Business Intelligence, Strategies and Ethics / Kimberly Nelson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Kimberly, 1973- editor.

Series:

Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship series.

Business issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business intelligence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Hauppauge], New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Knowledge has become the most important asset of the modern business. The term ""business intelligence"" (BI) has been used to describe processes and systems dedicated to the systematic and in-depth analysis of an organization and its competitive environment. The field of BI is an active and still growing area of computer applications in business and economy. Business ethics is a set of values, norms and principles that seeks to achieve respect for the rights generally recognised by society. The topic of ethical values has a range that is far too wide to conduct a thorough discussion of the co

Contents:

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, STRATEGIES AND ETHICS; BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, STRATEGIES AND ETHICS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Proactive Business Intelligence: Discovering Key Performance Indicators with the Rule Extraction Matrix Method; Abstract; Introduction; Background; Research Question and Approach; Research Goals and Research Question; Approach; The REM-Method; Business Understanding; Data Understanding; Data Preparation; Modeling Phase; Evaluation Phase; Deployment Phase; Case Study; Introduction; Business Understanding

Data UnderstandingData Preparation; Modeling Phase; Evaluation Phase; Deployment Phase; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: The Key Dimensions of Business Intelligence; Abstract; Introduction; 1. Internal and External Orientation; 2. Centralized and Decentralized BI; 3. Functional Scope; 4. Question Complexity; 5. Automation of Intelligence Functions; 6. Initiative; 7. Velocity; 8. Relation to Decision Support; 9. Maturity; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Business Ethics, Intellectual Capital and Corporate Performance: A Process Management Approach; Abstract; Introduction

Business Ethics, the Development of Intellectual Capital and Knowledge ManagementStakeholder Relations; and Corporate Performance; The Ingredients of Ethics-Led Corporate Performance: A Model of Interaction; A Practical Survey on the Interrelatedness between Business Ethics and Business Performance; Survey Process; Statistical Methodology; Results; a. Preliminary Measures; b. Parameter Estimation, Validation and Discussion; Conclusion; References

Chapter 4: Including Ethical Learning and Moral Reasoning Aspects in Higher Education: A Proposal for Developing Ethical Competences in the University1Department of Science and Mathematics Education; 2Department of Mechanics, Energetic and Materials Engineering; 3Department of Social Sciences, Language and Literature Education; Universidad de Extremadura, Spain; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Why Ethics?; 1.2. Ethics at the University; 1.3. Developing Ethical Skills; 1.4. The Proposal of Civic Ethics in the Development of a Global Cosmopolitism Citizenship

2. Birth and Development of InnovativeTeaching Group; 2.1. History; 3. Main Objectives Achieved; 3.1. Experiences; 3.1.1. Raúl, Economics Assistant Professor; 3.1.2. Javier, Industrial Engineering Assistant Professor; 3.1.3. Yolanda, Chemistry Assistant Professor; 3.1.4. María, Earth Sciences Assistant Professor; 3.2. Conferences and Meetings; 3.3. Publications; 3.3.1. Books; 3.3.2. Articles; Conclusion and Prospective; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Ethics and Corporate Performance in Family Firms; Abstract; Introduction; Ethics And Financial Performance on Family Firms

Business Ethics and Performance

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63482-064-9