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Why Empirical Research Is Good for Operations Management, and What Is Good Empirical Operations Management?

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  • Marshall Fisher

    (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;)

  • Marcelo Olivares

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile, Of 624 Santiago, Chile;)

  • Bradley R. Staats

    (Kenan–Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599)

Abstract

Empirical research in operations management has increased steadily over the last 20 years. In this paper, we discuss why this is good for our field and offer some comments on the qualities we admire in an empirical operations management paper.

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  • Marshall Fisher & Marcelo Olivares & Bradley R. Staats, 2020. "Why Empirical Research Is Good for Operations Management, and What Is Good Empirical Operations Management?," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, INFORMS, vol. 22(1), pages 170-178, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormsom:v:22:y:2020:i:1:p:170-178
    DOI: 10.1287/msom.2019.0812
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