Outsourcing risk: Who pays most when customer data is breached?
What are the risks associated with outsourcing services? Associate Marketing Professor Michael Wiles and his research partners discovered that it depends on which party is at fault for the breach, and whether the employees of the outsourcing firm are productive.
Sports events worth more than dollars and cents
W. P. Carey researchers say the Phoenix area benefits greatly — both economically and otherwise — from its portfolio of major sporting events. Not all cities can say the same.
More is less? In health insurance markets, more is more
Conventional wisdom says choosing from large numbers of options is overwhelming. Scholars call this “choice overload,” and declare that it hinders good decision-making: when faced with many options, we take a stab in the dark or simply walk away.
Performance math: Sports analytics growing field
The burgeoning field of analytics was made famous by the book and movie, “Moneyball,” which showed how the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox gained a significant advantage over other baseball teams in the early-to-mid 2000s by their use of statistical formulas.