Seminars

2024

15 Mar Topic: How to "Improve" Prediction Using Behavior Modification
By Galit Shmueli, Editor-in-Chief, INFORMS Journal on Data Science, Tsing Hua Chair Professor
Institute of Service Science, College of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University Taiwan
 
7 Mar Topic: Approximately Optimal Policies for Multi-Item Stochastic Inventory Problems 
By Garud N Iyengar, Senior Vice Dean of Research and Academic Programs of Columbia University in the City of New York
 

16 Feb Website Localization Strategies to Promote Global E-Commerce: The Moderating Role of Individualism and Collectivism
By Prof. Sia Choon Ling, Associate Dean and Goizueta Foundation Term Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management at the Goizueta Business School, Emory University
 
9 Feb The Value of Advice: Evidence from Thousands of Smallholder Farms in the Philippines
By Prof. Canberk Ucel, Assistant Professor at Bilkent University in Turkey and a Visiting Scholar at INSEAD
 
31 Jan Acquiring Predictive Analytics Capabilities: The Shareholder Value for Biopharmaceutical Firms
By Mr Jiatao Ding, PhD candidate in Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD
10 Jan Platform Policy Changes: Impact of Auto Moderation on Minority Community Rights
By Prof. Ramnath K. Chellappa, Associate Dean and Goizueta Foundation Term Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management at the Goizueta Business School, Emory University

4 Dec When Justice is Blind to Algorithms: Multilayered Blackboxing of Algorithmic Decision Making in the Public Sector
By Dr Magnus Mahring, Erling Persson Professor of Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation, Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)
 
16 Nov Understanding Customer Risk Adjustment in Commercial Banks: A Machine Learning-enabled Empirical Investigation
By Prof Sean Xu, Tsinghua University
 
10 Nov Goal Setting for On-Demand Learning Platforms: A Field Experiment
By Assoc Prof Lee Dongwon, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
27 Oct Optimal Financial Hedging of Exchange Rates Under Operational Flexibility: A Polymatroid Theory Approach
By Prof Sameer Hasija, INSEAD
 
11 Oct Hiding Behind Complexity: Supply Chain, Oversight, Race, and the Opioid Crisis
By Assoc Prof Jorge Mario Mejia, Visiting Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University
29 Sep Enhancing the Attractiveness of Online Lending for Lenders, Borrowers, and the Platform
By Prof Ram Gopal, Professor of Information Systems Management, Warwick Business School
25 Aug Algorithm Design for Pricing and Portfolio Optimization of Stocks and Options
By Dr Ma Mingjie, Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University


Strategic Behaviour of Organisations and End Users in the Context of Artificial Intelligence Transformations
By Dr Godofredo Jr. Ramizo, Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Nanyang Technological University
6 Jul The Role of Technology Affordances in Social Media Firestorms: Mass Mobilization and Perceptions of We-ness
By Prof Sabine Matook, Professor, University of Queensland
5 Jul Delivering Multi-Specialty Care via On-Demand Telemedicine Platforms
By Prof Sergei Savin, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, 
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 
24 May Ship-from-Store: Market Accessibility, Cross-selling Opportunity, and Store Operations
By Prof Hsiao-Hui Lee, National Chengchi University
19 May MISQ 2023: Priorities for the Year Ahead
By Prof Andrew Burton Jones, University of Queensland
19 Apr Search in the Dark
By Asst Prof Saša Zorc, University of Virginia
24 Mar Market Shifts in the Sharing Economy: The Impact of Airbnb on Housing Rentals
By Prof Hui Li, The University of Hong Kong
13 Mar Predicting Consumer Choice from Raw Eye-Movement Data using the RETINA Deep Learning Architecture
By Prof Alex Tuzhilin, Stern School of Business, NYU
8 Mar The Golden Revolving Door: Hedging through Hiring Government Officials
By Assoc Prof Jing Wu, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School
22 Feb Market Thickness and Delivery Efficiency in Food Delivery Platforms
By Asst Prof Wenchang Zhang, Kelley School of Business Indiana University
16 Feb My Advisor, Her AI and Me: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Human-AI Collaboration and Investment Decisions
By Dr Xitong Li, Information Systems at HEC Paris
13 Feb Do Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Affect Prices of Physical Products? Evidence from Trading Card Collectibles
By Prof Ting Li, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
9 Feb Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling, Decision Making, and Theory Building
By Prof Howard Hao-Chun Chuang, College of Commerce, National Chengchi University
3 Feb InnoVAE: Generative AI for Understanding Patents and Innovation
By Assoc Prof Dokyun Lee, Boston University
31 Jan Building Alliances for Corporate Social Responsibility
By Asst Prof Han Zhang, Michigan State University

 

28 Dec
Miss the Mark but Not the Bull’s-Eye: Recommending Products to Dormant Customers in Email Marketing
By Assoc Prof Tat Koon KOH, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
10 Nov
Does Locker Alliance Network Improve Last Mile Delivery Efficiency? An Analysis using Prize-collecting Traveling Salesman Model
By Asst Prof Guodong Lyu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
28 Oct
Location Divide in Digital Platforms? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
By Asst Prof Shi Lanfei, University of Virginia
6 Oct
Recharging Retail: Estimating Consumer Demand Spillovers from Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
By Assoc Prof Gordon Burtch, Boston University 
30 Sep
Information Frictions and Heterogeneity in Valuations of Personal Data
By Asst Prof Avinash Collis, University of Texas at Austin
29 Sep
Design of Car Rental Programs for Drivers offered by a Ride Hailing Platform
By Asst Prof Feng Guiyun, Singapore Management University
16 Sep
Online Food Delivery Platforms and Female Labor Market Participation
By Prof Michael Zhang, Tsinghua University 
 1 Sep
Correlation Robust Influence Maximization
By Asst Prof Louis Chen, Naval Postgraduate School
11 Aug 
Joint Capacity Allocation and Job Assignment under Uncertainty
By Asst Prof Gar Goei Loke, Erasmus University 
29 Apr
How to Sell Electric Vehicles?: The Impact of Direct Selling
By Asst Prof Zijun (June) Shi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1 AprRecommendation boldness in Online Investment Communities
By Asst Prof Jingchuan Pu, Pennsylvania State University
11 Mar
Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on 
Social Influencers
By Asst Prof Shunyuan Zhang, Harvard Business School
25 FebDefensive Responses to Negative Reviews
By Asst Prof Huazhong Zhao, City University of Hong Kong
11 FebInspire Talk: Future of Asian Consumers
By Mr Rohit Razdan, Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company
14 JanHow Uber Is Shaping Public Transit System: A Counterfactual Estimator Approach
By Prof Liangfei Qiu, University of Florida

Stratifying Online Field Experiments Using The Pigeonhole Design
By Prof Jinglong Zhao, Boston University

17 DecTransparency in Collaborative Projects
By Prof Ruth Beer, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College
3 Dec
Trade Credit Late Payment and Industry Structure
By Prof Hsiao-Hui Lee, National Chengchi University
19 Nov
Right to Repair: Pricing, Welfare, and Environmental Implications
By Prof Jin Chen, National University of Singapore
5 Nov
All Smiles Are Not Created Equal: Duchenne Smile Reduces Extrinsic Rewards from Viewers in Live Streaming
By Prof Dai Yao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
29 Oct
Delay Information in Virtual Queues: A Large-Scale Field Experiment on a Major Ride-Sharing Platform
By Asst Prof Yu Qiuping, Georgia Institute of Technology
22 Oct Inspire : Where Rubber meets the Road
By Mr D. Krishna Bhaskar, IAS (Government of India)
22 Oct
Emotions in Online Contention Diffusion 
By Prof Shan Huang, University of Hong Kong
15 Oct
Marketplace Expansion through Marquee Seller Adoption: Externalities and Quality Implications 
By Prof Ashish Kabra, University of Maryland 
8 Oct
Social Networks Impact on Grades & Jobs: Evidence from Four-year University Trajectories
By Prof Tuan Q. Phan, University of Hong Kong 
8 Oct
Service Delivery Strategies for Alleviating Pandemic Suffering while Maintaining Profitability
By Prof Nagesh Gavirneni, Johnson Graduate School of Management
24 Sep
Robust Conic Satisficing
By Asst Prof Napat Rujeerapaiboon, National University of Singapore
10 Sep
The Incentive Game under Target Effects in Ridesharing: A Structural Approach
By Asst Prof Zhu Weiming, University of Navarra
27 Aug
Designing Sparse Graphs for Stochastic Matching
By Asst Prof Yifan Feng, National University of Singapore
13 Aug
A New Approach for Vehicle Routing with Stochastic Demand: Combining Route Assignment with Process Flexibility
By Mr Hanzhang Qin, Ph.D. candidate in Computational Science and Engineering, 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6 Aug
Taxi Drivers' Response to Cancellations and No-shows: New Evidence for Reference-dependent Preference
By Assoc Prof Chu Junhong, Dean’s Chair, National University of Singapore
6 MayDoes Blockchain Facilitate Responsible Sourcing? An Application to the Diamond Supply Chain
By Mr Sumkin Dmitrii, Doctoral Candidate in Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD 
16 AprFaster Deliveries and Smarter Order Assignments for an On-Demand Meal Delivery Platform*
By Prof Christopher Tang, Distinguished Professor of UCLA, Edward Carter Chaired Professor in Business Administration
19 MarThe Environmental Impact of the Advent of Online Grocery Retailing
By Asst Prof Ekaterina (Kate) Astashkina,  University of Michigan
12 MarBlockchain Adoption for Combating Deceptive Counterfeits 
By Assoc Prof Hubert Pun, Western University
26 FebModelling Delay Propagation in Air Transportation Networks
By Prof Milind Sohoni and Asst Prof Vishwakant Malladi, Indian School of Business
19 FebReading between the Stars: Understanding the Effects of Online Customer Reviews on Product Demand
By Asst Prof Hallie Cho, Vanderbilt University
5 FebIT’s Not Working? The Unintended Inefficiencies & Failures of IT-enabled Systems: Cases in Healthcare and Education
By Assoc Prof Jason Chan, University of Minnesota
14 JanOnline Pricing with Offline Data: Phase Transition and Inverse Square Law
By Miss Jinzhi Bu, Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Data Science Lab

11 DecWhen the wind of change blows, build batteries? Optimum renewable generation and energy storage investments
By Prof Serguei Netessine, Vice Dean for Global Initiatives and Professor at the Operations, Information and Decisions Department at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
27 NovInternal Carbon Pricing in Large Multi-unit Firms
By ITOM PhD Candidate Preethi K R
20 Nov An Inside Job? Gender, Tech Careers, and the IT Earnings Gap
By Assoc Prof Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe, University of Pennsylvania
13 Nov Regret in the Newsvendor Model with Demand and Yield Randomness
By Asst Prof Chen Zhi, City University of Hong Kong
9 Nov Food Delivery Service and Restaurant: Friend or Foe?
By ITOM PhD Candidate Chen Manlu
30 OctVehicle Repositioning under Uncertainty
Asst Prof Tang Qinshen, Nanyang Technological University
16 OctPerformance Implications of Pursuing Innovations Based on Digital Technologies: Evidences from SMEs
By Research Fellow Fu Yingzhu, Nanyang Technological University
2 OctExpert Judgments in Overriding Artificial Intelligence: A Healthcare Context 
By ITOM PhD Candidate Wang Le
21 Sep
Managing Collective Enterprise Information Systems Compliance – A Social and Performance Management Context Perspective
By Prof Fang Yulin, City University of Hong Kong
18 SepAn Operations Perspective on Ethically Complex Disaster Interventions in Blood Supply Management
By  ITOM PhD Candidate Juan L. Senga 
14 FebThe Need for Alternative Qualitative Research Genres to Investigate Cybercrimes: The Case of Avalanche as a French Nouveau Roman
By Assoc Prof Jan Ondrus, ESSEC Asia Pacific; Dr Felix Ter Chian Tan, University of New South Wales and Ms Nina Schirrmacher, PH.D Candidate at ESSEC Asia Pacific @ Singapore
22 Jan
Digital Multisided Platforms and Women's Health: An Empirical Analysis of Peer-to-Peer Lending and Abortion Rates
By Prof Anandasivam Gopal, University of Maryland

8 NovTipping in Service Systems: The Role of a Social Norm
By Prof Laurens Debo, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
20 Sep
When Virtual Reality Bites: The Unintended Consequences of Immersive ICT for Minorities in Virtual Teams
By Assoc Prof Jaime B. Windeler, University of Cincinnati
2 Aug
Opacity and Unintended Outcomes in Blockchains: Algorithmic Governance through the Proof-of-Stake Consensus Mechanism
By Assoc Prof Jungpil Hahn, National University of Singapore
3 Jul
A for Effort? Using the Crowd to Identify Moral Hazard in NYC Restaurant Hygiene Inspections
By Prof Anandasivam Gopal, University of Maryland
2 Jul
From Focus Group to Information Kleptocracy: How A Boundary Organization Gains and Loses Power
By Prof Natalia Levina, New York University
1 Jul
Screening for cancer using a learning internet advertising system
By Principal Researcher Elad Yom-Tov, Microsoft Research
11 Jun
Effects of Content Moderation Transparency on User Behaviors in Online Platforms
By Prof Ravichandran Thiagarajan, Rensselar Polytechnic Institute
17 May
Are You What You Tweet? The Impact of Sentiment on Digital News Consumption and Social Media Sharing   
By Asst Prof Oh Hyelim, National University of Singapore
26 Apr
Why and how to keep crowd workers motivated
By Prof Jan Marco Leimeister, University of St. Gallen
12 Apr
Inconvenience, Liquidity Constraints, and the Adoption of Off-Grid Lighting Solutions at the Bottom of the Pyramid
By Asst Prof Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Singapore Management University
29 Mar
To Brush or Not to Brush: Product Rankings, Customer Search, and Fake Orders
By Asst Prof Chen Jin, National University of Singapore
15 Mar
We Are on the Way: Analysis of On-Demand Ride-Hailing Systems
By Asst Prof Guiyun Feng, Singapore Management University
1 Mar
Inventory Repositioning in On-Demand Product Rental Networks
By Asst Prof Li Xiaobo, National University of Singapore
31 Jan
How to Publish in Top Journals
By Prof Robert D. Klassen, University of Western Ontario
25 Jan
Incentivizing Medication Adherence
By Asst Prof Joel Goh, National University of Singapore
18 Jan
Adaptive Distributionally Robust Linear Optimization with Applications in Vehicle Sharing
By Dr Meilin Zhang, Singapore University of Social Science

30 Nov
Optimal Stopping for Medical Treatment with Forecast Information
By Asst Prof Zhichao Zheng, Singapore Management University
23 Nov
K-Approximate Convexity and Its Applications
By Dr Song Miao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
19 Oct
A Strategic Approach to Vendor Managed Inventory
By Asst Prof Bharadwaj Kadiyala, HKUST
18 Oct 
On-Demand Service Platforms: Worker Independence and Welfare
By Prof Terry Taylor, University of California, Berkeley
5 Oct
Mobile Targeting with Social Context of Mobile-enabled Communication: An Investigation on Promoting Mobile Internet Service in Workplace vs. Home
By Prof David Phang, University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus (UNNC), China
28 Sep
An Empirical Study of the Behavior of Patients Who Leave the Emergency Department without Being Seen
By Asst Prof Ehsan Bolandifar, Chinese University of Hong Kong