January 2009 / Volume 40(1)
The articles below have been selected from the print version of the
January 2009 issue of Decision Line (click here for a pdf version). To receive a printed copy
that includes all the articles, or to subscribe, please contact dsi@gsu.edu.
Let feature editors & guest writers hear from you! Links are provided in the following pdf files.
Page 1: President's Letter. "The academic “Steady State”—
Is it good for us?", by Norma J. Harrison, CEIBS.
From the Editor. Decision
Line Editor Krishna S. Dhir provides an overview of 40(1) feature articles.
In the Classroom. “Web Based Instruction Improves Teaching,” by Jay Heizer, Texas Lutheran University; Barry Render, Rollins College; and Kevin Watson, University of New Orleans. [Contact Feature Editor]
Ecommerce. “Rules and Rainchecks: Can Ecommerce Firms Learn about Disaster Planning from Baseball?”, by Kenneth E. Kendall, Rutgers University. [Contact Feature Editor]
Deans’ Perspective. “A Model for Microfinance-Supported Education Programs,” by Saleha B. Khumawala, University of Houston. [See column archive] [Contact Feature Editor]
Doctoral Student Affairs. “Being Successful in a Ph.D. Program,” by Michael Hitt, Texas A&M University; “Distant Reflections,” by Parthiban David, University of Oklahoma; “Recent Reflections,” by Tim R. Holcomb, Texas A&M University. [See column archive] [Contact Feature Editor]
POM. “Obstacles that Limit the Application of Quantitative Scheduling Techniques,” by Ceyhun Ozgur, Valparaiso University, and J. Randall Brown, Kent State University. [Contact Feature Editor]
2009 Annual Meeting News on the upcoming conference to be held in New Orleans. [Contact 2009 Program Chair]
2008 Annual Meeting News on the conference held in Baltimore.
[Contact 2008 Program Chair]
Names in the News
Related Conferences & Related Publications
2009 DSI Calendar
See the 2009
DSI Annual Meeting homepage for more information on the upcoming
conference in New Orleans.
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