Management Decision: Volume 60 Issue 2

Analytics for business decisions

Manish Gupta, Weiguo Fan, Aviral Kumar Tiwari

A systematic literature review of data science, data analytics and machine learning applied to healthcare engineering systems

Roberto Salazar-Reyna, Fernando Gonzalez-Aleu, Edgar M.A. Granda-Gutierrez, Jenny Diaz-Ramirez, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Anil Kumar

The objective of this paper is to assess and synthesize the published literature related to the application of data analytics, big data, data mining and machine learning to…

How do mid-level managers experience data science disruptions? An in-depth inquiry through interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)

Atri Sengupta, Shashank Mittal, Kuchi Sanchita

Rapid advancement of data science has disrupted both business and employees in organizations. However, extant literature primarily focuses on the organizational level phenomena…

The dual drivetrain model of digital transformation: role of industrial big-data-based affordance

Yi Liu, Wei Wang, Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang

To better understand the role of industrial big data in promoting digital transformation, the authors propose a theoretical framework of industrial big-data-based affordance in…

Antecedents to firm performance and competitiveness using the lens of big data analytics: a cross-cultural study

Abhishek Behl

The study aims to understand how big data analytics capabilities of tech startups help them gain competitive advantage and improve their firm performance. The study is performed…

Analysing the voice of customers by a hybrid fuzzy decision-making approach in a developing country's automotive market

Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji, Khalid Hafeez, Hamidreza Kord, AliAsghar Abbasi Kamardi

This paper analyses the voice of customers (VoCs) using a hybrid clustering multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach. The proposed method serves as an efficient tool for how…

Does service failure criticality affect global travellers' service evaluations? An empirical analysis of online reviews

Rishi Dwesar, Debajani Sahoo

Increased global air travel and competition in the airline industry entail better service delivery and failure management. This study examines how airline type, failure…

Impact of wholesale price discrimination by the manufacturer on the profit of supply chain members

Rofin TM, Biswajit Mahanty

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of wholesale price discrimination by a manufacturer in a retailer–e-tailer dual-channel supply chain for different product…

Analytics of machine replacement decisions: economic life vs real options

Yuri Yatsenko, Natali Hritonenko

Despite the existence of multiple asset replacement theories, the economic life replacement method remains a major practical technique for making rational machine replacement…

Green innovation as a mediator in the impact of business analytics and environmental orientation on green competitive advantage

Hashim Zameer, Ying Wang, Humaira Yasmeen, Shujaat Mubarak

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of business analytics and environmental orientation toward green innovation and green competitive advantage. In addition, the…