As a science, psychology is not that old. What some people may not realize is that psychology evolved from philosophy. Eventually, the study of psychology separated from philosophy to become an experimental science and a formal discipline. Some of the most influential people to the development of psychology as a formal discipline are René Descartes (1596 - 1650), John Locke (1632 - 1704), George Berkeley (1685 - 1753), David Hume(1711 - 1776), and John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) just to name a
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revolves around the efforts of ancient pioneering philosophers; and today, our philosophy integrates empiricism and rationalism. Empiricism implies that knowledge is gained through experiential insight, while the rationalism assumes that knowledge is gained through one’s practical understanding. During the early Greek times, the vast majority of the Greek philosophies and theories were composed of empiricism and rationalism. Questions that relate to human existence; mind and body, as we will see, were
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Journal of Information Systems Vol. 16, No. 2 Fall 2002 pp. 209–222 Impact of Information Technology on Public Accounting Firm Productivity Rajiv D. Banker Hsihui Chang The University of Texas at Dallas Yi-ching Kao University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee ABSTRACT: In recent years, information technology (IT) has played a critical role in the services provided by the public accounting industry. However, no empirical research has evaluated the impact of IT on public accounting firms. This
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Personal growth and social support as an effective prevention method to overcome burnout problems on employees Burnout is nowadays a common crisis among workers, and an effective program to reduce its level is needed (Aro, Naatanen & Nurmi, 2004). According to Dierendonck, Garssen & Visser (2005) burnout can be defined as an unrelenting, job-related state of mind in ‘normal’ persons that is mainly characterized by tiredness, which is accompanied by exhaustion, a sense of reduced efficiency, decreased
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The Second International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT’05) THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUCCESS IN THE ELECTRONICGOVERNMENT CONTEXT R. Hussein Department of Information Systems, Kulliyyah of ICT, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ramlah@iiu.edu.my H. Selamat Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Computer Sc. & IT, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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International Journal of Commerce and Management Emerald Article: Towards an integrated model of customer service skills and customer loyalty: The mediating role of customer satisfaction Amjad A. Abu-ELSamen, Mamoun N. Akroush, Fayez M. Al-Khawaldeh, Motteh S. Al-Shibly Article information: To cite this document: Amjad A. Abu-ELSamen, Mamoun N. Akroush, Fayez M. Al-Khawaldeh, Motteh S. Al-Shibly, (2011),"Towards an integrated model of customer service skills and customer loyalty: The mediating
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HR system Human resource (HR) management has traditionally focused on how employment-related policy decisions, such as selection, development, training, compensation, and work design, influence organizational effectiveness. Until the last decade or so, effectiveness was almost exclusively studied at the individual level of analysis (e.g., using individual performance ratings as the dependent variable). However, the field of HR has evolved such that significant emphasis is now placed on also understanding
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TI 2011-061/3 Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper Entrepreneurship and Role Models Niels BosmaA Jolanda HesselsB,C Veronique SchutjensA Mirjam van PraagD Ingrid VerheulE Utrecht University; B EIM Business and Policy Research, Zoetermeer; C Erasmus School of Economics, Rotterdam; D Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Amsterdam; E Rotterdam School of Economics; all in the Netherlands. A Tinbergen Institute is the graduate school and research institute in economics of
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Introduction This paper examines the development of positive accounting theory (PAT) and compares it with three standard accounts of science. There is some confusion about what PAT is. If the definition of accounting theory (i.e., accounting theory seeks to explain and predict accounting and auditing practice) given in Watts and Zimmerman’s 1986 book is taken to mean PAT, studies of accounting choices and auditing practices constitute PAT. At the same time, they also seek to explain the
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136 Positive Accounting Theory and Science JCC Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra ™ Positive Accounting Theory and Science by M. Humayun Kabir Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand Abstract This paper examines the development of positive accounting theory (PAT) and compares it with three standard accounts of science: Popper (1959), Kuhn (1996), and Lakatos (1970). PAT has been one of the most influential accounting research programs
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