Interdisciplinary Journal of Information‚ Knowledge‚ and Management Volume 1‚ 2006 Business Intelligence Systems in the Holistic Infrastructure Development Supporting Decision-Making in Organisations Celina M. Olszak and Ewa Ziemba University of Economics‚ Katowice‚ Poland olszak@ae.katowice.pl ewa@ae.katowice.pl Abstract The paper aims at analysing Business Intelligence Systems (BI) in the context of opportunities for improving decision-making in a contemporary organisation. The
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The social comparison theory was initially proposed by Leon Festinger in 1954. This theory states how we tend to compare ourselves to others as we develop‚ and learn more about ourselves. Festinger stated that‚ “Social comparison theory proposes that people have a drive to evaluate their progress and standing on various aspects of their lives and‚ in the absence of objective standards‚ people compare themselves to others to know where they stand” (Fardouly‚ Diedrichs‚ Vartanian‚ Halliwell‚ 2015)
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February 10‚ 2013 ASMT W4b (R) ASMT W4b (R) Why Emotional Intelligence Is Not Essential for Leadership C6 p.171 Mitch McCrimmon‚ the author of “Why Emotional Intelligence Is Not Essential for Leadership”‚ presents an argument contrary to that of Daniel Goleman’s claim that leaders must be emotionally intelligent to be effective. He even ventures as far as calling Goleman’s theory harmful. “The bottom line is that emotional intelligence is more important for management than leadership” (Rowe‚
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Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to recognize emotions in one-self and others and to use this knowledge to improve self-management and relationships with others (Goleman‚ 1995). There are various definitions‚ but most authors define EI as a miscellaneous concept involving a wide range of skills and behaviors. EI skills and behaviors are within the area of self-awareness‚ self-regulation‚ motivation and social awareness. (Cherniss and Goleman 2001; Hood and Lodge 2004; Urch Druskat
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Alfred Adler’s Personality Theory: A Reflection on What Really Ate at Gilbert Grape Johnathan Quach University of California‚ Irvine Alfred Adler’s Personality Theory: A Reflection on What Really Ate at Gilbert Grape Abstract This essay aims to provide a psychological personality analysis of Gilbert Grape‚ the main character of the film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape‚ through Alfred Adler’s fulfillment theory. In his approach to personality psychology‚ Adler places great emphasis
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Business Intelligence Plan Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to explain the importance of Business Intelligence and all of its components for implementation into the business structure. During the recent years obtaining useful information in real time has become something that is extremely important‚ if not even a critical‚ factor of success for companies. The time managers have available for use in making business decisions has been reduced dramatically
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The Wechsler Intelligence Scales Overview The Wechsler intelligence scales were developed by Dr. David Wechsler‚ a clinical psychologist with Bellevue Hospital. His initial test‚ the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale‚ was published in 1939 and was designed to measure intellectual performance by adults. Wechsler constructed the WBIS based on his observation that‚ at the time‚ existing intelligence tests for adults were merely adaptations of tests for children and had little face validity
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Strategic Intelligence: View from the NIC Hernan Briones Dr. Gregory Treverton‚ Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (NIC)‚ started his talk by offering a quick overview on how strategic intelligence supports policy making. He explained the basic organization of the NIC and its responsibility with regards to intelligence analysis and being able to foresee the future. More importantly‚ Dr. Treverton discussed how the NIC provides basic intelligence support to the two main policy making
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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Demetria Rupkey INF103 Professor Robin Jones August 28‚ 2010 Artificial Intelligence and Robotics What is Artificial Intelligence? This is an age old question and the
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Emotional Intelligence Tabitha Driskell PSY/201 March 24‚ 2013 Taryn Fetscher Practical and Emotional Intelligence Practical intelligence is the intelligence related to overall success in living. Emotional intelligence is the set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment‚ evaluation‚ expression‚ and regulation of emotions (Feldman‚ 2013‚ p. 385). The difference between the two is that practical intelligence is learned by observing people’s behaviors while emotional intelligence has to
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