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Business and Public Policy
Introduction
Research
Academic Programs
Contact Information
Introduction
Public policy considerations occupy an increasing portion of managers' time, especially in the global arena. The leaders of tomorrow must be able to perform policy analysis as well as integrate policy issues into their general management thinking. Bringing a wealth of theoretical tools and practical experience to bear on the relationship among business, government, and society, Wharton's Business and Public Policy Department has been an innovative force in research, teaching, and public service. Areas of faculty expertise include deregulation and privatization, technology, public and urban finance, and international industrial policy.
Members of the Business and Public Policy faculty have held presidential appointments on federal regulatory commissions, been managers in large corporations, held research appointments and fellowships in government and not-for-profit think tanks, serve on the boards of many corporations, and provide consulting services to international and U.S. government agencies.
Research
Recent and ongoing faculty studies include:
- Business-government relations in domestic and international marketplaces
- Choice of location for siting noxious facilities
- Deregulation of transportation: airlines, utilities, and railroads
- Development and implementation of urban public policies, including
privatization of services
- Corporate governance issues
- Government funding of public broadcasting
- Government role in Asian development
- Intellectual property and contracting,
- Internet and public policy: how government actions will structure the market
- Banking markets: productivity, risk, and customer satisfaction
- Telecommunications deregulation and its impact on the shape of the
emerging information market
- Increasing the productivity of public and not-for-profit organizations
- International comparison of hiring practices
Business and Public Policy Department faculty are active in the work of the following Wharton research
centers:
Academic Programs
The Business and Public Policy Department offers concentrations in business and public policy at three levels:
In addition, a number of students in other undergraduate and MBA majors opt
to take public policy and management courses to broaden their understanding
of the wider context in which organizations operate.
Business and Public Policy hosts the Public Policy Forum, a guest lecture series featuring leaders from the public sector. The Department also sponsors (jointly with the Economics Department) an annual lecture on International Policy.
Contact
For further information about the Wharton Business and Public Policy Department, please contact:
Business and Public Policy Department (website)
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
1400 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall
3620 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6372
215.898.3015 phone
215.898.7635 fax
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