2020 Annual Conference Award Winners

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AS NEWEST DSI FELLOWS

Rohit Verma | Cornell University
Xiande Zhao | China Europe International Business School

INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION AWARD

Xun Xu | California State University, Stanislaus

Using Uncertainty-sense Embedded In-class Games to Teach Operations Management-related Courses

BEST TEACHING CASE STUDIES AWARD

Mike Dixon | Utah State University
Cali Christensen | Utah State University
Rachel Leisek | Utah State University

Quantum Frontiers: To Boldly Go

ELWOOD S. BUFFA DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD

Rakesh Mallipeddi | Tulane University
Subodha Kumar | Dissertation Committee Chair

Essays on Operations Problems in Digital Economy

BEST LEARNING AND EDUCATION RESEARCH PAPER

Rick Hesse | Professor Emeritus, Pepperdine

Adjusting Forecasts with Seasonal Data

BEST PROBLEM-DRIVEN ANALYTICAL RESEARCH PAPER

Tony Cui | University of Minnesota
Yan Dong | University of South Carolina
Kefeng Xu | University of Texas at San Antonio
Fan Zou | University of South Carolina

“Scheduled Delay” or “Schedule Creep”: Service Failures and Consumer Loss Aversion In The Airline Industry

BEST THEORY-DRIVEN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PAPER

Ivana Mateska | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

The Role of Risk Avoidance Mechanisms on Media-reported Environmental Supply Chain Sustainability Risks

BEST CONCEPTUAL RESEARCH PAPER

Giovanna Culot | University of Udine
Guido Nassimben | University of Udine
Matteo Podrecca | University of Udine
Marco Sartor | University of Udine

The Role of ISO/IEC 27001 for Information Security: A Review and Research Agenda

BEST INTERDISCIPLINARY PAPER

Anurag Garg | University of Florida
Emre Demirezen | University of Florida
Kutsal Dogan | University of Florida
Hsing Kenneth Cheng | University of Florida

Financial Sustainability of IoT Platforms: The Role of Quality and Security

BEST STUDENT PAPER

Matteo Podrecca | University of Udine
Guido Orzes | University of Udine
Marco Sartor | University of Udine
Guido Nassimben | University of Udine

Are Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives Worth Having? Empirical Evidences from SA 8000 Decertification

DOCTORAL RESEARCH SHOWCASE

Dustin Cole | Michigan State University

Does Leader Disability Status Improve Performance Outcomes for Workers with a Disability? An Empirical Study in the Apparel Industry

EMERGING MARKETS SHOWCASE

Attique Ur Rehman | Lahore University of Management Sciences
Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja | Lahore University of Management Sciences

Institutional Voids, Supply Chain Risks and Firm Performance in Base of the Pyramid: A Systematic Review of the Literature

DSI REGIONAL BEST PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD

Murtaza Nasir | University of Massachusetts Lowell
Ali Dag | Creighton University
Serhat Simsek | Montclair State University
Asil Oztekkin | University of Massachusetts Lowell

Synthetic Average Neighborhood Sampling Algorithm (SANSA): A Neighborhood Informed Synthetic Sample Placement Approach to Improve Learning from Imbalanced Data

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BEST EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PAPER AWARD

H.F. (Herb) MacKenzie
Michael J. Armstrong

How Gaps between Target and Midcourse Grades Impact Undergraduates’ Studying Intentions and Grade Improvements

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BEST TEACHING BRIEF AWARD

Zhiguo Yang
Xiang Guo

Teaching Hadoop Using Role Play Games

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BEST ASSOCIATE EDITOR AWARD

John B. Jenson | University of South Carolina

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BEST REVIEWER AWARD

Francois Charles Giraud-Carrier | Weber State University
Christian Grandzol | Bloomsburg University

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL BEST PAPER AWARD

Julia Moline
Jarrod Goentzel
Erica Gralla

Approaches for Locating and Staffing FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Centers

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL BEST REVIEWER AWARD

Olga Perdikaki | University of South Carolina

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL BEST ASSOCIATE EDITOR AWARD

Tim Kraft | North Carolina State University