41st Annual Meeting
Decision Sciences Institute
November 20-23, 2010
San Diego, California
Conference Theme: Challenging the Status Quo – Breakthrough Innovations
that Rejuvenate Organizations
A little revolution is a good thing now and then. In 2009 the Decision Science Institute (DSI) celebrated
its 40th year of existence as one of the leading academic societies. The annual conference in 2010 marks the
beginning of the next 40 years, in which we expect to break new ground, try new ideas, and create new
value for all participants.
Join us in San Diego as we launch a new chapter in the life of the DSI. We invite basic, applied, theory,
and case study research in any field related to decision-making, as well as proposals for panel discussion,
symposia, workshops, and tutorials dealing with research or pedagogical issues.
As a participant in the 2010 conference you can expect to enjoy the following:
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A warm welcome with numerous opportunities to meet new people, to consider new research
and teaching approaches, and to enjoy the sights and sounds of San Diego
High quality invited and sponsored sessions featuring highly respected researchers, educators,
and practitioners
A variety of venues in which you can present and receive constructive feedback on your
research and teaching innovations
Opportunities to scout out the job market and/or the talent pool
More than 20 discipline-based and inter-disciplinary tracks that address research, pedagogy,
educational technologies, and more
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Three new special interest groups addressing health care, project management, and innovation
Conference innovations that put new twists on an already successful formula
The venue for the 2010 DSI Annual Meeting is the Marriott Hotel and Marina. This location offers
excellent weather, great access to restaurants, tours, and entertainment, and scenic view of the beautiful bay
and port of San Diego.
For more information visit www.sandiego.org and http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sandt-sandiego-marriott-hotel-and-marina/. Stay tuned! Details on the hotel and event activities in San Diego are
forthcoming.
Submission Deadlines
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Refereed papers and competitions: April 1, 2010 All other submissions: May 1, 2010
Information for Contributors
The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) invites contributions to the 2010 Annual Meeting in the following
categories: Refereed Research Paper, Non-Refereed Research Abstract, and proposals for a Workshop,
Tutorial, Panel, Symposium, or Colloquium. Authors can choose between submitting a refereed research
paper that will receive reviews from at least two referees or submitting a non-refereed research abstract of
50 words or less (500 characters maximum). If accepted, refereed research papers will be published in the
Proceedings (available in CD-ROM format only), as well as scheduled for presentation during the annual
meeting.
If an author elects to submit a non-refereed research abstract, it will be scheduled for presentation
during the annual meeting but will not be published in the Proceedings. Acceptance of abstracts and papers
are subject to final approval by the track chairs. Proposals for a workshop, tutorial, panel, symposium, or
colloquium will be evaluated for possible inclusion in the annual meeting by the appropriate track chairs,
coordinator or program chair.
Authors are required to submit all contributions online using the instructions provided in the following
section and updated on the meeting Web site. When using the Web site for submission, contributors of
refereed research papers and proposals for a workshop, tutorial, panel, symposium, and colloquium will
also be required to submit an electronic version of their paper or proposal as a pdf attachment. So that a
double-blind review process can be maintained, the electronic file should contain only the body of the paper
and the title of the submission, but no author identification information (which will be captured via a Webbased form).
Any individual author or co-author may submit up to three refereed research papers and/or nonrefereed research abstracts to the annual meeting. (This does not include invited papers, workshops,
tutorials, panels, symposia, and colloquia.) The submission of a refereed research paper or non-refereed
research abstract means the author certifies the manuscript is not copyrighted, has not been accepted for
publication in a journal, has not been presented or accepted for presentation at a professional meeting, and
currently is not under review for presentation at another professional meeting. (Material printed in its
entirety in any conference proceedings is considered published.) Furthermore, the author certifies his/her
intention to register for and attend the meeting to present the paper, abstract, or proposal if it is accepted.
The copyrights for all forms of presentation at the Institute's Annual Meeting shall remain with the authors.
The submission deadline for refereed research papers and competitions is April 1, 2010. The submission deadline for all other submissions: non-refereed research abstracts and proposals for workshops, tutorials, panels, symposia, and colloquia is May 1, 2010. Submitting authors will be acknowledged through a
reference number right at the conclusion of the submission process.
Instructions for Electronic Submissions
The 2010 DSI Annual Meeting will use the existing conference information system (CIS) owned by the
Institute. The authors must make all submissions electronically only using this system, which will be
available after February 1, 2010, on the DSI 2010 Annual Meeting Web site. All of the following information
must be provided for the submission to be accepted.
a. Title of submission (title changes will not be allowed at a later date)
b. Type of submission (must select one of the following):
• Refereed Research Paper - treat as an abstract for presentation if the paper is not accepted for
publication in the Proceedings
• Refereed Research Paper - withdraw if rejected
• Award Competition Entry – will also be considered as a refereed research paper
• Non-Refereed Research Abstract
• Workshop Proposal
• Tutorial Proposal
• Panel Discussion Proposal
• Symposium Proposal
• Colloquium Proposal
c. Track that best fits the submission (to determine the proper track for your submission, see the track list
along with descriptions and contacts of the track chairs)
d. Abstract of 50 words or less, which must accompany all types of submissions
e. Stage of your research as of today and by the time of the conference
f. Invitation information
Competitions
For a listing of past DSI award winners, see www.decisionsciences.org.hallfame.htm
Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award Competition
The purpose of the Doctoral Dissertation Award Competition is to encourage and publicize
outstanding dissertation research by selecting and recognizing the best dissertations written in the
past year in the decision sciences. The Elwood S. Buffa Dissertation Award, accompanied by a $1,500
prize, will be presented at the annual meeting. Applicants for this award should submit three (3)
hardcopies of their dissertation in the required format directly to the Doctoral Dissertation Award
Competition Coordinator by April 1, 2010. For more information concerning this competition, please
contact the coordinator.
Nallan Suresh, University of Buffalo, School of Management, ncsuresh@buffalo.edu
Instructional Innovation Award Competition
The Instructional Innovation Award Competition seeks to recognize outstanding contributions that
advance instructional approaches within the decision sciences. The focus of this award is on
innovation in college- or university-level teaching. Three finalists will be chosen to make presentations
at the conference competition. The winning entry receives an award of $1,500, and $750 will be
divided among each of the other finalists. Applicants are required to submit all contributions
electronically using instructions on the conference Web site. The due date for submissions is April 1,
2010. For information concerning this competition, please contact the coordinator.
Chetan Sankar, Auburn University, College of Business, sankacs@auburn.edu
Best Paper Awards Competition
Best Paper Awards will be presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting. Categories include Best
Theoretical/Empirical Research Paper, Best Application Paper, Best Interdisciplinary Paper, and Best
Student Paper. At the discretion of the program chair and track chairs, outstanding scholarship may be
recognized through a distinguished paper award in a given track. Reviewers will be asked to
nominate competitive paper submissions for these awards. Nominations will then be reviewed by a
best paper review committee, which will make award recommendations. The due date for
submissions is April 1, 2010.
Corinne
Karuppan,
Missouri
CKaruppan@MissouriState.edu
State
University,
College
of
Business
Administration,
Best Teaching Case Studies Award Competition
The Teaching Case Studies Workshop serves an active role in the dissemination of new ideas with
respect to case studies topics. Cases may be methodological in nature (i.e., crafted to support the
learning of a specific technical skill) or integrative (i.e., designed to foster the integration of scientific
approaches and analyses with real-world decision making).
Rebecca Grant, University of Victoria, UVic Business, rgrant@uvic.ca
Professional Activities
Doctoral Student Consortium
The Doctoral Student Consortium provides a unique opportunity for doctoral students from across the nation and around
the world to interact with one another and with distinguished scholars in a one-day program devoted to career
development. Attendance at this consortium is by invitation based on application. All students who meet the criteria will be
accepted.
Sarv Devaraj, University of Notre Dame, College of Business, sdevaraj@nd.edu
Rajiv Kohli, The College of William and Mary, School of Business, rajiv.kohli@mason.wm.edu
New Faculty Development Consortium
The New Faculty Development Consortium deals with research, teaching, publishing, and other professional development
issues for faculty who are beginning their academic careers. Attendance at this consortium is by application and is open to
faculty members who have a Ph.D. degree and are in the first two years of their teaching career.
Rohit Verma, Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration, rv54@cornell.edu
Gopesh Anand, University of Illinois, College of Business, gopesh@illinois.edu
Curricular Issues Miniconference
The Curricular Issues Miniconference provides a forum to learn from those at the forefront of
curriculum innovation and improvement, and to share experiences and lessons learnt. Separate tracks
on undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs will offer ideas and insights for those responsible
for designing, teaching, and administering business programs.
Dave Yen, Miami University, School of Business, yendc@muohio.edu
Shin Yuan Hung, National Chung Cheng University, Department of Information Management,
syhung@mis.ccu.edu.tw
Miniconference on Successful Grantsmanship
Securing external research grants is a valuable experience, or even a necessary step, when our projects
can be significantly enhanced by them. A day-long event, the Miniconference on Successful
Grantsmanship is intended to help develop interests among DSI members in obtaining external
research grants and to sharpen their skills to write grant proposals so that their endeavors may be
more fruitful. You are invited to come and listen to the expert panelists and network with like-minded
researchers.
Greg Ulferts, University of Detroit Mercy, College of Business, Gregory.ulferts@udmercy.edu
Miniconference on IT/SCM Interface
This miniconference focuses on research at the nexus of information technology and supply chain
management, highlighting current and emerging trends in the area. The minconference will feature
panels of senior scholars and invited paper presentations.
Viswanath Venkatesh, University of Arkansas, College of Business, vvenkatesh@walton.uark.edu
Sue Brown, The University of Arizona, College of Management, suebrown@eller.arizona.edu
Miniconference on Global/International Research
Globalization creates both challenges and opportunities for transnational firms operating in culturally
and geographically diverse environments. For academic researchers globalization has generated many
fruitful avenues of inquiry regarding the coordination of activities within the firm, and among the
various actors external to the focal firm. These avenues include, but are not limited to the role of
culture, knowledge development, innovation, interfirm/intrafirm networks, market relationships,
design of international distribution networks, and others. The theme of the mini-conference is to
provide a forum for the discussion of country, social structure, politics, economics, human resources,
supply chain management (services and manufacturing), foreign direct investment, and information
technology. The hope is to shed further light on both the inter-firm and intra-firm challenges facing
firms, society, the environment, and various institutions (government and non-government) in the
context of globalization. We welcome submissions with either a regional or country-level focus.
Anthony Ross, Michigan State University, School of Management, rossant@msu.edu
Stan Fawcett, Brigham Young University, School of Management, stan_fawcett@byu.edu
Technology in the Classroom Miniconference
The Technology in the Classroom Miniconference provides a forum for participants to share novel or
innovative applications of technology in the classroom that enhance the student’s learning experience.
Submissions should be limited to creative approaches and best practices for using course support
software, multimedia, spreadsheet software, simulation software, online tutorials, or other
applications of technology, and be capable of being demonstrated and discussed within a 20-30 minute
timeframe. Submissions are competitively reviewed and selected for their creativity, novelty, and
contribution to pedagogy, and should not be duplications of material found in existing textbooks.
Please send your submission (following the “Instructions for Electronic Submissions”) by May 1, 2010
to:
Barbara Price, Georgia Southern University, College of Business Administration,
baprice@georgiasouthern.edu
Professional and Faculty Development Program
The Professional and Faculty Development Program is for DSI members in all stages of their careers,
with the goal of keeping them current in their fields. The content of the sessions is designed to provide
insight into the challenges and opportunities in today’s rapidly changing environments. Topics
include, but are not limited to the following:
 Assessment in practice.
 Balancing the needs of different stakeholders in the educational
process.
 Blogs in business school.
 Career path strategy.
 Cutting edge pedagogical research.
 Developing Chinese business education.
 Globalization of business education.
 How do you get the message across?
 How do you turn conference paper into journal article?
 Meeting increasing demands in teaching, service, and research.
 New instructional and research methodologies.
 Obtaining research funding.
 Online communities in academic world.
 Sustainability and management in business school.
 Teaching an integrated core curriculum
 The challenges and opportunities of new technologies.
 The role of grading and assessment.
 Transforming curriculum design and development.
In addition, the program will include a series of sessions related to research, teaching, publishing, and
other professional development issues for faculty who are beginning their academic careers.
Submission deadline is May 1, 2010.
Xenophon Koufteros, Texas A&M University, Business School, xkoufteros@mays.tamu.edu
Powell Robinson, Texas A&M University, Business School, p-robinson@mays.tamu.edu
Track Chairs
Discipline-based Tracks
Accounting and Finance
Robert Hutchinson, Oakland University
Information Systems Economics
Debabrata Dey, University of Washington
Vidyanand (VC) Choudhary, University of California Irvine
Information Systems Strategy and Design
Jeff Stratman, The University of Utah
T. Ravichandran, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Logistics, Distribution, and Order Management
DaeSoo Kim, Korea University
Marketing and Management Strategy and Policy
Derrick D’Souza, University of North Texas
Manufacturing Operations Management
Jan Olhager, Linkoping University
Martin Rudberg, Linkoping University
Organizational Behavior/Organizational Theory
Mike Lewis, University of Bath
Service Operations Management
Larry Menor, The University of Western Ontario
Supply Management
Tom Choi, Arizona State University
Murat Kristal, York University
Topical/Interdisciplinary Tracks
Cross-functional Interfaces (Marketing/OM/Finance/IS/Accounting)
Elliot Bendoly, Emory University
Decision Making and Problem Solving (MS/OR/Statistics)
Shaw Chen, The University of Rhode Island
Product/Process Innovation and Project Management
Mohan Tatikonda, Indiana University
Process Quality and Productivity Management
Matthias Holweg, University of Cambridge
Risk Analysis and Crisis Management
Kathy Stecke, The University of Texas at Dallas
Tom Schmidt, University of Washington
Sanjay Kumar, The Pennsylvania State University
Social Responsibility, Ethics, and Sustainability
Rob Klassen, The University of Western Ontario
Special Tracks
Fellows Track
Sang Lee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Innovative Education
David Chou, Eastern Michigan University
New Talent Showcase - Student Presentations
Susan Meyer-Goldstein, The University of Minnesota
Special Interest Groups
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Roger Calantone, Michigan State University
Healthcare Decision-Making and Policy
Rachna Shah, University of Minnesota
Susan Meyer-Goldstein, University of Minnesota
Project Management
TBD
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
The 2010 DSI Annual Meeting will be held at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, 333 West Harbor
Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. Phone for reservations at 1-619-234-1500. Offering spectacular waterfront
settings in the heart of America's Finest City, the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina truly represents the
best location for business and pleasure. Conveniently located adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center
and within walking distance to downtown San Diego and the Gaslamp District. San Diego features 92 golf
courses, exciting spectator sports, luxury spas and gaming, a dynamic downtown District that features
annual special events and unique holiday offerings, and much more. Popular attractions include the worldfamous San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, Sea World San Diego and LEGOLAND California. With a
446-slip marina, just steps from our San Diego, CA, hotel, our guest rooms reflect the spirit of our setting
and boast sweeping bay views. Offering 1,362 spacious guest rooms and suites our downtown San Diego
hotel rooms are richly appointed in a cool, coastal theme décor. Immerse yourself in our vibrant downtown
San Diego, CA hotel at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina. For very detailed information on the hotel,
restaurants, area information, and maps & transportation go to the website at:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sandt-san-diego-marriott-hotel-and-marina/.
Job Placement Service
Placement service for individuals seeking an academic position in areas related to the decision sciences will
be offered at the annual meeting. Position and applicant listings can be accessed year-round via the DSI
website at http://www.decisionsciences.org. For additional information concerning the Job Placement
Service, please contact the coordinator.
Arijit (Jit) Sengupta, Wright State University, Raj Soin College of Business, Information Systems and
Operations Management Department, 3640 Colonial Glenn Hwy/271 Rike Hall, Dayton, OH 45435, (937) 775-2115,
fax: (937) 775-3533, arijit.sengupta@wright.edu
2010 Contacts
Program Chair
Morgan Swink, Michigan State University, School of Management, East Lansing, MI 48824, (517) 432-6327,
swink@bus.msu.edu
Associate Program Chair
Rachna Shah, The University of Minnesota, School of Management, 321 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (612) 624-4432,
shahx024@umn.edu
Proceedings Editor
Sriram Narayanan, Michigan State University, School of Management, East Lansing, MI 48824, (517) 432-6432,
narayanan@bus.msu.edu
CIS Manager
Scott E. Sampson, Brigham Young University, Department of Business Management, 660 TNRB, Provo, UT 84602, (801)
422-9226, ses3@sm.byu.edu
Job Placement Coordinator
Arijit Sengupta, Wright State University, Raj Soin College of Business, Information Systems and Operations Management
Department, 3640 Colonial Glenn Hwy/271 Rike Hall, Dayton, OH 45435,
(937) 775-2115, fax: (937) 775-3533, arijit.sengupta@wright.edu
Local Arrangements Coordinator
Barbara Withers, University of San Diego, School of Business Administration, Olin Hall 320, San Diego, CA 92110-2492,
(619) 260-2380, bwithers@sandiego.edu
Website Coordinator
Timothy Richardson, Michigan State University, School of Management, East Lansing, MI 48824, (517) 881-4586,
richardson@bus.msu.edu