2025 Radar List for Thinkers50: Digital Business Institute Fellow, Gerry Tsoukalas, Dean’s Research Scholar, Associate Professor, Information Systems, was named to the 2025 Radar List for Thinkers50. Each January, the Thinkers50 Radar highlights 30 emerging thinkers whose ideas are set to shape the future of management. This prestigious list recognizes fresh talent and groundbreaking insights, […]
by Paolo Cervini, Chiara Farronato, Pushmeet Kohli, and Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Harvard Business Review, December 2024 Artificial Intelligence has witnessed a remarkable surge, captivating researchers, product teams, and end users alike with its transformative potential. But despite its recent popularity, AI is only successful in solving problems with very specific features. In this article, […]
Marketing thought leader Eric Seufert recently hosted JP Dubé (University of Chicago) and John Lynch (University of Chicago) on his Mobile Dev Memo podcast to discuss the hot topic of privacy regulation and regulation. The three discussed recent research co-authored by leading academics including Questrom Digital Business Institute’s own Tesary Lin & Garrett Johnson. The […]
Call For Papers: Boston University Questrom School of Business Twelfth Annual Platform Research Symposium July 14-15, 2025 Submissions Due: April 11, 2025 We invite you to submit your best platform research to the Boston University Platform Summit.
Tune in to Justified Posteriers, a podcast exploring the economics of AI and innovation, by Questrom Professor Andrey Fradkin, Dean’s Research Scholar, Assistant Professor, Marketing, along with Seth Benzell, Assistant Professor, Chapman University. The Podcast is sponsored by the Digital Business Institute. Listen to the latest episode here: Justified Posteriors.
Visit the Platform Governance Research Lab for this exciting new initiative is being led by Professors Marshall Van Alstyne , Nina Mažar, and post doc Swapneel Mehta, along with faculty from CDS and CS. The team advances the governance of digital platforms by developing theories for limiting misleading information and field experiments combining insights from […]
Andrei Hagiu, DBI Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor, Information Systems wrote this opinion piece for the Korea Herald, “Generative AI’s ability to create or improve products and services means it has the potential to commoditize some businesses, while greatly enhancing the competitive advantage of others.” Read the full article.
Read the latest from Digital Business Institute Fellow Marshall Van Alstyne. The Supreme Court has an analogy problem. Are social media more like publishers, who have free speech editorial rights and liability for their decisions? Or are they more like common carriers, who serve everyone and hold no liability for what their users post? The […]
by Tugba Efendigil September 30, 2024 in Feature, Operations, Technology esilient and flexible supply chains (SCs) are essential for organizations to thrive in today’s rapidly changing global economy. Traditional SCs often suffer from a lack of real-time data on inventory levels, shipment conditions, and customer preferences. This limited visibility can result in inventory shortages, delayed […]
Special thanks to our summer research assistant, Andy He, who worked with Professor Howard to write this insightful paper on Gen AI adoption. As the world grapples with the recent boom in popularity of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) following OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT, savvy businesses have started to explore the applications of such technologies to […]