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Digital Imperatives In Marketing: The Integration Of Communications And Technology To Target Consumers While Protecting Privacy, Catherine Dwyer, Randi Priluck

Cornerstone 3 Reports : Interdisciplinary Informatics

No abstract provided.

Summary Report: The State Of Black Entrepreneurship In The United States: Education, Labor Activity, And Access To Capital, Rebecca Tekula, Mary Tracy

Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship

No abstract provided.

Digital Imperatives In Marketing: The Integration Of Communications And Technology To Target Consumers While Protecting Privacy, Catherine Dwyer, Randi Priluck

Cornerstone 3 Reports : Interdisciplinary Informatics

No abstract provided.

The Greek Financial Crisis: An Overview Of The Crisis In Entirety And Proposed Measures: Recommended Solutions And Results, Androniki Podaras

Honors College Theses

This paper examines the Greek financial crisis from 2009 in entirety and analyzes the best option for economic growth from this point forth. The history and culture of Greece is discussed, along with a background of the economy and several economic policies that led to the increased debt levels and the poor economic health of the country. The Gross Domestic Product of Greece and the inflation levels are analyzed to show the changes and signs of poor economic health, and one that was affected by the entry into the Eurozone in 2000.

Then, I discuss how this led to the …

Energy Sources And The Production Of Electricity In The United States, David Manukjan

Honors College Theses

The current sources of energy that the United States uses to produce electricity are costly, extremely damaging to the environment, and cause us to rely on other countries for our energy needs. The Obama Administration has begun working on replacing coal and oil with cleaner sources of energy. Over the last decade, alternative energy sources have been slowly gaining popularity as the American public learns more about climate change. However, the U.S. government will not use renewable energy as a complete substitute for fossil fuels in the immediate future because of their higher market price. The world is struggling to …

Can One Size Fit All? An Application Of Management Theory On The European Sovereign Debt Crisis, Amanda Grayson

Honors College Theses

The European Union is a combination of twenty-seven different and unique cultures under one common government. Can culture help explain the continued problems emanating from the European debt crisis?

In undergraduate management courses around the world, from Harvard University to Beijing International, eager young minds are taught the same fundamental management theories. Among others, one of the most popular would inevitably be Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions.

Geert Hofstede, while working for the IBM research department, undertook a detailed survey and analysis of the various cultures of the world. He defined four dimensions of culture, now expanded to six, that can be …

Behavioral Lab For Conducting Experiments In Marketing And Psychology, Vishal Lala, Richard Velayo, Stephen Salbod, Weihua Niu

Cornerstone 3 Reports : Interdisciplinary Informatics

No abstract provided.

Pcaob Quality Control Inspections: Unresolved Issues Of Registered Firms, Bernard H. Newman, Mary Ellen Oliverio

Faculty Working Papers

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has oversight responsibilities that include inspection of not only the audit of financial statements, but also of internal controls and quality controls. The topic of this paper, however, relates only to the inspection of quality controls of registered firms.

This paper presents the results of an exploratory survey of quality control issues that registered firms were unable to resolve within the 12 months from the date of the inspection report. If remediation is not successful within the 12-month period, the issues not resolved by the firm are revealed to the public. The original …

500 Year Documentation, Francis T. Marchese, Phd, Maninder Pal Kaur Shergill

Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Museum visitors today can regularly view 500 year old art by Renaissance masters. Will visitors to museums 500 years in the future be able to see the work of digital artists from the early 21st century? This paper considers the real problem of conserving interactive digital artwork for museum installation in the far distant future by exploring the requirements for creating documentation that will support an artwork's adaptation to future technology. In effect, this documentation must survive as long as the artwork itself -- effectively, in perpetuity. A proposal is made for the use of software engineering methodologies as solutions …

Open-Source It Support For Effective Social Entrepreneurship, Lixin Tao

Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship

To better support its mission, a non-profit organization needs to effectively reach out to the public, collect information and opinions form the public, support effective brainstorming and discussions, implement effective business processes for non-profit operations, and support effective governance of the organization. The latest information technologies have provided better alternative for non-profits to run smoother and more effectively.

In this paper we conduct a critical study of two popular open-source contents management systems, Drupal and WordPress, introduce Drupal to social entrepreneurs, and explain how it can support most of the tasks outlined above. Specific guidance is provided for setting up …

Corporate Philanthropy In Westchester, Rebecca Tekula Phd, Anna-Kay Sinclair

Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship

No abstract provided.