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A STUDY OF BEHAVIORS IN PROCUREMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2021-08-09)In the first chapter, we investigate the loss aversion behavior in service procurement auction. We study and compare two mechanisms, i.e., the percentage reimbursement policy and flat reimbursement policy to improve buyer's ... -
A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF HEALTH INFORMATION QUALITY ON CARE DELIVERY QUALITY AND SATISFACTION FROM THE CARE PROVIDER’S PERSPECTIVE
(2017-05-22)The US healthcare system is rapidly adopting health information technologies (IT) in its quest to improve patient safety and deliver high quality care at a lower cost. As healthcare providers increasingly rely on health ... -
Acceptance Of Systems Development Methodologies: Testing A Theoretically Integrated Model
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2008-09-17)Industry reports continue to portray a dismal picture of software development project success. Software projects continue to be over budget, overdue and lacking in quality and desired functionality. A variety of innovative ... -
An Adaptive Reputation-based Trust Model For Intelligent Agents In E-marketplace
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2008-04-22)In the emerging Electronic Marketplace, intelligent agents that are reactive, proactive and social will become the major players. These intelligent agents will search for good deals, evaluate trading partners and eventually ... -
An Assessment Of User Response To Phishing Attacks: The Effects Of Fear And Self-confidence
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2013-10-22)Phishing attacks have threatened the security of both home users and organizations in recent years. Individuals of varying levels of computer proficiency are potential targets for a phishing attack; all that is needed ... -
Balancing Acquisition And Sorting Policies Of Remanufacturing
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2013-10-23)A remanufacturer struggles with uncertainty of returns and quality of products. With regard to the remanufacturing process, this study focuses on the determination of the following policies: a) Acquisition policy and b) ... -
BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS IN OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. APPLIED FACTOR INVESTIGATIONS ON THE MICRO (INDIVIDUAL) AND MESO (CLUSTER) LEVELS
(2020-06-22)Normative theoretical models in operations management have been widely utilized by businesses and scientists to explain multiple phenomena. They assume that operating systems are managed by fully rational decision-makers ... -
Building A Foundation For Knowledge Management Research: Developing, Validating, And Applying The Knowledge Internalization Construct
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2011-10-11)The notion of knowledge internalization (KI), albeit a critical link in Nonaka's (1994) organizational knowledge creation theory, has not been rigorously conceptualized and defined, let alone operationalized. To strengthen ... -
Business Analytics in the 21st Century from the Perspective of Academic Journals
(2020-06-08)Do research trends in business and statistics predict or even reflect the emergence of analytics in business practice and programs in the 21st century? My dissertation explores the answer to this question from several ... -
Capacity Position And Financial Performance: Longitudinal Evidence From U.S. Manufacturers
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2012-04-11)This research synthesizes research from the strategy, organization theory and operations management streams in exploring the competitive implications of firms' capacity over time. Data from archival sources are analyzed ... -
Capturing The Longitudinal Dynamics Of Customer-supplier Relationships: An Empirical Examination Of The Roles Of IT, Transaction Economics And Social Exchange
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2007-08-23)The forms of cooperative business hold the promise of reduced costs, increased efficiencies, rapid market and environmental responses, expanded market opportunities, new resources, faster product developments, and the most ... -
A Comparison Of Traditional And Active Learning Methods: An Empirical Investigation Utilizing A Linear Mixed Model
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2008-04-22)This research aims to understand what types of learners (business school students) benefit most and what type of learners may not benefit at all from active learning methods. It is hypothesized that different types of ... -
The Competitive Dynamics Of A Firm's Capacity Position And Inventory Leanness Activities: Evidence From US Manufacturing Industries
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2013-10-22)The notion of `perennial gale of creative destruction' by Schumpeter and Austrian economics has been researched in the field of strategic management to study the competitive dynamics among firms' rivalrous activities. ... -
Data Mining And Statistics: Examining Critical Patterns Of Research And Practice
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2007-08-23)Data Mining (DM) has gained increasing attention in academia and growing importance in business over past decades. This is a study to examine the current status of DM in both research and practice with a focus on the role ... -
Design of Digital Social Platform Features and User Well-Being
(2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/14/2025** ABSTRACT: The purpose of the three-essay dissertation is to advance our understanding of the effect of digital social platforms on users’ behavior and ... -
Determinants Of Knowledge Sharing Behaviors: Developing And Testing An Integrated Theoretical Model
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2007-08-23)Knowledge sharing has been identified as the key enabler of knowledge management. To leverage knowledge resources and to support knowledge sharing, organizations are employing knowledge management systems. While knowledge ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM TO SUPPORT INTERVENTION IN NEWBORN HEALTHCARE
(2017-11-27)One of the most vulnerable populations in healthcare is the newborn infant. As hospitalization for childbirth is the largest cause for entry into a healthcare facility, the population of newborns each year is extensive as ... -
Disruption Of Information Technology Projects: The Reactive Decoupling Of Project Management Methodologies
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2014-03-12)Information Technology projects have migrated toward two dominant Project Management (PM) methodologies. Plan-driven practices provide organizational control through highly structured plans, schedules, and specifications ... -
The Effect Of Leadership Style On CIO Effectiveness
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2008-04-22)While IS researchers have often opined that leadership is important, a theoretical examination of leadership in the CIO context is lacking. We examine Leadership style in the light of the transformational leadership theory ... -
EFFECTS OF DIAGRAMMATIC REPRESENTATION ON SOFTWARE EVOLUTION PROGRAMMING PERFORMANCE—AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF UML DIAGRAMS
(2016-08-26)The fundamental question of the present study is to investigate whether fit between representation and task type matters while developing software. The UML (Unified Modeling Language) includes diagrams that allow developers ...