Decision Sciences Institute
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The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) is a professional association of university professors, graduate students, and practitioners whose interest lies in the application of quantitative research and qualitative research to the decision problems of individuals, organizations, and society. Many of the members of this academic organization are faculty members in business schools.
Members of the Institute share their research findings at DSI’s Annual Meeting (DSI’s main academic conference), international DSI meetings, or regional conferences. The Decision Sciences Institute also publishes two journals and hosts annual award competitions for contributions to innovation education, the best case study, and best doctoral dissertation. In addition, the Institute offers job placement services, doctoral student and new faculty consortia, and a variety of professional development activities.
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[edit] DSI’s Mission
At a strategic planning retreat in Toronto, Canada, in August, 2008, the Board of Directors of DSI agreed on the following mission statement: “The Decision Sciences Institute advances the science and practice of decision making. We are an international learned society with an inclusive and cross-disciplinary philosophy. We are guided by the core values of high quality, responsiveness, and professional development.”
[edit] Disciplines Included
Numerous disciplines and methodologies are included in the Institute’s Annual Meeting and its publications. Disciplines include, but are not limited to:
Accountancy
Business Ethics
Decision Analysis
Decision Theory
Decision Support Systems
Ecommerce
Expert Systems
Finance
Hospitality Management
Information Security
Innovative Education, Instructional Design, and Pedagogy
International Business Studies
Knowledge Management
Leadership
Manufacturing
Management Information Systems
Management Science
Operations Management
Operations Research
Organizational Studies
Project Management
Quality Management
Service Management
Statistics
Strategic Management
Supply Chain Management
[edit] Journals of the Decision Sciences Institute
The Decision Sciences Institute publishes two academic journals, Decision Sciences and Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. Both journals are printed and distributed by Wiley-Blackwell and have subscriptions totaling 5,000. In addition, the publication Decision Line, features columns that inform the membership of past, present, and future events as well as articles that raise and attempt to answer current problems in many of the academic areas covered by DSI.
[edit] Regions of the Decision Sciences Institute
There are currently eight (8) regions. There are five regions in the United States and three (3) outside the U.S. (Mexico, Asia-Pacific, and the Indian subcontinent). The regions operate independently within the Institute. Each region elects its own officers and one representative who serves on the Institute’s Board of Directors.
[edit] DSI’s Home Office
DSI’s home office is located in Atlanta, Georgia, where it receives support from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University. The Executive Director of the Institute is Carol J. Latta.
[edit] A Brief History of the Decision Sciences Institute
In November 1968, a small group of faculty members met in Atlanta, Georgia to propose an academic society that would encourage interdisciplinary (now cross-disciplinary) participation in the new field of decision sciences.
In 1969, the first Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Decision Sciences (AIDS) was held in New Orleans. About 100 charter members were in attendance. The Institute's first journal, Decision Sciences, was first published in 1970. In 2003, DSI began publishing a second journal, the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE). DSJIE publishes research on teaching and learning issues.
In 1986, the name of the organization was changed to the Decision Sciences Institute.
Attendance at the Annual Meetings is now in the range of 1300 to 1400 attendees. The Institute is an independent non-profit educational organization.
The honor of Fellow is occasionally awarded to DSI members for outstanding contributions in the field of decision sciences in at least two (2) of the following: research and scholarship, teaching and/or administration, and service to the Decision Sciences Institute.
[edit] Presidents of the Decision Sciences Institute
2007-2008 Kenneth E. Kendall, Rutgers University
2006-2007 Mark M. Davis, Bentley College
2005-2006 Thomas E. Callarman, China Europe International Business School (CEIB)
2004-2005 Gary L. Ragatz, Michigan State University
2003-2004 Barbara B. Flynn, Indiana University
2002-2003 Thomas W. Jones, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
2001-2002 F. Robert Jacobs, Indiana University-Bloomington
2000-2001 Michael J. Showalter, Florida State University
1999-2000 Lee J. Krajewski, University of Notre Dame
1998-1999 Terry R. Rakes, Virginia Tech
1997-1998 James R. Evans, University of Cincinnati
1996-1997 Betty J. Whitten, University of Georgia
1995-1996 John C. Anderson, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
1994-1995 K. Roscoe Davis, University of Georgia
1993-1994 Larry P. Ritzman, Boston College
1992-1993 William C. Perkins, Indiana University-Bloomington
1991-1992 Robert E. Markland, University of South Carolina
1990-1991 Ronald J. Ebert, University of Missouri-Columbia
1989-1990 Bernard W. Taylor, III, Virginia Tech
1988-1989 William L. Berry, Ohio State University
1987-1988 James M. Clapper, Aladdin TempRite
1986-1987 William R. Darden, Deceased
1985-1986 Harvey J. Brightman, Georgia State University
1984-1985 Sang M. Lee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1983-1984 Laurence J. Moore, Virginia Tech
1982-1983 Linda G. Sprague, China Europe International Business School (CEIB)
1981-1982 Norman L. Chervany, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
1979-1981 D. Clay Whybark, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
1978-1979 John Neter, University of Georgia
1977-1978 Charles P. Bonini, Stanford University
1976-1977 Lawrence L. Schkade, University of Texas-Arlington
1975-1976 Kenneth P. Uhl, Deceased
1974-1975 Albert J. Simone, Rochester Institute of Technology
1973-1974 Gene K. Groff, Georgia State University
1972-1973 Rodger D. Collons, Drexel University
1971-1972 George W. Summers, Deceased
1969-1971 Dennis E. Grawoig, Deceased
[edit] DSI Annual Meetings
The Decision Sciences Institute offers an Annual Meeting open to anyone who wants to participate in the dissemination of knowledge concerning the decision sciences.
Every two years, DSI promotes an international conference in addition to the Annual Meeting. The 2007 international meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2009, the DSI international conference will be held in Nancy, France.
[edit] Future DSI Annual Meetings
November 22-25, 2008
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel and Courtyard by Marriott
Baltimore, Maryland
November 21-24, 2009
Hyatt Regency New Orleans at the Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
November 20-23, 2010
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
San Diego, California
November 19-22, 2011
Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
[edit] External Links
Decision Science Institute
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Official Web site
Alpha Iota Delta (international honor society in the decision sciences)
Decision Sciences (an official DSI journal)
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE) (an official DSI journal)
Other Academic Societies in the Decision Sciences
Association for Information Systems AIS)
INFORMS
Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
References (Links citing the Decision Sciences Institute)
AllBusiness.com
AtomSeek
BusinessFinance.com
Cross Cultural Reviews
