{"id":44051,"date":"2025-11-05T11:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/?page_id=44051"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:20:49","slug":"innovation-technology-and-business-analytics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/research\/innovation-technology-and-business-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation, Technology, and Business Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world is changing, and today\u2019s businesses are heavily impacted by technology and data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers at the College of Business investigate how organizations use technology, data science, and business analytics. Their findings inform companies on how they can improve operations, gain strategic advantages, and spark innovation. Research in this area also explores the business applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, and digital platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholarship published by URI College of Business faculty have appeared in many top peer-reviewed journals including: Marketing Science, Decision Sciences, European Journal of Operational Research, Organizational Research Methods, Journal of Interactive Marketing, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Journal of Information Systems, Psychology & Marketing, International Journal of Production Economics, Annals of Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research, Decision Support Systems, Tourism Economics, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, and Journal of Computer Information Systems<\/em>, among many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured Faculty Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sample, Kevin<\/strong> L., John Hulland, Julio Sevilla, and Lauren I. Labrecque<\/strong>. 2023. \u201cThe Design Communication Assessment Scale (DCAS): Assessing and Adjusting the Effectiveness of Product Design Communications.<\/a><\/em>\u201d Journal of Marketing Research, May, 002224372311663.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xia, Feihong<\/strong>, Rabikar Chatterjee, and Jerrold H. May. 2019. \u201cUsing Conditional Restricted Boltzmann Machines to Model Complex Consumer Shopping Patterns.<\/a><\/em>\u201d Marketing Science 38 (4): 711\u201327.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhai, Shuang (Sophie), and Zhu (Drew) Zhang<\/strong>. 2022. \u201cRead the News, Not the Books: Forecasting Firms\u2019 Long-Term Financial Performance via Deep Text Mining.<\/a><\/em>\u201d ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, May, 3533018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gupta, Amulya, and Zhu Zhang<\/strong>. 2021. \u201cVector-Quantization-Based Topic Modeling.<\/a><\/em>\u201d ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology 12 (3): 1\u201330. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homans, Camilla, Emine B. Yalcin<\/strong>, Ming Tong, Gina Gallucci, David Bautista, Natalia Moriel, and Suzanne de la Monte. 2022. \u201cTherapeutic Effects of Myriocin in Experimental Alcohol-Related Neurobehavioral Dysfunction and Frontal Lobe White Matter Biochemical Pathology.<\/a><\/em>\u201d Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science 12 (02): 23\u201342.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chen, Yuwen<\/strong>, Gulver Karamemis, and Jiayuan Zhang<\/strong>. 2020. \u201cA Win\u2013Win Strategy Analysis for an Original Equipment Manufacturer and a Contract Manufacturer in a Competitive Market.<\/a><\/em>\u201d European Journal of Operational Research, December, S0377221720310444. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel, Allison S., Joanna Tochman Campbell, Emilija Djurdjevic<\/strong>, Russell E. Johnson, and Christopher C. Rosen. 2018. \u201cFuzzy Profiles: Comparing and Contrasting Latent Profile Analysis and Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis for Person-Centered Research.<\/a><\/em>\u201d Organizational Research Methods 21 (4): 877\u2013904.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gates, Jonathan, Kathryn J. Jervis, Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, Koray Ozpolat<\/strong>, Jyh-Hone Wang, and Su-Hsiu Wu<\/strong>. 2019. \u201cThe Use of Smart Card Technology in Health Care.<\/a><\/em>\u201d Consumer-Driven Technologies in Healthcare: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, Information Resources Maagement Association (USA), , no. Chapter 5 (July): 64\u201376. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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