BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University Kelley School of Business professor George Ball will testify before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging during the hearing titled “Prescription for Trouble: Drug Safety, Supply Chains, and the Risk to Aging Americans.” The hearing will explore the threats presented by generic drug quality and supply chain issues and… Read more »
Tag: Operations and Decision Technologies
Kelley School hosting 2025 Global Lean Summit Sept. 23-25 at IU Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – More than 100 key strategic and operational executives from companies around the world are coming to Bloomington Sept. 23-25 for the 2025 Global Lean Summit, which is being hosted by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. The three-day conference will feature nearly 20 speakers from companies such as GE Aerospace, Toyota… Read more »
Kelley faculty rank among the best in rankings of research in management, marketing and information systems
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and its faculty have again been recognized for its research excellence – in marketing, information systems and management and entrepreneurship – by new, objective measures of research activity. In May, Kelley faculty in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship learned they have maintained their No. 4… Read more »
Research offers new direction on how disaster relief organizations should communicate through social media
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – According to the basics of crisis communications theory, disaster relief organizations should always speak with “one voice.” As demonstrated through recent events such as the Los Angeles wildfires, information these organizations provide through social media can be vital to saving lives and protecting property. But while this approach usually is true during… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Association for Information Systems presents Kelley professor its lifetime achievement award
AUSTIN, Texas – The Association for Information Systems presented Alan R. Dennis, professor of information systems and the John T. Chambers Chair of Internet Systems at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, with its lifetime achievement award. Dennis received the LEO Award at the Association for Information Systems’ annual International Conference on Information Systems… Read more »
Study of auto recalls shows carmakers delay announcements until they can ‘hide in the herd’
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Automotive recalls are occurring at record levels, but seem to be announced after inexplicable delays. A research study of 48 years of auto recalls announced in the United States finds carmakers frequently wait to make their announcements until after a competitor issues a recall – even if it is unrelated to… Read more »
Operations and Decision Technologies is fourth worldwide in terms of research contributions
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – According to new journal publication rankings from the Association for Information Systems, the Indiana University Kelley School of Business ranks fourth worldwide in terms of research contributions by its faculty in the Department of Operations and Decision Technologies. The rankings are based on the number of publications by Kelley ODT faculty in… Read more »