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Grieving? Go Shopping, But Not for the Products, for the Actual, Physical Store

I've known it about myself for some time.  When in crisis reach for food or go shopping.  Now a new study says that people turn to consuming to combat problems, feelings and grief. But did you know that it's the commercial settings themselves that people are turning to? Whi le this may not be a surprise to you (maybe you do it, too), but p eople are increasingly turning to commercial settings as outlets for their emotions, confronting problems, grief and feelings , says newswise.com. It is well understood that consumers seek out leisure activities and vacations in order to escape from daily life and real-world problems, the web site reports. "But a new study by Dr Leighanne Higgins, from Lancaster University Management School, and Dr Kathy Hamilton, from the University of Strathclyde, reveals a new consumption trend - the important role of marketplaces in enabling consumers to confront their problems," according to newswise.com. "Whereas previous stu

Think Angering Someone is How to Negotiate? Think Again. You Listening, Trump?

Well, Donald Trump thinks it works for him but a new study says that it doesn't pay to play angry when you're trying to negotiate . According to experts, “You’re likely going to pay a real price for the anger you express,” says  Bill Bottom  at newswise.com.  He's   the Joyce and Howard Wood Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior at Olin and senior author on the paper published online March 18 by the  Journal of Behavioral Decision Making . Bottom, who studies social and psychological aspects of negotiation,notes that accounts published in top-notch media outlets baldly made statements akin to, “it pays to be angry," at the website. Not quite, he explains. “When you convince somebody to act like this, whether it’s with their boss or trying to buy a car or trying to sell a car, we’re doing a disservice if we’re making such grandiose claims,” Bottom states. So why does Trump do it?  In some ways, it may work for him, when you look at some of the ben