INFORMS Releases

BALTIMORE, MD, January 9, 2023 – Groundbreaking modeling detailed in new research in the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics is being credited with helping lead to the arrest of dozens of suspects in human trafficking rings in Alabama.

• Increasing Dating Site Matches is in the Hands of Women, According to New Research (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
• The Role of Health Competition Leaderboards in Successful Use of Wearable Technology (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• Getting the Job and Keeping the Job: The Role of Profile Pictures (INFORMS journal Marketing Science)
• The Impact of Chatbots on Customer Service: Does their Attitude Make a Difference? (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)

BALTIMORE, MD, January 3, 2023 – The political divide in America is evident everywhere you look, from news to social media. But do people’s politics extend to their brand and consumer preferences? A new study says yes.

BALTIMORE, MD, January 4, 2023 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that Medicare Advantage (MA), the largest healthcare capitation program in the U.S., unintentionally incentivizes health plans to cherry-pick profitable patients from traditional Medicare (TM). “Capitation” is the annual fee paid to a healthcare practice by each participant in a health plan.

BALTIMORE, MD, January 3, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring Anita Woolley. She is Associate Dean of Research at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. She’s a Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory. She speaks about what the workplace will look like this year. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on December 20, 2022.