Coding Ivey Publishing: Building Sustainable Values for Tomorrow\u27s Business Leaders

A reflection on the future of sustainability in business as it pertains to Ivey Publishing\u27s case collection and the coding system developed through the USRI program

LHC/ILC Interplay in SUSY Searches

Combined analyses at the Large Hadron Collider and at the International Linear Collider are important to reveal precisely the new physics model as, for instance, supersymmetry. Examples are presented where ILC results as input for LHC analyses could be crucial for the identification of signals as well as of the underlying model. The synergy of both colliders leads also to rather accurate SUSY parameter determination and powerful mass constraints even if the scalar particles have masses in the multi-TeV range.Comment: 5 pages, contribution to the proceedings of EPS0

Geographic Information Systems: A Tutorial and Introduction

his tutorial provides a foundation in GIS including its basic structure, concepts, and spatial analysis. GIS is a new field in business schools and presents opportunities for research. It is derived from about a dozen disciplines, some unfamiliar to most IS researchers. Following an overview of vertical-sector uses of GIS, the paper introduces their costs and benefits. The links of GIS to related technologies such as GPS, wireless, location-based technologies, web services, and RFID are examined. Conceptual models and research methodologies are discussed, including Spatial Decision Support Systems (SDSS), and GIS in visualization, organizational studies, and end user computing. Suggestions for future research are presented

Technology for Rural Telecenters In India: A Model and Exploratory Study of Diffusion of Information For Telecenter Use and Sustainability

In this paper, we use key concepts in strategic management, such as value, and use the conceptual framework of diffusion of innovations to understand factors underlying the lack of demand for rural telecenters. We present a background of ICT use in rural areas, examining both the prospects and current situation. We then develop a framework that explains rural telecenter performance using literature from strategic management, and information systems (notably diffusion of innovation). We then present the results of a pilot study of farmers in India who used/did not use ICT telecenters. We chose India as it has a large number of the world’s poor, and is pioneering in the use of technology in rural areas and has by far the largest number of ICT telecenters. Findings indicate the research questions are mostly supported

Spatial Analysis of the Global Digital Divide

The global pattern of social, economic, and political influences on technology utilization is analyzed through a combinationof linear regression and spatial analysis. The conceptual framework is based on prior research findings on the global digitaldivide, including non-spatial determinants and on geographic differences. The theory posits that higher levels oftechnological utilization are based on known factors and it further provides that significant geographic differences will bepresent in world regions. The paper tests the theory by first conducting ordinary least squares (OLS) regression. For theworld, the most significant determinants are tertiary education, innovation capacity, judicial independence, and foreign directinvestment. For each regression equation, the spatial autocorrelation of the residuals are tested for significant spatialautocorrelation. After determining that geographically weighted regression cannot be applied, based on residual spatialmapping, OLS regression is performed for three world UN-defined regions and two sub-regions. Findings reveal distinctivedeterminants for these regions and sub-regions. The paper contributes insights to the global digital divide literature stemmingfrom the geospatial analysis methods