• We empirically investigate the importance of individual–opportunity alignment. • We test our hypothesis using the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics II data. • We find that a misalignment of individual motivation and opportunity expectations has a detrimental effect on the...

Food waste is a severe economic and social problem. Restaurants contribute significantly to food waste because they face the classic trade-off between speed of service and leftover inventory, which is particularly crucial in the context of quick service restaurants (QSRs). To offer a high speed...

Using data from over 300,000 visits to an emergency department (ED), we study the accuracy of gatekeeping decisions (admission to the hospital or discharge home) and the effectiveness of a second gatekeeping stage (a clinical decision unit (CDU) in our context) at reducing gatekeeping errors....

Continuity of care, defined as an ongoing therapeutic relationship between a patient and a physician, is a defining characteristic of primary care services. However, arranging a consultation with one's regular doctor is increasingly difficult as practices seek to improve daily throughput to...