Business

Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School comments on hotels transitioning to digital offers for guests, noting that young guests especially are “used to having information at their fingertips.

Jessie Handbury of the Wharton School is cited for a study about the purchasing habits of people in different income classes.

Adam Grant of the Wharton School is mentioned for researching how death-awareness affects people at work.

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School comments on employers shifting workers’ schedules to part-time.

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School comments on the use by companies of statistical analysis of employees.

Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School is cited for co-authoring a paper on financial literacy.

Joseph Gyourko of the Wharton School comments on a rise in Federal Housing Authority foreclosures.

The winner of the Wharton Social Venture Business Plan Competition is announced, and Peter Frumkin of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy in the School of Social Policy and Practice is mentioned for being a judge.

Andrea Matwyshyn of the Wharton School says Websites’ built-in legal protections may be responsible for the speed of information dissemination in the Silicon Valley.

Adam Grant of the Wharton School is profiled about his book, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success.