As 2013 ended, a senior IT manager for a global energy company confided to me that he believes the world is becoming a "less friendly place" to do business. When asked what he meant, he told me that with the revelations of NSA spying, military posturing of the Russian government, and the continuing strife in the Middle East coupled with technology-related issues such as high-frequency trading and multinational hacking rings, it seemed that more and more people were making business decisions with an eye toward risk mitigation.
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About The Author
Dennis A. Adams has worked in higher education for over three decades in the areas of information systems, leadership, entrepreneurship, and strategy. Mr. Adams has published articles in journals such as Interfaces, Information Systems Research, The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, MIS Quarterly, and Information & Management and was a contributor to Cutter Benchmark Review. His research interests include leadership and the… Read More
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