Traditional models of operations management involve dynamic decision-making assuming optimal (Bayesian) updating … study and two laboratory studies to examine the phenomena in the context of health. In particular, we examine how an … affects an operational decision – production tool choice – of interventional cardiologists deciding between two types of …

"In this paper, we specify a dynamic programming model that addresses the interplay among health, financial resources … used self reported health or disability status as a proxy for health status, we model health as a latent variable, using … is estimated using data from the Health and Retirement Study. We compare results based on our model to results based on …

’s vaccination decision against the influenza. It was hypothesized that Health Belief Model (HBM) categories, such as severity of … absenteeism and use of health-care resources. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors and beliefs regarding people … illness, vaccine effectiveness and side effects of the vaccine, affect the decision to get flu shot. In addition, we examined …