2024
Commitment on Volunteer Crowdsourcing Platforms: Implications for Growth and Engagement
Lo I, Manshadi V, Rodilitz S, Shameli A. Commitment on Volunteer Crowdsourcing Platforms: Implications for Growth and Engagement. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2024, 26: 1787-1805. DOI: 10.1287/msom.2020.0426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood Rescue U.S.Optimal myopic policyAdoption levelTwo-sided marketsOptimal design cruciallyMyopic policyTwo-sided platformsVolunteer management literatureMarket thicknessMarket participantsLevel of adoptionManagement literatureOnline appendixOptimal policyCrowdsourcing platformsConstant-factor approximationMarketVolunteer characteristicsPolicyFood recovery organizationsTrade-offsAdoptionTaskCommitmentPlatform
2022
Online Algorithms for Matching Platforms with Multi-Channel Traffic
Manshadi V, Rodilitz S, Saban D, Suresh A. Online Algorithms for Matching Platforms with Multi-Channel Traffic. 2022, 986-987. DOI: 10.1145/3490486.3538326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExternal trafficOnline algorithmTwo-sided platformsRecommendation algorithmCompetitive ratioWebsite trafficPerformance of ACInternational trafficMatching platformTrafficStrong performanceRecommendation enginePseudo-rewardsPlatform problemsStochastic rewardsPath-basedCase studyTargeting opportunitiesMulti-channelAlgorithmOnline matchingOpportunitiesExternal linksTheoretical resultsNonprofits