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Investment Advisor
April 2010
Olivia Mellan |
Cover Story: The Upside of Irrationality Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, has wondered for years why people often don't act in their own best interest. As advisors, how can you use this knowledge?   |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2008
Mac Greer |
Why Opposing the Bailout Hurts So Good Straight talk from a behavioral economist. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2011
John Maxfield |
1 Mistake Investors Make Learn about the irrational error we all commit and how to avoid falling victim to it. |
Salon.com
March 11, 2002
Mickey Butts |
Oh behave! Why do we buy more when we have less to spend? Behavioral economists can explain... |
Wired
July 15, 2009
Cliff Kuang |
Don't Hesitate to Haggle on Craigslist "People routinely refuse offers they think aren't fair, even if it hurts them," says economist Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Edward Teach |
Avoiding Decision Traps Cognitive biases and mental shortcuts can lead managers into costly errors of judgment. |
CIO
May 1, 2003
Lorraine Cosgrove Ware |
Manage IT as a Portfolio Portfolio management compares technology investments in terms of risk and payoff to the business and then helps you prioritize investments accordingly. Survey results show that CIOs who practice IT portfolio management get a higher value from their IT dollars. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Mac Greer |
When Credit Default Swaps Meet Office-Supply Swipes Why do these mortgage-backed securities breed such bad economic behavior? I recently asked behavioral economist Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
C. Michael Carty |
Do Investors Make Rational Or Emotional Decisions? Behavioral finance looks to predict investor action. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Michael Schrage |
What Price Security? It's up to the company, not the CIO, to decide how much trust is too much. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 6, 2009
Jim Heskett |
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World? It is becoming clear that human behavior is much less rational than we assumed. What does this mean for conventional wisdom in areas such as management? |
CIO
March 15, 2004 |
Ruthless Strategies - Q&A | Amir Hartman It's been a rough few years, but some companies have managed to thrive. Why? Because their leaders know how to steer their enterprises out of adversity. Best-selling author and turnaround artist Amir Hartman tells you how you can come out on top. |
CIO
May 1, 2003
Richard Pastore |
The Case for Portfolio Management If CIOs would just look at the business case for portfolio management, maybe more of them would do it. |
CIO
March 1, 2002
Kaplan & Prewitt |
The Future - The State of the CIO Four experts agree: The job is changing, with strategic planning becoming ever more central to the CIO role... |
CIO
September 1, 2005
Susan Cramm |
Research You Can Use CIOs need business justifications for IT projects beyond financials, such as cycle time or customer retention. Help them understand what kind of research you really need to align with business. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Olivia Mellan |
Stuck in the Status Quo? When we have a theory of the way things are, it's difficult to be open to another view of reality. |
CIO
March 1, 2004 |
Q&A With Maurice Schweitzer | Business Decisions - Bias Beware It's commonly believed that the more time we devote to a project, the better the results. Not so. Wharton professor Maurice Schweitzer tells Senior Writer Stephanie Overby how CIOs can correct "input bias" and stop confusing quantity with quality. |
CIO
March 15, 2004
Michael Goldberg |
Value - When it comes to producing lasting value, CIOs need to be demanding--of themselves, their executive counterparts and their organizations--and committed to asking questions that address doubts about technology's worth and an organization's ability to use IT well. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2008
Julie Clarenbach |
You Can't Resist This Stock Price Go with your gut? Not so fast. Behavioral economics explains why smart people make bad decisions about money. |
CIO
February 15, 2002
Christopher Lindquist |
IT Needs Leadership The Meta Group's report, "The CIO Desk Reference: Critical Competencies Every CIO Must Master," states that CIOs must look beyond day-to-day operations and gain skills in areas such as IT portfolio management and value management. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2011
Allan S. Roth |
Savers and Spenders What makes some people focus on squirreling away a large nest egg, while others are hopelessly oblivious to reminders to save and end up in debt? It turns out that the psychology of saving is complex, and surprisingly little research has been published on the subject. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 22, 2005
Gil Makleff |
Making the CIO's Role Viable Managing hundreds of IT projects is no easy task, but strategies such as project portfolio management (PPM) can ease the burden on CIOs. |
CIO
March 1, 2002
Lorraine Cosgrove Ware |
Salary CIOs comfortably crack six figures but still take home a lot less than other executives... |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2010
Denise Federer |
When Good Clients Behave Badly Learning how and why your clients think is critical to helping them make sound financial decisions. |
CIO
April 15, 2002
Susan H. Cramm |
IT Economics 101 You have to somehow figure out how to allocate your limited capital and human resources to the highest value opportunities so that you can focus your IT agenda and improve your ability to deliver... |
AskMen.com
Tijo Salverda |
Behavioral Economics The study of behavioral economics aims to understand how psychological phenomena like emotions and group dynamics influence economic decisions. Studies have found that people often make decisions that are not in their best interest |
CIO
July 1, 2004 |
Take Back Enterprise Technology It's time for CIOs to stand up to rapacious vendors. |
CIO
March 15, 2002
Mark Gordon |
How to Succeed in Strategic Planning CIOs have two important roles. They're not easily performed. Once CIOs are seated in the boardroom, precisely what role do they play in strategic planning? |
On Wall Street
June 5, 2009
Denise Federer |
Understanding and Guiding Client Behavior Financial professionals face the complex challenge of effectively responding to the financial and emotional needs of their clients, while managing their own emotional reactions to the current turbulent markets. |
CIO
April 1, 2001
Susannah Patton |
Michael Earl Read what a professor of information management at London Business School has to say about the changing role of the CIO... |
CIO
April 15, 2004
Jon Surmacz |
Your CEO Still Doesn't Get IT More than two-thirds of CIOs say that their CEOs view IT as a cost of doing business--and not, unfortunately, as a business enabler. |
CIO
February 12, 2009
Carolyn Johnson |
IT Budget & Staffing Survey Shows Bleak Year Ahead for CIOs, IT Staffs A recent CIO magazine survey sees dwindling IT budgets and hiring freezes in 2009. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 21, 2011
Carmen Nobel |
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much? In the course of making a decision, managers often err in one of two directions -- either overanalyzing a situation or forgoing all the relevant information and simply going with their gut. |
CIO
March 1, 2002
Edward Prewitt |
The State of the CIO The 2002 State of the CIO special report describes a job role in transition... |
CIO
February 1, 2003
Ben Worthen |
John Hagel on Web Services and You Managers at the edges of an enterprise, under intense pressure to reduce costs, see Web services as an easy way to integrate with business partners. However, the CIO is under equal pressure to control costs. And that can put the CIO in the uncomfortable position of saying no to technology. |
CIO
February 27, 2009
Martha Heller |
Career Management For Tough Times Four tactics to help ensure your professional survival despite the downturn |
CIO
September 15, 2001
Gary Beach |
Power to the CIOs CIOs are putting their lofty existence in peril... |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Mac Greer |
Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely on Money, Motivation, and Kobe Bryant Big bonuses and big compensation continue to be a big part of the Wall Street culture. But is money an effective motivator? |
CIO
October 1, 2001
Scott Berinato |
Do the Math Learn how a 50-year-old technique is helping CIOs align IT and manage its value. Understand why portfolio management gives CIOs a stronger voice at the executive level. Learn why IT is no longer special -- and why you should be glad... |
CIO
January 1, 2001
Lee Pender |
How to Communicate Value - I.T. Value Translating IT into business value requires constant chats across corporate aisles. |
CIO
October 12, 2009
Simone Levien |
IBM's "The New Voice of the CIO" Survey Reveals Innovative CIOs Survey Results show how CIOs are spending their time and what they're doing to maintain and increase competitive advantage. |
CIO
September 28, 2011
Michael Friedenberg |
The CIO vs. CFO: Dueling Surveys Debate Who's in Charge of IT CIO magazine says most CIOs authorize IT spending, but a Gartner survey says more CFOs do. Who's right? |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Olivia Mellan |
The Risk of Parental Laissez-Faire We pay a lot for our belief in letting children make their own decisions without lecturing to them about what's right and wrong. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2011
Lee Conrad |
Crossing From The Ivory Tower To The Office Tower Knowing what an investor wants and how his or her feelings color decision-making is becoming more crucial in the increasingly competitive world of attracting and retaining high-net-worth clients. |
CIO
March 11, 2009
Kim S. Nash |
One in Four CIOs Fired for Performance Poor performance puts the CIO's job on the line, says a new survey. But there are ways to avoid that fate. |
CIO
March 1, 2002
Carol Zarrow |
What's Wrong with This Picture? CIOs are poor relations compared with their colleagues in the executive suite. CIOs make significantly less than their CEO, CFO and COO. Even at the higher end of the scale, CIOs are still at a disadvantage... |
CIO
November 15, 2002
Paul Ingevaldson |
It's Not Your IT Portfolio-It's Theirs CIOs who think they should be in charge of selecting IT projects are asking for a very short career, according to Ace Hardware's CIO. |
CIO
January 28, 2010 |
Download Smarter Ways for Vendors to Reach CIOs A best-practices field guide and public teleconference exploring the problems of, and solutions for, IT vendors cold-contacting CIOs to win new business. |
