KEY ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE OF DECISION MAKING: AUTHORITATIVE NEW RESEARCH FROM DSI, THE FIELD S LEADING ORGANIZATION

• 25 outstanding papers applying rigorous research methods to important societal and business decision environments
• How accelerating technology innovation is transforming decision making
• For all decision makers, and all decision science researchers and students

Decision science offers powerful insights and techniques that help people make better decisions to improve business and society. 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 and academics from around the world, these papers were presented at DSI s 45th Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida in November 2014. The authors explore multiple decision environments, from emergency response to supply chain outsourcing. They address a wide spectrum of critical issues, including better ways to utilize information systems, new opportunities to improve business operations and strategy, and new analytical techniques for healthcare and quality. Each paper offers actionable insights for decision-makers of all kinds, in business, public policy, non-profit organizations, and beyond. This work also identifies important new research directions likely to shape the future of decision science. This book brings together 25 leading-edge research projects conducted throughout the multi-disciplinary fields of decision sciences. Honored as the best work presented at DSI s November 2014 worldwide conference, these papers show how to apply rigorous quantitative and behavioral approaches to improve performance in virtually any decision environment. The work in this collection addresses functions including information systems, manufacturing/service management, supply chain management, finance, marketing, management, accounting, and decision support. It also addresses critical decisions made in institutional environments such as healthcare, public administration, and higher education. The first set of papers applies advanced information systems to problems ranging from disaster response to customer satisfaction. Next, several papers apply advanced analytics to problems of healthcare management and quality assessment, introducing techniques that can be adapted to many operational environments. You ll find important new findings on operations research and organizational strategy, as well as valuable new insights into the decision-making impact of national culture, situational awareness, knowledge heterogeneity, and relational capital. These papers combine deep academic rigor with wide practical value. They open fruitful new opportunities for researchers and for everyone who makes decisions that matter.

• Pioneering quantitative and behavioral approaches, frameworks, and methodologies
• Improving decision-making through more effective use of advanced technologies
• Advanced analytics to improve healthcare outcomes
• Decision optimization in supply chains and operations management
• Operations research advances, from credit scoring to aircraft boarding
• Strategic decision-making, including impacts of corporate social responsibility

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Decision science offers powerful insights and techniques that help people make better decisions to improve business and society. This new volume brings together the peer-reviewed papers that have been chosen as the "best of the best" by the field's leading organization, the Decision Sciences Institute. These papers, authored by respected decision science researchers and academics from around the world, will be presented at DSI's 45th Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida in November 2014. The first book of papers ever assembled by DSI, this volume describes recent methods and approaches in the decision sciences, with a special focus on how accelerating technological innovation is driving change in the ways organizations and individuals make decisions. These papers offer actionable insights for decision-makers of all kinds, in business, public policy, non-profit organizations, and beyond. They also point to new research directions for academic researchers in decision science worldwide.