Monthly Archives: December 2008

Fiduciary Responsibility and Due Diligence

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Gary R Schirr

The big story is not how Bernie Madoff with the money; Ponzi schemes are not that uncommon although the scale of this one is awesome. The BIG story in the Madoff affair is the role of fiduciaries.   At first B.M. fit model of the standard Ponzi … Continue reading →

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Creative Finance and Bernie

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Gary R Schirr

This is a bit far afield for this blog, but I suppose B.M. was engaged in “creative finance” as well as “creative accounting.” I spent a couple decades in finance before joining academia so I knew the Madoff name and am … Continue reading →

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Online Communities — Replacements for Focus Groups

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Gary R Schirr

A recurring theme of postings on customer involvement methods is that traditional market research methods such as focus groups and brainstorming  kill ideas and creativity; there is a need for better ideation techniques that truly engage users. J. Scott Armstrong … Continue reading →

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