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A News Publication of the Decision
Sciences Institute
December/January 1999 / Volume 30(1)
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Feature Articles*
Page 1: President's Letter.
Finalist of 1997 DSI Instructional Innovation Award.
"Virtual Learning Environment: Preparing for the Knowledge Age Work
in the 21st Century," by Beata Lobert Jones, Texas Christian University;
Catherine Durnell Cramton, George Mason University; Stephane Gauvin, Universite
Laval, Canada; and Don Scott, Southern Cross University, Australia
Production/Operations Management. “Curriculum
and Research in Service Operations Management,” by James A. Fitzsimmons,
University of Texas at Austin.
Research Issues. “Local and Global Risk
Aversion,” by Jayavel Sounderpandian, University of Wisconsin–Parkside.
Information Technology. “Y2K Late-Date
Solution: Business Contingency Planning,” by Lance B. Eliot, Feature
Editor.
In the Classroom. “People, Process and
Projects: The Keys to Instructing Total Quality Management,” by Roger
J. Gagnon and Janice Witt Smith, North Carolina A&T State University.
The Real-Life Adventures of a Decision Scientist.
“Which Door Has the Cadillac?” by Andrew Vazsonyi, Feature Editor.
Doctoral Student Issues. “Mentoring Ph.D.
Students: A Student Perspective,” by Marcus Rothenberger, Carlos
Jesus Alsua, and Natasa Christodoulidou, Arizona State University.
From the Bookshelf. “Worth the Risk?”
by Paul L. Walker, University of Virginia.
Membership Roundtable. “Update on Campus
Rep Program,” by Scott M. Shafer, Feature Editor.
Names in the News
99 Annual Meeting News (8 pages, 126K)
98 Annual Meeting Wrap up (I) (6 pages, 296K)
98 Annual Meeting Wrap up (II) (4 pages, 417K)
Decision Sciences Journal. "Changing of
the Guard," by former editor Lee J. Krajewski.
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