While innovation sharing between a supplier and a buyer—a common practice in the automotive industry—can increase the efficiency of a supply chain, many suppliers are reluctant to do so. Sharing innovations leaves the supplier in a vulnerable position if the buyer exploits the information...

We consider a consumption model that takes into account the valuation and demand uncertainties that consumers face while using access services. Typical examples of such services include telecommunication services, extended warranties for consumer electronics, and club memberships. We demonstrate...

Many Operations Management (OM) models assume that people act as forward-looking optimizers in dynamic environments. We experimentally examine this assumption. To cover a wide range of settings we look at several common classes of dynamic decision problems, and characterize behavior as either...

We consider a consumption model that takes into account the valuation and demand uncertainties that consumers face while using access services. Typical examples of such services include telecommunication services, extended warranties for consumer electronics, and club memberships. We demonstrate...