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The Ethics Conversation We’re Not Having About Data

Harvard Business Review

Besides engineers, software developers, and product managers, the burgeoning community of data scientists are also complicit in developing the concepts, algorithms, and software to enable the deception. This story keeps coming back, because the industry treats it as a technological problem requiring a technological solution.

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Leading in a World Without Secrets

Harvard Business Review

Successful computer hacks now more often than not involve “social engineering,” the modern equivalent of an old-fashioned con. And this factor is likely to loom even larger in the future because many of the benefits of new technologies increase as more people join in. But you do have some control over this.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines.

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Two thought-provoking perspectives on the “crisis of capitalism”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here are brief excerpts from two articles featured by McKinsey & Company. I suggest you read them in the order in which they appear here, then click where indicated to read each in its entirety. I presume to suggest, further, that you register to receive email updates on other resources that are also available at [.].

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Can HP Change its DNA?

Harvard Business Review

It's the company's deeply embedded belief system, its prevailing ethics, and the way people within the company interact with each other and with customers. In a company setting, that would be the economics of its business model. The DNA that has been in HP's bones from the start is all about excellence in hardware engineering.

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Does Your CEO Really Get Data Security?

Harvard Business Review

We''re not a technology firm." "We The Social-Engineer Toolkit , a cyber version of the Anarchist Cookbook , openly provides tools and techniques for launching attacks and engaging in other malevolent behavior (though it''s also a useful tool for the security community). The silence is part of the hacker business model.

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The 6 Ways Business Leaders Talk About Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

The focus of people using a resources frame to understand sustainability is often on waste reduction and technological innovation. For example, in the 1990s, leading businesses like 3M adopted concepts like eco-efficiency, focusing on saving and making money through the better management of materials, energy and waste.

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