Statutory Inhibitions upon Unfair Use of Corporate Information by Insiders

Incentives for Public Disclosure by Corporate Insiders†

It is well understood that when corporate insiders trade shares in their firms stock for the sole purpose of maximizing trading profits, they benefit from asymmetric information, and consequently, favor minimal corporate financial disclosure requirements. We demonstrate that when insiders are risk-averse and have other motives for trade, such as liquidity needs, they can actually be harmed by a...

How to Use Information Theory to Mitigate Unfair Rating Attacks

Enterprise Digital Rights Management:Solutions against Information Theft by Insiders

Insider attack is one of the most serious cybersecurity threats to corporate America. Among all insider threats, information theft is considered the most damaging in terms of potential financial loss. Moreover, it is also especially difficult to detect and prevent, because in many cases the attacker has the proper authority to access the stolen information. Enterprise Digital Rights Management ...

The Use of Health Information Technology by Nurses in Healthcare

Background: Health Information Technology (HIT) has the potential for improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare and nurses are the largest group of HIT users. Objectives: Therefore, the present study mainly aimed to investigate the use of HIT by nurses in healthcare. Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted in four educational and treatmen...

Asymmetric Information and Corporate Derivatives Use

John Knopf, Michael Rebello, Dan Rogers, Steve Smith, and John Thorton. We have further benefited from the comments of the anonymous reviewers. We also gratefully acknowledge the contribution of I/B/E/S Inc. in providing earnings per share forecast data as part of a broad program to encourage research on earnings expectations. *Correspondence author, Department of Finance, J. Mack Robinson Coll...