Journalistic Passion as Commodity: A Managerial Perspective

Commodity Futures: A Japanese Perspective*

We study the basic properties of an equally weighted index of U.S. commodities futures from the perspective of a Japanese investor. We find that the returns on the U.S. equally-weighted commodity futures index maintain their basic properties documented in Gorton and Rousenhorst (2005), when translated into Yen. In particular, looking at returns on Japanese stocks and bonds, the commodity future...

Communicating Security - The Role of Media: A Journalistic Perspective

Over the past year, the steady drumbeat of reported breaches has escalated into a hail storm of media attention. From mainstream mass publications to the trade press, the number of stories and the depth of coverage on security have ballooned as the media seeks to shed light on the shadowy, evolving threat landscape. While stories about “hackers” and “breaches” have captured the public‟s imagina...

Green Information Technologies Adoption: a Managerial Perspective

Green information technologies (IT) adoption is a plausible attempt for organizations to tackle the current environmental problem. Moreover, it can also be regarded as a means to improve organizational image and economic performance. Efforts have been devoted to investigate the factors leading to organizational Green IT adoption. However, despite of the important role organizational decision ma...

Green Information Technologies Adoption: A Managerial Perspective

Green information technologies (IT) adoption is a plausible attempt for organizations to tackle the current environmental problem. Moreover, it can also be regarded as a means to improve organizational image and economic performance. Efforts have been devoted to investigate the factors leading to organizational Green IT adoption. However, despite of the important role organizational decision ma...

Health Management Information Systems: A Managerial Perspective