German Energy Crisis, Liomar Jimenez, Malachy Mclaughlin, Muhdee Nawab, Mouhamed Sarr, Di Wu

Open Educational Resources

For most of the twentieth century, nuclear energy was the quiet backbone of Germany's electricity system. At its peak in 1997, nuclear power supplied over 31 percent of all electricity generated in the country. It was a reliable, low-cost source that kept German industries competitive across Europe. The country's industrial base, including automakers, chemical producers, and heavy manufacturers, depended on affordable, stable power. Nuclear delivered exactly that.

The political climate changed in the late 1990s. After years of advocacy based on concerns about nuclear waste and reactor safety, the Green Party joined the Social Democrats to form the Red-Green Coalition …

Bba405-Management Decision Making Syllabus, Di Wu

Open Educational Resources

Syllabus for BBA405 Management Decision Making course.

The Technology, Organization, And Environment Framework For Social Media Analytics In Government: The Cases Of South Africa And Germany, Brenda M. Scholtz, Khulekani Yakobi

The African Journal of Information Systems

This paper investigates factors influencing the adoption of social media analytics (SMA) for citizen relationship management (CzRM). Three real-world cases of government departments, two in South Africa and one in Germany, were investigated, and focus group discussions were conducted. The technological, organizational, and environmental (TOE) theory and qualitative content analysis guided the data analysis. The findings revealed that in all cases, staff usually conducted a manual analysis of social media and SMA had not been implemented sufficiently to realize its full potential. Insights were obtained from TOE and factors were identified that should be considered for improving the planning of …

Editor's Note, Havovi Joshi

Asian Management Insights

Charting directions and steadying the ship amidst the storms, waves and currents

Librarians Don’T Use Google!: Breaking Stereotypes And Myths About Smart Searching, Nora B. Wood, Dhy Edwardsberry

Urban Library Journal

Students often assume that librarians sit with their noses stuck in dusty volumes all day. These same students are typically surprised to learn that many librarians actually work extensively with online resources and are adept at navigating websites and databases to uncover the best information. What comes as even more of a surprise? Learning that librarians rely heavily on Google to conduct thorough and credible research.

In this article, the authors will discuss how they helped break this librarian stereotype and turned the tables on preconceived notions of how to conduct smart research using Google for a group of undergraduate …

Mining Open Government Data For Business Intelligence Using Data Visualization: A Two-Industry Case Study, Anne Gottfried, Caroline Hartmann, Donald Yates

Faculty Publications

The business intelligence (BI) market has grown at a tremendous rate in the past decade due to technological advancements, big data and the availability of open source content. Despite this growth, the use of open government data (OGD) as a source of information is very limited among the private sector due to a lack of knowledge as to its benefits. Scant evidence on the use of OGD by private organizations suggests that it can lead to the creation of innovative ideas as well as assist in making better informed decisions. Given the benefits but lack of use of OGD to …

Big Data And Business Intelligence In Hospitality And Tourism, Gozde Turktarhan, Ram Gopalan, Emrah Ozkul

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

OVERVIEW

The developments in technology in the last 25 years have brought many changes in the tourism and hospitality sector as well as in many other fields. Big Data and business intelligence, which are the leading ones among these developments, have caused some changes in the way of doing business in the tourism industry. Explaining the relationship between Big Data and business intelligence is important for understanding how these changes are reflected in the tourism industry. Business intelligence and Big Data, which enable many processes to be completed in a shorter time, also bring some ethical problems. In this book …

Effective Use Of Data Analytics And Its Impact On Business Performance Within Small-To-Medium-Sized Businesses, Alfonso Berumen

Theses and Dissertations

Business use of data analytics and its potential impact on firm performance have become topics of deep interest within both the business practitioner and academic communities. While previous research has demonstrated relationships between data analytics and firm performance in larger firms, there is limited research on whether and how data analytics is used within and impacts Small-to-Medium-sized Business (SMB) settings. Given the preponderance of SMBs within the US economy, and their contribution to employment and economic activity, it is important for SMB owners to understand what management practices lead to effective use of data analytics that in turn impacts SMB …

Leveraging Reviews To Improve User Experience, Anthony Schams, Iram Bakhtiar, Cristina Stanley

SMU Data Science Review

In this paper, we will explore and present a method of finding characteristics of a restaurant using its reviews through machine learning algorithms. We begin by building models to predict the ratings of individual reviews using text and categorical features. This is to examine the efficacy of the algorithms to the task. Both XGBoost and logistic regression will be examined. With these models, our goal is then to identify key phrases in reviews that are correlated with positive and negative experience. Our analysis makes use of review data publicly made available by Yelp. Key bigrams extracted were non-specific to the …

Clues From Networked Readiness Index: Business Imperatives And Challenges, Florenz C. Tugas

Center for Business Research and Development

In May 2016, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 10844 creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). According to the new law, the newly-created department is mandated to formulate and implement policies that will promote the development and use of ICT, establish a free internet service that can be accessed in government offices and public areas, and protect the rights and welfare of consumers and business users to privacy, security and confidentiality in matters relating to ICT, among others (Alvarez, 2016).

Competitive Intelligence Super Sleuth Secrets, Carol A. Watson, Suzanne R. Graham

Presentations

Provide tips and tools for strengthening data analyst skills. Includes search strategies for mining social media, and insights into free and subscription- or transaction-based search tools.

Analytics For Business, Consumers And Social Insights, Bhavish Sood

Library Events

The speaker shared with us on best practice, future outlook and opportunities of analytical applications. The speaker has a strong research interest on how business applications and business intelligence software are being consumed on smartphones and media tablets.

Business Intelligence Technology, Applications, And Trends, Muhammad Obeidat, Max North, Ronny Richardson, Vebol Rattanak

Faculty Articles

Enterprises are considering substantial investment in Business Intelligence (BI) theories and technologies to maintain their competitive advantages. BI allows massive diverse data collected from virus sources to be transformed into useful information, allowing more effective and efficient production. This paper briefly and broadly explores the business intelligence technology, applications and trends while provides a few stimulating and innovate theories and practices. The authors also explore several contemporary studies related to the future of BI and surrounding fields.

Integrating Start-Up Companies Organizational Structure In A Business Intelligence Team Environment, Patrik Balint

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

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Patents As Business Intelligence Tools, Amy Jansen

Librarian Publications

As most entrepreneurs and business owners can tell you, one of the most significant considerations that companies face is how to protect their work. Managing intellectual property is now integrated with overall business models and corporate strategy. For this reason, patents have become crucial strategic pieces in business and competitive intelligence in the twenty-first century. Having the right patents, and even more importantly, knowing how to use them can either bolster or harm a company. As technology and rapid advancements in innovation become the cornerstone of corporate success, companies’ research and development (R & D) and patent spending have become …