of Charlottesville?
Editor’s note: The following post by the editors of Knowledge@Wharton is a report on a podcast discussion by Wharton’s Americus Reed and … Read more