Despite efforts by ridesharing companies to eliminate or reduce discrimination, research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that racial and LGBT bias persists. Platforms such as Uber, Lyft and Via responded to drivers’ biased behavior by removing information that could indicate a rider’s gender and race from initial ride requests. However, researchers still found… Read more »
Faculty at two of Indiana’s leading business schools — Indiana and Purdue universities — are collaborating on a project with IU Health to help the health care provider manage the COVID-19 demand surge in their 16 hospitals across five regions of the state. The interdisciplinary team of professors at IU’s Kelley School of Business and Purdue’s Krannert School… Read more »
COVID-19 has placed tremendous pressure on health care systems, not only for critical care but also from an anxious public looking for answers. Research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business found that chatbots — software applications that conduct online chats via text or text-to-speech — working for reputable organizations can ease the burden on medical… Read more »
Lecturer of Information Systems Taryn Malher had the opportunity to travel to Orlando, FL, this week to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration as a 2019 Grace Hopper Faculty Scholar. The Grace Hopper Celebration is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists and is held by the AnitaB.org nonprofit organization each year. The Faculty Scholars program… Read more »
Millions of people illegally download television programs and movies and other types of digital assets annually. While companies decry the loss of potential business, new research by Antino Kim, assistant professor of operations and decision technologies, found that a moderate level of piracy can have a positive impact on the bottom line for both the… Read more »
The ODT department at the Kelley School of Business sponsored and hosted the 2017 Closed-Loop Supply Chains Workshop. The workshop is an annual event that focuses on products in different industries from the design stages through end-of-life recovery, and Indiana offered some unique opportunities for the attendees. Researchers representing 33 different academic institutions from around… Read more »
Slight changes to the system for allocating deceased-donor kidneys could result in higher rates of organ procurement and lead to more kidney transplants across the country, according to new research co-authored by ODT faculty, Rodney P. Parker. “Any increase in supply will result in saved lives,” said Rodney P. Parker, an associate professor of operations… Read more »
