Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 16: Financial Management and Financial Markets
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"Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli [photo, left] has spent decades studying the complicated dynamics of employment.
"Wharton's Mary-Hunter McDonnell discusses her research on social activism and corporate political clout.
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"McKinsey Global Institute director Jonathan Woetzel (photo, left) and MGI senior fellow Anu Madgavkar discuss the economic and ethical reasons why gender equality is a worthy goal.
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James Altucher reports.
"Slow and steady wins the race is infrequent advice in Silicon Valley.
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