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iPremier (A): Denial of Service Attack (Graphic Novel Version)

By: Richard Nolan, Robert D. Austin and Michael Parent

Describes an IT security crisis, and raises issues of risk management, preparation for crisis, management of crises, computer security, and public disclosure of security risks. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Crisis Management

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June 2011
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Elder Abuse: How the Moderns Mistreat Classical Realism

By: Joseph M. Parent and Josh Baron

Neorealists narrate their origins by explaining that classical realists committed a multitude of sins and were therefore displaced. The classics unscientifically explained world politics primarily through individual-level characteristics, typically a will to power that... View Details

Keywords: International Relations; History

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24 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Who Sets Your Benchmarks?

was growing up, my parents often talked to me about the importance of working hard and becoming successful. "You should go into a profession," they would say. "Doctor, dentist, lawyer are all good professions. Orthodontists... View Details

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

reproductive medicine have indeed created a market for babies, a market in which parents choose traits, clinics woo clients, and specialized providers earn millions of dollars a year. In this market, moreover, commerce often runs without... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

20 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

legally enforceable agreements only with specific legal entities. Using a sample of bank loans issued to U.S. parent companies, I find that a more complex corporate legal structure is associated with higher loan spreads. The findings are... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

immigrants’ location decision by interacting pre-existing ethnic settlements with aggregate migration flows, we find that immigration raised marriage rates, the probability of having children, and the propensity to leave the parental... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2010
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can induce a controlling shareholder to list equity. Higher valuations support listings associated with greater agency costs. We test the predictions that follow from this idea on a sample of publicly listed corporate subsidiaries in Japan. When there is greater scope... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?

Sony sold them to teenagers, a group that couldn't afford the nice-sounding, floor-standing radios their parents enjoyed. For them, a transistor would do just fine. Once the initial crummy product has kick-started a market, follow-on... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing

psychologist Diana Baumrind on parenting styles. Her research highlights four parenting "prototypes" oriented along two dimensions: the level of direction parents... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

19 May 2011
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Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail

daycare center with operating hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The teachers were frustrated because several parents were consistently late in picking up their children, so the daycare instituted a new policy: a $3 fine for every late... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

14 Jun 2011
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Business School Case 611-069 InterfaceRAISE is a sustainability management consulting firm created to leverage the capabilities of its parent company Interface, Inc., a carpet manufacturer recognized as a global leader in corporate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Oct 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

How Companies Can Make Up with (Very) Unhappy Customers

Switch Habits Juul vaping products have become a cigarette alternative for adult smokers and a growing concern among parents of teens. What the company did initially to head off concerns. Cost-cutting Leads to Turbulence in the Airline... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Air Transportation

21 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google

specialization. Consider one of the founders of Google, Sergey Brin. His experience defines what it means to transition from outsider to insider. He came to this country at age six because his parents were trying to escape the oppression... View Details

Keywords: by Shane Greenstein; Information Technology

28 May 2013
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Categorization of Black-White Biracials By: Ho, Arnold K., Jim Sidanius, Amy J.C. Cuddy, and Mahzarin R. Banaji Abstract—Individuals who qualify equally for membership in more than one racial group are not judged as belonging equally to both of their View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

'86). She is global marketing director at Baxter Healthcare. She recalled that while living in the United Kingdom, her children started a lemonade stand but few potential customers even gave it a second glance. In the U.S., she said, you would be able to count on... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical; Technology

15 Jun 2010
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increases during peaks of the private equity cycles. In particular, deals done by bank-affiliated groups are financed at significantly better terms than other deals when the parent bank is part of the lending syndicate, especially during... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Aug 2014
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Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower

diarrhea, so it's hard for parents to tell whether it's working. The ORT solution tastes awful, like salty metal, so many children refuse to drink it. And pharmacists tend not to suggest ORT to mothers because they don't consider it to be... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

20 Dec 2016
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The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts

Awake at Night Bill Kirby Can parents and prospective students trust college rankings? Bill Kirby unpacks this complex system, including what “world-class” actually means, what rankings don’t take into account, and how schools are... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

06 Apr 2009
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Cheers to the American Consumer

than the European eccentric. Technology. Americans understand that innovation is the key to growth and wealth in a global economy where knowledge travels at lightspeed over the Internet. America's economic strength is based on innovation. Proud View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

26 Jul 2016
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Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?

people are aware of how much these internet companies know about them. The privacy issues are the part of this that warrants the most discussion. Q:Do Pokémon Go's developer Niantic or parent Nintendo have any responsibility here (as the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Willy C. Shih; Video Game; Entertainment & Recreation

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