Seminar Series: Spring 2009

Date/
Time/
Room
Speaker/
School
Faculty Host Presentation
1/22/2009
10:30 a.m.- Noon
VMH 1336
Krishnan Anand
Wharton
Wedad Elmaghraby Can Information and Inventories be Complements?
Abstract     Paper
1/30/2009
1:30 - 3 p.m.
VMH 1330
Ramesh Sankaranarayanan
U. Connecticut
Siva Viswananthan Blog, Blogger, and the Firm: Can Negative Posts by Employees Benefit Firms?
Abstract
2/13/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
Enrico Diecidue
INSEAD/Wharton
Wolfgang Jank Eliciting the impact of Delayed Resolution of Uncertainty
Abstract
2/20/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
DJ Wu
Georgia Tech
Gordon Gao IT Implementation Contract Design: Analytical and Experimental Investigation of IT Value, Learning, and Contract Structure
Abstract
2/27/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
Jeffery Yu Hu
Purdue
Il-Horn Hann Technology Usage and Online Sales: An Empirical Study
Abstract
3/6/2009
3-4:30 p.m.
VMH 1520
Karen Smilowitz
Northwestern
Bruce Golden Operations Research for Non-Profit Agencies
Abstract
3/13/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
Huseyin Tanriverdi
UT Austin
Anand Gopal Multimarket Competition within the Software Industry: How Does Complementarity of Product Markets Affect Market Entry Decisions
Abstract
3/27/2009
3-4:30 p.m.
VMH 1336
Amy R. Pritchett
Director, NASA Aviation Safety Program
Wedad Elmaghraby Verification and Validation of Flight-Critical Systems: How Can We Make IT Very Safe and Reasonably Affordable?
Abstract
4/3/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
Gal Raz
U of Virginia
Gil Souza Supply Chain Sourcing Under Asymmetric Information
Abstract
4/10/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
Sezer Ulku
Georgetown
Zhi-Long Chen Examining Product Modularity from a Behavioral Perspective: Do Consumers Properly Value Modularity?
Abstract
4/17/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
Omar Besbes
Wharton
Itir Karaesmen On the Minimax Complexity of Pricing in a Changing Environment
Abstract
4/24/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
Alok Gupta
U. of Minnesota
Sunil Mithas A Data-Driven Exploration of Bidder Behavior in Continuous Combinatorial Auctions
Abstract
5/8/2009
11-12:30 p.m.
VMH 1330
Fritz Scheuren
HRDAG*
Frank Alt Modern Approaches to Data Quality
Abstract
5/15/2009
2-3:30 p.m.
VMH 1335
Karl Ulrich
Wharton
Yi Xu Innovation Tournaments
Abstract

Note 1: HRDAG is the acronym for Human Rights Data Analysis Group.
Note 2: Smith School Assemblies are on Fridays – 2/6, 3/6 (faculty only), 3/27 and 5/8 from 1:30 - 3 pm in Tyser Auditorium.