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NEW ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE OF DECISION MAKING:
Practical and relevant research from DSI, the field’s leading organization
More than 1,000 papers were submitted to the Decision Science Institute’s 2015 annual conference. This book presents the 14 papers chosen as most insightful and useful.
This peer-reviewed research addresses a richly diverse set of business topics, illuminating opportunities to improve decision making at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. Spanning analytics, information systems and technology, supply chain operations management, and other disciplines, these papers identify multiple opportunities for immediate and long-term performance improvement.
The authors address challenges ranging from talent management to lean transformation, mobile app marketing to corporate ethics, driving change to predicting stock prices. Their work reflects both the intellectual vibrancy of the discipline of decision science and its immense practical value.
Decision sciences research leads to improved decision outcomes. This volume brings together peer-reviewed papers chosen as “best of the best” by the field’s leading organization, the Decision Sciences Institute.
Authored by respected researchers worldwide, these papers were presented at DSI’s 46th Annual Meeting in Seattle. They describe new methods and approaches in the decision sciences, with a special focus on translating theoretical impact into practical relevance to improve decision making within business, public policy, non-profit organizations, and beyond.
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xv
About the Author xvii
Introduction xxi
Research Related to IT Design and Use
Chapter 1: Central Role of Knowledge Update in the ERP Training 1
mehdi darban, hongyan liang, dong-heon (austin) kwak, and mark srite
Abstract 1
Introduction 1
Theoretical Background 3
Expectation-Confirmation Model 4
Perceived Knowledge Update 4
Research Model and Hypotheses 5
Method 9
Discussion and Conclusion 13
References 15
About the Authors 19
Chapter 2: An Evaluation of the Relationship Between ERP-enabled Integration and ERP Benefit 21
joseph k. nwankpa and yaman roumani
Abstract 21
Introduction 21
Theoretical Development 23
Research Model and Hypotheses Development 26
Research Methods 31
Discussion and Implications 38
References 42
Appendix A 46
About the Authors 48
Chapter 3: Adopter-based Determinants of Effort in Mobile App Information Search 49
fengkun liu, alan a. brandyberry, mary hogue, greta polites, and tuo wang
Abstract 49
Background 49
Research Question and Motivation 54
Research Model 55
Hypothesis Development 55
Method 58
Results 60
Conclusions 64
References 65
About the Authors 67
Human Resource Management Research
Chapter 4: Absenteeism Outcomes in Rapport with Hostile Environment:Sexual Harassment 69
albi alikaj, prity patel, jacqueline mayfield and milton mayfield
Abstract 69
Introduction 69
Literature Review 71
Effect of Hostile Environment:Sexual Harassment on Absenteeism 74
Methodology 77
Results 81
Discussion 83
Research and Managerial Implications 83
Limitations and Areas for Future Research 84
Conclusion 84
Appendix 1: Scale Measures 84
References 88
About the Authors 89
Chapter 5: The Rapport Between Perceived Organizational Support for Development and Worker Outcomes 91
cau ngoc nguyen, jacqueline mayfield and milton mayfield
Abstract 91
Introduction 91
Literature Review 92
Methodology 96
Results 100
Discussion and Conclusions 101
Appendix 1 103
References 105
About the Authors 109
Chapter 6: Employee Change Perceptions and Turnover Intentions: Is Cynicism the Culprit? 111
anju mehta
Abstract 111
Introduction 111
Theoretical Background and Hypotheses Development 113
Method 117
Results 119
Discussion 120
Implications for Research and Practice 121
Scope and Boundary Conditions 122
References 123
About the Author 127
Chapter 7: Exploring Human Resource Management Systems and Lean Transformation 129
david a. marshall and thomas j. goldsby
Abstract 129
Introduction 129
Theoretical Background and Hypotheses Development 130
Methodology 132
Discussion and Conclusion 139
References 140
About the Authors 144
Ethics and Culture
Chapter 8: Corporate Ethical Values and Firm Performance 145
kuo-ting hung, chanchai tangpong and jin li
Abstract 145
Introduction 145
Theoretical Arguments and Hypotheses 146
Research Methods 148
Data Analyses and Results 149
Discussion and Conclusion 150
References 151
About the Authors 153
Chapter 9: A Global Sourcing Perspective of Ethical Consumption in the United States 155
robert l. bregman and xiaosong (david) peng
Abstract 155
Introduction 155
Research Foundations 156
Research Proposition and Hypotheses 157
Research Design 160
Discussion of Results 162
Conclusions and Directions for Future Research 166
References 167
About the Authors 170
Chapter 10: Quality Management Practices Must Culturally Fit 171
canchu lin and anand s. kunnathur
Abstract 171
Introduction 171
Literature Review 172
Propositions 176
Conclusion 179
References 180
About the Authors 185
Healthcare Management
Chapter 11: Predicting the Occurrence of Diabetes using Analytics 187
ravi s. behara, ankur agarwal, vinaya rao, and christopher baechle
Abstract 187
Introduction 187
Literature Review 188
Model Development 190
Results and Discussion 190
Conclusions 192
References 192
About the Authors 193
Chapter 12: Dimensions of Patient Care Quality: An Empirical Framework 195
subhajit chakraborty and hale kaynak
Abstract 195
Introduction 195
Literature Review 196
Methods 197
Results 200
Discussion and Conclusions 205
References 207
About the Authors 210
Chapter 13: Sharing Clinical Knowledge Among Physicians in the Same Specialty Practice Group 213
yulong li and john lowe
Abstract 213
Introduction 213
Theoretical Development and Research Model 216
Planned Research Method 220
Conclusion 220
References 220
About the Authors 221
Forecasting
Chapter 14: Variable Impact in S&P 500 Forecasts: 2004 to 2015 223
mary malliaris
Abstract 223
Introduction 223
Data 224
Models and Results 226
Discussion and Conclusions 234
References 236
About the Author 236
Index 237