Operations and Analytics Department
Contact Us:
- Nabil Tamimi, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
- Kania School of Management
- Brennan Hall, Room 437
- Scranton, PA 18510
- The 91大神
- Phone: (570) 941-4288
- nabil.tamimi@scranton.edu
Faculty Research and Publications
Research
Dr. Kingsley Gnanendran
Dr. Ahmed Gomaa
Dr. Ozgur Isil
Dr. Yibai Li
Dr. David Mahalak
Dr. Satya N. Prattipati
Dr. Satya N Prattipati has an active research interest in the areas like block chain technologies, and the use of information technologies in healthcare. In addition, he is currently working on the impact of information technologies on inclusive growth and poverty alleviation. He has published and presented dozens of scholarly papers in several journals, and academic conferences. His papers appeared in journals like Journal of Information Technology Management, Operations Management Education Review, Journal of Information Technology and Information Management, Information and Management, and others. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE).
Vincent Rocco
Vincent Rocco is a faculty specialist and Director of the Alperin Financial Center. He joined the 91大神 in 2015 as an adjunct professor and now as full-time faculty. His courses taught include Introduction to Finance, Information and Oral Proficiency, and Excel for Business Applications. He also trains and teaches students to use Bloomberg terminals, focusing on equity, fixed income, commodities, and currencies.
He received his MBA from Wilkes University, focusing on small business development and entrepreneurship. He earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Joseph's University, with majors in finance and marketing. He previously worked as a proprietary equity trader for nine years in New York City.
He was awarded the KSOM Professor of the Year (by student vote) in 2019. His research has appeared in the Journal of Structured Finance.
Dr. Rose Sebastianelli
Dr. Rose Sebastianelli maintains an active research agenda and has published more than 35 journal articles and has made more than 100 presentations at international, national, and regional conferences. Her areas of interest include quality, e-commerce, environmental sustainability, and the role of business in society. Her work has appeared in journals such as Quality Management Journal, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Quality Progress, Internet Research, Journal of Internet Commerce, Online Information Review, Management Decision, Business Strategy and the Environment, Business and Society Review, Decision Sciences, Journal of Education for Business, and Decision Sciences Innovative Education Journal. She is a member of the American Society for Quality, Decision Sciences Institute, International Institute of Forecasters and The Association for Operations Management (APICS).
Dr. Ziqian (Alice) Song
Dr. Nabil Tamimi
Dr. Nabil Tamimi has an active research agenda and has published over 27 refereed journal articles and made over 30 presentations at international, national, and regional conferences. His research has appeared in journals such as Production and Inventory Management Journal, Quality Management Journal, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Internet Research, Journal of Investing, Management Decision, the TQM Journal, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Journal of Internet Commerce, Business and Society Review, Online Information Review, and Quality Progress (). He has also been recognized for his teaching, being named KSOM Professor of the Year (by student vote) in both 2000 and 2004. He is also the recipient of the Provost's "Excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" award in April 2013 and "The Scholarship Award" in April 2020. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) and the Association for Operations Management (APICS).
Publications
2020
Isil, O. and Sebastianelli, R. (2020) "Arcs of Carbon Awareness in the Value Chain and Their Antecedents". Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(2), 503-518.
Sebastianelli, R., Isil, O., and Li, Y. (2020) "Infusing Social Justice into Decision Sciences Core Courses". Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, in press.
Sebastianelli, R. and Tamimi, N. (2020) "Antecedents of Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives: Empirical Evidence from the S&P 500". Business and Society Review, 125 (1), 3-22.
2019
Ahmed Gomaa and Satya Prattipati. (2019) "Use of Cryptos to Create Innovative Supply Chain Ecosystem: An Entrepreneurship Case". Operations Management Education Review. Vol(13) PP 97-122.
Satya Prattipati and Ahmed Gomaa. (2019) "A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of the Indicators in the Network Readiness Index (NRI)". Journal of International Technology and Information Management. Vol (28)(2).PP 17-50.
Ahmed Gomaa, Mohamed Gomaa, and Ashley Stampone(2019). "A Transaction on the Blockchain: An AIS Perspective, Intro Case to Explain Transactions on the ERP and the Role of the Internal and External Auditor". Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting. Vol (16) (1). PP 47-64.
Jinghan Cai and Ahmed Gomaa (2019) "Initial Coin Offering to Finance Venture Capital: A Behavioral Perspective". The Journal of Private Equity.Vol (22)(3). PP 93-101.
Xu, X., Li, Y. & Lu, C. (2019) "A Comparative Study of the Determinants of Business and Leisure Travelers’ Satisfactions and Dissatisfaction", International Journal of Services and Operations Management
Prattipati, S.N., and Ahmed Gomaa, (2019) "Analysis of the Impact of the Indicators in the Networked Readiness Index" (NRI)" Journal of Information Technology and Information Management, 28 (2), 17-50."
2018
Adeinat, H. and Ventura, J.(2018) "Integrated Pricing and Supplier Selection in a Two-Stage Supply Chain" - International Journal of Production Economics, 201, 193-202.
Adeinat, H. and Ventura, J. (2018) "Integrated Pricing and Lot-Sizing Decisions in a Serial Supply Chain" - Applied Mathematical Modeling Journal, 54, 429-445.
Gomaa, A. (2018) "The Creation of a Cryptocurrency to Support Disintermediation" - Operations Education Review - OMER Volume 12: ISSN : 1649-7082.
Isil, O. (2018) "The Valuation Impact of Carbon Reporting: Assessing Firm-Specific and Extended Supply Chain Carbon Disclosures of S&P 500 Firms" - International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 7(2), 186-207.
Li, Yibai & Wang, Xuequn & Lin, Xiaolin & Hajli, Mohammad (2018). "Seeking and sharing health information on social media: A net valence model and cross-cultural comparison," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 28-40.ISSN
Li, Y., & Wang, X. (2018). "Seeking Health Information on Social Media: A Perspective of Trust, Self-Determination, and Social Support". Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), 30(1), 1-22
Ruddy, J., Rajan, M and Petsas, I., Rocco, V. (2018). "An Analysis of Large Bank Corporate Governance and Litigation Expenses". Journal of Structured Finance, 24 (3), 27-37.
Sebastianelli, R. (2018) "Multiple Student Learning Objectives in Basic Business Statistics: Strategies, Assessment and Recommendations" - Journal of Education for Business, 93(7), 340-351.
Sebastianelli, R. and Tamimi, N. (2018) "E-tailer Website Attributes and Trust: Understanding the Role of Online Reviews" - Online Information Review, 42(4), 506-519.
2017
Isil, O., and Hernke, M.T. (2017) "The Triple Bottom Line: A Critical Review from a Transdisciplinary Perspective" - Business Strategy and the Environment, 26(8), 1235-1251.
Lin, X., Li, Y., and Wang, X. (2017) "Social Commerce Research: Definition, Research Themes and the Trends" - International Journal of Information Management, 37(3), 190-201.
Tamimi, N. and Sebastianelli, R. (2017) "Transparency Among S & P 500 Companies: An Analysis of ESG Disclosure Scores" - Management Decision, 55(8), 1660-1680.
2016
Tamimi, N. and Sebastianelli, R. (2016) "How E-tailing Attributes Affect Perceived Quality: The Potential Impact of Customer Demographics and Online Behaviors" - The TQM Journal, 28(4), pp. 547-560.
Xu, X., and Li, Y. (2016) "The Antecedents of Customer Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction Toward Various Types of Hotels: A Text Mining Approach" - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 55, 57-69.
2015
Tamimi, N. and Sebastianelli, R. "The Relative Importance of E-Tailer Website Attributes on the Likelihood of Online Purchase" - Internet Research, 2015, 25(2), 169-183.
Sebastianelli, R., Tamimi, N. and Iacocca, K. "Improving the Quality of Environmental Management: Impact on Shareholder Value" - International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 2015, 32(1), 53-80.