Financial infidelity in marriages. Negative online reviews that consumers see as a threat to their identity. Luxury consumption that makes people feel inauthentic. These were among topics aired at the third annual Boston Judgment and Decision Making Day, hosted by the Carroll School.
Associate Professor of Operations Management Joy Field has received the highest honor bestowed by the Decision Sciences Institute, a global society of more than 1,800 scholars dedicated to fostering knowledge that improves managerial decisions.
In spring 2017, a team of undergraduates spearheaded a $10.2 million plan to renovate the long-shuttered Everett Square Theatre in Boston, as part of the Carroll School’s Field Projects in Real Estate class. Now, key members of the community are taking action on the plan, according to The Boston Globe.
“There’s a problem, but not a crisis,” said Andrew Eschtruth of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, speaking with The New York Times about ideas to repair Social Security. “It’s something policymakers have acted on before, and the program has always paid full benefits.”
