Dr J. H. Mitchell, who was a member of the Editorial Board of this journal since its foundation in 1972, died at his home in Paisley, Scotland, on the morning of 7 August 1988, at…
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Dr J. H. Mitchell, who was a member of the Editorial Board of this journal since its foundation in 1972, died at his home in Paisley, Scotland, on the morning of 7 August 1988, at the age of 59. This is, indeed, a tragic loss. The medical and computer worlds are very much poorer for the loss of a pioneer and outstanding contributor to knowledge in the domain of the applications of computers in medicine. I am also mourning the passing of a loyal friend and splendid collaborator over a period of more than 20 years.
This three‐part briefing deals with the prevention, detection and correction of computer related crime by the application of straight‐forward control techniques. No attempt is…
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This three‐part briefing deals with the prevention, detection and correction of computer related crime by the application of straight‐forward control techniques. No attempt is made to identify the scale of computer abuse as the main thrust is that the implementation of controls to prevent mistakes will also help to mitigate abuse. The briefing raises a number of issues that are relevant to dealing with computer abuse as a control issue. First, it identifies the position of the computer in an abuse event as being either the object, subject, instrument or symbol of the crime. Secondly, it suggests that fraud is only achievable where the three attributes of ability, opportunity and conversion of assets come together, but that non‐fraud attacks only require ability and opportunity. Thirdly, it hypothesises that the number of crimes will be inversely proportional to the skill required to do them and proves the hypothesis by reference to the published cases. Finally, it makes the point that for real‐time systems, prevention of abuse by the authorised user may not be possible due to the very nature of the system. Under such circumstances the organisation has to rely on detection mechanisms with all the problems of living with a window of exposure.
The failure of many important UK companies during the last fiveyears brought to the fore an area which has been of concern to InternalAudit for many years: namely, how can we…
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The failure of many important UK companies during the last five years brought to the fore an area which has been of concern to Internal Audit for many years: namely, how can we ensure that corporations are managed properly? On 1 December 1992 the Cadbury Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance issued its report. Examines the report′s recommendations from the viewpoint of internal audit and suggests that there are fundamental flaws in its recommendations which effectively reduce the status of internal audit. Suggests a novel approach to overcoming the problem of audit independence by providing the audit committee with a budget to employ internal audit directly.
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This is the concluding part of a briefing on computer related crime. Part I was published in Volume 2, Number 4. Part II considers the problem of internal and external hacking and…
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This is the concluding part of a briefing on computer related crime. Part I was published in Volume 2, Number 4. Part II considers the problem of internal and external hacking and the control of access before considering various control mechanisms for computer abuse.
This chapter discusses conceptual links among Hazel Kyrk’s A Theory of Consumption (1923), the overall work of Thorstein Veblen, and Wesley C. Mitchell’s essays on spending and…
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This chapter discusses conceptual links among Hazel Kyrk’s A Theory of Consumption (1923), the overall work of Thorstein Veblen, and Wesley C. Mitchell’s essays on spending and money. The three authors are concerned with transformations in production, related changes in the organization of consumption, and the effects on people. The approach is based on reading of Kyrk’s book in light of an integrated view of Veblen’s overall work. This chapter explains how Mitchell’s essays on money and spending built on Veblen’s work and discusses their relevance for understanding Kyrk’s book as conceptually linked to institutional economics. This chapter delineates the following commonalities: conception of living humans and money as an institution; distinction between business and industrial concerns; connection between distribution, waste, and consumption; and Veblen’s “machine process” of standardization in production and its relation to consumption. This chapter brings more detail in the conceptual and theoretical discussion of Veblen’s influence on Kyrk’s book.
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Lucy Sprague Mitchell's belief was that active, experiential learning, in particular human geography, was the core to which all content areas were tied. Given that life is lived…
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Lucy Sprague Mitchell's belief was that active, experiential learning, in particular human geography, was the core to which all content areas were tied. Given that life is lived in a social context, she believed that early childhood education should mirror the same. At Bank Street, education began with the child's world. Educators linked it to the community and moved outward. Children learned how their lives of the here and now connected to other places and people in the world. Mitchell was a forerunner in curriculum development and qualitative research methods. She envisioned teaching critical pedagogy, although, she did not use the verbiage. Mitchell's commitment to social justice was that of a renaissance educator.
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This issue is a selected bibliography covering the subject of leadership.
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This issue is a selected bibliography covering the subject of leadership.