{"product_id":"9780134115986","title":"Models and Applications in the Decision Sciences: Best Papers from the 2015 Annual Conference","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNEW ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE OF DECISION MAKING:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePractical and relevant research from DSI, the field’s leading organization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e14 OUTSTANDING PAPERS APPLYING RIGOROUS RESEARCH METHODS TO IMPORTANT SOCIETAL AND BUSINESS DECISION ENVIRONMENTS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNEW OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE IN STRATEGY, TACTICS, AND OPERATIONS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFOR ALL DECISION MAKERS, AND ALL DECISION SCIENCE RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than 1,000 papers were submitted to the Decision Science Institute’s 2015 annual conference. \u003ci\u003eThis book presents the 14 papers chosen as most\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003einsightful and useful.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eits immense practical value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecision 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthored 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssess willingness to learn ERP systems based on knowledge update and other factors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExploit application integration to improve ERP’s value after implementation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover how mobile users decide whether to search for and adopt a new app \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuantify links between absenteeism and hostile environment\/sexual harassment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssess correlations between employee development and worker outcomes \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore perceptions of change, intentions to leave, and the role of cynicism \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromote lean transformation by evolving HR performance management systems \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how links between corporate ethical values and firm performance are mediated \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBring a global sourcing perspective to issues of ethical consumption \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove quality by choosing practices with the best cultural fit \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) and Bayesian Networks (BN) to predict diabetes \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApply a comprehensive empirical framework for assessing patient care quality \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromote sharing of clinical knowledge among a practice group’s physicians \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eForecast variable impacts in S\u0026amp;P 500 equity prices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080481882352,"sku":"9780134115986","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780134115986_p0.jpg?v=1763641340","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780134115986","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}