Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sarah A. Marrs, Carla Quesada-Pallares, Korinthia D. Nicolai, Elizabeth A. Severson-Irby, J. Reinaldo Martinez-Fernandez
Summary: Graduates of doctoral programs are expected to have independent research skills, and assessors need a reliable tool to measure their research competence. This study aimed to gather evidence for the validity and reliability of the research competence scale, and the findings suggest that the scale is applicable in three languages and across various disciplines.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Business
Tatiana Kostova, Sjoerd Beugelsdijk
Summary: The article discusses the management of cross-national differences in international business and international management, advocating for the integration of diversity into current distance research to enhance rigor and relevance.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Business
Holger Schiele, Stefan Krummaker, Petra Hoffmann, Rita Kowalski
Summary: This paper addresses the challenge of speed in joint academic practitioner inquiries and proposes the world cafe method as a technique to accelerate data collection. It illustrates the use of the world cafe method with an example and compares it to alternative methods. Results of a survey show that world cafe research is able to present practitioner results twice as fast as conventional research methods.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Keith Duncan, Adrian Gepp, Justin Craig, Helen O'Neill
Summary: This paper provides guidance on research idea formulation for novice researchers, breaking down the process into generating, refining, and evaluating research ideas. It offers strategies for generating high-quality research ideas, including identifying gaps in the literature and providing tools for refining, evaluating, and ranking those ideas.
PACIFIC-BASIN FINANCE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Shila Abdi, Daniel Pizzolato, Benoit Nemery, Kris Dierickx
Summary: Research institutions worldwide are working on education in research integrity, but little is known about this education for PhD students in European research-intensive universities. Variations in educational materials among the institutions were found, which may be due to the freedom European research universities have in designing curricula.
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS
(2021)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Shila Abdi, Steffen Fieuws, Benoit Nemery, Kris Dierickx
Summary: Research has shown that research integrity education for PhD students can lead to significant improvements in knowledge and attitude in the short term, although this impact may diminish over a few months, while the influence on behavior can be long-lasting. Additionally, such education can encourage students to engage in conversations about research integrity and apply the course content in their work.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Business
Shuili Du, Assaad El Akremi, Ming Jia
Summary: This article provides an overview of the quantitative corporate social responsibility (CSR) field and offers new perspectives on its future development. It emphasizes the need for impactful, theory-driven, and ethically grounded research that tackles complex problems faced by businesses and society. The article also highlights the importance of expanding CSR's substantive domain to help businesses act responsibly in a rapidly evolving and turbulent environment. Additionally, the authors discuss ways to enhance the methodological rigor of quantitative CSR research, including the use of cutting-edge methods to uncover micro-level mechanisms and patterns hidden in unstructured big data.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Mia T. Minen, Christina L. Szperka, Michael S. Cartwright, Rebecca Erwin Wells
Summary: This study addresses the shortage of neurologists in the United States and proposes early exposure to neurology research and clinical care as a potential solution. The article details the experiences of working with undergraduate students in clinical research and clinical care, outlining the benefits to students and positive aspects for neurologists. Ultimately, the goal is to encourage academic neurologists to involve undergraduate students in research and clinical care to help build the neurology pipeline.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sandra Naumann, Magdalena Matyjek, Katharina Boegl, Isabel Dziobek
Summary: Academia, especially early career researchers, is facing a mental health crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the burden on the mental health of individuals. A study was conducted to assess the mental health status and satisfaction with PhD training of doctoral researchers before and during the pandemic. The findings showed decreased satisfaction with PhD training and overall well-being, high levels of burnout, significant depressive symptoms, and severe loneliness. Low satisfaction with PhD training was identified as the most prominent predictor for poor mental health. Females and those in individual doctorate programs reported higher levels of burnout. The study highlights the need for systematic adjustments in academia to improve the mental health of early career researchers.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ailie McDowall
Summary: This article describes an approach taken by a regional Australian university to support postgraduate research students with Indigenous topics through a Master of Philosophy program. The program aims to develop students' abilities to navigate the intersection between Indigenous and Western knowledge and successfully complete a research thesis.
INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Emily Castell, Shannon Muir, Lynne D. Roberts, Peter Allen, Mortaza Rezae, Aneesh Krishna
Summary: The study highlights the importance of understanding how experienced qualitative researchers approach teaching students about qualitative research design. The findings suggest practical pedagogical implications for teaching qualitative research, such as introducing it in bite-sized chunks and initiating students to qualitative inquiry through foundational methods. Educators and supervisors of qualitative research need to navigate tensions in their teaching practice to provide students with the best learning experiences.
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Kate L. Lapane, Catherine E. Dube
Summary: Medical students responded positively to the rigor and reproducibility curriculum, finding it novel, important, relevant, and practical, with effective teaching strategies. However, concerns were raised about the lack of preparation time for the course.
CTS-CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Business
Shilpa Madan, Gita Venkataramani Johar, Jonah Berger, Pierre Chandon, Rajesh Chandy, Rebecca Hamilton, Leslie K. John, Aparna A. Labroo, Peggy J. Liu, John G. Jr Jr Lynch, Nina Mazar, Nicole L. Mead, Vikas Mittal, Christine Moorman, Michael Norton, John Roberts, Dilip Soman, Madhu Viswanathan, Katherine White
Summary: This paper calls for marketing researchers and scholars to bridge different theoretical and methodological gaps, enhance the rigor of research, broaden the research domain to study different populations and cultures, and provide an innovative perspective on solving societal issues.
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Xiaoguang Wang, Lingying Xia, Qingyu Duan
Summary: The study revealed that students and junior researchers face barriers to understanding academic articles due to poor presentation, calling for improvements in how articles are presented and terminologies are explained to better cater to their needs. There are disciplinary differences, with humanities scholars experiencing fewer barriers.
LEARNED PUBLISHING
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jingjing Wang, Liangjing Zeng
Summary: In this study, the co-occurrence of self-mention with boosters and hedges was examined in academic writing by Chinese PhD students and expert writers from hard applied and hard pure science disciplines. The results showed that student writers use self-mention with hedges more frequently while expert writers use self-mention with boosters more often. Additionally, both groups mainly use self-mention with boosters to present research findings, but students tend to use them more for describing research procedures or elaborating arguments.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
ManMohan S. Sodhi, Christopher S. Tang, Evan T. Willenson
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has put the supply chains for medically critical items and common household goods to the test, particularly in terms of severe shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators in the United States. These shortages have revealed vulnerabilities in the supply chains of essential products during times of crisis, leading to public pressure on corporations to reconsider their supply chains. Drawing from lessons learned during the pandemic, this paper proposes a research agenda and opportunities to develop responsive supply chains to combat future pandemics and major public health emergencies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
ManMohan S. Sodhi, Zahra Seyedghorban, Hossein Tahernejad, Danny Samson
Summary: This study investigates the adoption process of supply chain technologies, revealing that users often have inflated expectations followed by disappointment at the early stages. Affordance theory is used to explain managers' perception of emerging technologies. The findings suggest that the characteristics of the technology do not inform user expectations initially, which may explain the discrepancy between characteristics and expectations in the Gartner Hype Cycle.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Wei Miao, Yiting Deng, Wei Wang, Yongdong Liu, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: This study examines the causal effects of surge pricing on driver earnings and labor supply in the ride-sharing industry. The findings show that surge pricing leads to an increase in drivers' weekly revenue, but a decrease in their daily revenue. Additionally, surge pricing attracts more part-time drivers into the market and displaces full-time drivers.
JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Li Chen, Hau L. Lee, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: Supply chain fairness refers to fair treatment among members in a supply chain, but due to market imperfections, some members may exploit their positions or circumstances, gaining excessive advantages over others. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities and unfair practices in global supply chains. However, some companies are taking action to address these issues and create strategic value.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Musen Kingsley Li, ManMohan S. Sodhi, Christopher S. Tang, Jiayi Joey Yu
Summary: This paper examines the integration of stockpile inventory, backup capacity, and standby capability to meet the surge in demand during disasters. The results show that adding capacity and developing capability can be cost-effective strategies in reducing inventory and overall costs.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Subodha Kumar, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: Since its first publication in 1992, Production and Operations Management has experienced remarkable growth in terms of submissions, publications, and journal impact factor. In this 30th-anniversary issue, authors examine the past and future of operations management research, addressing emerging issues in innovation, sustainability, social responsibility, technology management, healthcare management, cybersecurity, and retail operations. The special issue provides a collection of papers aiming to offer innovative ideas for readers to tackle new challenges in operations management.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Wendy Olsder, Tugce Martagan, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: To improve the availability and accessibility of treatments for rare diseases, governments have introduced subsidy programs, exogenous pricing, and outcome-based payment schemes. Research shows that government subsidies are crucial for attracting new drug development for rare diseases; the exogenous pricing scheme can improve patient welfare but reduces the manufacturer's profit.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Thomas Y. Choi, Torbjorn H. Netland, Nada Sanders, ManMohan S. Sodhi, Stephan M. Wagner
Summary: The Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptions have led to criticisms against just-in-time (JIT) practices for operational failures, resulting in calls to adopt just-in-case approach by holding more inventory. The academic community is divided with some arguing that JIT is not resilient while others believe it can still deliver superior performance even during disruptions. Inspired by this debate, the article discusses misconceptions about JIT and presents ways to adapt it for turbulent environments, suggesting that selecting appropriate JIT supply chain segments during disruptions can improve supply chain performance.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Anna Maria Gambaro, Gianluca Fusai, ManMohan S. Sodhi, Caterina May, Chiara Morelli
Summary: We propose a general modular approach to support decision-makers' response in the early stages of a pandemic with resource expansion. The approach uses stochastic epidemic modeling, capacity load modeling, and optimization modeling to allocate resources based on different values of investment. We demonstrate this approach with the onset of the first and second Covid-19 waves in three Italian regions, using available data at that time.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Tyson Browning, Maneesh Kumar, Nada Sanders, ManMohan S. Sodhi, Matthias Thuerer, Guilherme L. Tortorella
Summary: This study proposes an approach to rebuilding supply chains for resilience against systemwide disruptions. The authors focus on innovation in forecasting, supply chain risk management, and product design to enhance supply chain resilience. The study finds that all three areas have evolved in response to the challenges caused by the pandemic, including the shift from statistical forecasting to human-augmented forecasting with visual analytics, the transition from enterprise to supply chain risk management, and the shift from design-for-manufacturability to design-for-adaptability. These approaches must work together to build a resilient supply chain.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Kaveri Kala, ManMohan S. Sodhi
Summary: This paper presents an approach to introducing analytics in a low-tech environment using various algorithms and applications. It uses the example of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in India to demonstrate the implementation and effectiveness of different vehicle routing algorithms for waste collection. The study showcases the efficiency of the existing ward structure in comparison to alternative clusters created with Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) and K-medoids clustering.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Management
Tobias Croenert, Layla Martin, Stefan Minner, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: When determining store locations, competing retailers need to consider customers' store choices. Incumbent retailers estimate customer attraction parameters using historical data, while new entrants can observe the location structure of incumbents to estimate these parameters. We propose an inverse optimization approach to help new entrants improve their profits by identifying parameter combinations that lead to observed equilibrium solutions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Business
ManMohan S. Sodhi, Chitresh Kumar, Anirban Ganguly
Summary: Governments utilize mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) requirements to direct large companies towards development goals. Analysis of leading Indian companies reveals significant similarities in spending patterns across different categories, indicating mutual recognition of unmet social needs by both government and corporations.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Hiroshi Matsuhisa, Nobuo Matsubayashi
Summary: This study investigates the formation of an alliance between competing manufacturers and a monopolistic platform retailer, and analyzes the impact of the degree of differentiation among manufacturers on the formation of the alliance and the profitability of the retailer.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Lingxuan Kong, Ge Zheng, Alexandra Brintrup
Summary: Supply Chain Financing is used to optimize cash flows in supply networks, but recent scandals have shown inefficiencies in risk evaluation. This paper proposes a Federated Learning framework to address order-level risk evaluation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Jing Gu, Xinyu Shi, Junyao Wang, Xun Xu
Summary: The asymmetric market power between a firm and its partners negatively affects the firm's financial performance. Building relationships with suppliers or customers that have matched market power is the best approach. The strength of the buyer-supplier relationship amplifies the negative impact of asymmetric market power, while the level of relationship embeddedness reduces its negative effect. Moreover, firm-specific institutional, industry, and regional economic heterogeneities also influence the financial impact of asymmetric market power.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yu Du, Jun-qing Li
Summary: This study investigates the group scheduling of a distributed flexible job shop problem using the concrete precast process. The proposed solution utilizes three coordinated double deep Q-networks (DQN) as a learn-to-improve reinforcement learning approach. The algorithm shows superiority in minimizing costs and energy consumption.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Xiaoyu Yan, Weihua Liu, Ou Tang, Jiahe Hou
Summary: This study analyzes the market amplification effect and the impact of entrant's overconfidence on a two-sided platform. The results show that overconfident entrants can lead to price increases and benefit both the existing firms and themselves to a certain extent.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Illya Kaynov, Marijn van Knippenberg, Vlado Menkovski, Albert van Breemen, Willem van Jaarsveld
Summary: The One-Warehouse Multi-Retailer (OWMR) system is a typical distribution and inventory system. Previous research has focused on heuristic reordering and allocation strategies, which are time-consuming and problem-specific. This paper proposes a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) algorithm for OWMR problems, which infers a multi-discrete action distribution and improves performance with a random rationing policy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yimeng Sun, Ruozhen Qiu, Minghe Sun
Summary: This study considers a multi-period inventory management problem for a retailer offering limited-time discounts and having a joint service-level requirement under demand uncertainty. It proposes a double-layer iterative approach to solve the problem and maximize total profit while balancing the service level using a posteriori method and an affinely adjustable robust chance-constrained model.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Anas Neumann, Adnene Hajji, Monia Rekik, Robert Pellerin
Summary: This paper presents a new mathematical formulation for planning and scheduling activities of Engineer-To-Order (ETO) projects, along with a new ETO strategy to reduce the impacts of design uncertainty. The study proposes a hybrid Layered Genetic Algorithm combined with an adaptive Lamarckian learning process (LLGA) and compares it with the branch-and-cut procedure of CPLEX. The results show good performance of the proposed mathematical model for small and medium-sized instances.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Thilini Ranasinghe, Chanaka D. Senanayake, Eric H. Grosse
Summary: Production systems are undergoing transformative changes, necessitating adaptability from human workers. This study developed an analytical model to account for stochastic processing times and learning heterogeneity, revealing insights into system performance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Sunil Tiwari, Pankaj Sharma, Ashish Kumar Jha
Summary: Black Swan events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Suez Canal blockage have a significant impact on firms' technology adoption decisions, especially in terms of disruptions and digitalization in the supply chains. This study investigates the influence of institutional forces and environmental contingencies on supply chain digitalization from an institutional and contingency theory perspective. The findings emphasize the importance of organizational readiness and people readiness, including top management involvement and employee training, in facilitating digitalization.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Fabio Neves-Moreira, Pedro Amorim
Summary: Omnichannel retailers are using stores as distribution centers to provide faster online order fulfillment services. However, in-store picking operations can impact the offline customer experience. To address this, we propose a Dynamic In-store Picker Routing Problem (diPRP) that minimizes customer encounters while fulfilling online orders. Our solution approach combines mathematical programming and reinforcement learning to find efficient picking policies that reduce customer encounters.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Richard Kraude, Ram Narasimhan
Summary: In this study, the relationship between Vertical Integration (VI) and Environmental Performance (EP) is examined, revealing that highly integrated firms produce less waste but engage in fewer environmental initiatives. These findings are crucial for understanding the impact of stakeholder exposure on organizational behavior.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Korina Katsaliaki, Sameer Kumar, Vasilis Loulos
Summary: This research conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) and content analysis on Supply Chain Coopetition (SCC) through the PRISMA framework. It examines the theory of coopetition and organizational relationships in intra-firm and inter-firm supply chains, focusing on collaboration between rival manufacturers. The study identifies structures and mechanisms of coopetition, such as buyer-supplier coopetition, supply networks coopetition, and production and distribution/logistics coopetition. It provides a holistic approach to SCC management practices and serves as a guide for future research.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
