A Scholarly Magazine of the Decision Sciences Institute Vol. 51, … · 2020-01-21 · EB Khedkar,...

CONTENTS

3 President’s Letter Message from DSI President Hartley

4 From the Editor Maling Ebrahimpour provides an overview of this issue.

36 From the Regions Updates from DSI Regions

45 RegionalOfficers

47 OpenAcademicPositions

50 Past Presidents

51 DSI Fellows

52 Calendar

52 Membership Rates

SPECIAL REPORTS

6 CandidateSlatefor2020DSIOfficerElection

14 2019AnnualConfernceWrap-Up

21 DecisionSciencesInstitute51stAnnualConference

23 DSI Holds Annual Business and Board Meeting at

AnnualConference

27 Update Your Assumptions: How Ph.D. Students CanAchieveSuccessDuringTheirPH.D.ProgramStudies in a Business Field

31 FromtheBookshelf–BookReviewfor“TheOxford

HandbookofOrganizationalParadox”

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President Hartley Commends 2019 Con-ference Chair and Team; Announces New DSJ Co-Editor

DSIclosed2019withour50thAnniversaryconference.Congratulationstothe2019DSIConferenceChairKevinLinderman,UniversityofMinnesotaandtheConferenceteamforputtingtogethertheperfect50thAnniversarycelebrationinNewOrleans.Aswemoveinto2020,therewillbesomechanges....>>More

Candidate Slate for 2020 DSI Officer Election

OnJanuary29,theelectionwillopenandDSImemberswillbeaskedtocasttheirvotesfortheofficesofPresident-ElectandVicePresidentofFinance,EuropeanDivi-sion,Conferences,MemberServicesandProfessionalDevelopment.>>More

Update Your Assumptions: How Ph.D. Students Can Achieve Success During Their Ph.D. Program Studies In A Business Field ByPaulBenjaminLowryandJasonBennettThatcher

AkeychallengeofthePh.D.experienceisthatmanyhighlyqualifiedstudentshavea

disconnectonthe purpose of a Ph.D. in a

businessfieldinthefirstplace.>>More

Book Review For “The Oxford Handbook Of Organizational Paradox” ByMehmetG.YalcinTheOxfordHandbookofOrganizationParadoxisanexceptionalandanexcellentworkbySmith,Lewis,JarzabkowskiandLangleyendeavortoascertaintheexis-tenceofaclassofphilosopherscontribut-ingtotheorganizationalparadox.>>More

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DECISION LINEAScholarlyMagazineoftheDecisionSciencesInstitute Vol.51,No.1 JANUARY 2020


2019-2020 DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE OFFICERSPresident JanetHartley,BowlingGreenStateUniversityPresident Elect VijayKannan,UtahStateUniversityImmediate Past President M.JohnnyRungtusanatham,TheOhioStateUniversityVice President for Finance (Treasurer) AlanMackelprang,GeorgiaSouthernUniversitySecretary AnthonyRoss,UniversityofWisconsin-MilwaukeeFunctional Vice Presidents:

Vice President for Global Activities WendyTate,UniversityofTennessee-KnoxvilleVice President for Marketing DavidDobrzykowski,BowlingGreenStateUniversityVice President for Member Services ShananGibson,TexasA&MUniversityVice President for Professional Development SriramNarayanan,MichiganStateUniversityVice President for Publications ShawneeVickery,MichiganStateUniversityVice President for Technology NatalieSimpson,UniversityatBuffalo-SUNYVice President for the Americas Division PeggyDanielsLee,IndianaUniversityVice President for the Asia-Pacific Division EBKhedkar,AjeenkyaDYPatilUniversityVice President for the European Division CarmeladiMauro,UniversitàdiCataniaExecutive Director VivianLandrum,UniversityofHouston

Decision Sciences Journal Co-Editors CheriSpeier-Pero,MichiganStateUniversity MarkFerguson,UniversityofSouthCarolinaDecision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Editor MatthewDrake,DuquesneUniversityDecision Line Editor MalingEbrahimpour,UniversityofRhodeIsland2019 Program Chair KevinLinderman,UniversityofMinnesota-TwinCities2019 Associate Program Chairs CarmelaDiMauro,UniversityofCatania DongliZhang,FordhanUniversity ThomasKull,ArizonaStateUniversityAnnual Meeting Webmaster and CMS Manager StephenOstrom,ArizonaStateUniversityRegional Presidents

European JanOlhager,LundUniversityIndian Subcontinent M.P. Jaiswal, Indian Institute of ManagementMidwest SanjayKumar,ValparaisoUniversityNortheast DouglasHales,UniversityofRhodeIslandSoutheast TobinTurner,PresbyterianCollegeSouthwest KhaledAlshare,QatarUniversityWestern OmerBenli,CaliforniaStateUniversity-LongBeach

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Website:DecisionLinefeaturearticlesandmoreinformationontheDecisionSciencesInstitutecanbe found on the DSI website at www.decisionsciences.org

Editor: Maling Ebrahimpour, College of Business, TheUniversityofRhodeIsland,7LippittRoad,Kingston,RI02881; [email protected]

President: JanetHartley,BowlingGreenStateUniversity

ExecutiveDirector:VivianLandrum,UniversityofHouston;[email protected]

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VISION STATEMENT DecisionSciencesInstitutewillbe

recognizedgloballyasascholarly

professionalassociationthat

creates,develops,fostersand

disseminatesknowledgetoimprove

managerialdecisions.

MISSION STATEMENTDecisionSciencesInstituteprovides

forumstocreate,disseminateand

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gerialdecisionmakinginvolving

systemsandpeople.

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Janet Hartley2019 - 2020 DSI President

Dear Colleagues,

Ihopethatyouhadwonderfulholidaysand

onbehalfoftheDSIBoardofDirectorsI

wanttowishyouallaveryhappynewyear.

DSIclosed2019withour50thAnniversary

conference.Congratulationstothe2019

DSIConferenceChairKevinLinderman,

UniversityofMinnesotaandtheConfer-

enceteam,CarmelaDiMauro,University

ofCatania,ThomasKull,ArizonaState

University,andDongliZhangFordham

University,theTrackChairs,andtheDSI

HomeOfficeStaffforputtingtogetherthe

perfect50thAnniversarycelebrationinNew

Orleans.Whatagreatwaytocelebrate

ourheritageandbeginournext50years.

Conferenceattendancewas1,299which

isthelargestthatwehavehadinrecent

yearsandthequalityoftheprogramand

eventswasexcellent.Ifyouwerenotable

toattendtheconferencebesuretowatch

theDSI50thAnniversaryvideothatshares

the past, present, and future of DSI on our

website.

Aswemoveinto2020,therewillbesome

changesintheeditorshipofouracademic

journals.AttheNovemberBoardmeeting,

theDSIBoardvotedtoapprovetherecom-

mendationofthePublicationsCommittee

toappointXenophonKoufteros,Texas

A&MUniversity,toafour-yeartermas

Co-EditorofDecision Sciences.Xenophon

joinsCo-EditorMarkFerguson,University

ofSouthCarolinaeffectiveJanuary1.I

wanttothankCheriSpeier-Pero,Michi-

ganStateUniversity,whocompletedher

secondtermasCo-EditorinDecember,for

heroutstandingleadershipandservice.

CheriandMarkhavedoneagreatjobof

increasingthestatureofthejournalandI

expectthetrajectorytocontinue.ThePub-

licationsCommitteeiscurrentlyevaluating

candidatesforeditorforDecision Sciences

Journal of Innovative Education as Editor

MattDrake,DuquesneUniversitycom-

pleteshisterminJuly.

Plansarealreadywellunderwayforthe

2020DSIConferencetakingplaceNovem-

ber21-23inSanFrancisco.Conference

Chair,CarmelaDiMauro,Universityof

Catania, and her leadership team, Sriram

Narayanan,MichiganStateUniversity,

WendyTate,UniversityofTennessee,and

RebeccaDuray,UniversityofColorado-

Colorado Springs are working hard to

developanexcellentprogramincludinga

continuedemphasisoninteractivework-

shops.Oneexcitingchangeisanupdate

inthestructureoftheDoctoral,New

Faculty,andMid-CareerConsortiatoallow

participantstocustomizetheirlearning

experience.

ThesuccessofDecisionSciencesInstitute

dependsuponactiveandengagedmem-

bers.ElectionsfornewBoardmembers

willbeginonJanuary28.Althoughitis

toolatetobeontheballotthisyear,be

suretovote.Thebestwaytogetactively

involvedisbyservingonacommittee.The

listofDSIcommitteescanbefoundonour

website under the About DSI/Leadership

tab.LetPresident-electVijayKannanknow

ifyouareinterestedinservingbeforeApril

asthecommitteeswillbeapprovedatthe

MayBoardmeeting.Finally,stayengaged

betweenthenationalannualconferences

byparticipatinginoneoftheconferences

hostedbyourUSRegionsorInternational

ChaptersorDivisions.Theycanalsobe

found on our website homepage.

JanetHarltey

DSI 2019 – 2020 President

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Maling Ebrahimpour is the Dean and Professor of Supply Chain in the College of Business at The University of Rhode Island. He is an active researcher and has authored or coauthored over 100 articles that have been published in scientific journals and proceedings. Most of his work focuses on various issues of quality in both service and manufac-turing companies. He received his PhD in busi-ness administration from University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has served on the editorial review board of several journals, including Journal of Quality Management, Journal of Operations Management, and Inter-national Journalof Production Research. [email protected]

DECISION LINE FEATURE EDITORS:

Dean’s Perspective,MalingEbrahimpour,UniversityofRhodeIsland [email protected]

Doctoral Issues,VarunGrover,UniversityofArkansas, [email protected]

Ecommerce, KennethE.Kendall,Rutgers,[email protected]

From the Bookshelf,FeatureEditor,MehmetG.Yalcin,Univer-sityofRhodeIsland,[email protected]

In the Classroom,KathrynZuckweiler,[email protected]

Analytics and Data Science,SubhashishSamaddar,GeorgiaStateUniversity,[email protected]

Information Technology,SilvanaTrimi,UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln,[email protected]

In the News, VivianLandrum,DecisionSciencesInstitute, [email protected]

International Issues,MinooTehrani,RogerWilliamsUniversity,[email protected]

Membership Roundtable,GyulaVastag,[email protected]

Supply Chain Management,DanielA.Samson,UniversityofMelbourne, Australia [email protected]

Research Issues,MahyarAmouzegar,UniversityofNewOr-leans, [email protected]

Dear Readers,

TheJanuaryissueofDecisionLine

focusesontheoutcomeofourannual

conference.Thisyearwecelebratedthe

50thanniversaryoftheDecisionSciences

Institute.Ourorganizationhascomea

longwayfrombeingasmallgroupof

dedicatedfacultytothethemeofDeci-

sionMaking.Wearenowasolidgroup

thatisstronglyconnectedthroughatight

network. Our network is built based on

ourmembers’activitiesattheregional,

national,andinternationalconferences.

Then,ourtwojournals,DecisionSciences

Journal(DSJ)andDecisionsSciences

JournalforInnovateEducation(DSJIE)

createplatformsthatweshareourwork

withourcolleagueswithintheDSIcommu-

nityandbeyond.TheDecisionLine(DL),

DSI’sscholarlymagazineprovidesaforum

fordiscussionoffreshideasthathavenot

been tested. In addition, DL updates our

membershiponvariousactivitiesthatare

hapeningacrosstheDSIuniverseaswell

asotherinterestsofourmembersthatmay

notbesolelyacademic-based.

The50thanniversarywasagreatsuccess

byallmeasures.Thoseofyouwhocould

notattendtheconferencewillgetagood

idea of what inspired at the annual meet-

inginNewOrleansbyreadingthisissue.

VivianLandrum(DSI’sExecutiveDirector)

providesagreatsummaryofDSI’s50th

AnniversaryConference.Itisveryinfor-

mativeandpackedwithmanyinteresting

pictures.Iamsureyouwillenjoyreading

thissection.

Pleaseextendyourcongratulationstoall

whowereinvolvedinorganizingthe50th

AnnualConference,particularlyKevinLin-

demanwhochairedtheconference.The

number of people who helped to organize

theconferenceistoomanytolist.Thanks

toallofyouwhomadesurethe50thAn-

niversaryConferencewasoneofthebest

thatweeverheld.SpecialkudostoVivian

Landrumwhomadesureeverythingwent

accordingtoplanduringtheconference.

PresidentHartley,inherremarks,men-

tionsseveralindividualswhowerecritical

inthesuccessoftheconference.Inad-

dition,sheannouncesthenewco-editor

fortheDecisionSciencesJournal.We

extendourcongratulationstoXenophen

Koufteroswhoistheincomingco-editorof

DSJ.PresidentHartleyencouragesallof

you(DSImembers)totakeanactiverole

inyourorganizationandhelptomakeit

strongerandmorewelcomingtoall.

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Anotherimportantandspecialaspectof

theJanuaryissueofDLisitsfocusonthe

futureofDSI.Alistofallcandidatesfor

variousDSIofficesisannounced.You

willreadvisionandstrategicstatements

ofthetwoPresident-ElectNominees.

Readingthesestatementsshouldhelpyou

tomakeamoreinformeddecisionwhen

timecomes.Inaddition,thelistofallother

nomineesfordifferentofficeswiththelist

oftheirDSIrelatedactivitiesareincluded.

Pleasecastyourvotetoselectthosewho

willrepresentyouontheboard.

Inthisissue,youwillreadaveryinterest-

ingarticlesubmittedbyVarunGrover,the

featureeditorforDoctoralStudentAffairs.

Theauthors,PaulLoweryandJasonBen-

nett,successfullydiscussthefactsand

mythsaboutthePh.D.degree.Pleasedo

readthisveryinterestingarticlewhether

youareaPh.D.Studentormentoring

doctoralstudents.Youwillfindthisarticle

veryhelpful.Inaddition,MehmetYalcin,

featureeditorforthe“FromtheBookshelf,”

providesadetailedreviewof“TheOxford

HandbookofOrganizationalParadox.”This

reviewwassubmittedbyMuhammad

HasanAshraf.Thisisadetailedreview

ofahandbookthatdiscussesindetail

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TOR CONT. FROM PG. 4 organizationalparadoxinthreeseparate

sections.Ashrafprovidesadetailedreview

ofeachsection.Iencourageyoutoread

thisreviewandlearnmoreaboutorganiza-

tionalparadox.

VivianLandrumprovidesupdatesabout

the DSI’s Annual Business meeting that is

alwaysheldduringtheannualconference.

Thisisaveryinterestingreportpacked

with data about DSI and other related infor-

mation.Iamsureyouwillfindthisreport

veryinteresting.Therestofthisissueis

filledwithupdatesandrelevantinformation

aboutnextyear’sannualconferenceas

wellasupdatesandcallforpapersfrom

regionalconferences.

Asalways,Iencourageyou,ourreader,

toshareyouropinions,ideaswithusby

writing and sending it to me at mebrahim-

[email protected],oryoumaysendittothe

featureeditorsasshowninthissection.

Iamlookingforwardtoreadingyourar-

ticlesforinclusioninDecisionLine.

Maling Ebrahimpour, PhD

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CANDIDATE SLATE FOR 2020 DSI OFFICER ELECTION

Names offered in alphabetical order

President-ElectJoyField,BostonCollege

GyulaVastag,CorvinusUniversity

Vice President of Finance

ChristinaMcCart,RoanokeCollege

Vice President European Division BartMacCarthy,NottinghamUniversity

Vice President Conferences

VictorPrybutok,UniversityofNorthTexas

Vice President Member Services MohanRao,TexasA&MUniversity

MarcoSartor,UniversityofUdine

Vice President Professional Development Q.B.Chung,VillanovaUniversity

TingtingYan,WayneStateUniversity

DSI ELECTION SPECIAL FEATURE

OnJanuary29,theelectionwillopenandDSImem-

berswillbeaskedtocasttheirvotesfortheofficesof

President-ElectandVicePresidentofFinance,Euro-

peanDivision,Conferences,MemberServicesand

ProfessionalDevelopment.Weencourageeveryoneto

becomefamiliarwiththecandidatesbeforetheelec-

tion.BesureyourDSImembershipisuptodate,as

onlythosecurrentDSImembersasofJanuary24will

beentitledtovoteinthiselection.Oncetheelectionis

opened,noballotscanbeaddedtotherecipientlist.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactthehome

office.

ThecandidatesforthepositionofPresident-Elect,Joy

FieldandGyulaVastag,haveprovidedtheirvision

statements,includedbelow.Candidatesfortheother

officerpositionshaveprovidedtheirlistofactivities/

servicesasrelatedtoDSI.

PRESIDENT-ELECTJoy Field, Boston College

VISION STATEMENT

I am grateful for the oppor-

tunitytorunforPresident-

ElectofDecisionSciences

Institute, an organization

thathasbeensuchan

importantpartofmypro-

fessionallife.IfirstattendedaDSIconferenceduring

mydoctoralstudiesattheUniversityofMinnesota.

TheotherstudentsandfacultyImetatthedoctoral

consortiumaresomeofthemostenduringprofes-

sionalrelationshipsIhavehadovertheyears.Much

ofmygrowthasascholarandteacherhasbeendue

tomynetworkofDSIcolleaguesandthesessions

IhaveattendedandpresentedinatbothDSIand

NEDSIconferences.Previouslyservinginleadership

positionsatboththeInstituteandregionallevelshas

also helped me to better understand the needs of the

organizationanditsmembers.Myvisionistoen-

hancethequalitiesthatmakeDSIanacademichome

ofchoiceandpositionDSItomeetthemembership

needs of the future.

Theimplementationofthe2018-2023DSIStrategic

Planiswellunderwayandalreadyyieldingpositive

results.TheplanprovidesaclearroadmapforDSI

goingforwardand,ifelected,Iwillsupportinitiatives

alignedwiththestatedgoalsacrossallthreethrust

areasofDSImembers,programs,andcapabilities

andresources.Intheremainderofmystatement,I

wouldliketohighlightsomeareasinwhichIhopeto

makeaparticularcontributiontothegrowthandsuc-

cessofDSI.

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Value-added services

Newvalue-addedservices,suchastheConference

Buddyprogram,providetouchpointstoengagewith

andretainDSI’snewestmembers,whiletheever

increasingqualityoftheannualconferenceprovides

exceptionalvaluetothemembershipasawhole.I

haveseentheimpactofincreasedhomeofficesup-

portfortheregionalconferencesthathavemadethe

conferencechairs’jobseasierandloweredtheircosts.

Iwillworktofurtheridentifyandexpandservicesthat

continuetoincreasethevalueofaDSImembership.

DSI conferences The50thanniversaryconferencerecentlyheldinNew

Orleans was a testament to the past, present, and

futureofDSIandanexemplarofDSI’sbestqualities.

AparticularstrengthofthisandeveryDSIconference

isadualfocusonresearchandteaching.DSIconfer-

encesuniquelysupportacademicsintheirjointroles

asscholarsandteachers.Inaddition,whileprimarily

anacademicorganization,DSIisincreasinglyengag-

ingwithpractitionersthroughsitetoursandasconfer-

encespeakersandattendees.Itisimportantforthe

DSIandconferenceleadershipteamstocontinueto

reinforcethecurrentstrengthsoftheDSIconferences

andbroadentheirappealtonewparticipants.

DSI journals

DSIisfortunatetohavetwojournals,Decisions

SciencesJournalandDecisionSciencesJournalof

InnovativeEducation,thatprovidehigh-qualitypublica-

tionoutletsinbothacademicdisciplinesandpedagogy

andarecriticaltooperationalizingtheDSImissionto

“disseminateanduseknowledgetoimprovemanage-

rialdecisionmakinginvolvingsystemsandpeople.”

ItisessentialthatDSIstronglysupporttheefforts

oftheDSJandDSJIEeditorstohelpdeliveronthe

DSImissionthroughitsjournals.ThankyoutoCheri

Speier-Pero,MarkFerguson,andMattDrakefortheir

excellentstewardshipofthesejournals.

Underthecapableleadershipoftheeditors,thequality

andimpactofDSJ,DSI’sflagshipjournal,hascon-

tinueditsupwardtrajectory.Ilookforwardtoworking

withMarkFergusonandXenophonKoufteros,incom-

ingDSJco-editor,tofurtherenhancethereputation

ofthejournalandmovetowardthegoalsofhaving

DSJincludedinlistssuchasUTDallasandFinancial

Times,aswellasincreasingthenumberofinstitu-

tionsthatincludeDSJontheirownshort-listsoftop

journals.

DSI regions

Asalong-timeboardmemberandformerpresidentof

NEDSI,Ihaveseentheimportantrolethattheregions

playinoutreachandbrandingoftheorganization.

WeareoneDSIand,withthenewregionalcharters,

theorganizationismovingforwardtogetherforthe

benefitofallstakeholders.Fosteringevencloser

relationshipsandsynergieswiththeregionswillbean

ongoingpriority.

Finally,IwouldliketothanktheDSIleadershipteam

and,inparticular,recentPresidentsandExecutiveDi-

rectorVivianLandrum,whohaveputinsomuchtime

andefforttodraftandimplementtheDSIStrategic

Planandpavethewayforfutureleaderstogrowand

strengthen the organization.

Biography

JoyFieldisanAssociateProfessorofOperations

ManagementintheCarrollSchoolofManagementat

BostonCollege.Herrecentresearchfocusesonde-

signingandmanagingserviceprocessesforimproved

efficiencyandeffectiveness,withanemphasisonthe

roleofthecustomerco-producer.Shehaspublished

herworkinanumberofleadingacademicjournals,

includingDecisionSciences,JournalofOperations

Management,ProductionandOperationsManage-

ment,Manufacturing&ServiceOperationsManage-

ment,StrategicManagementJournal,andAcademy

of Management Journal, and is the author of the book,

“DesigningServiceProcessestoUnlockValue,”nowin

its2ndedition.Dr.Fieldservesonanumberofeditorial

boardsandisanassociateeditorforDecisionSciences

andfiveotherjournals.Shehasbeenactivelyengaged

withbothDecisionSciencesInstituteandNortheast

DecisionSciencesInstituteformanyyears.

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Decision Sciences Institute Service

• PublicationsCommittee,2019-current

• FinancialMattersCommittee,2018-current

• AssociateEditor,DecisionSciencesJournal,

2007-current

• Regional Best Paper Presentation Award Coordina-

tor,2018and2019DSIAnnualMeetings

• PublishinginDSJWorkshopCoordinator,2018and

2019 DSI Annual Meetings

• DennisE.GrawoigDistinguishedServiceAward

Recipient,2018

• Regional Best Paper Presentation Award Commit-

teeChair,2017-2018

• VP-Finance/Treasurer,BoardofDirectors,2016-

2018

• FinancialandInvestmentAdvisoryCommittee

Chair,2016-2018

• TrackChair,2011,2012,and2016DSIAnnual

Meetings

• ExecutiveProgramChairandProceedingsCoordi-

nator,2014DSIAnnualMeeting

• RegionallyElectedVicePresident,2012-2013

• RegionalActivitiesCommittee,2012-2014

• LocalArrangementsCo-Chair,2011DSIAnnual

Meeting

• ProfessionalandFacultyDevelopmentProgram

Chair,2007DSIAnnualMeeting

• EditorialReviewBoardMember,DecisionSciences

Journal,2005-2006

Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Service• DistinguishedServiceAward,2019

• TrackChair,2004-2019NEDSIAnnualMeetings

• President,2016-2017

• President-Elect,2015-2016

• ProgramChair,2015NEDSIAnnualMeeting

• Secretary,2013-2014

• VP-Communications,2007-2012

• BoardMember,2004-2007

PRESIDENT-ELECTGyula Vastag– Corvinus University

VISION STATEMENT

AtmyveryfirstDSIconferencein1989,Icouldnot

haveimaginedthat30yearsandmanyturnsand

twistslater,IwouldbeanomineeforthePresident-

Electpositioninthesocietythathasservedasmy

professionalhomethroughoutmycareer.(Istillowe

agreatdealtotheformerDSIleaders–D.Clay

Whybark,VincentA.Mabert,andF.RobertJacobs

–whopersuadedmetoattendthat1989meeting).I

amalsoveryhumbledand

honoredbythisnomination

thatcouldgivememore

opportunitiestocontribute

to the organization where

Istartedmyprofessional

careerandthatIhave

servedinmanydifferent

capacities.

MyactiveinvolvementwiththeDSIBoardstarted

in2008withthepreparationsforestablishingthe

EuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute(EDSI).Iwasa

Founding Member of EDSI, on the Organizing Com-

mittee,preparedmuchofthedocumentationneeded

forthisnewDSIchapterandwasinstrumentalinmak-

ingEDSIathrivingdivision.Between2009and2016,

IservedontheDSIBoard.MyworkonEDSIandbe-

ingontheDSIBoardgavemetheopportunitytoap-

preciatetheDSIculture,toworkwithandgettoknow

the DSI leadership like: Presidents Norma J. Har-

rison,RamNarasimhan,G.KeongLeong,KrishnaS.

Dhir,E.PowellRobinson,MalingEbrahimpour,Marc

Schniederjans,MorganSwink,FundaSahin,Jeet

Gupta,M.JohnnyRungtusanatham,andlong-time

ExecutiveDirectorCarolLattaaswellasmany-many

other DSI members. As a Board member, in order to

increasemembershipreach,Iwastheproponentof

DSI’stieredmembershipfeestructurebasedonthe

country’sGDPpercapita.Overtheyears,Ialsoman-

agedtosecuresponsorshipstosupportDSI.

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2020 Nowin2020,after50yearsofaccumulatedwisdom

andDSIsuccess,IbelievethatDSI’sstrategicgoals

formembership,programs,capabilitiesandresources

arewell-formulatedandsound.Further development of DSI, I think, is not so much about coming up with radically new ideas, rather it is about refin-ing and executing the many good ideas we had over the years to reach DSI’s goals. DSI is us! Onlywe,DSImembers,canleadtheorganizationto

fulfilitsvisionto“berecognizedgloballyasascholarly

professionalassociationthatcreates,develops,fosters

anddisseminatesknowledgetoimprovemanagerial

decisions.”To do this it is clear that we have to go global to recruit new members, to increase our professional network, and to have a global footprint.

FromthethreemajorthrustareasofDSI’sStrategic

Plan2018-2023, membership is the foundation that supports programs and capabilities. Our members

aretheoneswhocanmakeourjournalsmorepresti-

gious,ourconferencesandprofessionaldevelopment

programsmoresuccessful,andcontributethemostto

enhancingtheDSIbrandglobally.Theultimategoal

ofcreatinga globally integrated but locally active international professional societyhasneverbeencloser.Itmaysoundparadoxicalthatwemaybecloser

toachievingthisgoalnow–in,perhaps,themost

fracturedworldofthelast50years–thanwewere

atanytimeinourhistory.Theprofessionalnetworks

andlinkagesalreadyproducedbyDSIthroughits

journals,conferences,colleges,divisionsandregions

mayprovidemuchneededglobalconnections,infusion

oftalentsandopportunitiesforcooperationwhenwe

need them the most.

Inmyview,thereislotsofpotentialinfullyexploiting

thebenefitsofthetieredmembershipsysteminorder

toexpandDSI’sglobalreach,torecruitmemberswho

couldserveascontributors,reviewers,editors,confer-

enceorganizers,andwhocouldprovidelinkstoindus-

tryandacademia.Despitemanypasteffortsthereare

stillmanylargeregionswhereDSIisnotvisibleornot

visibletotheextentwewouldlike.Onesuchregion

isSouthAmerica/LatinAmerica.DSIshouldvigor-

ouslypursuesettingupmoreinternationalregionsto

addressfuturegrowthopportunities.Consequently,

membership drives and increasing DSI’s global footprintaretopprioritiesforme.Lackofmember-shipgrowthlimitsallotherstrategicgoals.However,

thesegoalscannotbeachievedwithoutprovidingbet-

terservicestartingwithourconferences.Wecanstart

withsmallthings,forexample,offering“fullservice”

conferences(withallormostmealsincluded)which

increasethechancesthatattendeesstaytogether

andcommunicatemore.Invitingspeakersfromother

fields,bothindustryandacademic,mayhelpbroaden

ourprofessionaldevelopmentaswell.

Inclosing,letmeemphasizethatIamrunningforthis

officebecauseIamcommittedtomakingDSIbetter

andbetterknownallovertheworld.Oursuccess

dependsonworkingtogether.Idonotcarrythestone

ofwisdominmypocket;Iwillrelyonyouradviceand

collectivewisdomtohaveDSIfulfillitsvision.Thank

youverymuchforyourconsideration,yoursupportis

verymuchappreciated.

Biography

GyulaVastagisProfessorandVice-Rectorfor

Researchathisalma mater,CorvinusUniversityof

Budapest,Hungary.Between1989and2006,he

taughtintheUnitedStatesonthefacultiesofthe

KelleySchoolofBusiness(IndianaUniversity),The

Kenan-FlaglerBusinessSchool(UniversityofNorth

CarolinaatChapelHill),andTheEliBroadGraduate

SchoolofManagement(MichiganStateUniversity).

Heco-authoredfiveresearchbooks(byElsevier,

PearsonandtheNationalAssociationofPurchasing

Management)andseveraltextbooksinHungarian.He

wroteeightbusinesscasesandcontributedchapters

to20books.Hispapers(30+refereedjournalpubli-

cations)werepublishedinavarietyofprofessional

andpeer-reviewedacademicjournals(includingfive

papersintheFinancialTimeslistofTopJournals)

intheUnitedStatesandinEurope.Gyulareceived

severalresearchawards:New Central Europe Distin-

guished Senior Researcher Scholarship(2014),Best

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2020 Applications Paper Award by Alpha Iota Delta (2012),

and Award for Research Excellence from Corvinus

University(2009).HewastheFoundingEditorofthe

Pannon Management Review,istheAssociateEditor

oftheDecisionSciencesandservesontheeditorial

boardsofseveraljournals.Hehasworkedonprojects

withanumberoforganizationsbothinacademiaand

practice.Hehasservedasexternalpromotionreviewer

forUSandEuropeanuniversities,wasjurymember

forawardcommittees(mostrecentlytheEuropean

PublicSectorAward–2019)andhasbeenonvarious

nationalandinternationalscholarshipandawardcom-

mittees.GyulaisFoundingMemberandpastAssociate

Director of the Global Manufacturing Research Group.

HeservedontheExecutiveandAuditingCommittees

of the International Society for Inventory Research

(1998-2014).Between2017and2019,hewasamem-

ber of the European Operations Management Associa-

tion’sBoard.GyulawasProgramChairofnumerous

conferences,includingthe4thAnnualConferenceof

theEuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute(2013),2015

ConferenceoftheInternationalPublicManagement

Network(IPMN),andthe25thConferenceoftheEuro-

peanOperationsManagementAssociation(2018).

Decision Sciences Institute Service• 2019:DSIDennisE.GrawoigDistinguishedService

Award

• 2019: Senior Editor, Decision SciencesSpecial

Issueon“InformationandOperationalDecisionSci-

ences:TheInterplayofInformationTechnologyand

OperationalDecisionSciences”

• 2017:TrackChair,47thAnnualMeetingoftheDeci-

sionSciencesInstitute

• 2016:SeniorEditor,DecisionSciencesSpecial

Issueon“SupplyChainDecisionsinGovernmental

Organizations”

• 2016:InternationalScientificCommittee,DSIFirst

WorldCongressand2016AsiaPacificDSIConfer-

ence(“ManagingBigDataandDecisionMakinginA

NewGlobalEconomy”),Beijing,China

• 2013:TrackChair,44thAnnualMeetingoftheDeci-

sionSciencesInstitute

• 2016-2019:EDSIPresident-Elect,President,Im-

mediate Past President

• 2009-2016:MemberoftheDSIBoard

• 2014-2015:MemberoftheExecutiveBoard

• 2014-2016:Vice-PresidentforGlobalActivities

• 2011-2014:MemberServicesCommittee

• 2012-2013:DevelopmentCommitteeforExcel-

lenceinDecisionSciences

• 2009-2014:RegionalActivitiesCommittee

• 2009: EDSI Founding Member

• 2008-2009:MemberoftheEDSIOrganizing

Committee

• 2012:EDSI2012BestApplicationPaperAward;

the paper was later published in the Decision Sci-

ences

• 2010-2019:MemberoftheScientificCommittee,

Program Committee or Organizing Committee of

allannualEDSIConferences–Barcelona,Spain

(2010),Wiesbaden,Germany(2011),Istanbul,

Turkey(2012),Budapest,Hungary(2013),Kolding,

Denmark(2014),Taormina,Italy(2015),Helsinki,

Finland(2016),Granada,Spain(2017),Udine,

Italy(2018),andNottingham,UK(2019).

OTHER BOARD POSITIONS TO BE VOTED ON

VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCEChristina McCart, Roanoke College

DSI Member Activity

• MemberofFinancialandInvestmentAdvisory

Committee,2016–2018

• MemberofDSIandRegionsBilateralPresenceAd

HocCommittee,2018

• PanelistforNewFacultyConsortium,2008

• InnovativeEducationCommittee,1995–1997

Decision Sciences Institute, Southeast Region of DSI

• VP–Finance,February2016–present

• TrackChair,2015

• TrackChair,2014

• Secretary,February2010–February2012

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2020 • VP–Publications,February2007–February2010

• PlacementCoordinator,2000

• LocalArrangementsCoordinator,1998

• SessionChair/Discussant/Reviewer–moreyears

than not

VICE PRESIDENT EUROPEAN DIVISIONBart MacCarthy, Nottingham University

DSI Member Activity

• 2020-TrackchairManufacturingManagement,DSI

51,SanFrancisco

• 2011-2015-Member,StrategicPlanningforInterna-

tional Affairs Committee

• Host/Co-hostEDSIreceptionsatDSIannualconfer-

encesinSanDiego(2010),Boston(2011),San

Francisco(2012),Baltimore(2013)

• 2009-present-Member,SessionChair,Panel

Organizer, Presenter

Decision Sciences Institute, European Division of DSI

• 2019-ConferenceChair,10thAnnualEuropean

DecisionSciencesConference,Nottingham,UK

• 2010-present-MemberoftheExecutiveCommit-

tee,EuropeanRegion(EDSI)

• 2012-2013-ImmediatePastPresident,European

Region(EDSI)

• 2011-2012-President,EuropeanRegion(EDSI)

• 2010-2011-President-ElectEuropeanRegion

(EDSI)

• 2011-2018-ConferencecommitteesforEDSI

regionalconferences(2011,Wiesbaden,Germany;

Istanbul,Turkey,2012;Budapest,Hungary,2013;

Kolding,Denmark,2014;Taormina,Italy,2015;Hel-

sinki,Finland,2016;Granada,Spain,2017;Udine,

Italy,2018).

VICE PRESIDENT CONFERENCESVictor Prybutok, University of North Texas

DSI Member Activity

• DecisionSciencesInstitute,2019DSILifetime

DistinguishedEducatorAwardCommittee

• RecipientofDSILifetimeDistinguishedEducator

Award,2018

• DecisionSciencesInstitute,DoctoralStudentAf-

fairsCommittee2011-2012

• PresenterandPanelist-DSIDoctoralStudent

ConsortiumforPre-ProposalDefenseStageStu-

dents,Seattle,WA,Nov19-22,2016

• JudgefortheDecisionSciencesInstitute2012

Elwood Buffa Dissertation Award

• SessionChairof2Sessions(InnovativeEducation

andMarketingandCross-FunctionalInterfaces)at

theDSIAnnualMeeting,November19-22,2011

• SessionChairinInnovativeEducationTrack,DSI

AnnualMeeting,November2010

• ReviewerforProceedingsoftheAnnualMeetingof

theDecisionSciencesInstitute,2009

• SessionChairinInnovativeEducationTrack,DSI

AnnualMeeting,November2009

• ReviewerforDecisionSciencesInstitute–National

meeting,CISTrack,2006

• ChairofSession,“InnovativeApproachestoCreat-

inganEffectiveLearningEnvironment”atthe21st

AnnualMeetingoftheDecisionSciencesInstitute,

November1990

Decision Sciences Institute, Southwest Region of DSI

• NominationCommittee2017-2019

• Officer,VicePresident–StudentLiaison2013-2018

• ChairofConferenceBestStudentPaperCommit-

tee2013-2018

• ChairofStudentTrackforconferences2013-2018

• ChairofDoctoralStudentConsortium2013-2018

• OutstandingEducatorAwardSelectionCommittee

Member2016-2017

• TrackChairwithHongQinofQuantitativeMeth-

ods,Quality,andAnalytics2013

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2020 • Reviewer-Southwest,2011.

• Session Chair of 2 Sessions at Southwest Region

AnnualMeeting,Mar9-12,2011

• ReviewerforSWDSI,QualityIssuesTrack,1996

• SessionChair-Tutorial:IllustratedExamplesand

TutorialonApplicationsofNeuralNetworkModels,

SWDSI,March1996

• SessionChairinQualityIssuesTrack,SWDSI,

March1996

• ReviewerforSWDSI,QualityIssuesTrack,1995

VICE PRESIDENT MEMBER SERVICESMohan Rao, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

DSI Member Activity

• Member,DSIandRegionsBilateralPresenceAd

HocCommittee,2018-2019

• PanelMemberandPresenter,BestPracticesin

PlanningaUSRegionalDSIConference,National

DSIConference2017,Washington,DC

• Member, DSI Programs and Meetings Committee,

2007-09

• SessionChair:Severaltimessince1994atDSIand

SWDSIconferences

• PaperReviewer:Severalpaperssince1994for

SEDSI,MWDSI,APDSIandSWDSI.

• PaperPresenter:Severalpaperssince1994for

SEDSI,MWDSI,APDSI,ISDSIandSWDSI

Decision Sciences Institute, Southwest Region of DSI

• PastPresident,SWDSI,2018-2019

• President,SWDSI,2017-2018

• President-Elect,SWDSI,2016-2017

• Program Chair,SWDSIConference,2015-2016

• VicePresident-Finance,SWDSI,2003-06

• ProceedingsEditor,2018SWDSI(Albuquerque)

ConferenceProceedings

• ProceedingsEditor,2017SWDSII(LittleRock)


• ProceedingsEditor,2016SWDSI(OklahomaCity)


• ProceedingsEditor,2015SWDSI(Houston)Con-

ferenceProceedings

• ProceedingsEditor,2014SWDSI(Dallas)Confer-

enceProceedings

• ProceedingsEditor,2013SWDSII(Albuquerque)


• ProceedingsEditor,2012SWDSI(NewOrleans)


• ProceedingsEditor,2011SWDSI(Houston)Con-

ferenceProceedings

• ProceedingsEditor,2009&2006SWDSI(Okla-

homaCity)ConferenceProceedings

• TrackChair,ResearchPedagogyTrack,SWDSI,

Dallas,2014

• TrackChair,ResearchPedagogyTrack,SWDSI,

Albuquerque,2013

• TrackChair,ManagementInformationSystems

Track,SWDSI,Dallas,2005

• TrackChair,DSS,IntelligentSys&KMTrack,

SWDSI,Orlando,2004


SWDSI,Houston,2003


SWDSI,St.Louis,2002

• TrackChair,MIS/DSSTrack,SWDSI,NewOr-

leans, 2001

• CampusrepresentativeforSWDSIsince1995.

VICE PRESIDENT MEMBER SERVICESMarco Sartor, University of Udine

DSI Member Activity

• PastPresidenttheEuropeanDSI(EDSI),2020

• PresidentoftheEuropeanDSI(EDSI),2019

- PresidentElectoftheEuropeanDSI

(EDSI),2018

- ConferenceChairoftheEuropeanDSI

(EDSI)ConferenceinUdineandVenice

(Italy),2018

- EuropeanDSI(EDSI)boardmember,

2016–2020

- ChairoftheDoctoralConsortiumofthe

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EuropeanDSI(EDSI)AnnualConferencein

Taormina(Italy),2015

- MemberoftheScientificCommitteeofthe

EuropeanDSI(EDSI)annualconferences,

2015-2020

- PaperAuthorand/orPresenterand/orChair

inseveralEuropeanDSIandDSIConfer-

ences,2011-2018

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTQ. B. Chung, Villanova University

DSI Member Activity

• Nominee,DSIVPProfessionalDevelopment,2016

• Nominee,DSIVPProfessionalDevelopment,2014

• Chair,DSIPrograms&MeetingsCommittee,2007-

2008

• Coordinator,DSIMini-ConferenceonSuccessful

Grantsmanship,2008

• Co-coordinator,DSIMini-ConferenceonSuccessful

Grantsmanship,2007,2009

• DSIInformationTechnologyCommittee,2010-2012

• DSIPrograms&MeetingsCommittee,2001-2009

• ProgramCommittee,InternationalDSI,2013

• Chair,E-CommerceTrack,Asia-PacificDSIConfer-

ence,2015

• Chair,E-CommerceTrack,InternationalDSICon-

ference,2009

• Co-Chair,E-CommerceTrack,InternationalDSI

Conference,2013

• NewFacultyConsortium,1993

• DoctoralStudentConsortium,1991

• Presenter,Discussant,SessionChair,Referee,DSI

AnnualMeetings,1991-Present

• Presenter, Session Chair, Referee, International

DSI Annual Meetings, on going

• Referee,DecisionSciences,Irregularly

Decision Sciences Institute, Northeast Region of DSI

• BoardofDirectors,NortheastDSI,2014-Present

• Chair,E-CommerceTrack,NortheastDSIConfer-

ence,2011

• Co-Chair,E-CommerceTrack,NortheastDSICon-

ference,2014

• Presenter, Session Chair, Referee, Northeast DSI

Annual Meetings, on going

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTTingting Yan, Wayne State University

DSI Member Activity

• 2009-2019DSIconferencepresenter

• 2016-2019CarolJ.LattaEarlyCareerAwardcom-

mittee member

• 2012and2014DSIconferencereviewers

• 2014DSIconferenceinnovationpanelist

• 2016DSIconferencesupplychaininnovation

panelist

• 2019 Post Proposal DSI PhD Consortium panelist

• 2014DSIconferencesessionchair

• 2012-2019DecisionSciencesJournalreviewer

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By Vivian Landrum DSI Executive Director

DSIcelebratedits50thAnniversaryingrandstyleas

itwentbacktoitsrootsinNewOrleansNovember23-

25,2019.Thisyear’stheme:“TransformingDecision

SciencesthroughEmergentTechnologies”wasevident

throughoutthemorethan1257submissions.Confer-

enceregistrationhitadecadeall-timehighat1300.

OursincerestthankstoDSIConferenceChairKevin

Lindeman(UniversityofMinnesota),Conference

ChairofProfessionalDevelopmentCarmelaDiMauro

(Universita’diCatania),ConferenceChairofResearch

ThomasKull(ArizonaStateUniversity),Conference

ChairofPedagogicalResearchDongliZhang(Ford-

hamUniversity)andConferenceInformationSystems

ManagerStephanOstrom(ArizonaStateUniversity)

fortheirhardworkanddedicationinensuringthiscon-

ferencewasheldtothehigheststandards.

HIGHLIGHTS

DSI Pre-Conference Site Visit – NASA Michoud Facility Plant Tour Aluckygroupof28attendedtheNASAMichoudAs-

semblyFacilityTourinNewOrleans,whichtookplace

theFridaybeforethe2019DSIconferencebegan.

Thisfacilityisoneofthelargestproductionbuildings

inthenationspanning43acresunderthesameroof.

Attendeesviewedareplicaofthefacility,whichis

locatedon832acresaboutanhouroutsideofNew

Orleans.TourparticipantsmetwithNASAengineers

whoansweredquestionsandwalkedthemthrough

thehistoryofNASAingeneralandthehistoryofthe

facilityinparticular.Followingthis,NASAengineers

personallyexplainedtotourparticipantshowthe

spaceshuttleexternaltankisconstructed,tested,and

deliveredtoNASA’sKennedySpaceCenter.Par-

ticipantsnotonlywereabletotourtheentirespace

shuttleproductionprocess,butalsosawtheArtemis

SpaceShuttle,whichisscheduledtolaunchinDe-

cember2020,fullyassembledandreadytobetaken

outfortesting.(Copyherewrittenbytourleader

KaitlynWowak,UniversityofNotreDame.)

DSI Welcome Reception Tobeginthecelebrationofits50thAnniversary,DSI

treateditsgueststoalavishwelcomereceptionat

MardiGrasWorld,aworkingdesignandartstudiofor

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CONT. FROM PG. 14 University,whowasaco-sponsorofthisevent.Mardi

GrasWorldhousesmanyofthemajorfloatsand

charactersfortheinfamousMardiGrasParadeinNew

Orleans.Attendeesweretreatedtoupcloseandper-

sonalviewsofthehuge,colorfulfloatsandlargerthan

lifeprops,aswellasseveralartistsworkingontheir

craftofcreatingnewdesigns.Lavishfoodbuffetsand

NewOrleansmusicfilledtheairasattendeeswere

abletomingle,networkandsimplyenjoytherobust

atmosphere.Theviewfromthewarehouseveranda

wasbreathtakingasattendeescouldwatchriverboats

cruiseupanddowntheMississippiRiver.Afunaddi-

tionwasaphotoboothandmanytookadvantageof

theplayfulpropsavailabletoenhancetheirphotoop.

Plenary

Twokeynotesessionspresentedattheconferencethis

yearincludedRahulBasole,AnubhavShrivastavaand

Dale Rogers.

FirstuponSaturdaywasRahulBasolewithhis

presentation titled: Strategy and Structure: Visual-

izing Complex Ecosystems. Basole is the Managing

Director&GlobalLead,

VisualDataScience

withAccentureandhe

sharedhowAccenture

isfocusingondevelop-

inganddeliveringnew

competenciesatthe

intersectionofvisual

analytics,datascience

andstrategy.Basole’s

expertiseisinadvancingandapplyingnovel,interac-

tiveandhuman-centeredvisualanalytic

approachestounderstandingandman-

agingcomplexenterpriseandecosys-

temsandbringingeffectivedata-driven

visualsolutionstotheC-suite.

Sunday’skeynoteincludedAnubhav

Shrivastava,FinanceHeadandNorth

AmericaSupplierforCitibank,NA

andDaleRogers,ONSemiconductor

ProfessoratArizonaStateUniversity.Togetherthese

two offered Technology Powering the Evolution of

Supply Chain Financingandexpoundedonthesym-

bioticeffectbetweenthecombinationofsupplychain

managementandfinance.SupplyChainFinancing

offersmanagerstheabilitytomakedifferentdecisions

whenworkingtoreducecosts,improveserviceand

increasethevalueoftheorganization.

Newthisyear,companionworkshopsfollowedthe

keynotestoexpandandcontinuetheconversations

fromthekeynotes.“UsesofDataVisualizationAcross

theResearchCycle:OpportunitiesandDisciplinary

Caveats”waspresentedonSaturdayledbyElliot

Bendoly(OhioStateUniversity)followedonSunday

withtheworkshop“ResearchOpportunitiesinSupply

ChainFinancing”moderatedbyTomChoi(Arizona

StateUniversity).Theconceptofcompanionwork-

shopswaswellreceivedandwillcontinuefortheDSI

2020conference.

DSI Past Presidents Luncheon 18ofDSI’spastpresidentsattendedaspecial

luncheonintheirhonoronSundayduringtheconfer-

ence.Thiswasagreatopportunityforoldfriends


CONT. FROM PG. 15 tocatchupwitheachother.Manymemorieswere

sharedalongwithfunanecdotesontrials,challenges

andgreattimesencounteredwhileservingtheDSI

membership.

DSI Sunday Dinner Banquet Achangeinawardlineuptookplacethisyeartoallow

foraspecialdinnerprogramtocelebrateDSI’s50th

and honor its past, present and future. Institute awards

andrecognitions,inlcudingtheFellowannouncement,

theDennisE.GrawoigDistinguishedServiceAward,

the DSI Lifetime Distin-

guishedEducatorAward

and the Carol J. Latta

Memorial DSI Emerging

Leadership Award were

presented during this

event.Theserecipients

will be highlighted in the

copyunderRecognitions

below.

ToshareDSI’spasthistory,expoundonitspresent

andlooktoitsfuture,DSIpresentedaspecialvideo

celebratingitsroots,itsleadership,itsaccomplish-

mentsanditspromisetocontinuetoserveitsinter-

nationalcommunity.Thisvideocannowbefoundon

theDSIwebsite.Aspecialsurprisethenfollowedas

apersonalmessagefromPastPresident1974–75,

AlbertSimone,wassharedviaashortvideoclip.

Simone was part of the original group that founded DSI

in1968,thencalledtheAmericanInstituteofDecision

Sciences,andhewasthefounderandfirsteditorofthe

Decision Sciencesjournal.Allagreeditwasajoyand

privilegetoseehimofferhisownwordsofcongratula-

tionsandencouragementtothegroup.

Tocloseouttheevening,

aspecialperformance

byAliciaReneeandher

BlueEyesJazzQuartet

hadguestsdancingin

the aisles. Her soulful

voicesharedtunesby

BillieHolidayandmanyotherjazzfavorites.

DSI Walk of History TocommemorateDSI’spast,thehistoryofDSIwas

sharedviacolorfulposters,oneforeachyearbegin-

ningwithitsinceptionin1968.Importanteventsfor

thatyear,alistingoftheBoardofDirectors,imagesof

theconferenceandimagesofawardrecipientswere

included.The51posterswerestretchedalongalong

corridorleadinguptotheregistrationarea.Attendees

andguestsofthehotelwereabletostrollthe“Walkof

History”ofDSIduringtheirleisureastheposterswere

upthroughouttheconference.Manycommentswere

receivedbythehomeofficeexpoundingontheirde-

lightinviewingtheposters.Twoinclude:“Thankyou

forthemostextraordinarywalkdownmemorylane.It

waswonderfultoseepicturesofoldfriendsandcol-

leagues.”“WhenIreviewedthevideoandthe“Walk

ofHistory”,itbroughttearstomyeyes.Irecalledthe

challengesand,especially,theremarkablepeople,

somanyofwhombecameclosefriends,whomIwas

privilegedtohavetheopportunitytoworkwithasto-

getherwestrivedtomeetthesechallengesandreach

fortheaccompanyingvisionanddream.”Theposters

areavailableforviewingontheDSIwebsite.

DSI Recognitions Thisyear,theconferenceawardswerepresentedat

theMondayluncheononthefinaldayoftheconfer-

ence.Congratulationstoallawardrecipients–those

whoreceivedtheirrecognitiononSundayeveningas

wellasMondayafternoon!

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CONT. FROM PG. 16 DSI Fellow Designation CongratulationstoKathrynStecke,UniversityofTexas

at Dallas, Morgan Swink,TexasChristianUniver-sityandSrinivas Talluri,MichiganStateUniver-

sity,forbeing

selectedtojoin

the illustrious list

of DSI Fellows.

Toqualifyasa

Fellow one must

havedistin-

guishedthemselvesasaneminentscholarintheir

fieldandbeanactivememberoftheInstitute.Eachof

thesecandidatessurpassedallqualificationcriteria.

Lifetime Dstinguished Educator Award Congratulations to Paul Cro-nan,UniversityofArkansasandJatinder (Jeet) Gupta,UniversityofAlabama,Huntsvilleforreceiv-

ing DSI’s Lifetime Distinguished

EducatorAward.Thisawardrecog-

nizesexceptionalcontributionsto

teachingandlearninginthedisci-

plinesofdecisionsciencesduring

one’scareer.

Dennis E. Grawoig Distinguished Service Award Threerecipientswereselectedtoreceivethishigh

honor, named after DSI founder

DennisE.Grawoig.Robert Andrews, Virginia Commonwealth

University,Maling Ebrahimpour, TheUniversityofRhodeIsland

and Gyula Vastag,CorvinusUniversityofBudapestwererec-

ognizedfortheirselflesscontribu-

tions and unremitting leadership to

the Institute.

Carol J. Latta Emerging Leadership Award for Outstanding Early Career Scholar

NamedafterbelovedpastExecutiveDirectorCarol

Latta,thisawardrecognizesascholarintheearly

stagesofhisorhercareerinthefieldofDecision

Sciencesandwhohascontributedtotheinstituteand

itsgoalsovertherecentpast.Yinliang (Ricky) Tan,

TulaneUniversitywaschosenasthisyear’srecipient.

Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award

TheElwoodS.BuffaDoctoralDissertationAward

identifiesandrecognizesoutstandingdoctoral

researchinthedevelopmentoftheoryorapplica-

tionsofthedecisionsciences.Withhissubmission,

Data-driven Models of Customer Behavior to Improve

Operational Efficiency in Service Systems, Pradeep PendemfromtheUniversityofOregonreceivedthe

awardthisyear.

Best Paper Awards

Eachyear,anumberoffullpapersubmissionsare

recognizedasbestpapers.Thefollowingawards

werebestowedonpraiseworthyindividualswhomet

therequirementsand/orweredeemedworthy.Con-

gratulations to the following winners:

Instructional Innovation Award – sponsored by Alpha Iota Delta

Kevin Shang,DukeUniversity

Supply Chain Simulation Games

Best Teaching Case Studies Award

MikeDixon,Arizona

StateUniversity

AlyssaHenke,Arizo-

naStateUniversity

Morgan Jones, Utah

StateUniversity

TylerOrr,UtahState

University

From A to Z – Capacity Issues of Arches and Zion

National Parks

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Best Problem-Driven Analytical Research Paper Hossein Rikhtehgar Berenji,PacificUniversity

Nagesh Murthy,UniversityofOregon

Zhibin (Ben) Yang,UniversityofOregonUsing Audit-

ing and Commitment for Engaging the Supplier for

Supply Chain Sustainability

Best Theoretical Research Paper Yolanda Obaze,UniversityofEvansville

Sethlyn Morgan,UniversityofEvansville

The Social Innovation of Community-Based Logistics

and Supply Chain Management

Best Theory-Driven Empirical Paper Kang Hsu,ArizonaStateUniversity

Kevin Dooley,ArizonaStateUniversity

Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Setting Goals

for Operational Efficiency

Best Student Paper Parshuram Hotkar,UniversityofTexasatAustin

Stephen Gilbert,UniversityofTexasatAustin

Supplier Encroachment in a Non-Exclusive Reselling

Environment

DSI Regional Best Paper Award

Albachiara Boffelli,UniversityofBergamo

Malin Johansson,LundUniversity

Jan Olhager,LundUniversity

Matteo Kalchschmidt,UniversityofBergamo

A Meta-Analysis of Reshoring Case Studies: The

Influence of Contingency Factors on the Relocation

Decision

Decision Sciences Journal Best Paper Award

Min Choi,CaliforniaStateUniversity,Fullerton

Elliot Rabinovich,ArizonaStateUniversity

Timothy Richards,ArizonaStateUniversity

Supply Chain Contracts and Inventory Shrinkage: An

Empirical Analysis in the Grocery Retailing Industry

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Educa-tion Best Empirical Research Paper Award

A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Experi-

ential Learning and Learning Outcomes

Authors: Gerald F. Burch, Robert Giambatista, John

H. Batchelder, Jana J. Burch, J. Duane Hoover, Na-

than A. Heller

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Educa-tion Best Teaching Brief Award

Patio Swings Intermodal Shipping Competition: An

Inquiry-Based Partial Information Exercise

Authors: Brent Snider, Nancy Southin, Rosanna Cole

Consortia

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tiawereplanned-DoctoralStudentConsortiumfor

Pre-ProposalDefenseStageStudentsandDoctoral

StudentConsortiumforPost-ProposalDefenseStage

Students.Additionally,two-half-dayfacultydevelop-

mentconsortiawerealsoofferedtothoseindiffer-

entstagesoftheircareer-NewFacultyDevelopment

ConsortiumandMid-CareerFacultyDevelopment

Consortium.Consortiumparticipantsweretreatedto

aluncheonandeachconsortiaparticipantreceiveda

certificatebyco-sponsorAlphaIotaDelta,recognizing

theirparticipation.

Workshops

Professionaldevelopmentworkshopswereexpanded

duringthecourseoftheconferencethisyear.DSIhad

over40workshopsdedicatedtowardshelpingDSI

membersbecomebetterresearchers,teachers,admin-

istrators,andprofessionalservicevolunteers.

Exhibitors

Atthisyear’sconference,DSIwaspleasedtoshow-

case22exhibitors,highlightingtheirproductsand

servicestoattendees.DSIparticipantswereexposed

toavarietyofdisplaysrangingfrompublishing,simu-

lations,softwareproviders,certification/educational

programs,andpainrelievingproducts.Withtheaddi-

tionoftheMemberLounge,attendeesweregiventhe

opportunitytobrowseeachexhibitoraswellasbuild

networksandenhanceconnectionsduringcoffee

breaks and downtime.

Sponsors

Oursponsorshaveplayedanintegralroleincontrib-

utingtothesuccessoftheDSI2019AnnualConfer-

ence.DSIappreciatesandsincerelythanksitsmany

sponsorsfortheirsupport.Weareproudtopostour

Sponsorlistingfollowingthisarticle.


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BRONZE SPONSORS

SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

PARTNER SPONSOR

THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF THE 2019 DSI ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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51st ANNUAL CONFERENCE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA NOVEMBER 21-23, 2020

Decision Sciences in the Age of Connectivity

Understanding the challenges and expanding the op-

portunities of the connected business world

Therapidadvancementsinconnectivityenabledby

technologiessuchascloudcomputingandinternetof

thingshavebroughtaboutafundamentalchangein

howfirmsdesignbusinessmodelsanddeliverbusi-

nessprocesses.Specifically,cloudcomputingand

internetofthingsunderpintheemergenceandsuccess

ofplatform-basedbusinessmodels.Inparallelwithad-

vancementsincomputerprocessinganddatamanage-

ment,thesetechnologiesaredramaticallychanging

informationprocessing,knowledgeaccumulationand

knowledge management within organizations.

Connectivityisalsostrengtheningcompetitionacross

organizations based on business networks interlink-

ingcustomers,suppliers,distributorsanddevelopers

together,andisofferingnewopportunitiesforimprov-

ingbusinessnetworks’operational,economicand

sustainabilityperformance.

Inthisnewbusinesslandscape,firms,research-

ers,educators,andinstitutionsneedtodiscussand

researchthechallengesandopportunitiesthese

technologiesbringtothetable.

TheconferencethemefortheDecisionSciences

2020conference“Decision Sciences in the Age of

Connectivity” aimsatdeepeningthedecisionsciences

community’sunderstandingoftheopportunitiesand

thechallengesthattheconnectivityparadigmposes

toresearchindecisionsciences,tobusinessleaders

andpolicymakers.Wecordiallyinviteyoutojointhis

conversationbysubmittingyourresearchforpresen-

tationattheconference.

Please join us in San Francisco, California for the 51st DSI Annual Conference!

The2020conferencewillcontinuealongthepathof

pastDSIconferences,howeverDSIpridesitselfthat

eachyeartheconferenceprogrambecomesricher

andmoreinnovativeinallofitsconstituentpillars:

• Research tracks-Theme-basedsessionsshow-casingcutting-edgebusinessresearchonunique

decision-makingissues.


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studentlearningandcurriculum

• Professional development sessions–Workshops

andpanelsbyleadingscholarsintheirfieldsprovid-

ingrefreshingandenergizingnewperspectives.

AsaparticipantatDSI2020youwillenjoynumer-

ousopportunitiestomeetnewpeople,considernew

research/teachingapproaches,andopportunitiesto

scoutoutthejobmarketandthetalentpool.

Thevenueforthe2020DSIAnnualConferencewill

betheSanFranciscoMarriottMarquis.Thishotelis

centrallylocatedandoffersexcellentaccesstorestau-

rants, tours and entertainment.

Submissionstotheconferenceprogramwillbeopen

soon with the following deadlines:

• FullPaperDeadline:May15th,2020

• AbstractDeadline:May30th,2020

• PanelProposalDeadline:May15th,2020

• WorkshopProposalDeadline:May15th,2020

• AwardCompetitionDeadline:May30th,2020

WelookforwardtowelcomingyouinSanFrancisco!

The2020DSIAnnualConferenceprogramteam:

Carmela Di Mauro

UniversityofCatania(Italy)

ConferenceChair

SriramNarayanan

MichiganStateUniversity

ChairofResearch

RebeccaDuray

UniversityofColorado,ColoradoSprings

ChairofPedagogicalResearch

WendyTate

UniversityofTennessee,Knoxville

ChairofProfessionalDevelopment

The host hotel for the DSI 2020 conference is the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Located on Mission Street, this location is convenient to numerous attractions, restaurants and sights. The View Lounge offers sweeping views of San Francisco. With more than 133,000 sf of meet-ing space, conference at-tendees will enjoy ample space for sessions, re-ceptions, exhibits, meals and networking.

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DSI HOLDS ANNUAL BUSINESS AND BOARD MEETING AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

By Vivian Landrum, Executive Director

AspertheDecisionSciencesInstituteBylaws,the

InstituteholdsanAnnualMeetingoftheMemberseach

fiscalyear.Thismeetingtakesplaceonthemorningof

thefinaldayoftheannualconference(Monday).All

membersarenotifiedofthedate,timeandplaceofthe

meetinginadvanceandencouragedtoattend.This

meetingisalsotimedtotakeplacepriortotheBoard’s

NovembermeetingtoallowfordiscussionattheBoard

levelofanyissuesorconcernsthatmayariseduring

the general business meeting.

DSI ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING RECAP

DSIPresidentJanetHartleycalledthemeetingtoorder

andintroducedthe2018-2019DSIBoardofDirectors.

DSI’sstatementoffinancialpositionwaspresented.It

wasnotedtheInstitutecontinuestoremaininastrong

financialposition,withtotalliabilitiesandnetassets

over$2,000,000.ThefinalauditforFY2018-19willbe

availableinJanuary.

PresidentHartleynotedtheBoardcontinuestomove

theInstituteforwardfollowingtheDSIStrategicPlan.

ThrustAreaAinthePlanfocusesongrowingand

retainingmembers,identifyingandenhancingexisting

servicesandincreasingengagementofvisiblescholars

within the institute.

Growthinmembershipisevidencedbyariseintotal

membershipof619fromNovemberof2018toNovem-

berof2019(2019=2770,2018–2151).Ofthe619,

194wereRegularAmembersand215wereStudentA

members.

Undertheheaderofenhancingservices,theInstitute

iscurrentlyexploringadditionalwebsiteimprovements

andisintheprocessofaddingregionalwebpageson

theDSIsitethateachregioncancontrolindepen-

dently.Thiswillallowtheregionstomaintainstability

fromyeartoyearaswellasensuretheDSIbrandis

consistent.Inaddition,theconferencemobileapp

hasbeenenhancedandDSIwillcontinuetoworkon

developmentsinthisarenaaswell.

Aconcertedeffortwasmadetohaveseveralsessions

atthe2019DSIAnnualConferencetobeplannedand

presentedbyDSIFellows.Thiswashighlightedunder

ThrustAreaAaswellandwasaccomplishedthisyear.

Thisconceptwillcontinueintothe2020conference,

astheywerehighlysuccessful.

StrategicPlan–ThrustAreaBfocusesonDSI

programs.Firstonthislistarethejournals.Hartley

sharedtheDSJcitationreportwhichnotedthefollow-

ingimprovednumbersfrom2017to2018:

2017 20182-yearImpactFactor 1.641 1.960

5-yearImpactFactor 2.479 2.799

RankIManagement 121/210 127/217

WhilebothDecision Sciences Journal and Decision

Sciences Journal of Innovative Education are doing

well,theywillseeneweditorsinthecomingyearas

some terms will end.

Alsofocusingonprograms,theannualconference

hasseensomechangestoincreaseitsstatureand

theresultshaveincreasedattendanceoverthepast

severalyears.Attendanceatthe2019conference

was1300,arecordhigh.Newatthisyear’sconfer-

encewasthepairingofkeynotespeakerpresenta-

tionswithcompanionworkshops.

ThrustAreaCdealswithDSIcapabilitiesandresourc-

es.Tofurtherthesegoals,DSIhasapprovedcharters

foritsUSregionstokeepallinalignmentwithcurrent

DSIgovernancedocuments.Internationalchartersfor

EDSI and ISDSI were also drafted. In addition, DSI

sexploringcollaborationwithotherorganizationsto

enhanceconnectionsforDSIstakeholdersaswellas

buildandenhancetheDSIbrand.

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PresidentHartleyclosedthemeetingwithacallto

actionforallDSImemberstobecomemoreactively

involvedwithDSIbyvolunteeringtoserveoncommit-

tees,volunteerandserveonregionalboards,partici-

pateinlocalregionalconferencesandspreadthegood

news–DSIisontherise!

DSI NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING RECAP

DSIPresidentJanetHartleycalledtheBoardmeet-

ingtoorderat1pmonMonday,November25withall

Boardmemberspresent,eitherinpersonorviaphone

conference.

MarkFerguson,co-editorofDecisionSciencesjournal,

joinedthemeetingasaguestandpresentedanover-

viewofthestateofDSJwithnumbersreflectingNov.

2018–2019.Highlightsinclude:

• Departmentstructure/editorsreviewed.Withnew

co-editorcomingonboard,mayreviseasneeded.

• Submissionsbyareanumbers:Analytical(32),

Marketing(26),BusinessAnalytics(24),IT/IS(19),

Empirical(19),Health(17),NPD(16),Sustainability

(13),Behavioral(10),Accounting(6),Rev.Manage-

ment(3).

• Newsubmissionsareupfrom462to573–33%

increase.Highnumber(40%)fromChina.

• [email protected]%.Numberofdeskrejects

aregoingdownindicatinghigherqualitysubmis-

sions.

• Reviewerspeedfor2019is34.4days.

• Handfulofpaperswithlargenumberofcitesdrives

impactfactor.

• Reviewertemplatesmaybeimplementedtoassist

incomments,quickerreviews.

TheBoardthankedMarkforhispresentation.This

informationisinvaluableandwillassistindecision-

makingforthejournal.

AstheDSIBoardisincommunicationandconstantly

workingthroughouttheyear,manyactionsaretaken

onbehalfofDSIviaemailvotesinbetweenBoard

meetings.TheseactivitiesallowDSItobemorere-

sponsive,reactiveandcontinueforwardprogresson

itsgoalsandobjectives.Thefollowingmotionswere

madeandapprovedbytheDSIBoardofDirectorsor

theExecutiveCommitteebeforetheNovemberBoard

meetingandreadintotherecord/approvedbythefull

Board:

• MotiontoapproveNEDSICharteraspresentedto

beacceptedandgranted.Motioncarried6/5/2019.

• MotiontoapproveandgranttheWDSICharteras

presented.Motioncarried6/17/19.

• ExecutiveCommitteevote–MotiontoallowAPDSI

toretainincomereceivedfromnon-DSImember

feescollectedfromthe2019APDSIconference.

Moneytobeusedtosupportanylossincurred

bythesponsoringinstitutionand/orsupportan

APDSIBestPaperawardcandidatetoparticipate

inthe2019AnnualConference.Nomoneywillbe

transferred to APDSI for DSI members attending

theconference.Motioncarried7/30/19.

• MotiontoamendthetemplateoftheDSICountry

Charteraspresented.Motioncarried8/29/19.

• MotiontoapprovetheDSIDivisionChartertem-

platewitharevisioninthePublicationssection.

Motioncarried8/29/19.

• ExecutiveCommitteevote–Motiontoamendthe

DivisionandCountryChartertemplatesSection2

–Paragraph4toread:Theorganization,struc-

ture,membership,voting,activities,finances,and

reporting of the same, and all other matters relat-

ingorpertainingthereto,ofthe[INSERTCountry

ChapterName]shallbeconductedinaccordance

withandsubjecttotheBylawsoftheDecision

SciencesInstituteandthePoliciesandProcedures

ofthe[INSERTCountryChapterName].Motion

carriedon9/4/19.

• MotiontoacceptrequestedrevisionsbySWDSIon

theirSWDSICharter.Motioncarriedon9/18/19.

• MotiontoapprovetherecommendedslateofPaul

CronanandJatinder(Jeet)GuptafortheDSILife-

timeDistinguishedEducatorAward.Motioncarried

10/9/19.

• MotiontoapprovetherecommendedslateofRob-

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ertAndrews,MalingEbrahimpourandGyulaVastag

fortheDennisE.GrawoigDistinguishedService

Award.Motioncarried10/9/19.

• MotiontoapprovetheISDSICountryCharteras

presented.Motioncarried10/16/19.

ThefinancialreportwaspresentedbyVPofFinance

AlanMackelprang,whohighlightedincomeand

expendituresforthefiscalyeartodate,includingan

updateontheconferencerevenue/expensesand

specialeventexpendituresthatwerebudgetedover

andabovenormalconferenceexpensesforthe50th

celebration.Yeartodate,DSIcontinuestoremain

inahealthyposition,withaYTDnetof$563,574,

howeveritwastobenotedthatthemajorexpenses

fortheconferencewereyettobepaidandthiswould

takealargeportionofthatbalance.TheFY2018-19

auditwascompletedbyBlazek&Vetterlingandwillbe

presentedtotheBoardwithinthenextweek.

VPMackelprangnotedanissueofconcernwasraised

attheFinancialMattersCommitteemeeting,noting

thatthemerchantprocessingfeeforthenon-member

differentialcollectedattheregionalconferences

wasbeingpaidbytheregions,howeverthebenefit

ofthatfeewasgoingtothehomeoffice.TheBoard

agreedthiswasanexpensesthatshouldbecarried

bythehomeoffice.Amotionwasmadeandpassed

toapproveDSIabsorbingthemerchantservicefee

expensesforthenon-memberfeescollectedbythe

regionsintheirconferenceregistrations.Theprocess

ofthatreimbursementwillbeworkedoutbythehome

officeandtheregionaltreasurers,beginningwiththe

2020conferences.

ExecutiveDirectorLandrumupdatedtheBoardon

homeofficeactivity,notingthatmostworkinthepast

fewmonthswasdedicatedtotheconferenceandthe

specialeventsplannedforthe50thcelebration.She

statedthatDSIhadcompleteditsauditforFY2018-

19andwasintheprocessofpreparingitsForm990

filingwiththeIRS.AllBoardmembersarerequiredto

reviewtheFormbeforefilingandwillreceiveitearly

December.

Interim committee reports were presented. Notably:

• Nominating Committee presented its slate of

candidatesfortheDSIBoardofDirectors,with

theelectiontakingplacelateJanuary.Slatewas

approvedandcanbefoundinthisissueunder

SpecialReports.

• PublicationsCommitteepresentedtheirfinalreport

onthesearchforanewco-editorofDecision Sci-

encesjournal.Fouroutstandingcandidateswere

consideredbythecommittee.Finalrecommenda-

tionwastoapproveXenophenKoufterousasnew

co-editorofDSJwithtermstartingJanuary2020

foraperiodof4years.Recommendationapproved

bytheBoard.

• ConferenceCommitteewillbelookingtorestruc-

turetheconsortiaforthe2020DSIannualconfer-

ence,aswellasidentifyinguptotenfixedlocations

forfutureDSIannualconferences.

• Information Management Committee has been

workingdiligentlyoncreatingaregionalweb

gallerythatmirrorstheDSIwebsitelookbutalso

containcomponentsthathavebeenidentifiedas

important/necessaryelementsofexistingregional

websites.KeepingtheDSIbrandconsistentisim-

portantinitswebpresence.Eachregionwillhave

accesstoandberesponsiblefortheirownpages.

Severalsitesarenearcompletion.Committeeis

alsoinprocessofreviewingExOrdoforfuture

conferences.

• MarketingCommitteehasdevelopedseveral

newinterviewsforthe‘MembersSay’sectionof

thewebsiteandwillbefinalizinganother6soon.

ThecommitteeworkedwiththeDSJeditorsand

promoted and offered a new session at the 2019

DSIAnnualConferencededicatedtotheDSJbest

paperfinalists.Thewinnerwaspresentedatthe

awardsluncheon.Committeecontinuestoworkon

draftingcopyforapromotionalbrochureforDSI.

• MemberServicesCommitteeplannedandhosted

theNewMemberReceptionattheconference

andincorporatedtheDSIBuddyProgramintothis

event.Anewconcept,mimickingspeed-dating,

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wasincorporatedandthisworkedwellasnew

membersmingledandnetworkedwithavarietyof

newandveteranmembers.Committeealsowants

toaddvaluetomembershipbyutilizingtheMem-

berResourcessectionofthewebsitebyadding

resourcessuchasdatasets,teachingcases,etc.

that align with the new AACSB’s standards.

• ProfessionalDevelopmentCommitteeisworkingto

developriskmanagementasaSIGaswellascre-

atingPDW’sforclinicalprofessorsfornextyear’s

conference.

Continuing initiatives the Board has been working on:

• TheEuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitutecharter

wasreceivedfromtheEDSIleadership.Withsome

minorrevisions,thecharterwasaccepted/granted

bytheDSIBoard.ItwasnotedDSIisindiscus-

sionswithChina,ThailandandQatarandhopes

tohaveupdatesonpossiblechartersforthese

countriesbytheFebruarymeeting.

• 2020ConferencePlanning–theBoardapproved

themotionthattheExecutiveDirectormayap-

point a member of DSI to the role of sponsorship

coordinatorforoneyeartoassistwithprocuring

sponsorshipmoniesfortheconference.Thisposi-

tionwillbecompensatedviaapercentageofthe

totalamountobtained.(NOTE:Anyoneinterested

inthispositionistocontactE.D.Landrumatvlan-

[email protected].)

• 2021Conference–TheBoardappointedSriram

Narayanan,MichiganStateUniversity,asConfer-

enceChairforthe2021DSIAnnualConferencein

Boston, MA.

• RodgerCollonsUpdate–Collonscontinuesto

filecontentioussuitsagainstDSIinPennsylvania

courts.HisactionscontinuetoforceDSItoretain

legalservicestorefute.

TheDSImembermanagementsystem,Growth-

Zone,enablesDSItobettermanageandtrack

membershiprenewaldates,paymentsandpro-

videsinvoicesinthemember’sportalforpayment,

downloadandprinting.Theprocessformember

renewalisasfollows:30

daysfrommemberrenewal

due date, an email is sent to

thememberwithaninvoice

attached.Thedateofthe

invoiceistherenewaldate/

deadline.Membersmaypay

directlyfromtheinvoiceviaalinkembeddedwithin.

OrpayfromtheirDSImemberportal.Ifpaymentis

notreceivedbytheduedate,areminderemailis

sent.Ifpaymentisnotreceivedwithin30daysaf-

ter the renewal date, one last email is sent asking

themembertoconfirmtheywishtocontinuetheir

membershipandallowsanothersevendaysfor

aresponse/payment.Ifnoresponseisreceived,

it is assumed the member no longer wishes to

continueasaDSImemberandthemember-

shipisautomaticallydiscontinued.Thiswillvoid

theinvoice.Shouldamemberwishtorenewat

alaterdate,theysimplyJOINagainandtheold

recordwillbeattachedtothenewmembershipto

preservethehistory.

Questions?ContacttheHomeOfficeat713-743-

[email protected].

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mailto:email%20info%40decisionsciences.org?subject=

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Feature Editor: Varun Grover [email protected]

AkeychallengeofthePh.D.experienceis

thatmanyhighlyqualifiedstudentshave

adisconnectonthepurposeofaPh.D.in

abusinessfieldinthefirstplace.Thisis

aseriousproblembecausesuchdiscon-

nectsincreasethelikelihoodofstudents

dropping out of their Ph.D. programs,

increasethetimespentinearningaPh.D.,

anddecreasethelikelihoodoflong-term

academicsuccess.Havingcounseled

andpreparedscoresofstudentsforthe

Ph.D.experienceandhavingcollectively

actedasPh.D.advisorsforscoresmore,

we share some insights on how students

canformrealisticexpectations,sothat

theywillhavebetterearlysuccessinyour

Ph.D.program.Tohelpstudentsshifttoa

realisticmindset,weofferpragmaticadvice

tohelpthemnavigatetheiryearsinintheir

Ph.D.programandincreasetheirlikeli-

hoodofcareersuccess.

SHIFT YOUR MINDSET ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO

Whateverfirst-yearPh.D.studentsthink

aboutgettingaPh.D.inabusinessfield,

ourexperienceisthattheyarelikely

wrongaboutkeyaspectsoftheexperi-

ence;worse,manystudentsdonotfigure

thisuntilaftertheyfinishtheirPh.D.Even

ifstudentshavebeentrainedinabusi-

nessfield,thereisahighlikelihoodthat

theythinkearningaPh.D.meanslearning

appliedskillsorsolvingappliedproblems

orsuccessfullycompletingaseriesof

courses,likeamanagementconsultant.

Iftrainedoutsideofabusinessschool,a

Ph.D.studentlikelydoesnotunderstand

thenuancesofresearchingindustry-

relevanttopics.Here,tohelpstudents

make the transition into a business Ph.D.

program,wecoversomekeyfactsabout

thePh.D.experienceanddispelsomeof

thecommonmythsandmisunderstanding.

Fact: A Ph.D. is a Scientific Research Degree, First and Foremost

Astartingproblemformanyfirst-year

students in business Ph.D. programs is

thattheyseeaPh.D.asanaturalcontinu-

ation of their professional master’s degree

orasanaturalsteptobecomea‘teacher.’

Paul Benjamin Lowry is a Chair Professor and Ph.D. program director in Business IT at the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. He was a tenured Full Professor at both City University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong. His Ph.D. is in MIS from the University of Arizona. He has 121+ journal articles in MISQ, ISR, JMIS, DSJ, and others. He is a department editor at DSJ, and an SE at JMIS, JAIS, and ISJ. His interests are security/privacy, online deviance, computer ethics, HCI, gamification, business analytics, decision sciences, innovation, and supply chains. [email protected]

Jason Bennett Thatcher is an MIS Endowed Faculty Fellow in the Culverhouse College of Business of the University of Alabama. Dr. Thatcher studies strategic, human resource management, and cybersecurity issues related to the effective application of information tech-nologies in organizations. His work appears in the MIS Quarterly, Information Systems

Research, Journal of Applied Psychology, and other refereed outlets. He has served as President of the Association for Information Systems.

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CONT. FROM PG. 27 Bycontrast,aPh.D.inbusinessisaseri-

ousscientificresearchdegree;itisnota

naturalcontinuationofanyprofessional

master’sdegrees,especiallyanMBA.

TraininginbusinessPh.D.programsfocus

onteachingrigorousscientificmethods,

statistics,analytics,andtheoriesinorderto

teachstudentshowtocreateoriginalsci-

entifictheoriesthatinformfindingsrelevant

tobusinessdisciplinesandourindustry

audiences.

Mostfirst-yearstudentsenterwithafalse

notionofwhatbusinessresearchis,unless

theyhaveconductedtheory-andempiri-

cal-basedscientificresearchaspartofa

MasterofSciencedegree.Mostbusiness

studentshavenotbeenexposedtopeer-

reviewedscientificresearch.Materialsin

mostclasses,suchasbusinesscases,

arenot‘research’thatwillqualifyyoufor

tenurelateron.Theabilitytocraftabusi-

nesscasediffersfromthekindofresearch

requiredbytypicaltenure-trackfacultypo-

sitions,whichrequiremultiplepublications

inelitepeer-reviewedscientificjournals.

AbusinessPh.D.trainsstudentstofocus

onpublishinginsuchjournalsinbusiness

fields.

Myth: A Ph.D. is a Teaching Degree

Manyfirst-yearstudentsciteacalling

toteachasareasontoearnabusiness

Ph.D.Inreality,mostbusinessschools

donotrequireaPh.D.toteachinthem,

andmasteringmaterialrequiredtoteach

businesscoursesisdramaticallyeasier

tolearnthanitistolearnhowtoconduct

scientificresearch.MostPh.D.programs

offerlittleformaltrainingonteaching.At

most,aprogrammighthaveonecourse

onteaching,andfacultygenerallyexpect

studentstolearnhowtoteachontheirown.

Yes,itisimportanttomasterteaching;but

savvystudentswaittostartteachinglaterin

theirPh.D.experience(andalsominimize

teachingpreparationsintotheirearlyca-

reer),andfirstfocusonacquiringresearch,

research,andmoreresearchskills.While

enrolledinaPh.D.program,students’first

priorityshouldbeonacquiringtheexper-

tisenecessarytobecomeascholarand

researcher,asopportunitiestoacquire

teachingexpertisewillsurfacelaterinmost

Ph.D. programs and will be abundant at

afirstacademicjob.Frankly,apragmatic

reasonforprioritizingscholarship,isthat

althoughteachingishighlyimportant,itis

anexponentiallyeasierskilltolearntodo

thanisscientificresearch.Goodteaching

doesnotrequireaPh.D.,butgoodresearch

does.Moreover,wewouldarguethatgood

teachingismoreaboutpresentationskills,

empathy,presence,kindness,attentive-

ness,timelyobjectivefeedback,andlisten-

ingthanitisaboutaparticularteachingskill

setordeliverymechanism.Thatisalsowhy

thereisnotonesuccessfulapproachto

teaching;ateachingtechnique(e.g.,lecture

versusflippedclassrooms)thatworks

extremelywellforoneprofessor,oratone

school,canbedisastrousforanotherifhe/

sheprovidespoorfeedbackorisapoor

listener or unaware of institutional norms,

forexample.

Myth: ‘Business’ is your Core Scientific Anchor

SuccessfulPh.D.studentsshouldacquirea

deep understanding of business problems,

especiallyintheirparticularbusinessdisci-

pline(e.g.,Accounting,Finance,Manage-

rialEconomics/Economics,Management,

HumanResources/OrganizationalBehavior,

InformationSystemsorBusinessAnalyt-

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becausebusinessresearchisproblem-cen-

tered,itisimportanttoanchortheirresearch

agendainscience,theoryandeventhe

methods,fromatleastonekey‘reference

discipline.’

Often,businessPh.D.’sanddisciplines

buildonthefollowingreferencedisciplines–

oneofwhichsavvierPh.D.studentsshould

ideallymaster:psychology,sociology,

economics,statistics/analytics,computer

scienceorengineering,andmathematics.

Expertiseinoneortwooftheseiscrucialto

successfullyconductingbusinessresearch,

becauseexpertiseinatleastoneofthese

helpsstudentsunderstandhowtostudy

a business problem, in a manner, that will

offernovelscientificinsight.Forexample,

financeandaccountingrelyheavilyon

economicsandappliedmathematics;

operationsmanagementreliesheavilyon

industrialengineeringandmathematics;

somemanagementdisciplinesrelyheav-

ilyonpsychologyandsomerelyheavily

oneconomics;variationsofanalyticsand

informationsystemsrelyondifferentcombi-

nationsofpsychology,economics,statistics/

analytics,computerscienceorengineering,

andmathematics.Studentsneedcareful

facultymentoringtowiselychoosetheir

referencedisciplines.

Myth: For Academic Credentials, all that Matters is Earning the ‘Ph.D.’

Thisisanespeciallymisleadingnotion,and

thusearlyoninastudent’sPh.D.experi-

ence,he/sheneedstocometogripswith

therealitythatthePh.D.isthestarting

point,nottheculminatingpoint.Complet-

ingaPh.D.isafirststepinacareerpath.

If Ph.D. students master the fundamentals,

theircareerpathbecomeseasier.Better

businessscholarsthinkofearningaPh.D.

morelikeearninganMD:itonlyentitles

themtostartthenextsteps.WithanMD,

doctorscannotpracticemedicinewitha

fulllicenseandboardcertificationwithouta

residencyandfurtherformaltraining.Typi-

cally,thelocationandqualityoftrainingof

anMD’sresidencywillshapeayoungmedi-

caldoctor’scareerpath.LikeMDs,where

andhowayoungfacultymemberstarts

theircareerasaPh.D.matters—seekwork

atthehighestqualityschoolpossible.

Althoughitmaynotfeellikeit,Ph.D.stu-

dentsexertsubstantialcontroloverhow

theystarttheircareers.Manyfreshbusi-

ness Ph.D.’s start as an untenured assistant

professor(worstcase,theystartaspost-

doc’sorinanon-tenuretrackpositions)

andwillhavesixyearstopublishhighlevel

scientificresearchanddoagoodjobwith

teachingandservice.Toearnatenure-track

assistant professor position, PhD. students

needtoaggressivelypursuepublishinghigh

qualityscientificresearch—somethingthat

astudentgreatlycontrolsduringthePh.D.

Unfortunately,toooften,studentsbecome

distractedwritingconferencepapers,book

chapters,orforlowqualityjournals;worse,

someprogramsdothemthedisserviceof

overburdeningthemwithteachingassign-

ments.Theseareseriousproblemsthat

hurtstudentsinthelong-run,becauseonly

topbusinesspublicationswillprovidethem

theopportunitytocompeteforatenure-

trackpositionatahighqualityinstitution.

Moreover,thescientificresearchskills,

theories, and methods that Ph.D. students

masterwillshapetheirpublicationstrategy

foryearstocome.IfaPh.D.studenthas

masteredthemwell,theycreateincreased

likelihoodofearningtenureataquality

institution,andthelegitimacythatcomes


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ES CONT. FROM PG. 29 with it as a permanent member of the

academiccommunity.However,busi-

nessPh.D.swillnotachievefullrespect,

influence,andinternalandexternalpower

untilorunlesstheybecomeafullprofes-

sor,whichtakesaminimumofanothersix

yearsofdemonstratingresearchexcel-

lencesuchthatyouearninternationally

recognition.Afterthis,thereisonemore

possible formal title and honor, although

thisoneishighlyscarcebecauseitisa

highlyresource-intensiveposition:thatis,

earninganendowednamedchairasan

eminentscholar.Tohaveahopeofearning

thesepositionsandrecognitions,aPh.D.

studentneedstoacquireafundamental

masteryofrelevantscientificskillsandan

abilitytocontributetonotonlybusiness

butalsototheirchosenreferentdiscipline.

Thepointofallofthisisthatthechoices

that Ph.D. students make throughout their

program,willshapetheirlife-longcareer

pathinvolvingimmenselearning,growth,

andfrankly,attimes,somepain.APh.D.

onlygivesstudentsalicensetowalkon

thispath;thestepsthattheytakewhile

earningthatlicensematter,sowhatwork

that students do in the program, and what

theylearn,haveimportantimplications.

Myth: It’s About Being a ‘Straight A’ Student

VirtuallyeveryPh.D.studentissmart(if

notbrilliant),hardworking,andhasthe

strongacademicrecordnecessarytoearn

positioninaPh.D.program.Andyes,a

Ph.D.involvesrigorouscoursework,where

studentsstrivetoearntopmarks.However,

itisimportanttorememberthatfinalgrade

earnedincourseworkisasecondarycon-

siderationforaPh.D.;theprimaryempha-

sisisacquiringskillsnecessarytoproduce

originalscientificresearchthatchangesre-

searchandpractice.Itisthusimportantfor

students,especiallyintheirfirsttwoyears,

tocarefullyselectcourseworkthatwill

developtheirabilitytoconducthigh-quality

research,especiallyintermsofcapacityto

employrigorousmethods,createorapply

theory,andapplythemostappropriate

statisticalanalysestotheirwork.

Moreover,althoughmasteringmanystatis-

ticaltechniques,mathematicalequations,

anddatacollectionmethodologies—es-

peciallynowintheeraofbigdata,AI,and

analytics—suchtechniquesalonearejust

part of what will make a Ph.D. student a

successfulresearcher.Ph.D.students

mustdeveloptheabilitytowrite,readex-

ceptionallydifficultarticles,communicate,

workwithothers,innovate,persevere,

provideobjectivecriticalfeedback,andto

createoriginaltheoreticalideas.Infact,

thesemaybethemostimportantskillsin

thelongrun.Consequently,agoodPh.D.

programshouldprimarilyfocusonmold-

ingstudentsintobecomingtruescholar

scientists,notfosteringtheirprofessional-

studentandtest-takingskills.

Conclusion

Toconclude,strongstudentsshould

considertheirPh.D.programexperience

astartingpointintheiracademiccareer,

notaculminatingpoint.Thus,theyshould

thinkofitmoreas‘anapprenticepiece’

thana‘masterpiece.’Theprimarygoalis

toacquiretheskillsnecessarytoconduct

independent,thoughtfulscientificresearch.

Ifdonecorrectly,ayoungscholarwillearn

thehighlyrewardingopportunityforalifeof

continuallearning,influencingthousands

ofstudentsforthebetter,andcontributing

meaningfullytothebroaderscientificdis-

coursetomaketheworldabetterplace.


Dr. Mehmet G. Yalcin is an Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the University of Rhode Island, College of Business. Mehmet held various engineering and managerial positions prior to joining academia where he has been recognized with research and teaching awards.

He is a certified Black Belt in Lean/Six Sigma (LSS), and Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD) and teaches Operations and Supply Chain Management courses to students and practitioners. Dr. Yalcin’s research focus is at the interface of sustainability and innovation with the focal point on Supply Chain Ambidexterity (SCX).

BOOK REVIEW FOR

“THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ORGANIZATIONAL PARADOX”

Edited by Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis, Paula Jarzabkowski, Ann Langley

Oxford University Press, Hardcover, ISBN: 9780198754428, 593 pages, 2017

Mehmet G. Yalcin, Ph.D.

Keywords:paradox,dialectics,dualities

“The linguistic origin of the word paradox derives

from two Greek words para (beyond) and doxa

(belief); a paradox, therefore, is one that is incred-

ible, absurd, or “beyond belief”. Note that, because

it emphasizes going “beyond” conventional belief,

there is a hint of the para-digmatic nature of para-

dox so that a situation may well appear paradoxical

to someone but not to another from a different tradi-

tion, culture, or epoch; there is a relative dimen-

sion in the experience of paradox.” (Smith, Lewis,

Jarzabkowski, Langley, 2017, p. 129)

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whoisadoctoralstudentof

supplychainmanagementin

CollegeofBusinessatThe

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copyofthisbook…

TheOxfordHandbookof

OrganizationParadoxisan

exceptionalandanexcellent

workbySmith,Lewis,Jarz-

abkowskiandLangley.Theeditorsofthebookhave

tremendouslycontributedtotheresearchoforganiza-

tionalparadoxinthepastandthroughthisambitious

work,theyendeavortoascertaintheexistenceofa

classofphilosopherscontributingtotheorganization-

alparadox.Thebookaimstoacceleratetheinterest

inparadoxforthestudents,scholarsandbusiness

professionalsbybringingtogethersomeofthefinest

intellectualsoftheparadoxresearch.

WendyK.SmithearnedherPhDinorganizational

behavioratHarvardBusinessSchoolandcurrentlyis

professorofmanagementatUniversityofDelaware.

Thesecondeditor,MarianneW.Lewisisprofessorof

managementanddeanoftheCassBusinessSchool,

UniversityofLondon.PaulaJarzabkowskiisapro-

fessorofstrategicmanagementattheUniversityof

Londonand,AnnLangleyisaprofessorofmanage-

mentatHECMontreal,Canada.Thebookhasbeen

contributedbyalargenumberofauthorseachchip-

pingintheirworkthroughoneormorechaptersinthe

book.Authorsadoptavarietyoflenses,theories,and

languagetodescribecontradiction,paradox,tensions

anddialectics.

Thebookisorganizedintothreesections.The

firstsection,foundationsandapproaches,hassix

chaptersexaminingandextendingthefoundations

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andbeyondorganizations,containsnineteenchapters

andillustratesparadoxresearchacrossorganizational

phenomenaandlevels.Thethirdandthefinalsection,

engagingparadoxes,hasthreechaptersexploring

thescholarlyengagementwithparadoxfromresearch

methodstoteachingtobusinessengagement.The

bookjuxtaposesparadoxinsightsdrawingondiverse

theoreticalapproachesandapplyingtoabroadrange

of phenomena.

Thebookbeginsbydrawinguponavarietyofdisci-

plinestodiscoverthefoundationalunderstandings

ofparadox.Chaptersin

thefirstsectionhighlight

the limits of assuming

aformaleither/orlogic

whichpreventsthecre-

ativeopportunitiesand

breakthrough thinking. In

Chapter1,Schadidenti-

fiesvariousfoundational

philosophies from formal

Greeklogicandhighlights

thewide-rangingdefini-

tions, assumptions and

implicationsofparadox

acrossfoundationalphi-

losophy.Theauthorarguesthattheliteraturelacksa

systematicoverviewofthephilosophicaltraditionsand

theirlinkstodifferentelementsofparadoxresearch

inmanagement.Tofillthisgap,heusestheterm“ad

fontes”thatmeanstoreturntothesourcesi.e.The

philosophicalroots.Hepresentssixphilosophical

lensesdealingwithparadoxesandpersistenttensions:

logic,Easternphilosophy,dialectics,existentialism,

philosophyoflanguageandpoliticalphilosophy.The

secondhalfofthechaptershowshowthephilosophi-

callensareapplicableatdifferentlevelsofanalysisin

managementresearch,wheresomearemoreappro-

priateforcertainmanagerialchallengesbutaddlittle

toothers.Movingontothesecond(JarrettandVince)

andthird(KellerandChen)chapters,theauthors

exploreindividual-levelengagementandinterac-

tionswithparadox,drawingonpsychoanalysisand

cognitivetheoriesrespectively.Theauthorsargue

thatpsychoanalytictheoriesofferaframeworkforthe

studyofemotionsinorganizationandforthepara-

doxicaltensionsarisingfromemotions.Thechapter

exploresconstructsthatshedlightontheuncon-

sciousdynamicsatworkinorganizations,alongside

examplesillustratinghoworganizationalparadox

canhelptransformunderstandingsofrelationships

ingroupsandorganizations.Likewise,thecogni-

tiveapproachdrivestheresearcherorthemanager

towardscategorizingandhighlightingtheparadoxes.

Theauthorsexaminehowcognitiveprocessesimpact

whyparadoxesemerge

andoutlinesaprocessof

howanindividualexperi-

encesparadoxstarting

with stimuli generated

bymaterialconditions,

followedbyperception,

affectiveresponsesand

consciousoruncon-

sciousreasoningand

finallybyaresponse.

Towardstheendofthe

section,theauthors

examinehowthesocial

factorsdepictparadoxesasarisingfromindividual

andcollectivesensemaking.HoltandZundelin

chapter4explorethemannerinwhichabstractionof

languageprovidesanefficientformofreasoningin

whichoneisabletoidentifyclassesofpeople,things

andactivities.DrawinguponEpimenidestheCretan

statement,“Cretans,alwaysliars”,authorsunfoldhow

anessenceofparadoxwascreated.Moreinteresting-

ly,ChiaandNayakinthelastchapterofthesection

shedlightonhowEastandWestculturesapproach

todealwithparadoxes.TheWestononehandiswell

awareoftheshortcomingsandlimitationsofformal

logic,languageandreason,whereas,theEastonthe

otherhandisrichinparadoxes.InEasternthought,

paradoxisthenormratherthantheexception.Chi-

neselanguage,inparticular,differssubstantiallyfrom

“Chapters in the first section highlight the limits of assuming a formal either/or logic which prevents the creative opportunities and breakthrough thinking.”


theausterelanguageandlogicoftheWest.Tounder-

standChineseistolearnto“decrypttheconversations

andtoconstantlyseekalternativemeanings”.Not

onlythelanguage,eventhetraditionalphilosophical

streamsintheEastareconcernedwiththeconductof

life, as well as with the relation between the indi-

vidualandthewhole.Perhapsthemostrecognizable

Orientalsymbol,Yin/Yang,symbolizesinterdepen-

dent opposites. Chia and

Nayakendthechapterby

recognizingdivisionsand

distinctionsthatemerge

fromtheabstractionsof

our mind.

Inthesecondsection,

theauthorsapplypara-

doxicallensestodifferent

organizational theories

andphenomena,extend-

ingintuitionswithineach

of these domains, while at

the same time broadening

the knowledge of para-

dox.Inchapter7,Bom-

melandSpicerprovidea

criticaltheoryperspective

onparadox.Theauthors

discussthemainprin-

ciplesofCriticalManage-

mentStudies(CMS)andexaminetheparadoxesthat

existwithintheCMS.TheprimaryrelationofCMSto

paradoxtheoryisthatCMStriestomakeorganiza-

tionalcontradictionsexplicitbycriticallyscrutinizing

mainstream management and organization studies.

However,authorsarguethatCMSyethasbeenless

successfulatfindingwaystocopewithparadoxes.

Theprimaryreasongivenbytheauthorsisthepara-

siticaspectofCMSsinceitsexistenceisbasedon

thethingsagainstwhichitrebels.Movingforward,in

chapter8,TraceyandCreedexpressdisappointment

in how institutional theorists had shown little interest

inparadox.Theyintroducetheinstitutionaltheoryand

arguethattheintersectionofparadoxandinstitutional

theorychallengesthecriticalissuesaroundsocial

status,race,gender,etc.Ononehandinstitutional

theoryportraysfeaturesthatreinforceexistingsocial

order,whereasontheother,paradoxtheoryexplores

wheresuchfaultlinesexist.Authorsarguethat

institutionalandparadoxtheoristsshouldtakeinto

accountmuchbroaderrangeofactorsandorgani-

zationalsettingstoconsiderproblemsthatstretch

beyondmanagerial

concernsandcorporate

performance,toinstead

focusontheparadoxes

deeprootedinsocialis-

suesfacingthesocieties

andeconomies.Drawing

fromtwovignettes;1)

slavetradingand2)din-

ing ritual at Cambridge

University,authorsdepict

institutionalparadoxes

thatcharacterizethe

mostdeep-rootedand

contentioussocialissues

facingthesocietiesand

economies.Similarly,in

chapter9,Besharovand

Sharmaintroducethe

conceptoforganizational

identityintheparadox

domain and argue that it

sharesunderlyingconceptswithparadoxwhilehigh-

lightingthecontradictoryyetinterdependentnatureof

featuresoforganizationalidentitywhichcansurface

new,valuableinsights.Theiranalysisfocusedonfour

keytensions:socialrealityversussocialconstruc-

tion,stableversusdynamic,multipleversussingular

andincompatibleversussynergistic.Onsimilarlines,

authorsinchapter10bringtheconceptofpluralism

andparadoxtogethertodiscusstheirpossibleinter-

relationandtheimplicationsforthestudyofparadox

withinorganizations.Likewise,chaptersthatfollow

underline different theories and phenomena’s that re-

latetoorganizationalparadox.Forinstance,chapter

11(Cameron)explainshowparadoxisillustratedin

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“...how cognitive processes impact why paradoxes emerge and outlines a process of how an individual experiences paradox starting with stimuli generated by material conditions, followed by perception, affective responses and conscious or unconscious reasoning and finally by a response.”


theemergingfieldofstudyi.e.PositiveOrganizational

Scholarship(POS).TheconceptofPOSincorporates

thenotionof“thepositive”whichfocusesonextraor-

dinarilypositiveoutcomesoftheorganization.Cor-

respondingly,authorsinchapter12shedlightonhow

managersdealwithtensionsthatinvolveconflicting

moralvalues.TheyintroducetheconceptofEcono-

miesofWorth(EW),whereactorsevaluatetheworth

of things and people in

situations of disputes

withinandacrosssocial

spheres.Mostparadoxes

haveamoraldimension

whichislargelyover-

lookedintheexisting

studies.Authorscom-

prehensivelypresentthe

commonalitiesanddiffer-

encesinEWandparadox

frameworks and suggest

thattheseelementscan

beleveragedbyparadox

scholarstotheorizethe

normativedimensionofparadoxes.

Learningtensionsbetweenexplorationandexploita-

tionaretheparadoxicalrelationshipthathasattracted

thegreatestresearchinrecentyears(SmithandLew-

is,2011).Recentscholarlydebatehasclaimedthatthe

firm’sabilitytobalanceexplorationandexploitationis

associatedwithimprovedlong-termfirmperformance.

Authorsinthechapter16arguethattheorganizations

tendtoexperiencethreedistinctivestagesofmanag-

ingtheambidexteritytensions;initiationstagewhere

paradoxesareidentifiedanddefined,contextualiza-

tionstagetodesignprocessestomanagetensions

andlastly,implementationstagetoworkthroughthe

paradoxindailyoperations.

Anotherequallyinterestingtopicissustainabilitywhich

hasbecomeabuzzwordinmanagementandpolitics.

Chapter18(Jay,SoderstromandGrant)examines

theimportanttopicofparadoxesofsustainability.The

aimofthesustainabilityistoachievea“win-win”for

organization,andthesociety,however,thisagenda

oftenclasheswithparadoxesarisingduetoinad-

equacyofresourcesandpluralityofviewpointsfrom

numerousstakeholdersinvolved.Theauthorsinthis

chapterexplorethe“contradictoryyetinterrelated”

elementsthatexistsimultaneouslyovertimeintheory

andpracticeofsustainability.Theyhavedonean

amazingjobbydrawingonarangeofexamplesto

provehowsustainable

paradoxesaresalient

to the organizations

and the stakeholders

involved.Authorsargue

thatpluralityofstake-

holdersactasadefining

featureforsustainability

effortswhichmayleadto

companiesundertaking

aprocessofstakeholder

engagement and man-

agement.Consequently,

thisengagementmay

resultinachangefrom

dominantpracticestoanewsetofsustainability-

orientedpractices.Forexample,facingtheaftermath

ofRanaPlazacollapseinBangladesh,H&Mchanged

theirprevioussuppliermanagementprocessesand

alsoaddedmetricsforemployeewages,costoflabor,

safetyinspections,tookmorecontrolovercertainfac-

toriesandjoinedindustryaccordsforworkersafety.

Towardstheendofthechaptertheauthorspresent

thestrategiestorespondtotheparadoxesembedded

insustainableinitiatives,includingamixofdefensive

strategiesthatseekshort-termrelieffromparadox

andactivestrategiesthatacknowledgeparadoxina

moreenduringway(Jarzabkowski).

Section2comprisesthecruxofthebookwhere

authorsexaminetheinterplaybetweenparadoxand

variedtheoreticallensesandapproaches.Phenom-

ena’ssuchastemporality,humanresourceman-

agement(HRM),creativityandindividualidentity

arereviewedtodeterminehowtheyfuelreinforcing

cyclesandcontributetoparadoxframework.Towards

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“The West on one hand is well aware of the shortcomings and limitations of formal logic, language and reason, whereas, the East on the other hand is rich in paradoxes.”


theendofthissection,theauthorsemphasizethe

consequenceofthedividebetweenacademicand

practitionerthatraisessomeoftheultimatetensions

aroundhowtoaddresscoreproblems.Theduality

thatexistsbetweenthetwopartiesisconsistentwith

theexpectationthattherelationshipbetweenthem

reflectsunderlyingparadoxes.Theauthorsportraythe

similaritiesbetweenacademicsandpractitionersas

theybelieveitwouldhelpprovidecommongroundthat

canformthebasisforbuildingrelationshipsbetween

them.Finally,thesection

isendedbypresenting

apractice-theoryframe-

workwhichisbased

onsocialconstruction

andeverydaypractice

thatcangeneratenew

understandings about

paradoxes.Usingrichex-

amples, the authors are

abletolayoutaresearch

agendathatexplores

the mutual interests of

thetwoapproachesand

enablespracticetheoryto

address some of the un-

derdiscoveredelements

inparadoxstudies.

Thethirdandfinalsectionofthebookistitledas

engagingparadoxesandportraystheexperiencesof

theauthorsasscholars,teachersandconsultants.The

authorsunderscoretheimportanceofthebusiness

schoolinstructorsincreatingappropriateconditions

throughwhichstudentscanseeandappreciatethe

paradoxicalnatureoftensionsinrealcontext.They

proposethatparadoxesshouldbegivenimportance

throughcapstoneconsultancycoursesandrecom-

mendspecificsuggestionsabouthowtodevelop

curriculumforanMBAcapstonecourseoutliningthe

implicationsofparadoxtheory.Lastly,throughacase,

theauthorsendthebookbydescribingtheexperi-

enceofcitizensandpublicofficialsinCharleston,SC

astheyappliedtheparadoxicalapproachtoaddress

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paradoxicalapproachwasthePolarityApproachfor

ContinuityandTransformation(PACT)whichwas

incorporatedintheCharlestonPoliceDepartment.

OnJune17,2015atragedytookplaceinCharleston

wherenineparishionerswerekilledbyagunman.Ac-

knowledgingthetensionsbetweenvariousgroupsin

thecommunity,CharlestonpoliceusedthePACTto

addressthetensionsatadeeperlevel.Theprocess

promotedofferingideasforimprovementsthatpolice

andcitizenscanmake

together and, dem-

onstrated that all the

involvedpartiessup-

portedleveraging“and”

thinking to strengthen

relationships amongst

eachother.Theending

ofthebookatsucha

highnoteprovokesusto

introduceparadoxinto

ourownlivesbyoffering

us tools, models and

examplestohelpusdo

so.

Thisbookisundoubt-

edlyoneofthemost

comprehensiveonesI

haveevercameacrossaccentuatingtheparadoxes

of knowledge. As it is said that the more we know,

the more we know we do not know, the authors in this

bookuncoverhowmuchthereistolearn.Thebook

ishighlyrecommendedforthestudentsandscholars

whoareactivelyinvolvedintheparadoxresearch.

Eachchapterofthebookinspiresnewresearch

questions,motivatefuturealliances,andencourage

provocativeresearch.Moreover,thebookishighly

advisedforthepractitionersaswell,whofacepara-

doxes/dilemmasondailybasis.Drawingontheex-

amplesgiveninthebook,theycanacknowledgehow

crucialitistocomplementthe“or”thinkingwith“and”

thinkingtoenhancestrength,reducepolarizationand

improvequalityoflife.Welldoneallthecontributors!

“Paradoxes should be given importance through capstone consultancy courses and recommend specific suggestions about how to develop curriculum for an MBA capstone course outlining the implications of paradox theory.”


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Editor, Matthew Drake, Duquesne University Editor-in-Chief, June Wei, University of West Florida Editor-in-Chief, Binshan Lin, Louisiana State University in Shreveport Editor-in-Chief, Jiaqin Yang, Georgia College and State University Editor-in-Chief, Kai S. Koong, Tuskegee UniversityEditor-in-Chief, Kongkiti Phusavat, Kasetsart University, Thailand Editor-in-Chief, June Wei, University of West Florida Editor-in-Chief, Alex Koohang, Middle Georgia State University Co-Editor-in-Chief, Barbara B. Flynn, Indiana UniversityAssociate Editor, David Shonk, James Madison University

All questions should be addressed to:

Dr. Ping Wang 2020 SEDSI Program Chair

Department of Computer Information Systems / Business Analytics MSC 0202, James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA 22807 [email protected], 540-568-3055

For more information and various meeting related forms, please visit the SEDSI website: www.sedsi.org

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute Dr. Ping Wang – 2020 Program Chair

Registration Is OpenRegular DSI Member $235Regula Non-DSI Member $280Emeritus DSI Member $135Emeritus Non DSI Member $180Student DSI Member $135Student Non DSI Member $180

Don't forget to make your hotel reservations at the Francis Marion Hotel - Historic District!

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Photo 1 (left to right): Quinton Nottingham and William Carper

Photo 2 (left to right): Cheryl Aasheim (Program Chair), Chris McCart (VP Finance), Johnny Rungtusanatham (DSI Past President)

Photo 3 (left to right): SEDSI Officers – Chris McCart, Drew Rosen, Jay Teets (back), Sara Kiser, Mauro Falasca (back), Shona Morgan

SEDSI: NETWORKING, LEARNING, & VALUE

The49thAnnualMeetingoftheSouth-

eastDecisionSciencesInstitute(SEDSI)

washeldonFebruary20-22,2019atthe

MarriottRiverfrontinSavannah,Georgia.

Theconferencebroughttogetherover155

attendeesinterestedinthedecisionsci-

ences.Asaresultofintentionalplanning

bytheProgramChair,CherylAasheim

(GeorgiaSouthernUniversity),themeeting

hadsomethingforeveryone.Theconfer-

enceprovidedawiderangeofpanels,

speakers,andvendorstocreatesignificant

learning and engagement opportunities for

attendees.

SEDSI2019hadanotherimpressive

collectionofsubmissions,bothinterms

ofquantityandquality.Theconference

continuestoprovideexcellentopportuni-

ties for attendees to grow their skill sets

andnetworkwithcolleagues.TheData,

AnalyticsandStatisticsInstruction(DASI)

Trackhadninesessionsforattendeesto

discussbestpracticesindeliveringcurri-

culatotrainstudentstouselargevolumes

ofdatatoimprovedecision-making.The

DASITrackalongwiththeInnovative

Education,TeachingandPedagogyTrack

providedawideselectionoftopicssuchas

designingclassprojects,enhancingonline

instruction,andusingelectronictextbooks

intheclassroom.Othersessionshigh-

lightedtheimportanceofdecisionmaking

inbusinessintelligenceanddatamining,

informationtechnology,andcybersecurity

to name a few.

ThisyearSEDSIwelcomedMatthew

Drake(DuquesneUniversity),Editorof

theDecisionSciencesJournalofInnova-

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tiveEducation(DSJIE),totheconference

to lead a session on publishing in DSJIE.

Betweensessions,conferenceattendees

wereabletovisitwithexhibitorsfromThe

CaseCentre,JMP-SAS,Minitab,and

Hawkes Learning.

Generoussponsorshipsfromcollegesand

universities(JamesMadisonUniversity,

PresbyterianCollege,RoanokeCollege,

RandolphMaconCollege,ClaytonState

University,GeorgiaSouthern,Virginia

Tech,VirginiaCommonwealth,andLander)

madethePresident’sReceptionandLunch

aswellascoffeebreaks,invitingopportuni-

tiestonetworkwithfriendsandrecognize

thehardworkofcolleagues.Trackchairs,

reviewers,officers,andselectresearchers

allreceivedcertificatesatthePresident’s

Luncheon.

Weareactivelyplanningourupcoming

meetingscheduledforFebruary12-14.

2020inCharleston,SouthCarolina.This

willbethe50thanniversaryofSEDSI.We

plantocelebrateoursuccessoverthe

yearsandwelcomeyoutojoinus.For

moreinformationaboutSEDSI,pleasevisit

our web site at http://www.sedsi.orgorcon-

tactthecurrentProgramChair,PingWang,

at [email protected].

Photo 4 (left to right): Student Paper Winners - Tyler Adams, Marissa Black, Daniel Rundell, Sara Walenceus

Photo 5 (left to right): Burci Adivar, Lauren Davis, Shona Morgan, Murat Adivar

Photo 6 (left to right): Suzie Smith (SEDSI Past President), Reza Kheirandish (SEDSI President), Alan Mackelprang (DSI VP-Finance), Vivian Landrum (DSI Executive Director)

Photo 7 (left to right): Reza Kheirandish (President), Suzie Smith (Past-President)

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The REAL 50th ANNUAL MEETING

Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, March 11-14, 2020 Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, TX

Program Chair, Daniel Peak, University of North Texas, [email protected]. For more information, refer to the conference website: www.swdsi.org/SWDSI2020

We recently discovered that 2020 is really the 50th Annual SWDSI Conference!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPENHere are the registration costs for SWDSI 2020 San Antonio, TX

FBD Registration Fee ................................................. ......................$100.00FBD Student Member Registration Fee ...............................................$50.00SWDSI Registration Fee For DSI Member ............................................$60.00SWDSI Registration Fee for non-DSI Member .....................................$105.00Student Registration for DSI Member.................................................$15.00Student Registration for non-DSI Member.........................................$60.00

Remember to make your hotel reservations at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk.

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CONT. FROM PG. 42 Distinguished Paper Awards. Distinguished paper awards will be presented to the outstanding papers.

Student Papers. Up to three cash awards for student papers will be presented. Papers submitted in the student track must be solely of student authorship. Watch the SWDSI website for information about a Doctoral Student Consortium.

Fast Track Journal Reviews. The papers nominated for the best paper awards will be recommended to a group of journal editors for another round of fast track peer review and possible publication in these journals:

www.inderscience.com/ijmc www.inderscience.com/ijef www.inderscience.com/ijss www.inderscience.com/eg

International Journal of Mobile Communications International Journal of Electronic Finance International Journal of Services and Standards Electronic Government: An International Journal Studies in Business and Economics www.qu.edu.qa/business/journal/

• Workshop: Python and the Jupyter Notebook environment for data analysis, University of CentralArkansas, [email protected]

TRACKS & CHAIRS

• Accounting and Ethics, Mary Fischer, University of Texas at Tyler, [email protected]• Decision Support and Expert Systems, Binshan Lin, Louisiana State University at Shreveport,

[email protected]• E-Commerce and Social Networking Gina Harden, Stephen F. Austin State University,

[email protected]• Economics, Law and Finance, M. Kabir Hassan, The University of New Orleans, [email protected]• Enterprise Systems (ERP), Information Security and Privacy, Mohammad I. Merhi, Indiana University

South Bend, [email protected]• Innovative Education, Pamela Rogers, Stephen F. Austin State University, [email protected]• Internet of Things and Big Data, John Seydel, Arkansas State University, [email protected]• Management Information Systems, Mike Ellis, University of Central Arkansas, [email protected]• Management, Healthcare and Org Behavior Venugopal Gopalakrishna-Remani, University of Texas

at Tyler, [email protected]• Marketing and International Business, Thiagarajan Ramakrishnan (Ram), Prairie View A&M

University, [email protected]• Operations and Project Management, Balaji Janamanchi, Texas A&M IU, [email protected]• Quantitative Methods, Quality and Business Analytics, Robert Pavur, U of North Texas,

[email protected]• Supply Chain, Logistics and UAVs, Mary Helen Fagan, University of Texas at Tyler,

[email protected]• Student Track, Gayle Prybutok, University of North Texas, [email protected]• Special Panels, S. Mantravadi, University of West Florida, [email protected]• Proceedings Editor, Will Senn, Emporia State University, [email protected]

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Call for Papers

WESTERN DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Forty-Ninth Annual Meeting, April 7th – April 10th, 2020

Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront 1401 SW Naito Parkway,

Portland, Oregon, 97201 USA

Submission Deadline: October 25, 2019 WDSI is the Western Regional Subdivision of the

Decision Sciences Institute

CALL FOR PAPERS TOPICAL AREAS AND TRACKS Papers are invited in, but not limited to, the topical areas listed. Full papers are double-blind reviewed first by referees and abstracts are reviewed by Track Chairs. Accepted papers and abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings at the option of the author(s). Copyright of the papers will stay with the author(s). Paper submission acknowledges that the author will register for the conference and present, in person, the paper at the time specified in the conference program. Panels, workshops, and tutorials on current topics of interest, and other special sessions are also planned. Please contact the Program Chair, if you are interested in any of these.

Accounting: Salem Boumediene, Montana State University Billings, [email protected] Business Analytics and Data-Driven Decision Making: Abbas Heiat, Montana State University Billings, [email protected] Business Environment - Strategy, Policy, Law, Ethics: Xia Zhao, California State University Dominguez Hills, [email protected] Finance and Investment: Pia Gupta, California State University Long Beach, [email protected] and KC Chen, California State University Fresno, [email protected] Hospitality Management and Marketing: Natasa Christodoulidou and Keong Leong, California State University Dominguez Hills, [email protected] and [email protected] Innovative Education: Rita Kumar, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, [email protected] Internet and e-Business: Albert Huang, University of the Pacific, [email protected] and David Yen, Sunny Oneonta, [email protected] Management Information System: Marcus Rothenberger, University of Nevada Las Vegas, [email protected] Management Science and Quantitative Methods: Seong-Jong Joo, Air Force Institute of Technology, [email protected] Management, Entrepreneurship and Organization: Cindy Sutton, Metropolitan State University of Denver, [email protected] Marketing: Sally Baalbaki-Yassine, Metropolitan State University of Denver, [email protected] Military Applications: Eddine Dahel, Naval Postgraduate School, [email protected] and Jeremy Jordan, Air Force Institute of Technology, [email protected] Modeling and Simulation: Khosrow Moshirvaziri, California State University Long Beach, [email protected] and Mahyar Amouzegar, University of New Orleans, [email protected] Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Stanley Griffis, Michigan State University, [email protected] and John Bell, University of Tennessee, [email protected] Public Policy and Public Administration: Rui Sun and Theodore Byrne, California State University Dominguez Hills, [email protected] and [email protected] Sustainability Issues in Decision Making: Yuanjie He, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, [email protected]

PROGRAM CHAIR

Salem Boumediene, Montana State University Billings

BEST PAPER AWARDS

Accepted regular papers will be considered for the Decision Sciences and Information Systems Honor Society, Alpha Iota Delta, Best Paper Awards in the following categories:

• Applications • Case Studies • Environmental Issues • Interdisciplinary Issues • Theoretical Research • Empirical Research

In addition, awards will be given for the best undergraduate student paper and the best graduate student paper.

JUNIOR FACULTY AWARDS

The governing board of the Western Decision Sciences Institute (WDSI) has approved funding for a number of $500 awards to support tenure-track faculty to attend the 2020 WDSI annual meeting. For details, please refer to the conference website, https://wdsi2020.org

IMPORTANT DATES

Submissions Begin: June 1st, 2019 - https://wdsi2020.exordo.com Submission Deadline: October 25th, 2019 Notification of Acceptance: November 15, 2019 Camera-Ready Manuscript Submission Deadline: January 15, 2020

REGIONAL CONTACTS China, Hong Kong, Taiwan: Shin-Yuan Hung, National Chung Cheng

University, [email protected] and Yue “Jeff” Zhang, California State University-Northridge, [email protected]

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MWDSIPresident:SanjayKumar,ValparaisoUniversity

Past President:PeggyDanielsLee,IndianaUniversityPurdueUniversity–Indianapolis

Transition Team:

JaideepMotwani,GrandValleyStateUniversity

DianeH.Parente,PennStateUniversity-Erie

JohnParente,MercyhurstUniversity

StephanieEckerd,IndianaUniversityPurdueUniversity–Indianapolis

SanjeevJha,ValparaisoUniversity

JanainaSiegler,ButlerUniversity

Archivist:XiaodongDeng,OaklandUniversity

V.P. of Technology: Sourish Sarkar, Penn State University–Erie

NEDSIPresident:DougHales,UniversityofRhodeIsland

President-Elect:EricStein,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,Malvern

Immediate Past President:NesetHikmet,Universityof South Carolina

Program Chair 2020:EffieStavrulakiandGangLi,BentleyUniversity

Program Chair-Elect 2021: Dinseh Pai, PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,Harrisburg

VP Communications:HalRavinder,MontclairStateUniversity

VP Member Services:CarolynLamacchiaBloomsburgUniversityofPennsylvania

SEDSIPresident:TobinTurner,PresbyterianCollege

President-Elect:CherylAasheim,GeorgiaSouthernUniversity

Past President:RezaKheirandish,ClaytonStateUniversity

Program Chair:PingWang,JamesMadisonUniver-sity

Program Chair-Elect: TBA

Secretary:SaraKiser,AlabamaStateUniversity

V.P. Finance:ChrisMcCart,RoanokeCollege

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V.P. Planning & Development:MauroFalasca,EastCarolinaUniversity

V.P. Publications: Shona Morgan, North Carolina A&TUniversity

SWDSIPresident:KhaledAlshare,QatarUniversity

President-Elect:MatthewLindsey,StephenF.AustinStateUniversity

Program Chair:DanPeak,UniversityofNorthTexas

Program Chair-Elect:VenugopalGopalakrishna-Remani,TheUniversityofTexasatTyler

Past President:MarkMcMurtrey,UniversityofCentral Arkansas

Secretary:BalajiJanamanchi,TexasA&MUniversity

VP–Finance:LynneCagleCox,UniversityofNorthTexas

VP – Member Services:GinaHarden,StephenF.AustinStateUniversity

VP – Student Liaison:GaylePrybutok,UniversityofNorthTexas

Regional Archivist: PeggyLane,UniversityofLouisiana Monroe

WDSIPresident:OmerBenli,CaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach

President-Elect:TheodoreByrne,CaliforniaStateUniversity,DominguezHills

Immediate Past President:AlbertHuang,UniversityofthePacific

Vice President and Program Chair: Salem Boumediene,MontanaStateUniversity–Billings

Vice President and Program Chair-Elect: Pia Gupta,CaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach

Vice President for Advancement and Marketing: Yuanjie(Ed)He,CalPolyPomona

Treasurer/Secretary:SheldonSmith,UtahValleyUniversity

Director of Information Systems:KhosrowMoshirvaziri,CaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach


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EDSIPresident:JanOlhager,LundUniversity

President-Elect:MarkkuKuula,AaltoUniversity

Immediate Past President:MarcoSartor,Universityof Udine

European VP at DSI:CarmelaDiMauro,Universityof Catania

Secretary/Treasurer:GuidoOrzes,FreeUniversityofBozen-Bolzano

OFFICERS OF OUR INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL SUBDIVISIONS

ISDSIPresident: M.P. Jaiswal, Indian Institute of Management

Immediate Past President:AbhijeetK.Digalwar,BITSPilani

Vice President:E.B.Khedkar,PuneUniversity

Immediate Past Vice President:RaviKumarJain,SymbiosisInstituteofBusinessManagement

Vice President (At Large):Ramachandran(Nat)Natarajan,TennesseeTechUniversity

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OPEN POSITIONS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

TheDecisionSciencesInstitutewebsiteprovidesalistingofopenacademicpositions.BelowyouwillfindPlacementListingsforJuly

8–October9,2019.Formoredetailsontheseandotherpositionlistings,aswellasapplicantlistings,visittheDSIwebsite–decision-

sciences.orgReadytopostaposition?Guidelinesonhowtolistyourpositioncanbefoundthereaswell.

POSTING DATE INSTITUTION LOCATION JOB TITLE JOB TYPE AREA OF INTEREST

1/8/20 Minnesota State Uni-versityMoorhead

Moorhead, MN USA Assistant Professor of Man-agement

Full-Time,TenureTrack

BusinessAnalytics

1/7/20 CityUniversityofHongKong

KowloonTong,HongKong

Head of Department of Man-agementSciences

Full-Time ManagementSciences

1/7/20 KeanUniversity Union, NJ USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

ManagementInformationSystems

12/19/19 BowlingGreenStateUniversity

BowlingGreen,OhioUSA

Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack


12/12/19 PennStateWilkes-Barre

Lehman, PA USA Lecturer/AssistantTeachingProfessorinInformationSci-ences&Technology

Full-Time InformationSystems

11/19/19 TheCollegeatBrockport,SUNY

Brockport,NYUSA LecturerofManagement Full-Time,10monthsNonTen-ureTrack

ManagementInformationSystems,Produc-tion/Operations Management, Business Analytics

11/19/19 MacEwanUniversity Edmonton, AB Canada

Assistant Professor of Sup-plyChainManagement

Full-Time,TenureTrackProbation-aryAppointment

Education,SupplyChainManagement

11/18/19 Ohio Northern Uni-versity

Ada, OH USA Assistant Professor of Op-erationsandSupplyChainManagement


SupplyChainLogistics,OperationsMan-agement

11/15/19 California State Uni-versityFullerton

Fullerton, CA USA Assistant/AssociateProfes-sor


Statistics,BusinessAnalytics

11/15/19 WashingtonUniver-sitySt.Louis

St. Louis MO USA Lecturer Full-Time Operations/ManufacturingManagement

11/15/19 MiamiUniversity Oxford,OHUSA AssistantTeachingProfes-sor/Lecturer

Full-Time Foundations of Business/Business Com-munications,InformationSystems

11/13/19 California State Uni-versitySanMarcos

SanMarcos,CAUSA


BusinessAnalytics;OperationsandSupplyChain Management

11/13/19 Metropolitan State University

St.Paul, MN USA Open-RankProfessor Full-Time SupplyChainManagement,InternationalBusiness,

Marketing

11/12/19 WinthropUniversity RockHill,SCUSA Assistant Professor of Busi-nessAnalytics


BusinessAnalytics

11/12/19 UniversityofMas-sachusettsLowell

Lowell, MA USA Assistant Professor of Operations&InformationSystems(OIS)


Operations&InformationSystems(OIS)

11/8/19 California State PolytechnicUniver-sityPomona

Pomona, CA USA Assistant Professor of Com-puterInformationSystems


ComputerInfo.Systems,NetworkSe-curity,InformationSystemsAuditing,ITInfrastructure

11/8/19 Old Dominion Uni-versity

Norfolk, VA USA Assistant Professor of Infor-mationTechnology


InformationTechnology

11/8/19 Old Dominion Uni-versity

Norfolk, VA USA Assistant Professor of Busi-nessAnalytics


BusinessAnalytics

11/8/19 FloridaGulfCoastUniversity

FortMyers,FLUSA Assistant Professor of Data Analytics

Full-Time,9-Months

DataAnalytics


FortMyers,FLUSA Assistant/AssociateProfes-sorofSupplyChainManage-ment

Full-Time,9-Months

SupplyChainManagement

11/6/19 MiddleTennesseeStateUniversity

Murfreesboro,TNUSA


BusinessIntelligence/Analytics,BigDataand Database

11/6/19 Penn State Erie Erie, PA USA Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems



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11/4/19 MassachusettsIn-stituteofTechnology(MIT)

Cambridge, MA USA Dual Appointment Position Full-Time,TenureTrack

MaterialsScience,Engineering

11/4/19 CorvinusUniversityBudapest

Budapest,Hungary Associate/FullProfessor Full-Time SupplyChainManagement,BusinessAna-lytics,InformationSystems,Accounting

11/4/19 PurdueUniversityFortWayne

FortWayne,INUSA Assistant Professor of OperationsManagement&BusinessAnalytics


OperationsManagement,BusinessAnalyt-ics,OperationsResearch,ManagementScience

10/30/19 GeorgeMasonUniversity

Fairfax,VAUSA Assistant/AssociateProfes-sor of ISOM Information Systems

Full-Time InformationSystems,OperationsManage-ment

10/29/19 UniversityofHous-ton Downtown

Houston,TXUSA Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems



10/28/19 IEUniversity Madrid, Spain Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

Operations Management

10/24/19 TheUniversityofWesternAustralia

Perth,WesternAustralia

Lecturer/SeniorLecturerinBusinessAnalytics


Business&Management

10/24/19 VinUniversity Hanoi, Vietnam Professor/Lecturer Full-Time Economics/BusinessAnalytics,Statistics,SupplyChainManagement,Entrepreneur-ship

10/23/19 UniversityofHous-ton

Houston,TXUSA Assistant Professors TenureTrack ManagementInformationSystems,SupplyChain Management

10/23/19 PennStateSchuylkill SchuylkillHaven,PA USA

Assistant Professor of ProjectandSupplyChainManagement



10/21/19 MichiganStateUniversity

East Lansing, MI USA


Sourcing,/SupplyChainManagement,Operations

10/21/19 UniversityofMin-nesota

Minneapolis, MN USA

AssistantProfessor(JobID#333674)



10/21/19 Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL USA Visiting Professor Full-TimeorPart-Time

OperationsManagement,SupplyChain Management

10/21/19 UniversityofMis-souri

Columbia, MO USA Assistant Professor of Sup-plyChainManagement



10/21/19 NewMexicoStateUniversity

LasCruces,NMUSA Assistant/AssociateProfes-sor in Management


SupplyChainManagement,Operations,Strategy

10/21/19 CityUniversityofHongKong

HongKong,China Head of Department of Infor-mationSystems

FullTime ManagementInformationSystems

10/18/19 MassachusettsIn-stituteofTechnology(MIT)

Cambridge, MA USA Assistant/AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time Education,Civil/EnvironmentalEngineering

10/17/19 California State Uni-versityNorthridge

Northridge , CA USA Assistant Professor of Busi-nessAnalytics


BusinessAnalytics,DataScience,AppliedStatistics

10/17/19 California State Uni-versityNorthridge

Northridge , CA USA Assistant Professor of Busi-nessAnalytics&OperationsManagement


BusinessAnalytics,OperationsManage-ment/Research

10/17/19 Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD USA Instructor/AssistantProfes-sorofOperations&DataAnalytics


DataAnalytics,Operations/QuantitativeManagement

10/17/19 College of Charles-ton

Charleston, SC USA Assistant Professor of Busi-nessAnalytics


BusinessIntelligence,DataMining/Manage-ment/Visualization

10/16/19 NiagaraUniversity Lewiston, NY USA Assistant Professor of Man-agement



10/16/19 UniversityofTexasPermian Basin

OdessaTX,USA Assistant/AssociateProfes-sor of Management


Operations Management

10/16/19 UniversityofMis-souriKansasCity

KansasCity,MOUSA

Open Rank Full-Time,TenureTrack


10/14/19 UniversityofSouth-ern Indiana

Evansville,INUSA Assistant Professor of Com-puterInformationSystems

Full-Time ComputerInformationSystems,InformationSciences

10/14/19 NanjingAuditUni-versity

Nanjing,China Assistant/AssociateProfes-sor


OperationsResearch,Management/Deci-sionSciences,OperationsManagement

10/11/19 UniversityofTexasSan Antonio

SanAntonio,TXUSA

Assistant Professor TenureTrack SupplyChain&OperationalAnalytics,AI/DataMining/DecisionScience


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10/11/19 TheOhioStateUni-versity

Columbus, OH USA Post-DoctoralResearcher Full-Time Operations Management

10/11/19 James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA USA

Assistant Professor of Com-puterInformationSystems&BusinessAnalytics


Operations Management, Operations Re-search,ManagementScience

10/11/19 College of Charles-ton

Charleston, SC USA Assistant Professor of SupplyChain&InformationManagement


SupplyChainPlanning/Analysis,BusinessAnalytics/Statistics,Logistics/EnterpriseSoftware


FortMyers,FLUSA Full-Time,9-Months

SupplyChainManagement,OperationsManagement

EminentScholar/FullProfes-sorandAlicoChair-Opera-tions Management

10/10/19 NewMexicoStateUniversity

LasCruces,NMUSA Assistant Professor of Infor-mationSystems

TenureTrack InformationSystems,BusinessAnalysis,SecurityAnalytics/Cyber-Security


PAST

PRE

SIDE

NTS 2010 - CURRENT

2018–2019 M.JohnnyRungtusanatham,TheOhio StateUniversity

2017–2018 Jatinder(Jeet)Gupta,Universityof Alabama–Huntsville

2016–2017 FundaSahin,UniversityofHouston

2015–2016 MorganSwink,TexasChristian University

2014–2015 MarcSchniederjans,Deceased

2013–2014 MalingEbrahimpour,Universityof South Florida, St. Petersburg

2012–2013 E.PowellRobinson,Jr.,Universityof Houston

2011–2012 KrishnaS.Dhir,BerryCollege

2010–2011 G.KeongLeong,UniversityofNevada, Las Vegas

2009–2010 RamNarasimhan,MichiganState University

2000 – 20092008–2009 NormaJ.Harrison,MacquarieGraduate SchoolofManagement

2007–2008 KennethE.Kendall,RutgersUniversity

2006–2007 MarkM.Davis,BentleyUniversity

2005–2006 ThomasE.Callarman,ChinaEurope InternationalBusinessSchool

2004–2005 GaryL.Ragatz,MichiganState University

2003–2004 BarbaraB.Flynn,IndianaUniversity

2002–2003 ThomasW.Jones,Universityof Arkansas–Fayetteville

2001–2002 F.RobertJacobs,IndianaUniversity– Bloomington

2000–2001 MichaelJ.Showalter,FloridaState University

1999–2000 LeeJ.Krajewski,UniversityofNotre Dame

1990–19991998–1999 TerryR.Rakes,VirginiaTech

1997–1998 JamesR.Evans,Universityof Cincinnati

1996–1997 BettyJ.Whitten,Deceased

1995–1996 JohnC.Anderson,Universityof Minnesota–TwinCities

1994–1995 K.RoscoeDavis,UniversityofGeorgia

1993–1994 LarryP.Ritzman,OhioStateUniversity

1992–1993 WilliamC.Perkins,IndianaUniversity– Bloomington

1991–1992 RobertE.Markland,Universityof South Carolina

1990–1991 RonaldJ.Ebert,Universityof Missouri–Columbia

1989–1990 BernardW.Taylor,III,VirginiaTech

1981 – 19891989–1990 BernardW.Taylor,III,VirginiaTech

1988–1989 WilliamL.Berry,OhioStateUniversity

1987–1988 JamesM.Clapper,AladdinTempRite

1986–1987 WilliamR.Darden,Deceased

1985–1986 HarveyJ.Brightman,GeorgiaState University

1984–1985 SangM.Lee,UniversityofNebraska– Lincoln

1983–1984 LaurenceJ.Moore,VirginiaTech, Deceased

1982–1983 LindaG.Sprague,Deceased

1981–1982 NormanL.Chervany,Universityof Minnesota–TwinCities

1979–1981 D.ClayWhybark,UniversityofNorth Carolina–Chapel Hill

DSI FOUNDED – 19791978–1979 JohnNeter,UniversityofGeorgia

1977–1978 CharlesP.Bonini,StanfordUniversity

1976–1977 LawrenceL.Schkade,Universityof Texas–Arlington

1975–1976 KennethP.Uhl,Deceased

1974–1975 AlbertJ.Simone,RochesterInstitute ofTechnology

1973–1974 GeneK.Groff,GeorgiaState University

1972–1973 RodgerD.Collons,DrexelUniversity

1971-1972 GeorgeW.Summers,Deceased

1969-1971 DennisE.Grawoig,Deceased


Adam,EverettE.,Jr.Anderson, John C. Benson,P.GeorgeBeranek,WilliamBerry,WilliamL.Bonini, Charles P.Brightman,HarveyJ.Buffa, Elwood S.* Cangelosi,Vincent*Carter, Phillip L. Chase,RichardB.Chervany,NormanL.Clapper, James M. Collons, Rodger D. Couger, J. Daniel*Cummings,LarryL.*Darden,WilliamR.*Davis,K.RoscoeDavis,MarkM.Day,RalphL.*Digman, Lester A.Dock,V.ThomasEbert, Ronald J. Ebrahimpour, MalingEdwards,WardEvans,JamesR.Fetter, Robert B.Flores, Benito E. * Flynn,BarbaraB.Franz, Lori S.Ghosh,SoumenGlover,FredW.Gonzalez,RichardF.*Grawoig,DennisE.*Green,PaulE.Groff,GeneK.Gupta,JatinderN.D.Hahn,ChanK.Hamner,W.ClayHayya,JackC.Heineke, Janelle Hershauer, James C.

Holsapple,ClydeHorowitz, Ira Houck,ErnestC.*Huber,GeorgeP.Jacobs,F.RobertJones,ThomasW.Kendall,JulieE.Kendall,KennethE.Keown,ArthurJ.Khumawala,BasheerM.Kim,KeeYoungKing,WilliamR.Klein,GaryKoehler,AnneB.Krajewski,LeeJ.LaForge,LawrenceLatta, Carol J.* Lee, Sang M.Luthans, Fred Mabert,VincentA.Malhotra,ManojK.Malhotra,NareshK.Markland, Robert E. McMillan,Claude*Miller,JeffreyG.Monroe,KentB.Moore,LaurenceJ.Moskowitz, Herbert Narasimhan, Ram Neter, JohnNutt, Paul C. Olson,DavidL.Perkins,WilliamC.Peters,WilliamS.Philippatos,GeorgeC.Ragsdale,CliffT.Raiffa, Howard * Rakes,TerryR.Reinmuth, James R.Ritzman,LarryP.Roth, Aleda V. Sanders, Nada

Schkade,LawrenceL.Schniederjans,MarcJ.*Schriber,ThomasJ.Schroeder,RogerG.Simone, Albert J. Slocum,JohnW.,Jr.Smunt,TimothySobol,MarionG.Sorensen, James E.Sprague,LindaG.*Stecke,KathrynE.Steinberg, Earle Summers,GeorgeW.*Swink, Morgan L.Talluri,SrinivasTang,KweiTaylor,BernardW.,III

Troutt,MarvinD.*Uhl,KennethP.*Vakharia, Asoo J. Vazsonyi,Andrew*Voss, Christopher A. Ward,PeterT.Wasserman,William*Wemmerlov,UrbanWheelwright,StevenC.Whitten,BettyJ.*Whybark,D.ClayWicklund,GaryA.Winkler,RobertL.Woolsey,RobertE.D.*Wortman,MaxS.,Jr.*Zmud,RobertW.

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