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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

” Broad conscious, concerted efforts to apply behavioral economics probably did not begin until sometime after 2008 with the release of Thaler and Sunstein’s book, Nudge. Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States.

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

The goal is to exploit both the trust of … users and bugs in their web browsers to install a virus allowing the hacker access to the organisation’s network” ( Welch, 2016 ). Common Methods of Cyber-Attack. There are three extremely common methods that hackers use to attack organisational networks: 1. Install software updates.

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Jim Whitehurst on the Open Organization: A Conversation with the CEO of Red Hat

BCG

Video Monday, October 17, 2016. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has a reputation for helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging of times. Jim Whitehurst is the president and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open-source enterprise IT products and services.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. 70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? In successful businesses (and successful departments I’m sure) with good managers the figure is above 68%.

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European Banks Dump Massive Amounts of Subordinated Debt on Investors

MishTalk

It is the highest such volume since the $122.4bn seen in 2008 according to Dealogic, the data provider. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: IMF "Baseline Scenario.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Projections 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018. 2016 is fantasy-land material as well. Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

In my view, however, the structure and processes of the GE board were poorly designed for effectively overseeing Immelt and his management team. The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee. There were three problems in particular: The Board Was Too Big.