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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.

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.

How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth

The Conversation |

Director of the Center for Integration of Science and Industry Fred Ledley authors a piece outlining why the NIH is central to efforts to improve health and healthcare.

‘Dynamic pricing’ used to raise costs of everything from food and Uber rides to museum visits

New York Post |

Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Noah Giansiracusa offers perspective on the increasing use of algorithms that charge different prices to different customer for the same items or services.

Don't buy a drained gift card this holiday season

WJAR-TV |

If you’re buying gift cards this holiday season, Senior Lecturer of Law Steve Weisman explains why you should grab them from the back of the rack.

States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections

WalletHub |

Senior Lecturer of Law Steve Weisman explains the different ways that seniors may be targeted by scammers. 

Married millennials, here comes the crypto divorce cliff

CNBC |

Slade Professor of Computer Information Systems Roman Beck offers input on the issues that arise when couples divorce and want to divide crypto assets.