BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana University Kelley School of Business and its Master of Science in Information Systems program is presenting a case competition featuring top talent from universities worldwide. The AI in Business Global Case Competition kicks off on Aug 24 — the application deadline. The case for the first round of competition –… Read more »
Operations and Decision Technologies
Research offers guidance on where companies should position energy storage, which lessens reliance on fossil fuels
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The International Energy Agency reports that battery storage was the fastest growing technology in the power sector in 2023. Many storage projects involve large lithium-ion batteries that can absorb excess renewable energy from the power grid and redirect it back to the grid, lessening reliance on fossil fuels. But what’s the best… Read more »
Kelley professor Sagar Samtani is school’s first recipient of a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sagar Samtani, assistant professor of operations and decision technologies at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, is the school’s first recipient of a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is one of the National Science Foundation‘s most prestigious awards in support of early-career… Read more »
If your TV spoke to you, would you buy it? Study finds people spend more on some ‘talking products’
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In the classic Disney film “Beauty and the Beast,” Lumière, the candelabra character, famously sings with Mrs. Potts, a tea pot, “Be our guest, be our guest. Put our service to the test. Tie your napkin round your neck, Cherie, and we provide the rest.” When the 1991 Oscar-nominated song co-written by… Read more »
Kelley professor named Provost Professor; another wins Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Two faculty members have been honored with prestigious awards from Indiana University. Scott Shackelford, a professor in the Department of Business Law & Ethics, has been named a Provost Professor, making him the first Kelley School faculty member to win this award. The Provost Professor title is given to faculty members who have… Read more »
Kelley School research explains why a bad first impression cost Google $100 billion — or more
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Google’s launch of Bard, it’s search-integrated, AI-powered chatbot, went wrong when the bot’s first advertisement accidentally showed it was unable to find and present accurate information to users. Research by professors at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management explains why it may… Read more »
Meet your new AI colleague; Kelley professor studies working with digital humans
Editor’s note: You are welcome to view a one-hour webinar, “Meet your new AI Colleague – Working with Digital Humans,” which was presented by Kelley Professor Alan Dennis and his co-authors on Feb. 23. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With rapid progress in computer graphics and advancements in artificial intelligence, human faces are now being put on… Read more »
Two Kelley School professors receive international honors for their scholarly efforts
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Professors at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business frequently are recognized for their scholarly activities, including international honors, from their peers. Two recent examples are Susan Monaco, clinical associate professor and associate chairperson of finance, and Sagar Samtani, assistant professor of operations and decision technologies. This week, Monaco and Samtani were honored by… Read more »
Winners of Kelley Research Awards announced
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana University Kelley School of Business recently recognized faculty at Bloomington and Indianapolis for their research impact. Fei Gao, assistant professor of operations and decision technologies, received Kelley’s Early Career Research Impact Award, which recognizes the research contributions of a pre-tenured faculty member’s body of work. Gao’s award-winning research focuses on… Read more »
Research: Partnership between humanitarian organizations and governments is essential for providing cash assistance to refugees
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In the last four weeks, more than 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled their country to escape Russian forces, facing an uncertain future and placing new economic demands on host countries such as Poland. Besides this recent crisis, more than 80 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, notably in Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan,… Read more »