Job Satisfaction and Psychosocial Risks
This research included an analysis of the relationship between psychosocial risk factors (environmental demands and physical effort, participation and management of change and social relations at work) and job satisfaction in workers of companies in the construction sector in the city of Monteria. This study consisted of a sample of 47 workers, the largest proportion of whom were between 20 and 30 years old, with less than 7 years of seniority working in companies of the construction sector, with a predominance of temporary contracts. It is evident that the psychosocial risk factor with the highest number of workers in the highest level of risk are the environmental demands and physical effort, this could be conditioned by the work environment in which this type of workers develop, due to the high temperatures, noise, lack of order and cleanliness conditions, the physical load and the scarce industrial safety present in the development of their activities.
Quality Management, Value Creation, and the Digital Economy
In the conditions of the modern market economy, in which globalization and competition are rife, quality is of great importance for determining a company's position in the market. The changing and complex economic reality is shaping new market patterns while modern technologies influence purchasing decisions. This book presents an effective and novel framework for creating value in Industry 4.0 conditions by building a smart enterprise model using quality management theories. The book explores tools and platforms that can be utilized to contribute to the creation of the ideal quality for demanding customers, using case studies from international contributors. It proposes novel architectures that drive economically viable production and services businesses, addressing unique Industry 4.0 and 5.0 solutions in Internet of Things (IoT) that involve the entire spectrum of analysis, with a special focus on lean methodologies and cybersecurity. This original book will be valuable reading for researchers and scholars in the areas of quality management, manufacturing, production, and operations management.
Supply Chain Mapping, Sustainability, and Industry 4.0
During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain (SC) mapping appeared as one of the critical SC capabilities that could make a striking difference in organizations' SC performance and improve sustainable operations. Despite its crucial role in responding to SC disruptions, there is a void in the literature on this topic. This book aims to address this gap demonstrating the importance of SC mapping, sustainability in the Industry 4.0 era. The book explores how SC mapping contributes to sustainability from social, economic, and environmental perspectives, the role of SC mapping in upstream, midstream, and downstream SC sustainability, as well as the role of technology advancement and the impact of blockchain and Industry 4.0 in SC mapping. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this edited collection features international authors from a diverse range of disciplines including SC management, operations management, technology and innovation management, and sustainability. The book will be a valuable resource for global scholars, researchers, and upper-level students across operations, SC management, and logistics, as well as engineering and technology management.
Artificial Intelligence, Management and Trust
The main challenge related to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is to establish harmonious human-AI relations, necessary for the proper use of its potential. AI will eventually transform many businesses and industries; its pace of development is influenced by the lack of trust on the part of society. AI autonomous decision-making is still in its infancy, but use cases are evolving at an ever-faster pace. Over time, AI will be responsible for making more decisions, and those decisions will be of greater importance.The monograph aims to comprehensively describe AI technology in three aspects: organizational, psychological, and technological in the context of the increasingly bold use of this technology in management. Recognizing the differences between trust in people and AI agents and identifying the key psychological factors that determine the development of trust in AI is crucial for the development of modern Industry 4.0 organizations. So far, little is known about trust in human-AI relationships and almost nothing about the psychological mechanisms involved. The monograph will contribute to a better understanding of how trust is built between people and AI agents, what makes AI agents trustworthy, and how their morality is assessed. It will therefore be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students with an interest in trust research, management of technology and innovation, and organizational management.
Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness Through Knowledge Management and Transformational Leadership
This book introduces the study of the impacts on organizational culture, strategy, technology, human resource development (HRD), transformational leadership, knowledge management, and organizational effectiveness using a hypothesis-driven model. The model posits that organizational culture, technology, strategy, and HRD are essential preconditions for effective knowledge management, which is further enhanced by transformational leadership. Focusing on Research and Development (R&D) organizations, specifically the research institutes of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, the study examines how these factors collectively improve organizational effectiveness. Concluding with practical recommendations for R&D specialists and managers, the book offers insights into enhancing organizational efficiency through strategic leadership and robust knowledge management practices.
Strategic Mastery
This book, "Strategic Frameworks for Competitive Advantage: Exploring the X and O Theory in Contrasting Marketing Approaches to Winning Public Contracts: Comparative Study of Two Algerian Contractors," delves into the strategic methodologies employed by private and public enterprises in securing public procurement contracts. Through the innovative lens of the X and O Theory, we analyze the proactive and aggressive strategies of the X Company type against the reactive and defensive approaches of the O Company type. Our comparative study focuses on two Algerian contractors - one private and one public. We explore their sourcing strategies, company presentations, quality assurance, partnerships, market intelligence, brand image, competitive strategies, financial management, marketing, and relationships. By categorizing these companies into subtypes such as XXO, XOX, and OOX, we provide a nuanced understanding of how different strategic blends impact their success in the competitive landscape of public procurement. This comprehensive analysis offers valuable insights for business leaders, strategists, and policymakers.
Business Analytics Concepts
Business Analytics teaches students ( B.Com., B.B.A., M.Com., and M.B.A ) about analytical techniques, kinds, and applications across a variety of industries. This book describes the instruments used, why they are important, and how they are used in a variety of situations. This book includes Meaning, needs and importance, merits and demerits, types, History of Business Data Analysis, various situations in the business fields, etc.
Organizations and Technology for Sustainability
This book presents insights on digital transformation with a multidisciplinary lens. Collecting chapters from several management perspectives, it provides perspectives on the role of various concepts and elements that are needed by our organizations to win in today's competition. This book is a contribution to the organizational, to the information and communication technology (ICT) as well as to the sustainability discussion. Here, the readers can find heterogenous inputs to better understand the organizational and technological aspects considering a sustainable business approach. This book is for academicians, students and practitioners interested in the interplay among IT-based solutions, organizational entities and sustainability issues.
Digital Marketing Strategies for IT Companies
In today's dynamic business environment, IT companies must adopt effective digital marketing strategies to remain competitive. This paper explores various tactics that enhance brand visibility and drive business results, focusing on content marketing, SEO, social media marketing, email marketing, and paid advertising. Content marketing establishes thought leadership, while SEO improves search engine rankings for better visibility. Social media engages audiences and builds loyalty, and email marketing and PPC ads convert qualified leads. The paper also highlights the growing role of data analytics and AI in digital marketing, enabling personalized campaigns and efficient management. By integrating these strategies, IT companies can achieve sustainable growth in an interconnected digital landscape.
Bridging the Gap
The book titled "Bridging the Gap: Financial Inclusion for Women's Empowerment in India" explores the critical role of financial inclusion in empowering women, particularly in rural and marginalized communities in India. It investigates the barriers women face in accessing formal financial services, such as rigid banking procedures, limited mobility, and lack of awareness. The book presents empirical evidence from Gujarat, revealing that while awareness of basic banking services is increasing, access to credit remains a challenge due to factors like lack of collateral and reliance on informal lenders. The study concludes with recommendations for enhancing women's participation in the formal financial system to promote economic empowerment​.
Gamification and Industry 4.0
Gamification and Industry 4.0 are two concepts that each in their own right have sparked attention. Gamification as a way to use game elements in non-game activities, and Industry 4.0 as a way to describe how the interconnected digital transformation of operational technologies are changing manufacturing in the 21st Century. Gamification now offers an opportunity to enhance the productivity of manufacturing and improve quality of work life in the process.Gamification and Industry 4.0 looks at how the transformative shift of production and manufacturing opens up for gamified experiences in the work place. What the industry requires are deeper kinds of gamification, comprehending the knowledge of industrial production, computer applications, game design, learning, and motivational psychology. In order to achieve this, this book offers interdisciplinary expertise from such fields as psychology, management, software engineering, information science, game studies, and industrial production and innovation. The concept of Industry 4.0 and different types of gamifications are discussed in relation to motivation and learning. The book also examines cybersecurity of gamified systems and the potential risks any changes made to digital devices and industrial control systems may cause.This unique book will be of value to researchers, academics and upper-level students across various fields, but in particular, management and organization studies, production and manufacturing as well as technology and innovation management.
Impact of Industry 4.0 on Supply Chain Sustainability
Global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine brought massive disruption to supply chains around the world, shining a light on the environmental impacts of such systems. What role can Industry 4.0 play in making supply chains sustainable and resilient? Industry 4.0 ushers in a new era of utilizing smart devices to tracing and optimizing resource usage, enabling repair, recycling, and re-use, potentially influencing sustainability in supply chains. Industry 4.0 supports the allocation of resources based on real-time data resulting in new sustainable practices. Scholars from around the world examine a range of Industry 4.0 factors and their impact on improving the sustainability of global supply chains in Impact of Industry 4.0 on Supply Chain Sustainability. The findings are useful for researchers and practitioners in a range of fields and roles looking to create strong logistic networks.
Emerging model of board-based management in educational institutions
Currently, the growth, the complexity of operations and human relations within organizations require an integral administration, with innovative models that involve all the collaborators in a participative manner with the purpose of improving decision making, increasing work performance and productivity. However, natural growth comes to a halt when there are constant errors and when it is centrally managed by a single individual who does not have the professional profile, academic preparation, work experience as a manager and is governed by traditional, rigid and inflexible organizational models. Such is the case of the Universidad Central Privada, where major problems arise, giving rise to the urgent implementation of a new management model called "Emerging model of management by councils in private higher education institutions (MEAC), which allows managers to be assertive for decision-making in conflict resolution, in a consensual manner based on the principle in vox populli that says "several individuals think better than one".
Social responsibility in MSMEs. Practical cases.
This work is the result of research conducted by eighth semester students of the Bachelor's Degree in Administration of the ESTl of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo during their social service, this being a practice of social responsibility in different sectors of society in their region of study where they had the opportunity to interact with small and medium enterprises and educational sectors contrubuyendo to strengthen conicimientos escenciales in their various activities.
Shaping the Future
The theme of this book, Shaping the Future: AI Leadership and Sustainable Growth, reflects a bold vision of embracing technological advancements while fostering sustainable development. As AI continues to redefine industries, societies, and economies, the need for visionary leadership becomes paramount. This book explores how leaders can harness the power of AI to empower talent, drive innovation, and build a sustainable future.
Strategies Business expansion and growth
To all ambitious entrepreneurs seeking to build successful business empires, to all inspirational leaders seeking to lead their teams to success, to all those wishing to develop their skills in the field of expansion and growth, and to all students of science, I dedicate this book.It is my hope that this book will serve as a comprehensive roadmap that charts your path to achieving your business goals, and that it will provide you with the tools and techniques you need to lead your businesses to broader horizons and greater success, and that it will benefit. every knowledge seeker and knowledge seeker.
Corporate Scenario of India
Leadership is defined as a social interaction process where performance outcomes are strongly influenced by the leader's ability to influence their followers' behavior Emotions play an essential role in understanding leadership and being a good leader. Leadership is defined as leaders inducing followers to act for specific goals representing the values and motivations-the wants and needs, aspirations, and expectations of both leaders and followers. Besides, the genius of leadership lies in the manner in which leaders see and act their own and followers' values and motivations".
Order Analysis, Deep Learning, and Connections to Optimization
Awareness and Accessibility of Rural households on Financial Inclusion
Financial inclusion is crucial for empowering rural households and providing access to essential financial services like banking, credit, and insurance. Here are some key points on the awareness and accessibility of financial inclusion in rural areas: Awareness 1. Financial Literacy: Financial literacy is a significant factor in improving financial inclusion. Educating rural populations about financial products and services can help them make informed decisions.2. Community Programs: Local initiatives and community programs are vital in spreading awareness. These programs often involve workshops, seminars, and training sessions tailored to the needs of rural communities.Accessibility 1. Banking Services: Access to banking services in rural areas is often limited due to the lack of physical branches. Mobile banking and digital financial services are increasingly used to bridge this gap.2. Microfinance: Microfinance institutions provide small loans to rural households, helping them start or expand small businesses. This is a critical component of financial inclusion in rural areas.3. Government Initiatives: Various government schemes aim to enhance financial inclusion.
Influence of Employee Retention Strategies on Employee Performance
In today's dynamic business environment, retaining employees is a critical concern for long term success and competitiveness. Organizations seeking long-term success in today's competitive landscape must prioritize the retention of qualified and motivated employees. This study explores the complex relationship that exists between employee performance and retention strategies, with a focus on the mediating function of job satisfaction. Through the integration of theoretical frameworks from human resource management and organizational behavior, this study aims to explain the complicated processes that explain the impact of strategies for retention on performance results. In order to improve employee performance, the study focuses at how well-retention strategies include compensation packages, opportunities for development, work-life balance policies, and organizational culture promote fulfilment at work.
Are loading times really relevant?
The rapid development of the internet has shifted retailing from offline to online, making it crucial for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to leverage online sales channels to reach a broader audience and stay competitive. Given their limited financial resources, SMEs must make smart investments to avoid long-term risks. This book examines whether reducing latency and adopting mobile payments in e-commerce positively impact customer loyalty and conversion rates. Using Google Analytics data from 10,000 online shops worldwide over a year, a negative binomial regression revealed that lower latency correlates with higher conversion rates, especially among mobile users, who are more sensitive to delays. The positive effect of mobile payment adoption on consumer spending was confirmed only in the U.S., suggesting cultural or market-specific differences. The study contributes to existing literature by providing a cross-cultural analysis, highlighting the importance of optimizing latency in e-commerce, particularly for mobile users, to enhance conversion rates and customer loyalty.
Simplified Accounting for Beginners
This book offers a comprehensive overview and unlocks the power of accounting with this essential guide! Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your financial skills, this book simplifies complex accounting concepts, making them accessible to everyone-from students to business owners. Learn how to master the accounting cycle, manage cash books, and prepare final accounts with confidence. Filled with real-world examples and practical insights, this book will help you create reliable financial statements, assess profitability, and make sound financial decisions. Perfect for entrepreneurs, professionals, and anyone seeking a solid foundation in accounting, this book is your trusted companion for managing business finances effectively and efficiently. Discover how accounting can transform your business performance and give you the financial clarity to succeed!
The Joy of Metrics
Senior executives and Organizational Resilience practitioners across organizations continue to focus on understanding their continuity risk profile. Making informed choices about continuity assessment, planning, and overall preparedness is vital. Implementing enhancements can demonstrate continuous and systemic improvement of an organization's risk posture. Ultimately, organizations need constant and comprehensive visibility across continuity-related activities to support their strategic and tactical decision-making needs. In other words, precise data is required for leaders to make data-driven decisions.This book focuses on the often overlooked aspect of Organizational Resilience metrics. Candidly, when most leaders become interested in these metrics, it's due to an audit, crisis event, or customer complaint. Yet, the development and publishing of metrics can be daunting. While metrics are a science of statistics, they are also an art. What are the critical metrics best suited for your company culture? What industry-standard metrics can be leveraged? Do organizations continue to struggle to define the best organizational metrics for their Organizational Resilience management programs? How can they clearly understand and articulate the performance of such programs and, most importantly, their ability to recover from a disaster?We have written this book to ease practitioners' strain when they kick off this initiative. From definition to building a plan with a maturity roadmap to learning how to tell the story behind the numbers to execution - this book is the playbook you need to deliver best-in-class metrics.
Consumer Buying Behaviour of Vegetables
The retail sector in India is emerging as one of the largest sectors in the economy. The Indian retail industry has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast-paced industries due to the entry of several new players. It accounts for over 10 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and around ten per cent of the employment. India is the fifth-largest most favourable destination for international retailers. Food retailing is a business activity through which the everyday food needs of Indian consumers are fulfilled. Though there are many operators in modern retail space, few of them made success and few faces difficulties in continuing the food retailing segment. This book deals with the buying behaviour of consumers of vegetable and factors influencing consumer behaviour. This book is useful for the researchers, retailers and policymakers in understanding consumer behaviour of vegetable.
A case study of IT companies incubated in Cear獺
This work is based on the perspective of analysing IT companies that have been incubated at the Software Institute of Cear獺 (INSOFT-CE), according to the Entrepreneurial School. IT entrepreneurs are part of a niche market restricted to people who need to constantly innovate in order to maintain their businesses. Entrepreneurs in this segment must not only know their market well, but also be able to continually adapt to the changes that the context demands, taking into account the political and economic turbulence that Brazil is facing. The software market has a dynamic directly related to competitiveness, especially in the technological area, hence the importance of innovation for these companies. The figure of the entrepreneur appears in this context as an agent of change, through new combinations, taking risks and using creativity, but it is not only innovation that characterises the entrepreneurial spirit. In Brazil, specifically, there is a drive not only to financially incentivise the emergence of new businesses, but also to create an entrepreneurial business mentality.
Towards Digital Success
The study investigates the impact of Generation Z on the job market, contextualizing it in the digital transformation and the need for organizations to retain talent. In order to respond to the objective presented, we opted for an empirical study based on a mixed approach. The quantitative approach involves a sample of 224 young people from Generation Z. The qualitative approach consists of a sample of 5 Portuguese SMEs. The objectives are to identify the benefits of digital transformation, understand the contributions that young people make to organizations and highlight talent retention strategies. The results highlight the benefits of adopting new technologies, including greater efficiency, expansion of services, sustainability and competitive advantage. Generation Z is recognized for its positive influence on the introduction of these technologies, but faces adaptation challenges due, among other things, to the diversity of generations it encounters in the job market, the little digital investment that companies make and the low value that educational institutions continue to place on the human component to the detriment of technology.
Ignite Culture Masterclass Companion Workbook
Unlock your organization's potential with the Ignite Culture Masterclass Companion Workbook. This comprehensive guide, developed by cultural change torch bearer Margaret Graziano, offers a step-by-step framework to empower business leaders in fostering an intentional, healthy, and high-performance organizational culture from the inside out.Develop yourself as a leader capable of inspiring others and leading effective change initiatives.Align both individual and collective team values to create a harmonious, high-performance work environment.Transform organizational challenges into opportunities for innovation, elevating your business as a leader in the market.Catalyze positive change and create a culture that nurtures collaboration towards shared goals, fostering a sense of unity and purpose.An intentionally designed organizational culture is the key to inspiring individuals to fully engage in strategies that propel an organization forward. This guide aims to equip leaders with the necessary tools to shape a vibrant and purpose-driven emergent workplace culture. The accompanying masterclass, available through KeenPublishingGroup's learning center, enhances the learning experience, ensuring a comprehensive approach to elevating your organization's culture and achieving peak performance.
Business Management and the Competitiveness of the Mypes of Sicuani
The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between business management and the competitiveness of MSEs in Sicuani during 2023. Using a quantitative approach and a non-experimental design, 354 MSEs were surveyed out of a population of 4425 active enterprises. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.880 for business management and 0.827 for competitiveness, indicating high reliability. The results revealed a significant positive correlation (Kendall's Tau_b of 0.482). 70.6% of the entrepreneurs implement efficient management, with efficiency averages of 54.2% in planning, 52.0% in organising, 49.7% in directing and 48.6% in controlling. The average competitiveness was 3.73, confirming a positive relationship between business management and competitiveness, which supports the hypothesis put forward. In conclusion, it is established that there is a relationship between business management and competitiveness in the MSEs of the district of Sicuani.
Why do you buy?
The market has demanded that supermarket retailers pay close attention to aspects such as price, square, sales promotion and customer service, among others. In this context, the aim is to describe and analyze the attributes that influence the final consumer's decision-making process when choosing a supermarket. To this end, a study was carried out to identify the attributes of repurchase in a supermarket. The methodology used was qualitative research, which was recorded and interpreted using the comparative method. The research showed that consumers are more demanding and are looking for attributes such as: hygiene of the premises; product quality; availability of products; size of the supermarket; parking; location; price; promotion; service and organization. However, many supermarket retailers still don't live up to the expectations of this modern, volatile and attuned consumer. Read on and find out why.
Facebook Marketing in Fashion-wear Retail Industry
Facebook is one of a significant cause that impacts on changing human lifestyle. The effect of social media goes beyond the friends' network and effect on every aspect of society as political, sports, entertainment as well as business. The fashion-wear industry cannot take aside in this wave without changing. Though the usage of Facebook for business purpose is increasing gradually, the real potentiality of it has not yet been discovered. In most instances, Facebook has been used as a tactical tool, without knowing its strategic task. This study focuses on finding out the impact of Facebook on brand equity and purchase intention. To analyse the functionality of Facebook, G. Smith's Honey Comb model has been adapted to the industry. Honeycomb model is a rarely studied model and has a huge potentiality to improve.
Is there a way to teach Business Administration?
The aim of this study was to analyze the dimensions of the learning environment of Business Administration teaching in the Northeast region of Brazil in the process of training administrators. To this end, the context of the training of administrators in the Northeast was addressed. Next, a historical review of undergraduate business education in the Northeast was carried out, highlighting the adherence to North American for-business teaching models and the developmentalist perspective. The curricular structure of the courses in the region is also observed and the dimensions of the learning environment are discussed, highlighting the following: historical-political, structural-institutional and cultural-social. It is clear that regionalized training is an alternative for bringing teaching and the learning environment closer together in a way that is aligned with the possibilities for professional work in Administration in the Northeast. In this way, the book recovers a historical trace of the teaching of Business Administration, especially in the Northeast of the country, leading the reader to reflect on the possibilities of ways to improve the training of administrators through the nuances presented by their learning environment.
Youth entrepreneurship in Congo
In the present work, we have identified the determinants of the survival of youth businesses while focusing on the gender approach. Using data from a survey conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique (INS) in 2017, we showed with a sample of 2682 youth businesses the influence of eleven (11) variables on survival. The results obtained from the chi-square test show that survival depends on the entrepreneur's sex, age and marital status, the number of agents, turnover, sector of activity and location of the business. Subsequently, the results obtained from the logistic regression show that the entrepreneur's sex, marital status, nationality and age have a positive impact on business survival. On the other hand, sector of activity and turnover have a negative impact on business survival.
Small Cardamom
Small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is one among the major spice crops that originated in India. It is one of the high-value and exotic spices in the world. India is the second-largest exporter of small cardamom after Guatemala. In India, major small cardamom producing states are Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.The study would be helpful to understand small cardamom cultivation and marketing practice followed by farmers. The result of price behaviour would give facts about how far the price fluctuation occurs over the years. This study also helps to understand the major constraints faced by the farmers during the production and marketing of small cardamom. The results would also help the policymakers to prepare appropriate programs and strategies for the development of production and marketing of small cardamom
Creativity Loops-Based Decision Making
This book presents an innovative framework for enhancing creativity in decision-making by applying systems thinking principles and tools. It is based on the premise that creativity is not a fixed trait that some people have and others don't, but a skill that can be learned and improved with practice and guidance. The book also argues that decision-making is not a linear or mechanical process that can be reduced to simple rules or formulas, but a dynamic and creative process that requires holistic and systemic thinking. The work also shows that systems thinking is not a complicated or abstract theory that only experts can use, but a practical and powerful tool that anyone can apply to understand and improve complex situations. The framework consists of six steps: problem identification, idea generation, idea selection, idea development, idea implementation, and monitoring and evaluating results and feedback. Readers will learn to use the framework to solve complex problems and generate innovative ideas in any context and domain. Through the systematic integration of existing models into a unified framework, the book contributes to ongoing dialogues regarding effective decision-making processes. It critically evaluates prominent models like the Creative Problem-Solving Model, the Rational Decision Making Model, and the Intuitive Decision Making Model. Researchers seeking insights into incorporating creativity into decision-making will find this book to be a valuable scholarly resource.
Dominating Client Processes
Are you a business leader facing inefficiencies and bottlenecks in your operations?Imagine having streamlined processes that increase productivity and boost morale.This book will guide you step by step to make that a reality.You'll learn how to analyze your current processes to spot bottlenecks. By mapping out each step, you'll uncover hidden inefficiencies.You'll discover how to design effective processes that everyone can follow, reducing errors and improving quality.You'll also find out how to implement new procedures smoothly, with minimal disruption and maximum benefit.You'll explore how technology and automation can transform your operations, making tasks faster and more accurate.You'll build a culture of continuous improvement, leading to ongoing success.Here's what you'll gain: Increase efficiency and productivity in your business.Improve customer satisfaction with consistent quality.Boost employee morale by creating clear and structured processes.Stay competitive by using technology and automation.Foster a culture of continuous improvement.By the end of this book, you'll have a clear roadmap to streamline your operations and take your business to new heights.Get ready to transform your internal processes and thrive in a competitive market.
Business Intelligence
The aim of this work is to show the benefits of Business Intelligence - BI. To understand the ways in which BI tools are used in companies from different sectors of the economy. It aims to make the term Business Intelligence known and to demonstrate the competitive advantages of using these tools. To this end, a study was carried out on subjects such as: data analysis; BI tools and methodologies; strategic management; decision-making and competitive advantage. To conclude the study, a field survey was carried out with 80 professionals from the job market.
Financial Risk Assessment and Management with Progressive Applications
"Financial Risk Assessment and Management with Progressive Applications" is a practical book intended for risk management professionals, managers, risk managers, risk analysts, academics, and degree students studying Management, Risk Management, Risk & Decision Analysis, and Operations Research. The book covers topics such as Cash Management, Financial Forecasting, Financial Forecasting with Goal Seek, Investment Portfolio Management, Financial Statement Forecasting, Cash Flow Projections, Value at Risk (VAR), and Investment Risk Valuation.The author's distinguished book, "Six Sigma Improvements for Basel III and Solvency II in Financial Risk Management," which includes the Six Sigma DMAIC methods for Risk Management, has been recognized and ranked with 3.93 stars in the "100 Best Financial Risk Management Books of All Time" by BookAuthority. Bernstein stated, "The risk will always be there, so we must explore many interesting tools that can help us to control risks we cannot avoid taking" (Bernstein & Damodaran 1998). The author's presented book is one such tool.
Agribusiness Supply Chain Management
The agribusiness supply chain includes a number of processes such as supply management, production management, and demand management to customers through a competitive distribution channel. Each step of the way can be plagued with issues such as diversity of production and demand, bulkiness of produce, perishability, and seasonality. Highlighting the complexity and importance of supply chain management within businesses handling agricultural products, Agribusiness Supply Chain Management addresses issues that help readers systematically approach decision making in the agribusiness sector. The book covers issues across various spectrums of business and government's role in the agribusiness supply chain domain. It focuses on actors in supply chains, intrinsic issues that would impact the actors and then the support systems that are essential to make the supply chain achieve its effectiveness. The authors' clear, well-structured treatment provides a logical approach to key activities of agribusiness supply chain management. They provide numerous case studies that span a wide range of issues and industries that readers can use to sharpen managerial decision making skills. In today's world, companies compete on supply chains. With the many factors that can cause delays in deliverability, a well-designed supply chain is a must. Those who have the capability to establish a distinctive supply chain and create it as a strategic asset are leaders in their business; and in fact emerge as the best in class across industries and markets. This book helps readers develop best practices for making key marketing decisions and designing efficient and effective supply chains that meet global challenges.
Lean manufacturing in the food industry
The purpose of production management is to meet the needs of the market, which is of great importance for adding value to products. In this way, companies are challenged to produce while maintaining quality and reducing costs. Tasks that do not add value to the product, according to the customer's perspective, are considered waste. The aim of this work is to evaluate the application of the lean manufacturing concept in the processes of a food industry, discussing its advantages and shortcomings using the value stream mapping tool. The study presents exploratory research by investigating the concepts of lean manufacturing, analyzing the environments in which it has already been studied and verifying whether there are adaptations of the concept in the food environment, by drawing up the current value stream map of the production process, proposing a future value stream mapping and pointing out the respective improvements where the tools: poka-yoke, SMED and TPM are used to reduce some waste.
Applied Reliability
Since the publication of the second edition of Applied Reliability in 1995, the ready availability of inexpensive, powerful statistical software has changed the way statisticians and engineers look at and analyze all kinds of data. Problems in reliability that were once difficult and time consuming even for experts can now be solved with a few well-chosen clicks of a mouse. However, software documentation has had difficulty keeping up with the enhanced functionality added to new releases, especially in specialized areas such as reliability analysis.Using analysis capabilities in spreadsheet software and two well-maintained, supported, and frequently updated, popular software packages--Minitab and SAS JMP--the third edition of Applied Reliability is an easy-to-use guide to basic descriptive statistics, reliability concepts, and the properties of lifetime distributions such as the exponential, Weibull, and lognormal. The material covers reliability data plotting, acceleration models, life test data analysis, systems models, and much more. The third edition includes a new chapter on Bayesian reliability analysis and expanded, updated coverage of repairable system modeling. Taking a practical and example-oriented approach to reliability analysis, this book provides detailed illustrations of software implementation throughout and more than 150 worked-out examples done with JMP, Minitab, and several spreadsheet programs. In addition, there are nearly 300 figures, hundreds of exercises, and additional problems at the end of each chapter, and new material throughout. Software and other files are available for download online
Linear and Nonlinear Optimization Using Spreadsheets
The use of spreadsheets to obtain solutions to a diverse array of examples offers a reader-friendly way of addressing a topic (optimization) that can sometimes be viewed as intimidating. Many people are readily familiar with spreadsheets and how they work, yet are apt to be unaware of the incredible power of Excel for solving some rather complex optimization problems. A major goal of the book is to sell readers on why it is so important to understand optimization, and a large collection of examples for a wide range of business decision making areas (e.g., production planning and scheduling, workforce planning and scheduling, location and supply chain distribution, location of emergency services, assembly line balancing, vehicle routing, project scheduling, revenue management, advertising, product design, payout schedules, productivity measurement, investment portfolio management, sports league scheduling, ranking models, etc.) affords a practical mechanism for achieving that goal. Another important contribution of the book is that it provides coverage of the mechanics of some common yet sophisticated statistical methods (regression, logistic regression, discriminant analysis, factor analysis, and cluster analysis), which are often opaque to many users of such methods.
All Hands on Tech
Supercharge your organization's capacity for innovation The greatest untapped asset in an enterprise today is the ingenuity of its people. Dive into a future of work where technology empowers everyone to be a creator and builder with All Hands on Tech: The Citizen Revolution in Business Technology. This pivotal book offers a comprehensive look into the role of citizen developers--business domain experts who are driving IT-enabled innovation using technology previously reserved for professional technologists. Through case studies of citizens and citizen-enabled enterprises, the authors demonstrate how emerging technology bestows unprecedented power on these individuals and unprecedented value on the organizations that channel their efforts. They outline a transformative approach to citizen development that not only enhances companies' innovative capacity via the empowerment of domain experts, but also minimizes risk and liberates IT departments to pursue more strategic initiatives. All Hands on Tech describes a revolution in work--powered by technology becoming more human and humans becoming more comfortable with technology. This convergence provides a clear pathway for enterprises to leverage the on-the-ground experience and insight of all employees. The authors provide diverse examples of companies that have aligned the work of their citizen developers with wider organizational goals across citizen data science, automation, and development projects. These examples demonstrate why and how to commit to the citizen revolution in your organization. In the book, you'll: Discover the untapped potential of citizen developers to revolutionize business operations with technology democratization Find a practical framework for integrating citizen development into a broader corporate digital and data strategy, while controlling risk Explore a forward-thinking approach to redefining the roles of all hands in an enterprise, empowering them to turn ideas into applications, automations, and analytical/AI models For business leaders, executives, managers, and IT professionals looking to harness the full potential of their front-line employees and redefine the landscape of IT work, All Hands on Tech is a must-have resource. For business domain specialists and those eager to turn ideas into action, the citizen revolution democratizes information technology and empowers you to lead your organization towards a more innovative and efficient future. For subject matter experts, domain specialists, and those eager to put their ideas to work while also future-proofing their careers with invaluable skills, the citizen revolution ushers in an entirely new way of working.
Dividend policy and the corporate life cycle (Volume II)
Dividends are considered one of the most important corporate financial decisions. Various financial theories have contributed theoretical arguments and financial determinants to explain the level of earnings distributed by companies. This paper tests the effect of the corporate life cycle, and the phases the company goes through throughout its life, on its dividend policy and, at the same time, financial determinants pointed out by the aforementioned theories as significant: profitability, size, risk, number of investors, growth in earnings for the year, growth in earnings for the following year, investment, indebtedness, sales growth or dividends from the previous year. The empirical study is based on a sample of European companies from 6 countries (Germany, Denmark, Finland, Italy, United Kingdom and Sweden). The results do not validate all the study's hypotheses, but they do reinforce some financial determinants of the level of corporate dividends and show differences and similarities between the level of dividends and their determinants for the different countries.
Snowflakes and Pyramids
Discover the fascinating world of snowflakes and pyramids in this comprehensive exploration of their scientific, cultural, and artistic significance. From the intricate formation of snowflakes to the engineering marvels of pyramid construction, this book unravels the mysteries behind these captivating subjects. Delve into the science of snowflake formation, explore the aesthetics of snowflakes, uncover the history and symbolism of pyramids, and witness the intersection of snowflakes and pyramids in architecture and art. With a blend of scientific analysis, historical context, and cultural exploration, this book offers a captivating journey into the world of snowflakes and pyramids.
Misinformation Detection
Misinformation Detection: A Survey of AI Techniques and Research Opportunities highlights the evolution of techniques within misinformation detection. This monograph provides an overview of the types of misinformation, classification strategies, strengths and weaknesses, and potential solutions for open issues. This comprehensive survey is helpful for future research as a resource for successful solutions and possible ideas. The authors first present background information including search strategies in Sections 1 and 2 and identify the types of misinformation in Section 3. The monograph then elaborates on the methods and compares the existing successful techniques from various perspectives in Section 4. Section 5 provides tools and datasets for misinformation detection. Section 6 reviews the challenges and open issues of misinformation and makes suggestions on how one can address those challenges. The monograph concludes in Section 7 with final thoughts on the areas of misinformation detection and an overall analysis of this field.
