In a world advancing towards automation, we propose a human-machine hybrid approach to automating decision making in high human interaction environments and apply it in the business-to-business (B2B) retail context. Using sales transactions data from a B2B aluminum retailer, we create an...

In light of the widely discussed political divide and increasing polarization post the 2016 U.S. presidential election, we investigate in this paper whether the polarization of political ideology extends further to the preferences, intentions, and consumption of individuals for commercial...