UTA In The News — Friday, April 3, 2020
Occupational Stress
Jim Quick, a UTA management professor emeritus, said the main factors in occupational stress are uncertainty and a lack of control – two things that are in high supply right now, BBC.com reported in an article about how to avoid overeating when working from home during the coronavirus outbreak.
decision making
A UTA study led by Traci Freling and Ritesh Saini, associate professors of marketing, said that people are more likely to base decisions on anecdotal information instead of facts when they feel anxious and vulnerable, Mirage News reported. Freling said people place more weight on personal stories instead of facts because emotions run high during medical emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.