From the Dean's Desk


Research Roundup

Dean Martijn Cremers

Dean Martijn Cremers

Monday, 14 October 2024

I'm excited to recognize 10 faculty members for their recent achievements in publishing in top academic journals. I want to highlight the paper co-authored by Jason Colquitt and our Ph.D. in Management student, Jefferson McClain. It has been a milestone for the College to launch our first doctoral programs in Management and Analytics, and it is terrific to see one of our first-ever doctoral students publish in a top journal. Jefferson's publication, along with a previously recognized paper by Ahmed Abbasi, John Lalor and Ph.D. in Analytics candidate Kezia Oketch, are great signs that our doctoral students are off to a strong start in their research careers.

Ahmed Abbasi, Joe and Jane Giovanini Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations
Sriram Somanchi, Associate Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations
Ken Kelley
, Edward F. Sorin Society Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations
The Challenges of Using Large-scale Digital Experiment Platform for Scientific Discovery (Management Information Systems Quarterly) 
As demand for experiments continues to grow on digital platforms, orthogonal test planes (OTPs) have become the industry standard for managing the assignment of users to multiple concurrent experimental treatments. Despite recognizing potential confounding effects due to OTPs, firms find the benefits outweigh the costs. However, with the increased academic-industry research partnerships, where large-scale digital experiments are being used for scientific discovery, confounding and biased estimation may have profound implications. The authors use a case study conducted at a major e-commerce company to illustrate how interactions in concurrent experiments can bias treatment effects, often making them appear more positive than they are. They discuss implications for research, and more broadly, worry that confounding in scientific research due to reliance on large-scale digital experiments meant to serve a different purpose is a microcosm of a larger epistemological confounding regarding what constitutes a contribution to scientific knowledge. (Link to journal article and HAL website posting.)

Jason Colquitt, Franklin D. Schurz Professor of Management & Organization
Jefferson McClain, Ph.D. Candidate in Management
Third-Party Perceptions of Mistreatment: A Meta-Analysis and Integrative Model of Reactions to Perpetrators and Victims (Journal of Applied Psychology)
Estimates suggest that 34% of employees have experienced mistreatment at work but that 44% of employees have observed the mistreatment of others. This meta-analysis reviews the emerging literature on the effects of “third party” perceptions of mistreatment. The researchers built and tested an integrative model that captures the emotional (anger, empathy, schadenfreude) and behavioral (antisocial and prosocial behaviors) consequences of witnessing mistreatment at work. The results revealed that third parties react to mistreatment as strongly as the parties that actually experienced it.

John Donovan, Gerspach Family Associate Professor of Accountancy
Do Credit Ratings Reflect Private Information about SEC Investigations? (The Accounting Review)
This study uses a novel dataset of private SEC investigations to examine the timeliness and informativeness of rating adjustments from issuer-paid credit rating agencies (CRAs). Evidence suggests that CRAs adjust ratings downward within a quarter following the opening of an SEC investigation and these adjustments are three times larger for investigations that ultimately yield an enforcement action. These downgrades are also more informative to the stock market than other rating downgrades. 

Gregory Robson, Associate Research Professor of Business Ethics and Society
James Otteson, John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics
Freedom in Business: Elizabeth Anderson, Adam Smith, and the Effects of Dominance in Business (Philosophy of Management)
So much work done around the globe today is dehumanizing, dirty or dull. Even the most sanguine advocate of modern working conditions should be troubled by it. Building on the work of Elizabeth Anderson and Adam Smith, the authors argue that the extreme division of labor in modern economies can disrupt, and even sometimes debilitate, how workers form their moral and social sentiments. They argue that a workplace that prevents or mitigates extreme division of labor can restore to workers the respect and workplace discretion — in short, the dignity — they deserve.

Joonhyuk Yang, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Using Grocery Data for Credit Decisions (Management Science)
Many consumers across the world struggle to gain access to credit because of their lack of credit scores. The study explores the potential of grocery transaction data as a new alternative data source for evaluating consumers’ creditworthiness. The researchers illustrate both the incremental value of grocery data for credit decisions and its boundary conditions. Overall, this study highlights the potential of grocery data in enabling financial institutions to extend credit to consumers who lack traditional credit scores.

Jun Yang, Assistant Professor of Finance
Syndicated Lending, Competition and Relative Performance Evaluation (Review of Financial Studies)
Relative performance evaluation (RPE) intensifies competitive pressure by tying executive compensation to rivals' profits. Banks with RPE contracts are less willing to join loans underwritten by rivals, causing lead arrangers frequently named in RPE to hold larger loan shares, charge higher spreads and lose market share. The researchers’ results highlight the tension between the normal benefits of competition versus the need for cooperation in loan syndication. 

Zifeng Zhao, Assistant Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations
Anticipated Wait and its Effects on Consumer Choice, Pricing, and Assortment Management (Manufacturing and Service Operations Management)
The paper examines the effects of waiting time on consumer choice behavior and firm's pricing and assortment optimization decisions. The researchers construct a new choice model by incorporating anticipated wait into consumers' decision making, which can capture the effects of negative externality induced by the wait. They fully characterize pricing and assortment optimization under the new model and propose an efficient statistical estimation algorithm. Further, they show that the failure to take into account the effects of waiting in firms' decision making may lead to substantial losses.

Thank you to Ahmed, Sriram, Ken, Jason, Jefferson, John, Greg, Jim, Joonhyuk, Jun, and Zifeng for your research contributions.

I also want to thank the Office of Experiential and Global Learning’s Grow Irish and Meyer Business on the Frontlines teams who have an intensive week ahead. Frontlines in America teams totaling 14 students, six alumni advisors and three Mendoza faculty/staff members will be traveling to three locations: Team Homeboy Industries/Homeboy Threads (Los Angeles), Team Tribal Minds (Reno, Nevada) and Coalfield Development (West Virginia). Thank you to Kelly Rubey, Paige Risser and Jessica Parsons.

Also this week, Grow Irish is offering a wealth of opportunities for our graduate program students. Options include consulting projects with global partners in locations such as Croatia, Mexico City, Bermuda and Brazil, as well as opportunities to collaborate with local nonprofits and engage in skills and leadership development coursework. Thanks to Ben Wilson, Lara Brian, Stephanie Drudge, Drake Schrader and Gabor Holtzer for your hard work.

In Notre Dame,

Martijn

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Morning Brew


What I'm Aspiring To Be

Yeh Who?

 

Chapter 1. Here He Comes!

 

I truly wish I could tell you that a star was born, but I couldn’t.

 

David in three baby pictures

 

On my first birthday, I “accidentally” discovered the cake my parents had stored in the refrigerator before the party. I ate one of the cream flowers, then decided to eat the other one to balance out the appearance, thinking no one would notice. The picture shows I forgot to smooth out the cake and took a few extra licks along the edge while "fixing" it.

 

 

 

When I was a kid, the owner of a grocery shop I frequented told me I should be in showbiz. Unfortunately, the furthest I got in my acting career was playing Santa Claus in grade school

 

David Yeh as Santa Claus

 

My Acting Career Attempts

 

Strike 1: 

In the 1972 show Kung Fu, David Carradine played the role of Kwai Chang Caine. Hack! Carradine wasn't even Chinese! Honestly, I'm glad Bruce Lee didn’t get the role either.

 

Strike 2, 3, 4:

I was certain I could play the role of Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid I, II, and III  (1984/1986/1989). Unfortunately, as fate would have it, Pat Morita was cast as Mr. Miyagi in all three films.

 

Strike 5:

I finally got my black belt, and now “The Karate Kid” (2010) is here. Once again, my good friend Jackie Chan (who doesn't know me) played the role of Mr. Han.

 

David Yeh earning his black belt

 

It is now 2024, and I am still patiently waiting for my talents to be discovered. If you know any famous Hollywood movie producers, please send them my way. I might even cast you in my next movie!

 

Please click one of the buttons below to let me know if you're interested in reading more of my stories. (I have 42 more years to go).

 

YES                               NO

 

David Yeh

Manager Enterprise Technology

Information Technology Group

June 10, 2024

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October 10, 2022

Mendoza IT

Tech Tips


Google Scholar

Citation analysis is being monitored more in the academic profession as a measure of impact. By creating a Google Scholar Profile (leave it public, which is the default) you can increase the accessibility of your research and have immediate access to h-statistics and other impact metrics.

February 3, 2020

ND Google Shortcuts

Did you know there are shortcuts to log in to your ND Gmail and other Google services? If you visit google.nd.edu you are taken directly to Google Drive, or to the login page if you are not already logged in. You can also skip logging in to insideND or visiting gmail.com by going directly to gmail.nd.edu for Gmail. You can also go directly to Google Calendar by visiting gcalendar.nd.edu.

February 3, 2020

Manage When Participants Join Zoom

If you enable Waiting Room in your Zoom settings, you can manage when new attendees are able to join a meeting from the list of Participants. When these tools are enabled, the option to allow attendees to join the meeting before the host arrives is automatically disabled.

February 3, 2020

Window Snapping

In Windows, you can drag a window to the left or right edge of your screen to make it fill one half of the screen, or drag to the top of the screen to maximize the window. View two windows side by side quickly and easily. You can also press the Windows key + left or right arrow to make the active window fill the left or right side of the screen.


Minimize All Windows

Sometimes you have a bunch of applications running, and you want it all to go away so you can get to the desktop. Simply pressing Windows key + D will minimize everything you have up, which will save you some time pressing the minimize button for each window. To bring everything back, press the Windows key + D again to restore your windows. 

Speak-Up Culture


As the College adapts and innovates in the face of change, your voice matters more than ever, and the ND Voice Engagement Committee wants to help you use it. Each week we will highlight a resource to inspire you, challenge you, and help you speak up and/or listen up more effectively.