Category «Research summary for practice»

Digital Identity: A Human-Centered Risk Awareness Study

Cybersecurity breaches have been at the forefront of most news outlets, recently. People’s Digital Identity has been at the epicenter of cybersecurity breaches. Defining the composition of digital identity is the first step at risk identification and the first step towards risk mitigation. Cybersecurity risk management tools are lacking in user-centricity. Organizations like the National …

Improving Employee Engagement Through Leadership Style

The research described in this paper affirmed the strong, positive, direct relationships between Psychological Capital and Engagement and Transformational Leadership and Engagement. Additionally, it showed that Transformational Leadership could positively moderate the Psychological Capital and Employee Engagement relationship.

Blockchain Use Cases in Financial Services

Despite having tried extensively to recruit females to the financial management sector, the industry finds This qualitative study provided insights into the top 17 blockchain use cases identified by Financial Services leaders in 2018 and how much progress (or lack of progress) has been made in 2020. This research provided insights for Financial Services managers …

Introducing a Mobile Health Care Platform in an Underserved Rural Population: Reducing Assimilations Gaps on Adoption and Use via Nudges

This research presents a process for influencing assimilation gaps in healthcare platforms, establishing a methodology that extends the quantifiable practice of traditional assimilation gaps, to multi-level assimilation gaps.

The Complexity of Corporate Governance and Its Impact on Internal Audit Independence

An internal audit function provides assurance of the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management. The realization of the function’s strategic role depends on its independence. How does corporate governance impact internal audit independence?

Chamber of Commerce Leaders: How aligned are they for their organization’s success?

There are over 7,000 chambers of commerce in the United States. Most are led by a paid staff Executive who serves for multiple years as a fulltime employee. They are also driven by a volunteer Chairperson who, typically, serves for one year. Working together is critical for organizational success.