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Firms increasingly acquire needed information technology (IT) products and services from external sources through the formation of partnerships. In spite of the ubiquity of IT outsourcing practice in today’s organizations however, theoretical understanding of IT partnerships in outsourcing is limited. Extant research
Stochastic approximation is one of the oldest approaches for solving stochastic optimization problems. In the first part of the dissertation, we study the convergence and asymptotic normality of a generalized form of stochastic approximation algorithm with deterministic perturbation sequences. Both one-simulation and
The motivation for this research is that information systems are not often used to their full potential – individuals often fail to use valuable features of systems not allowing firms to maximize their return from investments in these technologies. Additionally, there have
A variety of information technology (IT) artifacts, such as those supporting reputation management and digital archives of past interactions, are commonly deployed to support virtual communities. Despite the ubiquity of these artifacts, research on the impact of various IT-based features on virtual
We consider scheduling issues in different configurations of supply chains. The primary focus is to integrate production and distribution activities in the supply chain in order to optimize the tradeoff between total cost and service performance. The cost may be based on
This dissertation examines the adoption of health IT by addressing the barriers to adoption from the perspective of multiple stakeholders. I examine three different phenomena using alternative methodologies and theoretical lenses. Essay 1: The Impact of Firm Characteristics and Spatial Proximity on
This dissertation addresses two research questions relating to the role of setups in discrete parts manufacturing. The first research topic uses a carefully designed simulation study to investigate the role of setup economies in the factory-wide conversion of functional layouts (job shops)
Software project teams are often faced with the potential for changing requirements during software development. Such changes present a significant challenge to software project teams often resulting in cost overruns, missed deadlines, and faulty code. While the phenomenon of requirements changes by
This dissertation seeks to answer the following research questions: (1) what properties enable some organizations to generate more value from information technology (IT) than others? and (2) through what mechanisms do organizations generate value through IT? It examines the role of technology
A drastic reduction in the cost of transmitting information has tremendously increased the °ow and availability of information. Greater availability of information increases the rm’s ability to manage its supply chain and, therefore, increases its operational performance. However, current literature is ambiguous