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The finalists for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award innovate in supply-chain replenishment, food distribution, cloud fulfillment and carbon-aware high-performance computing.

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Spending lots of scrolling through social media videos is a habit that many people often fall into. While it can be entertaining, mental health experts say it also can be harmful.

In journal Information System Research, researchers posted a model they created that uses AI to detect which videos can affect mental health, or even spark suicidal thoughts.

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Zachary Collier, Assistant Professor of Management at Radford University, joins Shaye Ganam to talk about EVs in Canada and the inherent cybersecurity risk in operating them.

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Gender pay gap shrinking for some female university presidents

Gender pay gap shrinking for some female university presidents

News Release, June 17, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, June 17, 2019 – While serious economic and societal issues continue to swirl around the gender pay gap, new research published in the INFORMS journal Organization Science shows one area where this inequality is starting to disappear—higher education. Researchers have found that the gender pay gap disappears at more prestigious universities.

Coordinated, prominent product placement most effective: study

Coordinated, prominent product placement most effective: study

Luxury Daily, June 4, 2019

As the amount of content and advertising exponentially increases, product placement can still be an effective way to reach consumers. According to new research from the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, verbal product placements have the most success at driving online engagement around a brand. Luxury brands including BMW, Land Rover and Shangri-La have previously used product placement in television and film to get consumers' attention.

How Airbnb threatens to disrupt traditional hotel pricing strategies

How Airbnb threatens to disrupt traditional hotel pricing strategies

Phocus Wire, June 4, 2019

Since the introduction of sharing-economy services such as Airbnb, hotels have struggled with how to compete against the alternative accommodations market. Among hotels’ concerns is how Airbnb impacts their pricing and distribution strategies, which, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, might be more dramatic than hoteliers may think.

Measuring impact of product placement

Measuring impact of product placement

News Release, June 3, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, June 3, 2019 – Researchers from Indiana University and Emory University published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, which reveals the impact of product placement in television programming.  The findings indicate that prominent product placement embedded in television programming does have a net positive impact on online conversations and web traffic for the brand.

New study finds Airbnb cannibalizes the hotel business while bolstering demand

New study finds Airbnb cannibalizes the hotel business while bolstering demand

Commercial Observer, May 15, 2019

It comes as no surprise that Airbnb steals business from hotels, but a new research paper published last month argued that the home-sharing platform also drives demand in a way that helps traditional hotels, especially during peak travel season. Professors from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon published a study last month in research journal Marketing Science that analyzed how Airbnb interacts with the hotel markets, and the conclusions were somewhat unexpected. 

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