Research — Kristina McElheran

Publications

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Economies Before Scale: IT Strategy and Performance Dynamics of Young U.S. Businesses

with Wang Jin
Management Science
2024

Production Chain Organization in the Digital Age: I.T. Use and Vertical Integration in U.S. Manufacturing

with Chris Forman
Management Science
2024

A.I. Adoption in America: Who, What, and Where

with J. Frank Li, Erik Brynjolfsson, Zachary Kroff, Emin Dinlersoz, Lucia S. Foster, Nikolas Zolas
Journal of Economics and Management Strategy Open Access Online
2024

Twisting the Demand Curve: Digitalization and the Older Workforce

with Erling Barth, James C. Davis, Richard B. Freeman
Journal of Econometrics 223(2): 443-467
2023

The Power of Prediction: Predictive Analytics, Workplace Complements, and Business Performance

with Erik Brynjolfsson and Wang Jin
Business Economics 56(4): 217-239
2021

The Rapid Adoption of Data-Driven Decision Making

with Erik Brynjolfsson
American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 106(5):133–139
2016

Do Market Leaders Lead in Business Process Innovation? The Case(s) of E-Business Adoption

Management Science 61(6):1197–1216. Lead article.
2015

Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: The Organizational Structure of IT Purchasing Authority

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 23(2):225-257. Lead article.
2014

Decentralization vs. Centralization in IT Governance: It Is Not as Simple as You Might Think

Communications of the ACM 55(11):28–30
2012

Book Chapters

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Pitfalls of Data-Driven Decisions: Cognitive Biases and Data-Driven Decision Making

with Megan MacGarvie
The HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers
Harvard Business Publishing
Cambridge, MA
2016

Working Papers

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Advanced Technologies Adoption and Use by U.S. Firms: Evidence from the Annual Business Survey

with Nikolas Zolas, Zachary Kroff, Erik Brynjolfsson, et. al.
NBER working paper w28290, National Bureau of Economic Research
Executive summary
2020

Data in Action: Data-Driven Decision Making and Predictive Analytics in U.S. Manufacturing

with Erik Brynjolfsson
Working paper 3422397, Rotman School of Management
2019

The Effects of Technology Adoption on Firms, Supply Chains, and Rivals

with John Bai, Wang Jin, Ryan Williams
Working paper
2018