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Investigating The Impact Of Publicly Announced Information Security Breaches On Corporate Risk Factor Disclosure Tendencies, Sandra J. Cereola, Joanna Dynowska

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

As the reported number of data breaches increase and senators push for more disclosure regulation, the SEC staff issued a guidance in 2011 on disclosure obligations relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents. More recently, on February 26, 2018 the SEC Commission issued interpretive guidance to help assist public companies prepare disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and incidents. As reported incidents of cybersecurity breaches occur, investors are concerned about the risks associated with these incidents and the impact they may have on financial performance. Although the SEC staff guidance warns public companies to make timely disclosure, recognizing the threat that cybercrime poses …

The Fallacy Of Defensive Protection For Traditional Knowledge, Margo A. Bagley

Faculty Articles

Proponents of databases as defensive protection posit that having sources of traditional knowledge easily accessible to, and searchable by, examiners during the prosecution process should minimize the grant of patents covering traditional knowledge, and avoid the problems such erroneously granted patents may produce. Some countries, such as India, which support an international sui generis positive protection instrument, also support the use of traditional knowledge databases, as the two approaches are not mutually exclusive. India's CSIR, which created and maintains the TKDL, asserts that the database has thwarted the grant of scores of patents in IP offices across the globe, although …

Impact Of Framing And Base Size Of Computer Security Risk Information On User Behavior, Xinhui Zhan

Masters Theses

"This research examines the impact of framing and base size of computer security risk information on users' risk perceptions and behavior (i.e., download intention and download decision). It also examines individual differences (i.e., demographic factors, computer security awareness, Internet structural assurance, self-efficacy, and general risk-taking tendencies) associated with users' computer security risk perceptions. This research draws on Prospect Theory, which is a theory in behavioral economics that addresses risky decision-making, to generate hypotheses related to users' decision-making in the computer security context. A 2 x 3 mixed factorial experimental design (N = 178) was conducted to assess the effect of …

Predictive Modeling Of Webpage Aesthetics, Ang Chen

Masters Theses

"Aesthetics plays a key role in web design. However, most websites have been developed based on designers' inspirations or preferences. While perceptions of aesthetics are intuitive abilities of humankind, the underlying principles for assessing aesthetics are not well understood. In recent years, machine learning methods have shown promising results in image aesthetic assessment. In this research, we used machine learning methods to study and explore the underlying principles of webpage aesthetics"--Abstract, page iii.

นวัตกรรมเครื่องมือวัดสมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรมของบัณฑิตวิศวกรรม, เมธินี เทียบรัตน์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษาในครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษาองค์ประกอบของสมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรมของวิศวกรในบริบทธุรกิจภาคอุตสาหกรรมไทยที่มีการดำเนินงานด้านนวัตกรรม เพื่อพัฒนาเครื่องมือวัดสมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรม เพื่อใช้ในการคัดเลือก การพัฒนา และการให้คำปรึกษาบุคลากรในบทาทด้านนวัตกรรมในเชิงพาณิชย์ การศึกษาครั้งนี้ เป็นการวิจัยแบบผสานวิธีโดยการศึกษาเชิงคุณภาพจากการสัมภาษณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิในองค์กรที่ทำงานเกี่ยวข้องด้านนวัตกรรม และวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ส่วนการศึกษาเชิงปริมาณรวบรวมข้อมูลจากบัณฑิตวิศวกรรมที่ทำงานในธุรกิจอุตสาหกรรมขนาดกลางและขนาดใหญ่ จำนวนทั้งสิ้น 305 ตัวอย่าง โดยใช้แบบสอบถามทางอิเลคทรอนิคส์ การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลใช้โปรแกรมสำเร็จรูปทางสถิติที่แสดงความสัมพันธ์ของตัวแปรคุณลักษณะที่สำคัญของวิศวกรในประเทศไทยตามที่คณะอนุกรรมการรับรองมาตรฐานคุณภาพศึกษาวิศวกรรมศาสตร์หรือที่เรียกว่า ทาบี กับรูปแบบการทำงานด้านนวัตกรรมจากแหล่งข้อมูลทุติยภูมิของกรมแรงงาน การจ้างงานและการฝึกอบรมของสหรัฐอเมริกา โดยวิเคราะห์ประกอบกับข้อมูลปฐมภูมิจากการสัมภาษณ์และการให้ผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิพิจารณาและการสัมภาษณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ในส่วนของการพัฒนานวัตกรรมเครื่องมือวัดสมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรมของบัณฑิตวิศวกรรม ใช้การวิเคราะห์องค์ประกอบเชิงสำรวจและการวิเคราะห์องค์ประกอบเชิงยืนยัน ได้แบบประเมินจำนวน 24 ข้อหลัก นำข้อมูลที่ได้จากการศึกษาได้นำไปพัฒนาแบบจำลองนวัตกรรมการวัดสมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรมของบัณฑิตวิศวกรรม โดยการวิเคราะห์หลายตัวแปรโดยใช้แบบจำลองสมการโครงสร้าง การวิเคราะห์สมการโครงสร้างหลายระดับ และการวิเคราะห์หลายกลุ่ม ผลการศึกษาพบว่าตัวบ่งชี้สมรรถนะด้านนวัตกรรมแบบจำลองนี้สอดคล้องกับข้อมูลเชิงประจักษ์ การจัดกลุ่มตัวแปรมีตัวบ่งชี้ 17 ปัจจัย ของผู้สำเร็จการศึกษาด้านวิศวกรรมทำงานเกี่ยวข้องด้านนวัตกรรมอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ ได้แก่สมรรถนะทั่วไปตามบทบาทวิศวกรรม ประกอบด้วย 11 ตัวบ่งชี้ ตามคุณลักษณะที่สำคัญของวิศวกรในประเทศไทยตามที่คณะอนุกรรมการรับรองมาตรฐานคุณภาพศึกษาวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ และสมรรถนะเฉพาะด้านบทบาทนวัตกรรมตามโมเดล เอ ถึง เอฟ สมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรมของบัณฑิตวิศวกรรมแตกต่างกันตามปัจจัยทางสมรรถนะที่ใช้วัดองค์ประกอบของสมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรมของวิศวกรในบริบทธุรกิจภาคอุตสาหกรรมไทยที่มีการดำเนินงานด้านนวัตกรรม จากผลการศึกษาผู้วิจัยได้พัฒนาเครื่องมือในการวัดสมรรถนะของวิศวกรประกอบด้วยสมรรถนะทั่วไปวัดบทบาททำงานเกี่ยวข้องด้านวิศวกรรม สมรรถนะเฉพาะใช้วัดรูปแบบการทำงานเกี่ยวข้องด้านนวัตกรรม ทำให้ทราบปัจจัยตัวชี้วัดซึ่งนำไปสู่การพัฒนาเครื่องมือวัดผลเชิงนวัตกรรมในการคัดเลือกองค์ประกอบคุณลักษณะทางนวัตกรรมและจับคู่สมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรมของบุคคลกับความต้องการของตลาดแรงงานด้านนวัตกรรม และสร้างข้อมูลภาพรวมที่เป็นโมเดลทางธุรกิจช่องทางการติดต่อและรายงานแสดงรายการที่เป็นรูปแบบธุรกิจด้านการฝึกอบรมพัฒนาและให้คำปรึกษาเกี่ยวกับสมรรถนะทางนวัตกรรมของบัณฑิตวิศวกรรมที่เหมาะในแต่ละบทบาทของกระบวนการนวัตกรรมในธุรกิจภาคอุตสาหกรรม ความเป็นไปได้ในเชิงพาณิชย์ ใช้เงินลงทุน 100,000 บาท รายได้ที่คาดว่าจะได้รับในปีแรก 1,200,000 บาท ประมาณการลูกค้า 10 บริษัท โดยอัตราการเติบโตปกติร้อยละ10 เป็นเวลา 5 ปี ระยะเวลาคืนทุน 1 ปี มูลค่าปัจจุบันสุทธิ 2,521,416 บาท สรุปว่ามีความเป็นไปได้เชิงพาณิชย์ทั้งทางด้านการตลาด การบริหาร และการเงิน

Treatment Of Plastic Wastes Using Plasma Gasification Technology, Zachary Homolka

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Plasma gasification (PG) complements traditional recycling when applied to contaminated or mixed plastics. Without PG these plastics cost recyclers more to process than they are worth on the market, and sometimes they are landfilled or incinerated instead of being recycled. Plasma gasification can take plastic not suitable for traditional recycling and break it down into high-quality syngas for use in electricity generation, chemical manufacturing, or hydrogen production. The technology can be implemented without changing the behavior of consumers, which is a major advantage over attempting to decrease contamination or reduce use of low-value plastic. Due to high capital requirements and …

Small Business Fintech Lending: The Need For Comprehensive Regulation, Lenore Palladino

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

The 28.7 million small businesses in the United States—99% of all American businesses—are the backbone of the American economy. Historically, small businesses relied on community banks for their credit needs. Over the last decade, however, small businesses increasingly have turned to “fintech” lenders—nonbank lenders that are largely unregulated. Nonbank consumer lending is governed by consumer protection statutes, but nonbank small business lending is outside of any clear regulatory framework that would protect borrowers from potentially predatory practices. This Article argues that the optimal regulatory regime is a combination of both state authority over fintech lenders and inclusion of small business …

2019 Icrcc Proceedings Table Of Contents, Conference Organizers

International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference

These proceedings are a representative sample of the presentations given by professional practitioners and academic scholars at the 2019 International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference (ICRCC) held March 11-13, 2019. The ICRCC is an annual event that takes place the second week in March in beautiful sunny Orlando, Florida. The conference hosts are faculty and staff from the Nicholson School of Communication. The goal of the ICRCC is to bring together prominent professional practitioners and academic scholars that work directly with crisis and risk communication on a daily basis. We define crisis and risk broadly to include, for example, natural …

Planning For Change In The Electric Power Industry: A Primer For Transactive Energy Scenario Development, Joshua Binus

Engineering and Technology Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The electric power industry and its associated infrastructures (a.k.a. "the grid") are evolving from centrally planned, organized, and operated networks of players, technologies, and resources to systems of systems that are increasingly digitized and distributed in their operation and innovative capacity. Subsequently, strategic planners and technology managers associated with the electric power industry are faced with a range of scenarios to evaluate, including one that considers the emergence of commercialized transactive energy systems in the coming ten-year time horizon. The crafting of a transactive energy scenario can help inform technology innovation and management efforts that benefit consumers, electricity providers, and …

Digital Innovation And Socioeconomic Transformation: Mobile Money In Sub-Saharan Africa, Wenxiu (Vince) Nan

2019

Digital innovation enabled by digital technologies has the potential to transform existing socioeconomic practices, processes, and structures. In spite of the transformative potential, the relation between digital innovation and resulting socioeconomic transformation has been underexplored, especially at the societal level in developing countries. To fill this research gap, this dissertation is dedicated to investigating how and why digital innovation leads to socioeconomic transformation, when it does. Drawing on the digital innovation and technological transition literatures, I propose a multilevel theoretical framework that illustrates the processes and mechanisms through which digital innovation enables socioeconomic transformation in developing countries context. This dissertation …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Technology Management Research At Picmet For 2009–2018, D. Centindamar, Dundar Kocaoglu, T. Lammers, J. M. Merigo

Engineering and Technology Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Portland International Centre for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) was established in 1989. It has since become one of the leading organizations in the field of management of engineering and technology in the world. PICMET provides a strong platform for academicians, industry professionals and government representatives to exchange new knowledge derived from both research and implementation of technology management. To celebrate its 30-year journey, and to show the trends in technology management research and implementation over the past ten years (2009-2018), this paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the more than 3000 papers accepted for inclusion in PICMET …

Building A Sustainable Business Model Through Technology Entrepreneurship: An Analysis Of Business Models From A System And A System Of Systems Perspective, Gary Langford, Teresa Langford

Engineering and Technology Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Case study methods are used to identify key elements of business models in highly competitive environments. Small businesses, in particular, must rely on entrepreneurial prowess and innovation, adapt to their environment, have sufficient resources, and skillfully manage project outcomes in entrepreneurial start-up situations. This research hypothesized that a problem faced by entrepreneurial organizations is due to the fundamental flaws and poor adaptability of their business models to satisfy needs of customers and prospective customers. The problem is that the flow of value from business to customer was different from the flow of value from business to user. Two kinds of …

From The Editors, Herbert J. Mattord, Michael E. Whitman

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

A message from the editors.

Sit Back, Relax, And Tell Me All Your Secrets, Sarah Kirk, Daniel Foreman, Cody Lee, Shannon W. Beasley

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

The goal of this research is to describe an active learning opportunity that was conducted as a community service offering through our Center for Cybersecurity Education and Applied Research (CCEAR). As a secondary goal, the participants sought to gain real world experience by applying techniques and concepts studied in security classes. A local insurance company tasked the CCEAR with assembling a team of students to conduct penetration testing (including social engineering exploits) against company personnel. The endeavor allowed the insurance company to obtain information that would assess the effectiveness of employee training with regard to preventing the divulgence of sensitive …

From Dreaming To Believing: A Review Of Consumer Engagement Behaviours With Brands’ Social Media Content Across The Holiday Travel Process, Dean Creevey, Etain Kidney, Glenn Mehta

Articles

This paper reviews social media user engagement behaviours with brands and proposes a new stage within the travel process. Specifically, the pre-trip stage is examined and investigation into a two sub-stage split is proposed; pre-purchase and post-purchase. Dubbed the Believing phase, this paper calls for research into the patterns of engagement behaviour towards hotel brands’ content at this currently under-researched stage. Current social media-focussed research examines influence on purchasing decisions of users, social media usage on-site, and post-trip evaluation. There remains a conceptual gap highlighting the behavioural patterns of users during the period between initial purchase and subsequent departure.

Researching Pure Digital Entrepreneurship – A Multimethod Insider Action Research Approach, Kisito Futonge Nzembayie, Anthony Paul Buckley, Thomas M. Cooney

Articles

Knowledge production in Pure Digital Entrepreneurship (PDE) needs to reflect the non-linear nature of a journey defined by digital artifact and platform creation. Accordingly, this paper proposes and offers practical guidance on the use of Multimethod Insider Action Research (MIAR) as a suitable research design for studying the entrepreneurial journey in this context. It argues for integrating first-person Reflective Practice, second-person Collaborative Inquiry and Design Research for third-person knowledge production that balances rigour and relevance. While calls for such forms of longitudinal process inquiry have largely gone unanswered due to identified challenges, this paper uses a case narrative to illustrate …

Global Aviation System: Towards Sustainable Development, Marina P. Bonser Dr.

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Aviation around the world has integrated into a global system. As the integration process continues, more aspects and levels of it need to be lead towards the sustainable development of the whole system via advancing strategic management, global communication proficiency, and technological expertise. It becomes essential to enrich global language (English) proficiency with cross-cultural communication competence not only for communication in the air but also for airport security, passenger and cargo services, aircraft and equipage engineering, building, and maintenance. Nowadays lower levels of management need more advanced strategic thinking and problem solving skills, and higher levels of management need global …

Appalachian Economic Futures, Dewayne Barton, John Deskins, Paul Corbit Brown, William Hal Gorby, Jill Moles Mullins, Nicholas F. Stump, Matt Winans, Brenden E. Mcneil, Eloise Elliott, Chris Haddox, E Gordon Gee, Eddie Brzostek, Audra Slocum, Trevor Mckenzie, Tom Hansell

Exhibit Panels

When people talk about the future of Appalachia, they typically mean economic futures: What will happen to coal jobs? How will Appalachia diversify its economy? What about poverty? Stereotypes about our region represent our people as disinterested in education, and hostile to innovation, technology, and sustainability. We see a different story. This part of the exhibit looks at ways that Appalachians are taking their strong sense of culture, their linguistic distinctiveness, and their relationship to the natural world to imagine new futures in diverse industries, sustainable practices, and stronger education systems.

Exploring Entrepreneurship In The Academic Environment, Cagla Seneler, Marina Dabic, Abdalilah Owaishiz, Tugrul Daim

Engineering and Technology Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The entrepreneurial university has taken a prodigious influence globally and studies show the expedient value of entrepreneurship in education. Universities are performing various entrepreneurship activities alongside their main objectives of teaching and research. This study evaluates university faculty of different work experiences and positions of their perceptions toward the entrepreneurial university. Analysis of Variances (ANOVA) and Least Significant Difference (LSD) comparisons were performed on participants work experience by evaluating certain factors of the entrepreneurship university. Independent sample t-tests were conducted to reveal faculty's awareness of entrepreneurship in their universities. The results help in understanding the interpersonal dynamics within academic organizations. …

The Changing Moral Mirror Of Society: From Human To Artifical Intelligent Systems, Gary Langford, Teresa Langford

Engineering and Technology Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Management of technology and its development carry along the responsibility and consequences for interactions between Human and Artificial Intelligent Systems (AIS). In spite of all good intentions, the effects and repercussions of conflicts between Human and the systems built with intent to assist Human may be proceeding along the path that will recognize a dismal mistake in judgment. Dreadful and intolerable impositions on Human behavior may arise regardless of how AIS is designed. That is not to say progress should cease, but rather to make the case that intensely determined efforts need to delve into the uses and implications of …

Domain Process Model Overcome Limitations Of Engineering Models For Developing Artificial Intelligent Systems, Gary O. Langford, John Green, Daniel P. Burns, Alexander Keller, Dean C. Schmidt

Engineering and Technology Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The integrated set of prognostic domains (ISPD) of technology presented here provides a normative means to construct a wholly new process model for guiding Technology Management of Artificial Intelligent Systems (AIS). Seventeen domains represent all-inclusive stakeholder perspectives that encapsulate lifecycle analyses, evaluations, feasibilities, and tradeoffs with the domain contexts. Following Systems Model-Based thinking (SMBT), a postulated focal point interaction is the entry condition from which each domain is considered and thereafter traversed. Domains are interactive with each other through concurrent, iterative, recursive, and non-recursive processes. This interactive work continues until the completion milestones of each domain are satisfied. Techniques such …

Foodini Marketing Plan, Dave Sherman, Rita Snodgrass, Bharat Verma, Michael Oluwole, Oneshin Aiken

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

This plan provides the strategic direction for the rollout and marketing of the Foodini 2.0, the newest product from the Foodini division of Natural Machines. The Foodini 2.0 is the second 3D Food Printer produced by Natural Machines. The Foodini 1.0 was marketed exclusively to high end restaurants, with a small number released. The Foodini 2.0 builds on the Foodini 1.0 platform by adding an integrated oven and IoT functionality. With the Foodini 2.0, we will introduce subscription access to the new Foodini Design Library, as well as an option for customers to purchase individual designs. The Foodini 2.0 is …

Ossia Marketing Plan - Hearing Aid Batteries & Starkey Partnership, Abdalilah Owaishiz, Bret Hunley, Caitlin Mohnike, Radha Shrikhande, Tyler Stahl

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

Using this marketing plan, Ossia, a wireless power technology company, will launch into a new market - hearing aid batteries. By partnering with Starkey Manufacturing, a United States based hearing aid manufacturer, they will be able to capitalize on Starkey’s existing user base and sales team, allowing fast entry into the market.

There are four products that are the basis for this plan - a base antenna, expansion antenna, cloud-based management portal, and a wirelessly powered hearing aid battery (using Cota Powered Technology). Starting with a Total Addressable Market of just over 51,000 people (or approximately $4.6 million in potential …

Music Streaming Application Using Php, Html, Css, And Javascript, Kelsie Miller

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This project is focused on displaying the skills and computer programming languages I have learned throughout my years at Akron. In this design, the backend of my application will be PHP. The frontend of the site will be composed of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This site will also have a database that I will build through phpMyAdmin. The project will also be mobile responsive, so if the website would ever be deployed, it will be available on mobile devices. I chose a music streaming site because I have always loved music and it posed as a challenge. My goal in …

Strategic Opportunities In Rental Companies And Ridesharing, Julia Baumann, Danay Kmatz, Noaa Lanotte, Zachary Murray, Jonathan Weaver

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Given the future of mobility, the increase in online shopping, and the ease of ridesharing, companies need to adapt their network to one that uniquely utilizes their resources to cater to these dramatic changes. The task in this case was to re-image Goodyear’s dealer network and find possible ways to use their excess space to help establish themselves in the future of mobility. The team conducted secondary research on three main topics: retail versus online shopping, Goodyear’s services compared to services needed by Uber and Lyft drivers, and information regarding the current and future status of ridesharing.

An Examination Of The Stock Market's Effect On Economic Inequality, Nicholas Golina

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The economic literature on economic inequality has shown that it can negatively impact aggregate demand because it indicates a higher concentration of wealth in the hands of the top 10% as opposed to the poor and middle class, who are more likely to consume. The literature has identified many factors that can lead to increasing inequality. The stock market could be one of those factors since it can either create an upward redistributive effect towards the top 10% or redistributive effect towards the middle class. This paper tested the effect of the stock market on inequality. This study contributes to …

Towards A Fault-Tolerant, Scheduling Methodology For Safety-Critical Certified Information Systems, Jian Lin

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Today, many critical information systems have safety-critical and non-safety-critical functions executed on the same platform in order to reduce design and implementation costs. The set of safety-critical functionality is subject to certification requirements and the rest of the functionality does not need to be certified, or is certified to a lower level. The resulting mixed-criticality systems bring challenges in designing such systems, especially when the critical tasks are required to complete with a timing constraint. This paper studies a problem of scheduling a mixed-criticality system with fault tolerance. A fault-recovery technique called checkpointing is used where a program can go …

A Systematic Review Of Process Modelling Methods And Its Application For Personalised Adaptive Learning Systems, Kingsley Okoye

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This systematic review work investigates current literature and methods that are related to the application of process mining and modelling in real-time particularly as it concerns personalisation of learning systems, or yet still, e-content development. The work compares available studies based on the domain area of study, the scope of the study, methods used, and the scientific contribution of the papers and results. Consequently, the findings of the identified papers were systematically evaluated in order to point out potential confounding variables or flaws that might have been overlooked or missing in the current literature. In turn, a critical structured analysis …

Table Of Contents Jitim Vol 27 Issue 4, 2018-2019

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

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Journal of International Technology and Information Management

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