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鈥楨lite鈥� Yelp reviewers hold outsized influence, even after their formal status is lost

Yelp鈥檚 restaurant review platform awards an 鈥榚lite鈥� badge to top contributors, acknowledging their role in shaping user experiences. However, new research by Associate Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai reveals that the influence of these elite reviewers persists even if they lose their official status.

Samer Faraj appointed president of INESSS鈥� scientific council

The Institut national d'excellence en sant茅 et en services sociaux (INESSS) promotes clinical excellence and efficiency in the health and social services sector. 麻豆AV Desautels Professor Samer Faraj has been appointed president of the institute鈥檚 scientific council, which will help evaluate the value of new technologies, treatments, and health interventions.

AI can create 鈥榞hostbots鈥� that mimic lost loved ones鈥攂ut should it?

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to create chatbots that mimic a specific human being 鈥� even if that human being is no longer with us. An AI companion that mimics lost loved ones could help people process grief and ease the loneliness that comes with the loss, says Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor of Information Systems and Associate Dean of Research at 麻豆AV Desautels.

麻豆AV Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards

Across programs and subject areas, the 麻豆AV Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student experience and inspiring the next generation of leaders through the annual Faculty Awards. This year we recognize the following outstanding members of our faculty:

Research

麻豆AV Desautels BCom Wins McCAIS Undergraduate Research Award 2024

Bachelor of Commerce student Nikki Tye is the recipient of the 麻豆AV Collaborative for AI & Society (McCAIS)鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award (McURA) for Summer 2024. The $8,700 award, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary AI research in society, recognizes Nikki's project on "Protecting the Amazon Forest from Illegal Activity through Image Recognition and Operations Research: A Partnership with JungleKeepers and Peruvian Indigenous Communities."

Status Downgrade: The Impact of Losing Status on a User-generated Content Platform

Authors: Vandith Pamuru, Wreetabrata Kar and Warut Khern-am-nuai

Dual Pathways of Value Creation from Digital Strategic Posture: Contingent Effects of Competitive Actions and Environmental Uncertainty

Authors: Choi Inmyung, David E. Cantor, Kunsoo Han and Joey F. George

The Hot Cities World Tour explores Egypt and Morocco

Since its inception in 2009, 麻豆AV's annual Hot Cities of the World Tour has taken undergraduates, graduates, alumni, and professors to the frontier of our increasingly globalized world. This year, the 13th iteration of the tour visited Egypt and Morocco 鈥� two of the largest and most important economies in Africa, and critical gateways to Europe and the Middle East.

2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grants

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences.

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麻豆AV Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala

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麻豆AV hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. 麻豆AV Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below. #Bravo2024

Strategic utilization of software patents to counteract rival penetration in the IT industry

Authors:听Sunghun Chung, Kunsoo Han, Animesh Animesh and Alain Pinsonneault

Publication:听Journal of Strategic Information Systems Volume 33, Issue 1, March 2024, 101820

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Professor Liette Lapointe awarded honorary doctorate from Aix-Marseille University

麻豆AV Desautels Professor Liette Lapointe has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from Aix-Marseille University, recognized for her contributions to information systems management and behavioural studies.

Professor Alain Pinsonneault named to SAQ Board of Directors

In January 2024, Prof. Alain Pinsonneault was appointed to a four-year term on the Board of Directors of the Societ茅 des alcools du Qu茅bec (SAQ). The Distinguished James 麻豆AV Professor brings expertise in information technology management and business digitization to the SAQ, which sells beer, wine and spirits at more 400 locations throughout Quebec.

All External Reference Prices Are Not the Same: How Magnitude, Source, and Fairness Shape Payment for Digital Goods

Authors: Genevi猫ve Bassellier and Jui Ramaprasad

Retail Analytics in the New Normal: The Influence of Artificial Intelligence and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors: Y. Adulyasak, M. C. Cohen, W. Khern-Am-Nuai and M. Krause

Publication: IEEE Engineering Management Review, Forthcoming Articles in Advance 鈥� published online: December 1, 2023

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