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Consumer Behavior and Cryptocurrency Confidence

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In our endeavor to grasp the driving forces behind cryptocurrency prices, we have developed the Consumer Cryptocurrency Confidence Index (c3i), derived from a set of questions asked monthly to consumers across the United States. Our analysis has uncovered several initial results and pointed to an extensive, exciting research program on consumer behavior that shapes the ...Read More

Algorithmic Governance: How Distributing Decision Rights Can Erode Participation

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Algorithms play an increasingly important role in today’s digital economy. An emerging view highlighted the viability of utilizing algorithms as a governance device. With innovations in blockchain infrastructure and smart contracts algorithms, platforms can delegate formal authority to exchange partners and involve them in organizational decision-making processes. While some are optimistic that this governance innovation ...Read More

High-Flying Analytics: Harnessing Wearable Sensors and AI to Safeguard Military Aviators

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For military aviators, functioning without fail within a high-stress work environment is a necessity. In order to complete critical missions, they make split-second decisions while piloting 44,000 lbs of hurtling machinery accelerating at up to 9G’s in high-altitude conditions. For less experienced pilots, managing the associated physical and mental fatigue is an integral and challenging ...Read More

Premium or Penalty? Differential Effects of Gender and Race on Internal Promotions to Top-Management Positions

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Our groundbreaking research explores the evolving landscape of leadership diversity in top management. Despite the pressure on organizations to improve diversity, empirical evidence remains mixed. Our study uniquely examines the disparities in promotion outcomes for women and racial minorities, leveraging a vast dataset of approximately 100 million online job profiles from 7,000 large U.S. firms ...Read More

E-Governance and Digital Infrastructure in India

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Philip Nichols, Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School Abstract: An in depth, qualitative and descriptive examination of India’s digital infrastructure and the e-governance functions it enables. The research should produce (1) a descriptive white paper, with an intended audience of (a) policymakers in other emerging economies, (b) scholars and business people seeking a thorough ...Read More

Can Artificial Intelligence Mitigate Inventor Productivity Decline after Co-Inventor Premature Death?

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Although it is well documented that disruptive events, such as an inventor’s premature death, cause a large and persistent decline in their co-inventor’s innovation performance, strategies to mitigate these negative effects remain unexplored. This project aims to understand how an inventor’s skill and proficiency in artificial intelligence (AI) could counteract the productivity decline resulting from ...Read More

Strategic bootstrapping and startup experimentation

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New ventures are grappling with the rising costs of capital (both debt and equity). As a result, investors of high-growth, technology-based startups are shifting focus to companies that can generate immediate cash. That is, investors are prioritizing cash flow positivity over growth. A recent report has documented that high-growth, technology-driven startups that are bootstrapped outperformed ...Read More

Perceived Momentum in Media Consumption: Optimizing Binge-Watching

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Every day, millions of people engage in the popular behavior called “binge-watching”, a type of media consumption where multiple episodes of the same TV show are seen in a row (Schweidel and Moe, 2016). Given how popular “binge-watching” is and how much streaming platforms are relying on it to recommend and create new content to ...Read More

A Second Opinion: Impact of Generative AI on Information Acquisition Processes, Performance, and Service Quality

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Since ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, a surge of studies has underscored generative AI’s potential across a wide range of applications, including improving entrepreneurial performance, spurring innovation, and even providing more ethical advice. Less attention has been garnered about how AI impacts the efficiency of a decision-maker’s information search process. In the context of health ...Read More

Career Effects of Venture Capital on High-Technology Startup Employees

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Venture capital (VC) significantly contributes to job creation and innovation in high-tech startups, with around 50% of tech companies reaching IPOs in the past three decades having VC backing. While the benefits of VC on startups and regional economies are well-documented, its impact on individual career trajectories remains underexplored. This research proposal investigates how VC ...Read More

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