Now showing items 1-10 of 12
Cyberterrorism and its Dramatic Impact on Insurance and Security Companies
(Scientific Press International Limited, 2019-11-01)
Cyberterrorism has come to be one of the most threatening forms of terrorism in
2019. In the face of the negative implications cyberattacks can have on affected
firms and consumers, this article focuses on the flip side ...
Strategic Reviews
(2020)
The impact of product reviews on consumer purchasing behavior is empirically well documented. This can create perverse incentives for firms to offer reviewers side payments ("bribes") in exchange for biased reviews for ...
When is Society Susceptible to Manipulation?
(2019)
We consider a social learning model where agents learn about an underlying state of the world from individual observations as well as from exchanging information with each other. A principal (e.g. a firm or a government) ...
Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse: Proceedings of the Michigan Meeting
(Michigan Publishing, 2015-12)
The May 2015 Michigan Meeting, hosted by the University of Michigan, explored the changing role of the university and what it means to be an academic in a society facing complex scientific, technological, and social ...
Examining Interdisciplinary Sustainability Institutes at Major Research Universities: Innovation in Cross Campus and Cross Disciplinary Models
(2017-06)
This is a study of the distinctive characteristics, activities, challenges and opportunities of a specific type of sustainability institute, one that spans the many disciplines of the University and, to do so, reports to ...
Learning in a Post-Truth World
(2021)
Misinformation has emerged as a major societal challenge in the wake of the 2016 U.S. elections, Brexit, and the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most active areas of inquiry into misinformation examines how the cognitive ...
For Whom We Play the Game: Advice to the Next Generation of Business Leaders from Paul Polman
(2021-05)
This in-depth book features a series of interviews with Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and now Chair of Imagine. It offers a wealth of insights for the leaders of today and tomorrow. Titled “For Whom We Play the Game: ...
Social Inequality and the Spread of Misinforrmation
(2020)
We study the spread of misinformation in a social network characterized by unequal access to learning resources. Agents use social learning to uncover an unknown state of the world, and a principal strategically injects ...
Self-based Organization: Transcending Capitalism
(2022-05-02)
Capitalism has brought innovation, wealth and new possibilities; however, it no longer satisfies the humanity needs and higher level of consciousness. Currently it brings inequality, financial crises, environmental degradation ...
Transcending Organizational Models: Chasing examples and Identifying attributes
(2021-12-21)
From Milton Friedman to Adam Smith, capitalism has been built under principles of self-interest, profits maximization, and “recipes for success”. This paradigm has created a lot of pain and disbelief, as well as serious ...