http://en.redtram.com/ knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:46:20 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 139392 | The Crisis and the CFO http://en.redtram.com/go/236138190/top100/ 236138190 At a recent Wharton Finance Conference, Morgan Stanley's newly named CFO cited progress and challenges since the terrifying early days of the financial crisis. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:04:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138190/top100/ 139392 | Changes in the Air: What Will Come of the Copenhagen Climate Summit? http://en.redtram.com/go/236138184/top100/ 236138184 More than 100 world leaders gathered in Copenhagen on December 7 for a two-week summit meeting whose ambitious aim is to renew the Kyoto protocol on climate change. The issues being discussed include reducing emissions of green-house gases and setting Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:04:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138184/top100/ 19328 | Reading the Economic Tea Leaves -- and Employment Outlook -- to Find Signs of Recovery http://en.redtram.com/go/236138178/top100/ 236138178 Rock fish, 401K withdrawals, shopping bags and snowflakes: When deciphering America's economic future, tea leaves come in many forms. To get a good read, Knowledge@Wharton asked a few professors, economists and company bosses in a range of industries what they Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:04:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138178/top100/ 19327 | Too Much of a Good Thing? How Assortment Size Influences Healthy Consumer Choices http://en.redtram.com/go/236138172/top100/ 236138172 Imagine you are at a restaurant debating whether to order a healthy salad or an artery-clogging hamburger. What would lead you to choose the salad? New research suggests your decision might not be dictated by fear of retribution from your Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:03:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138172/top100/ 19328 | 'A Race to the Bottom': Assigning Responsibility for the Financial Crisis http://en.redtram.com/go/236138167/top100/ 236138167 The global financial meltdown has been marked by shortages -- of oversight, due diligence, moral fortitude and common sense. Today, approximately two years after the housing bubble burst and world stock markets collapsed, possibly the only surplus left from the Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:03:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138167/top100/ 19326 | The Road to China: Fresh Insights into the World's Fastest-growing Economy http://en.redtram.com/go/236138160/top100/ 236138160 Earlier this year, Harbir Singh, Wharton's vice-dean for Global Initiatives, launched a series of trips to foreign countries as a way for faculty to gain a deeper understanding of international economies and then use this knowledge in their teaching and Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:03:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138160/top100/ 26814 | Comcast-NBC Universal: Will the Marriage of Cable and Content Work? http://en.redtram.com/go/236138156/top100/ 236138156 In 2001, the merger between America Online (AOL) and Time Warner was accompanied by lofty hopes of synergies between new-world Internet prowess and old-world content delivery. But those hopes were short-lived. Now, with a $30 billion deal to take control Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:03:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138156/top100/ 139392 | So You Want to Live to 100? More of Us Will, and Here Is What Life Might Look Like http://en.redtram.com/go/236138149/top100/ 236138149 If your children happened to be born since the year 2000 in developed countries, they will most likely live to be 100, and they will be healthier than elderly people in previous generations, according to a recent article in the Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:03:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138149/top100/ 19328 | Could Dubai World's Debt Default Spark a Crisis in the Middle East and Beyond? http://en.redtram.com/go/236138144/top100/ 236138144 When Dubai World announced late in November that it wanted a six-month delay on payments on $26 billion in debt, the financial markets were thrown for a loop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 155 points, or 1.5%, European stocks Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:02:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236138144/top100/ 139392 | TARP Sees Sharp Turnaround http://en.redtram.com/go/236087772/top100/ 236087772 Estimated TARP fund losses tumble by $200 billion. Is it a real savings? Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:18:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236087772/top100/ 139392 | Stepping on the Gas http://en.redtram.com/go/235184914/top100/ 235184914 With top-level shakeup, GM shows --it is is serious about change. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:55:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235184914/top100/ 139392 | Perverse Monday http://en.redtram.com/go/234296341/top100/ 234296341 Cyber Monday and Black Friday tell us very little about the state of holiday shopping, says a Wharton marketing professor. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:42:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234296341/top100/ 139392 | Dubious Debt http://en.redtram.com/go/233904793/top100/ 233904793 Dubai's debt crisis raises alarm about other government debt. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:50:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233904793/top100/ 139392 | Obesity's Cost http://en.redtram.com/go/232026975/top100/ 232026975 Two new studies suggest a correlation between obesity and Medicare costs. Is it worth paying people to lose weight? Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:23:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232026975/top100/ 139392 | Workplace Challenges: Managing Layoffs, and Motivating Those Left Behind http://en.redtram.com/go/232026878/top100/ 232026878 The current downturn has left many companies scrambling to manage workplace issues -- ranging from how to avoid a brain drain to how they can provide better value to customers and clients. Employees, for their part, face the challenges that Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:23:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232026878/top100/ 139392 | Sole Mates: Looking for 'Profit with a Purpose' from Socially Conscious Footwear Customers http://en.redtram.com/go/232026823/top100/ 232026823 Creating an international company that sells shoes made in Africa has confronted Tal Dehtiar with a series of unexpected challenges. Among them: the color blue. "The only colors the factories are used to working with are black and brown," said Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232026823/top100/ 139392 | Tentatively and Sporadically, Real Estate Investing Makes a Comeback http://en.redtram.com/go/232026744/top100/ 232026744 Real estate is showing some early signs of recovery as an attractive investment, at least compared to some other opportunities like corporate debt. But capital markets must open further to revive normal deal flows, said panelists at the recent Zell Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232026744/top100/ 139392 | Reel Time: The Incredible Shrinking Window for Movie Releases http://en.redtram.com/go/232026711/top100/ 232026711 A decade ago, movie fans who wanted to forgo paying theater admission waited an average of five months before they could watch a film in their own living rooms. Today, the window between theatrical releases and distribution via other channels Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232026711/top100/ 139392 | Popularity Contests: Why a Company Embraces One Innovative Idea but Shuns Another http://en.redtram.com/go/232026622/top100/ 232026622 Multinational corporations have a lot of good things going for them. They have built up a rich store of knowledge over the years, allowing their subsidiaries to share ideas and best practices in ways that smaller companies can only dream Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232026622/top100/ 139392 | The Ultimate Risky Business: How Lloyd's of London Insures Its Own Future http://en.redtram.com/go/232026548/top100/ 232026548 As CEO of the venerable insurer Lloyd's of London, Richard Ward oversees $33 billion in premiums each year, underwriting such valuables as TV star Ugly Betty's smile, soccer player David Beckham's knees and singer Celine Dion's vocal cords. It's all Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232026548/top100/