April

2018

DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE (DSI)

The Decision Sciences Institute is an interdisciplinary, international organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of education and research about business decisions. It promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship and seeks to serve current and future developmental needs of doctoral students, faculty, and academic administrators. Through its journals, Decision Sciences, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education and the online publication Decision Line, national and regional meetings, and other activities, it serves as a vehicle to advance and disseminate the theory, application, pedagogy, and curriculum development of the decision sciences.

 

WESTERN DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE (WDSI)
  • President: Natasa Christodoulidou, California State University – Dominquez Hills
  • President Elect: Albert Huang, University of the Pacific
  • Vice President, Program Chair: Ömer S. Benli, California State University, Long Beach
  • Vice President, Program Chair Elect: Theodore Byrne, California State University Dominguez Hills
  • Vice President, Member Services: Salem Boumediene, Montana State University-Billings
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Sheldon R. Smith, Utah Valley University
  • Director of Information Systems: Khosrow Moshirvaziri, California State University, Long Beach
  • Immediate Past President: John Bell, University of Tennessee

The Western Decision Sciences Institute is a regional subdivision of the Decision Sciences Institute. It serves its interdisciplinary academic and business members primarily through the organization of an annual conference and the publication of the Journal of Business and Management. The conference and journal allow academics and business professionals from all over the world to share information and research with respect to all aspects of education, business, and organizational decisions.

  • 2017-2018 Natasa Christodoulidou, California State University, Dominquez Hills
  • 2016-2017 John Bell, University of Tennessee
  • 2015-2016 Debbie Gilliard, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • 2014-2015 Hamdi Bilici, California State University Long Beach
  • 2013-2014 David C. Yen, SUNY Oneonta
  • 2012-2013 Sheldon R. Smith, Utah Valley University
  • 2011-2012 John Davies, Victoria University, Wellington
  • 2010-2011 Nafisseh Heiat, Montana State University-Billings
  • 2009-2010 Mahyar Amouzegar, California State University, Long Beach
  • 2008-2009 G. Keong Leong, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • 2007-2008 Vijay R. Kannan, Utah State University
  • 2006-2007 Bruce Raymond, Montana State University
  • 2005-2006 Cynthia Pavett, University of San Diego
  • 2004-2005 Miles G. Nicholls, RMIT University
  • 2003-2004 Krishna S. Dhir, Berry College
  • 2002-2003 Eldon Y. Li, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • 2001-2002 Paul Mallette, Colorado State University
  • 2000-2001 Marc Massoud, Claremont McKenna College
  • 1999-2000 Karen L. Fowler, University of Northern Colorado
  • 1998-1999 Richard L. Jenson, Utah State University
  • 1997-1998 Thomas E. Callarman, Arizona State University
  • 1996-1997 George A. Marcoulides, California State University, Fullerton
  • 1995-1996 Joseph R. Biggs, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • 1994-1995 Kathy L. Pettitt-O'Malley, University of Idaho
  • 1993-1994 Howard R. Toole, San Diego State University
  • 1992-1993 Terrel G. Williams, Western Washington University
  • 1991-1992 V. V. "Kris" Bellur (deceased), California State University, Bakersfield
  • 1990-1991 John C. Rogers (deceased), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • 1989-1990 V. Lyman Gallup, Boise State University
  • 1988-1989 Shannon V. Taylor, Montana State University
  • 1987-1988 Patrick W. Shannon, Boise State University
  • 1986-1987 Michael F. O'Neil, California State University, Chico
  • 1985-1986 Bert M. Steece, University of Southern California
  • 1984-1985 John P. Dickson, University of Puget Sound
  • 1983-1984 Daniel Brooks, Arizona State University
  • 1982-1983 Michael Geurts, Brigham Young University
  • 1981-1982 Pieter Vandenburg, San Diego State University
  • 1980-1981 C. R. Michael Parent, Utah State University
  • 1979-1980 Steven D. Wood, Arizona State University
  • 1978-1979 Jim D. Barnes (deceased), California State University, Bakersfield
  • 1977-1978 Paul Baum, California State University, Bakersfield
  • 1976-1977 James E. Reinmuth, University of Oregon
  • 1975-1976 William T. Newell, University of Washington
  • 1974-1975 Charles P. Bonini, Stanford University
  • 1973-1974 William R. Sherrard, San Diego State University
  • 1972-1973 Robert Childress, University of Southern California
  • 1971-1972 Manfred W. Hopfe, California State University, Sacramento
  • [ACC] Accounting: Salem Boumediene, Montana State University - Billings.
  • [BAD] Business Analytics & Data-Driven Decision Making: Abbas Heiat, Montana State University-Billings.
  • [BES] Business Environment - Strategy, Policy, Law, Ethics: Xia Zhao, California State University, Dominquez Hills.
  • [FIN] Finance and Investment: K.C.Chen, California State University, Fresno; Lidija Dedi, University of Zagreb, Croatia; Pia Gupta, California State University, Long Beach.
  • [HOS] Hospitality Management & Marketing: Natasa Christodoulidou & G. Keong Leong, California State University, Dominquez Hills.
  • [EDU] Innovative Education: Rhonda Rhodes & Rita Kumar, Cal Poly Pomona.
  • [INL] International Business: Burhan F. Yavas, California State University, Dominquez Hills.
  • [IEC] Internet & e-Business: David C. Yen, SUNY Oneonta; Albert Huang, University of the Pacific.
  • [MIS] Management Information Systems: Marcus Rothenberger, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  • [MSQ] Management Science & Quantitative Methods: Seong-Jong Joo, Air Force Institute of Technology.
  • [MEO] Management, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations: Cynthia Sutton, Metropolitan State University of Denver.
  • [MKT] Marketing: Jacquelyn Warwick, Andrews University.
  • [MIL] Military Applications: Jeffery D. Weir, Air Force Institute of Technology; Eddine Dahel, Naval Post-Graduate School.
  • [M&S] Modeling & Simulation: Khosrow Moshirvaziri, California State University, Long Beach; Saeideh Fallah-Fini, Cal Poly Pomona.
  • [OLS] Operations, Logistics & Supply Chain Management: Stanley Griffis, Michigan State University.
  • [ODS] On-Demand & Sharing Economy: Rui-Dong Zhang, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
  • [PPA] Public Policy & Administration: Theodore Byrne & Rui Sun, California State University, Dominguez Hills.
  • [SPS] Special Sessions: Ömer S. Benli, California State University, Long Beach.
  • [STU] Student Papers: Carola Raab, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  • [SUS] Sustainability Issues in Decision Making: Yuanjie He, Cal Poly Pomona.
  • Central & Eastern Europe: Lidija Dedi, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
  • China, Hong Kong, Taiwan: Shin-Yuan Hung, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan; Yue “Jeff” Zhang, California State University-Northridge.
  • Cyprus: Alexis Saveriades, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus.
  • Japan: Yoshiki Matsui, Yokohama National University, Japan.
  • Mexico: Alfred Hagan, Pepperdine University.
  • New Zealand: John Davies, Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
  • United Arab Emirates: Sanjay Nadkarni, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, UAE.
  • Vietnam: Phan An, Vietnam National University, Vietnam.
  • Mahyar Amouzegar, The University of New Orleans
  • John Bell, University of Tennessee
  • Debbie Gilliard, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Mahyar Amouzegar, The University of New Orleans
  • John Davies, Victoria Business School Orauariki, New Zealand
  • Bruce Raymond, Colorado State University - Pueblo
  • Nafi Heiat, Montana State University – Billings
  • Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University
  • The University of New Orleans
  • College of Business Administration, CSU-Long Beach
  • Department of Management, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • College of Management, National Chung Cheng University
  • College of Business Administration & Public Policy, California State University, Dominguez Hills
    • Hospitality Technology Research Institute
    • Public Policy Research Institute
    • The Entrepreneurial Institute
    • South Bay Economics Institute
  • Alpha Iota Delta, sponsor of Best Paper Awards