<Para ID="Par1">Based on the reconstructed temperatures, precipitation changes, and occurrences of extreme climate events, together with historical records on fiscal deterioration, food crises, and the frequencies of popular unrest, rebellions and wars, we identified three principal ways in which climate change...</para>

User-generated content on social media platforms and product search engines is changing the way consumers shop for goods online. However, current product search engines fail to effectively leverage information created across diverse social media platforms. Moreover, current ranking algorithms in...

Rapid improvements in the precision of mobile technologies make it possible for advertisers to go beyond using the real-time static location and contextual information about consumers. In this study, we propose a novel “trajectory-based” targeting strategy for mobile recommendation that...

While the growth of the mobile apps market has created significant market opportunities and economic incentives for mobile app developers to innovate, it has also inevitably invited otherc developers to create rip-offs. Practitioners and developers of original apps claim that copycats steal the...

With the ubiquitous development of mobile technologies, many cities today have installed mobile-enabled bike sharing systems - both publicly and privately owned - in an effort to nudge dwellers towards a more sustainable mode of transportation. However, there is little evidence - apart from...

As smartphones and tablets have been widely adopted and mobile banking apps have come into ubiquitous use, mobile devices have increasingly become new tools that customers use for banking, payments, budgeting, and shopping. This paper examines the impact of the mobile channel on customer service...

Low engagement rates and high attrition rates have been formidable challenges to mobile apps and their long-term success, especially for those whose revenues derive mainly from in-app purchases. To date, little is known about how companies can scientifically detect user engagement stages and...

Banks today have been increasingly reducing their physical presence and redirecting customers to digital channels, and yet, the consequences of this strategy are not well studied. This paper investigates the effects of banks' branch network changes (i.e., branch openings and branch closures) on...