Contents: Preface -- 1. What is money? from commodities to virtual currencies/bitcoin / Benton E. Gup -- 2. Blockchain: a primer / Gerald P. Dwyer -- 3. Innovating to new heists: regulating cyber threats in the financial services industry / Kristin N. Johnson -- 4. An overview of corporate...

The product life cycle has been overlooked by academicians who examine the financial aspects of corporate behavior and teach finance. This article demonstrates how the life cycle concept can be used to enhance both research and teaching by demonstrating how key financial variables, such as...