Research Interests
Topics: Entrepreneurial Operations, Innovation and Technology Management, New Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Service Operations
Methodologies: Game Theory, Dynamic Programming, Stochastic Modeling, Bayesian Learning and Inference
Research Papers
"Advising Entrepreneurs: Optimal Recommendation of Alternatives" with M. Rahmani and K. Ramachandran. [Link]
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 26(6), 2015-2029
Honorable Mention, 2023 POMS PITM Best Student Paper Competition
Selected as the INFORMS TIMES Paper of the Month, January 2025
Featured in the 2nd edition of the UD’s Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Highlights
"Knowledge Outsourcing from a Consultant to a Client: Implications of Absorptive Capacity and Knowledge Reuse" with C. Gaimon, K. Ramachandran and J. Lee.
Minor revision at Production & Operations Management
"Look Before You Leap? An Operational Analysis of Hybrid Entrepreneurship" with M. Rahmani and K. Ramachandran. Working paper.
"Product Line Design and Planning for Startups" with S. Bhaskaran and K. Ramachandran. Work in process.
"Linking transformational leadership and work outcomes in temporary organizations: A social identity approach" with X. Ding, Q. Li, H. Zhang and Z. Sheng International Journal of Project Management 35 (2017) 543 556. [link]
Refereed Proceedings
Wang, Z., M. Rahmani, and K. Ramachandran, 2023, "Advising Entrepreneurs: Optimal Recommendation of Alternatives". Proceedings of MSOM 2023 Conference, Montreal, Canada
Wang, Z., M. Rahmani, and K. Ramachandran. 2022. "Optimal Presentation of Alternatives". Proceedings of MSOM 2022 Conference, Munich, Germany
Conference Presentations
Look Before You Leap? An Operational Analysis of Hybrid Entrepreneurship
INFORMS 2025 Annual Meeting (invited session), Atlanta, GA
POMS 2025 Annual Meeting (invited session), Atlanta, GA, May 2025
INFORMS 2024 Annual Meeting (invited session), Seattle, WA, October 2024
POMS 2024 Annual Meeting (invited session), Minneapolis, MN, April 2024
Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium 2024, Philadelphia, PA, March 2024
DSI 2023 Annual Meeting (invited session), Atlanta, GA, November 2023
INFORMS 2023 Annual Meeting (invited session), Phoenix, AZ, October 2023
POMS 2023 Annual Meeting (invited session), Orlando, FL, May 2023
INFORMS 2022 Annual Meeting (invited session), October 2022
Product Line Design and Planning for Startups
POMS 2025 Annual Meeting (invited session), Atlanta, GA, May 2025
Advising Entrepreneurs: Optimal Recommendation of Alternatives
INFORMS 2023 Annual Meeting (invited session), Phoenix, AZ, October 2023
MSOM 2023 Annual Meeting (invited session), Quebec, Canada, June 2023
POMS 2023 Annual Meeting (invited session), Orlando, FL, May 2023
DSI 2022 Annual Meeting (invited session), Houston, TX, November 2022
INFORMS 2022 Annual Meeting (invited session), Indianapolis, IN, October 2022
POMS 2022 Virtual Annual Meeting (invited session), April 2022
INFORMS 2021 Annual Meeting (invited session), Anaheim, CA, October 2021
POMS 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting (invited session), May 2021
INFORMS 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting (invited session), November 2020