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Amazon quietly fixes problems 49% of customers hate

The Street |

The 2025 Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report is featured for revealing that 49% of Americans say customer service has gotten worse in the last year.

Commentary: Is manager empathy a strength or liability? Managing soft, not woke

Boston Business Journal |

Senior Lecturer of Management Susan Vroman and Lecturer of Management Jeff LeBlanc co-author a piece that asserts being empathetic is an advantage for those in leadership roles.

Can AI do your job? See the results from hundreds of tests.

Washington Post |

Data from the 2025 Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report is highlighted for revealing that about three-quarters of Americans expect AI to reduce the number of U.S. jobs over the next decade.

Lawmakers crack down on cryptocurrency ATMs

WJAR-TV |

Senior Lecturer of Law Steve Weisman discusses recent lawsuits and regulations related to the use of cryptocurrency ATM machines.

Why Gen Z is prioritising growth over traditional job hunting

Fast Company |

Lecturer of Management Jeff LeBlanc authors a piece about young workers and explains they are leaving jobs faster not for higher pay, but for better growth.

Gen Z workers catch a lot of flak. It's become TV's favorite punch line.

Yahoo! |

Lecturer of Management Jeff LeBlanc offers thoughts on the stereotypes facing Gen Z employees.

Customers remain happy, but family infighting keeps Market Basket in flux

Salem News |

According to Senior Lecturer of Marketing Ian Cross, there has been no winner in the court of public opinion when it comes to the Market Basket leadership saga.

United Nations pension fund sees major savings after blockchain replaces paper system

Pensions & Investments |

Slade Professor of Computer Information Systems Roman Beck explains why he expects more pension funds in the U.S. to gradually adopt blockchain pilot programs.

Algorithmic pricing is scary. It doesn’t have to be.

Boston Globe |

Associate Professor of Mathematics Noah Giansiracusa writes an op-ed about the pros and cons of personalized pricing and asserts that if two people are charged different prices for the same item, they should know why.

Roomba’s bankruptcy may wreck a lot more than one robot vacuum maker

CNBC |

Stanton Professor of Finance Kristina Minnick offers perspective on iRobot’s recent bankruptcy and says it serves as a cautionary tale for the current mergers and acquisitions environment.