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Marcus Rothenberger (W. P. Carey MBA '94, Ph.D.

At universities across the country, graduates of the information systems doctoral program at the W. P. Carey School challenge their students to think creatively and independently.

Summer may be underway, but campus does not slow down much. This is especially true for our incoming Evening MSIM students, who start an intense year of study this month. Read on for more news about our students and faculty.

Five stars, one star or something in between? Ratings you give a restaurant are likely affected by where you grew up, when you visited the eatery, and how far away that establishment is. What’s more, others look at how much emotion you express when evaluating the helpfulness of your critique.

Companies have invested heavily in information technology known as Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) systems, which generate everything from basic budget and financial statements to complex forecasts of how to best meet consumer demand.

In a recent debate with Twitter investor Mark Andreessen of Netscape fame, Paypal founder Peter Thiel observed that the millennial generation grew up watching flying cars on their Saturday morning TV shows. But today, all we have for evidence of innovation is Twitter, he argued.

The current James Bond movie, Skyfall, delivers the action and effects we’ve come to expect of the 007 franchise.

March 8, 2013 wasn’t just another day.

Information security professionals need to be change agents, adept in both information and people skills. So believes Aaron Carpenter, president of the Phoenix Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA).

As senior manager for targeted communications and content strategy for the pet supply giant PetSmart, MSIM alumnus Mandy Mueller oversees the company's vast and ever-growing e-marketing efforts.