April

2022

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.

  • 2019-2020 Omer Benli, California State University Long Beach
  • 2018-2019 Albert Huang, University of the Pacific
  • 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, University of Illinois Springfield. 
  • [BES] Business Environment - Strategy, Policy, Law & Ethics: Mark Washburn, California State University, Long Beach.
  • [FIN] Finance and Investment: K.C. Chen and Jennifer Miele, California State University, Fresno.
  • [HOS] Hospitality Management and Marketing: Natasa Christodoulidou and Orie Berezan, California State University, Dominquez Hills.
  • [EDU] Innovative Education: Rita Kumar and Larisa Preiser-Houy, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
  • [IEB] Internet and eBusiness: Albert Huang, University of the Pacific; David C. Yen, SUNY Oneonta.
  • [MBA] Management Information System and Business Analytics: Salma Boumediene, Naval Postgraduate School.
  • [MSQ] Management Science and Quantitative Methods: Seong-Jong Joo, Air Force Institute of Technology.
  • [MEO] Management, Entrepreneurship and Organizations: Cindy Sutton and Debora Gilliard, Metropolitan State University of Denver.
  • [MKT] Marketing: Sally Baalbaki-Yassine, Metropolitan State University of Denver.
  • [MIL] Military Applications: Pia Gupta, California State University, Long Beach.
  • [MOS] Modeling and Simulation: Khosrow Moshirvaziri, California State University Long Beach; Mahyar Amouzegar, University of New Orleans.
  • [OLS] Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Stanley Griffis, Michigan State University; John Bell, University of Tennessee.
  • [PPA] Public Policy and Administration: Rui Sun and Theodore Byrne, California State University, Dominquez Hills.
  • [SPS] Sustainability Issues in Decision Making: Yuanjie He and Shuo Zeng, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
  • [SSS] Special Session: Pia Gupta, California State University, Long Beach.
  • 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
  • College of Business, California State University Long Beach
  • College of Business, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • College of Business, Montana State University Billings
  • Cengage Learning
  • The University of New Orleans
  • Accounting Department, Utah Valley University
  • Department of Management, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Department of Marketing, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Alpha Iota Delta, sponsor of Best Paper Awards