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Tag: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE/OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Story tips: Tracking populations, UPS’ special delivery and a long-awaited benchmark
GIS – LandScan goes public Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s high-resolution population distribution database, LandScan USA, became permanently available to researchers in time to aid the response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. LandScan, widely considered the gold standard of population and…
Story tips: Tracking populations, UPS’ special delivery and a long-awaited benchmark
GIS – LandScan goes public Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s high-resolution population distribution database, LandScan USA, became permanently available to researchers in time to aid the response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. LandScan, widely considered the gold standard of population and…
Effects of recommender systems in e-commerce vary by product attributes and review ratings
Recommender systems are used in e-commerce to guide consumers with messages like “People who purchased this item also purchased …” Past research has shown that these systems affect consumers’ choices and generally boost sales, but few studies have examined how…
Effects of recommender systems in e-commerce vary by product attributes and review ratings
Recommender systems are used in e-commerce to guide consumers with messages like “People who purchased this item also purchased …” Past research has shown that these systems affect consumers’ choices and generally boost sales, but few studies have examined how…
Study on firms’ return policies offers guidance on pricing, returns, refunds
Because customers who shop online cannot try on their purchases, a third of all Internet sales get returned. But handling these returns is costly, giving retailers that have both physical stores and digital sales a clear advantage over retailers that…
Study on firms’ return policies offers guidance on pricing, returns, refunds
Because customers who shop online cannot try on their purchases, a third of all Internet sales get returned. But handling these returns is costly, giving retailers that have both physical stores and digital sales a clear advantage over retailers that…
Feeling burned out? The contributors could be more related to depression than you think
A study of medical interns across 68 institutions found that personal and workplace factors predicting burnout largely overlapped with factors that contribute to depressive symptoms.
Training linked to stronger promotion chances for women in IT over work performance
CATONSVILLE, MD, April 29, 2020 – Job performance has long been understood to be the primary equalizing factor affecting promotions for men and women in the workplace, but research shows, women don’t gain as much from the same performance improvements…
Feeling burned out? The contributors could be more related to depression than you think
A study of medical interns across 68 institutions found that personal and workplace factors predicting burnout largely overlapped with factors that contribute to depressive symptoms.
Training linked to stronger promotion chances for women in IT over work performance
CATONSVILLE, MD, April 29, 2020 – Job performance has long been understood to be the primary equalizing factor affecting promotions for men and women in the workplace, but research shows, women don’t gain as much from the same performance improvements…
‘Bursty’ email communication helps groups convert resources into results
Many organizations arrange employees into groups, and research has recognized the importance of groups having access to resources (e.g., labor, knowledge, raw materials, technology, financial capital), as well as how they use those resources to ensure optimal performance. These studies…
New research finds cost transparency can increase sales 20%
Success is dependent on voluntary transparency, not forced
Decoding COVID-19 through data: WVU builds patient registry to harness research, predict outcomes
Even before West Virginia reported its first case of the novel coronavirus, Dr. Sally Hodder and her team recognized the need for a COVID-19 patient data registry. It was after attending a January conference at the National Institutes of Health…
Researchers create tools to help volunteers do the most good after a disaster
In the wake of a disaster, many people want to help. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Alabama have developed tools to help emergency response and relief managers coordinate volunteer efforts in order to do the…
Researchers create tools to help volunteers do the most good after a disaster
In the wake of a disaster, many people want to help. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Alabama have developed tools to help emergency response and relief managers coordinate volunteer efforts in order to do the…
Study finds rise in between-workplace inequalities in the US, high-income countries
Study of 20 years of data led by UMass Amherst sociologist Donald Tomaskovic-Devey finds inequality rising in 12 of the 14 countries examined, including the US
Marketing researchers identify the three most powerful drivers of effective crowdfunding
Key Takeaways: Researchers identify critical factors at each of three phases of crowdfunding: “friend funding”, “getting crowded”, and “races to the goal” and the characteristics of crowdfunders contributing to the successful fund raising. Based on this understanding, fundraisers can maximize…
Risk based approach will optimize socioeconomic recovery
Could have public health crisis of greater magnitude than that due to COVID-19
Understanding research on how people develop trust in AI can inform its use
The use of artificial intelligence (AI), technologies that can interact with the environment and simulate human intelligence, has the potential to significantly change the way we work. Successfully integrating AI into organizations depends on workers’ level of trust in the…
New UTA study finds people tune out facts and trust their guts in medical emergencies
UTA study: In crisis, people trust feelings over facts
Cocky kids: The four-year-olds with the same overconfidence as risk-taking bankers
Overconfidence in one’s own abilities despite clear evidence to the contrary is present and persistent in children as young as four, a new study by the University of Sussex Business School has revealed. The cognitive bias has been consistently observed…
Want to stop consumer hoarding in times of crisis?
New research may provide the answer
Medical manufacturers with female directors act more quickly and frequently on recalls
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Medical product companies, such as those that make pharmaceuticals and medical devices, make recall decisions quite differently as women are added to their board of directors, according to a new study by professors at four universities, including…
New study explores fiscal issues related to NYC teachers retirement system
NYU Marron Institute report looks at risks as COVID-19 roils markets
Artificial intelligence can help some businesses but may not work for others
Research shows that not all types of service firms are equally suited to automation
Medical manufacturers with female directors act more quickly and frequently on recalls
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Medical product companies, such as those that make pharmaceuticals and medical devices, make recall decisions quite differently as women are added to their board of directors, according to a new study by professors at four universities, including…
New study explores fiscal issues related to NYC teachers retirement system
NYU Marron Institute report looks at risks as COVID-19 roils markets
Artificial intelligence can help some businesses but may not work for others
Research shows that not all types of service firms are equally suited to automation
How do leading companies manage employee performance?
New book shows how to transform performance management for today’s work environment
Gwenith Fisher named SIOP fellow
Gwenith Fisher, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Fisher was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Juan M. Madera named SIOP Fellow
Juan M. Madera, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Madera was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Revamping optical fibers to transmit even more data
Across the globe, telecommunications companies have installed over 2.5 billion miles of optical fibers — enough to reach from Earth to Neptune. This massive network rapidly transmits nearly all data, voice and video communications around the world. However, as telecom…
Brian Welle named SIOP Fellow
Brian Welle, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Welle was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt named SIOP Fellow
Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Shoenfelt was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
In-Sue Oh named SIOP Fellow
In-Sue Oh, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Oh was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
John A. Weiner named SIOP Fellow
John A. Weiner has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Mr. Weiner was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Janine Waclawski named SIOP Fellow
Janine Waclawski, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Waclawski was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Shonna D. Waters named SIOP Fellow
Shonna D. Waters, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Waters was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Susan Mohammed named SIOP Fellow
Susan Mohammed, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Mohammed was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Walter Reichman named SIOP Fellow
Walter Reichman, Ed.D has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Reichman was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Suzanne S. Masterson named SIOP fellow
Suzanne S. Masterson, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Masterson was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Scott M. Brooks named SIOP Fellow
Scott M. Brooks, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Brooks was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
John D. Kammeyer-Mueller named SIOP fellow
John D. Kammeyer-Mueller, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Kammeyer-Mueller was granted SIOP Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and…
Peter D. Harms named SIOP fellow
Peter D. Harms, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Harms was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Richard N. Landers named SIOP fellow
Richard N. Landers, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Landers was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Alan L. Colquitt named SIOP Fellow
Alan L. Colquitt, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Colquitt was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Catherine Daus named SIOP Fellow
Catherine Daus, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Daus was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Christopher M. Barnes named SIOP Fellow
Christopher M. Barnes, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Barnes was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational…
Dana Born named SIOP Fellow
Dana Born, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Born was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…