Journal: Decision Sciences

Found 600 papers in total
Exploiting Technological Indicators for Effective Technology Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Predictions
Exploiting Technological Indicators for Effective Technology Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Predictions
2014,
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) play increasingly important roles for contemporary...
Customizing Quality Management Practices: A Conceptual and Measurement Framework
Customizing Quality Management Practices: A Conceptual and Measurement Framework
2014,
Quality management (QM) has often been promoted as a universal remedy, where...
Quantity Flexibility Contract in the Presence of Discount Incentive
Quantity Flexibility Contract in the Presence of Discount Incentive
2014,
We design a new contract, which we refer to as the QFi contract, that combines the...
Emergency Department Staff Planning to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs
Emergency Department Staff Planning to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs
2014,
In the face of high staffing costs, uncertain patient arrivals, and patients...
The Importance of Social Embeddedness: Churn Models at Mobile Providers
The Importance of Social Embeddedness: Churn Models at Mobile Providers
2014,
This article argues the importance of social embeddedness at mobile providers by...
Adoption of Mobile Telephony in Rural India: An Empirical Study
Adoption of Mobile Telephony in Rural India: An Empirical Study
2014,
Mobile telephony has become one of the major factors driving the social and economic...
Failure Risk and Quality Cost Management in Single versus Multiple Sourcing Decision
Failure Risk and Quality Cost Management in Single versus Multiple Sourcing Decision
2014,
The advantage of multiple sourcing to protect against supplier failures arising from...
Role of Random Capacity Risk and the Retailer in Decentralized Supply Chains with Competing Suppliers
Role of Random Capacity Risk and the Retailer in Decentralized Supply Chains with Competing Suppliers
2014,
This research considers a supply chain under the following conditions: (i) two...
Accounting Performance and Capacity Investment Decisions: Evidence from California Hospitals
Accounting Performance and Capacity Investment Decisions: Evidence from California Hospitals
2014,
Capacity decisions involve trade‐offs between the cost of capacity and the...
Theory Development in Operations Management: Extending the Frontiers of a Mature Discipline via Qualitative Research
Theory Development in Operations Management: Extending the Frontiers of a Mature Discipline via Qualitative Research
2014,
This invited paper discusses theory development in operations management. Many stellar...
Sourcing Decisions with Competitive Suppliers and Imperfect Information
Sourcing Decisions with Competitive Suppliers and Imperfect Information
2014,
Manufacturers often must choose between outsourcing and producing internally. This...
Looking Inside Glitch Mitigation Capability: The Effect of Intraorganizational Communication Channels
Looking Inside Glitch Mitigation Capability: The Effect of Intraorganizational Communication Channels
2014,
Manufacturers can reduce the occurrence of glitches in their operations by building...
Capacity Planning and Allocation for Web-Based Applications
Capacity Planning and Allocation for Web-Based Applications
2014,
Motivated by the technology division of a financial services firm, we study the...
Optimal Temporal Customer Purchasing Decisions Under Trade-In Programs with Up-Front Fees
Optimal Temporal Customer Purchasing Decisions Under Trade-In Programs with Up-Front Fees
2014,
To entice customers to purchase both current and new generation products over time,...
Supplier Selection Behavior Under Uncertainty: Contextual and Cognitive Effects on Risk Perception and Choice
Supplier Selection Behavior Under Uncertainty: Contextual and Cognitive Effects on Risk Perception and Choice
2014,
Buyers often make supplier selection decisions under conditions of uncertainty....
Price Incentives and Coordination in a Two-Product Decentralized Supply Chain
Price Incentives and Coordination in a Two-Product Decentralized Supply Chain
2014,
We investigate pricing incentives for competing retailers who distribute two variants...
The Effect of Board of Directors’ IT Awareness on CIO Compensation and Firm Performance
The Effect of Board of Directors’ IT Awareness on CIO Compensation and Firm Performance
2014,
Chief information officers (CIOs) play increasingly strategic roles in firms in this...
Online Intermediary as a Channel for Selling Quality-Differentiated Services
Online Intermediary as a Channel for Selling Quality-Differentiated Services
2015,
When deciding whether to utilize an online intermediary in addition to their own...
Effect of Inventory Information Discrepancy in a Drop-Shipping Supply Chain
Effect of Inventory Information Discrepancy in a Drop-Shipping Supply Chain
2015,
This article investigates the impact of information discrepancy between a...
Fleet Replacement, Technology Choice, and the Option to Breach a Leasing Contract
Fleet Replacement, Technology Choice, and the Option to Breach a Leasing Contract
2015,
We analyze the option to breach a leasing contract when replacing a fleet of ICVs...
Competitive Goals and Plant Investment in Environment and Safety Practices: Moderating Effect of National Culture
Competitive Goals and Plant Investment in Environment and Safety Practices: Moderating Effect of National Culture
2015,
Operations managers clearly play a critical role in targeting plant‐level...
Estimating Social Influences from Social Networking Sites–Articulated Friendships versus Communication Interactions
Estimating Social Influences from Social Networking Sites–Articulated Friendships versus Communication Interactions
2015,
Despite the ubiquity of social networking sites, the online social networking industry...
Optimal Digital Rights Management with Uncertain Piracy
Optimal Digital Rights Management with Uncertain Piracy
2015,
Many firms that sell digital copies of copyrighted materials online face a common...
Does a Supplier's Operational Competence Translate into Financial Performance? An Empirical Analysis of Supplier‐Customer Relationships
Does a Supplier's Operational Competence Translate into Financial Performance? An Empirical Analysis of Supplier‐Customer Relationships
2015,
We conduct an empirical investigation of how a supplier's operational competence, as...
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