Event Details
In coordination with the 56th Annual Management Conference our topic is behavioral economics and finance, a field lead by the conference’s keynote speaker, Richard H. Thaler. This field integrates psychological research with economic theories and studies the psychology of decision making.
Our primary article, “Can Behavioral Economics Save Us Form Ourselves” was published in the February 2005 issue of the University of Chicago magazine and can be found at: http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0502/features/economics.shtml. In a lighter vein you may find the following interesting:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-thalerandsunstein2apr02,0,3730262.story, http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/nudge/ and http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/04/17/economic_policy_for_humans/.
The following provide an academic treatment of the subject: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=15108 and http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=327880
Our past topics have included: closing the gap between strategy and execution, participative management, innovation, how successful leaders think and leadership. Future articles will explore additional areas of strategy. Suggestions for future articles or future topics are welcome. Please send your information to strategyig@chicagogsbclub.org.
This is a discussion event and will not include a featured speaker.
Meetings are usually held on the third Friday of the month in the 11 South LaSalle Building. Meetings in 2008 will be: June 20, July 18, August 15, September 19, October 17 and November 21.
It is important that this group stays in compliance with applicable laws and regulations regarding the protection of intellectual property and copyrights. Accordingly, we are not able to provide copies of articles that are discussed, but we do direct you to sources where these articles are available either for free or for purchase. Most sites that provide articles in downloadable format stipulate that these articles are for personal use only and not for distribution to others. Please respect whatever limitations or conditions are attached to the articles you download.
Registration
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Include your email address when registering. It is needed for the email confirmations which will be provided on or before May 14.
If you need to cancel, email Dennis Aust at dennis.aust@chartermast.com so that we may give your seat to someone else.
Deadline: 5/13/2008