This book explores several branches of the social sciences and their perspectives regarding their relations with decision-making processes: computer science, education, linguistics, sociology, and management. The decision-making process in social contexts is based on the analysis of sound alternatives using evaluative criteria. Therefore, this process is one that can be rational or irrational, and can be based on knowledge and/or beliefs. A decision-making process always produces a final decision, which may or may not imply prompt action, and increases the chances of choosing the best possible alternative. The book is divided into four main parts. The concepts covered in the first part, on computer science, explore how the rise of algorithms and the growth in computing power over the years can influence decision-making processes. In the second part, some traditional and innovative ideas and methods used in education are presented: compulsory schooling, inclusive schools, higher education, etc. In turn, the third part focuses on linguistics aspects, and examines how progress is manifested in language. The fourth part, on sociology, explores how society can be influenced by social norms, human interactions, culture, and religion. Management, regarded as a science of the decision-making process, is explored in the last part of this book. Selected organizations’ strategies, objectives and resources are presented, e.g., human resources, financial resources, and technological resources.
The book gathers and presents, in a concise format, a broad range of aspects regarding the decision-making process in social contexts, making it a valuable and unique resource for the scientific community.
Author(s): Daniel Flaut, Šárka Hošková-Mayerová, Cristina Ispas, Fabrizio Maturo, Cristina Flaut
Series: Studies In Systems, Decision And Control Vol. 247
Publisher: Spring
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 535
Tags: Computational Intelligence
Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Computing: Birth, Growth, Exaflops Computation and Beyond (Syamal Kumar Sen, Ravi P. Agarwal)....Pages 3-47
Methods and Algorithms for Creating and Reconfiguring Virtual Organizations (Anata-Flavia Ionescu)....Pages 49-63
Front Matter ....Pages 65-65
Knowledge and Intellectual Capital Management in Higher Education (Mirela Minică)....Pages 67-78
Decision-Making Training of Teachers for Inclusive School (Cristina Ispas)....Pages 79-89
School Teaching in Germany Between Tradition and Innovation: The Concept of the Outdoor School (Sarah Sahrakhiz, Marius Harring, Matthias D. Witte)....Pages 91-98
Reforms and Developments in Romanian Higher Education as a Result of the Bologna Process Implementation (Dan Vătăman)....Pages 99-118
Empowering Future Citizens in Making Financial Decisions: A Study of Elementary School Mathematics Textbooks from Romania (Daniela Căprioară, Annie Savard, Alexandre Cavalcante)....Pages 119-134
Necessities and Expectations in Regard to Dobrudja’s Rural Youth Access to Higher Education (Rodica Gabriela Enache, Mariana Floricica Călin, Enache Tușa)....Pages 135-153
The Tradition and New Approach to the Mathematical Education of Officers in the Czech Army (Jiří Jánský, Radovan Potůček)....Pages 155-168
The Development of Education in Emergency Management (Irena Tušer)....Pages 169-175
Waste and Waste Management Awareness Among Teachers: A Phenomenographic Approach (Engin Baysen, Fatma Baysen)....Pages 177-201
Phenomenographic Approach to Teachers’ Wait-Time Use: Reasons and Consequences (Engin Baysen, Fatma Baysen, Nermin Çakmak)....Pages 203-221
Front Matter ....Pages 223-223
The Family: Culture Traditional Keeper and Carrier. Study from the Belint Village (Gabriela-Felicia Georgevici)....Pages 225-234
The Migration Decision on Economic Level in the Contemporary Social Context (Lavinia Elisabeta Popp, Felicia Andrioni, Ion Petrică)....Pages 235-247
Associations and Groups of the Germans from the Banat Highland 1918–1940 (Cristian Rudolf)....Pages 249-273
Asceticism for Society—Integrating Body, Soul and Society. In Searching of the ‘Real Self’ that Actually Is ‘Clothed with Christ’ (Nichifor Tanase)....Pages 275-295
The Rural Population of Muntenia in the 1930s: A Brief Analysis Based on Statistical Data (Daniel Flaut, Cristina Flaut)....Pages 297-316
Vernacular and Urban-Influenced Housing Types in Constanța County in the 20th Century (Enache Tușa, Ilie Iulian Mitran)....Pages 317-346
The Dimension of Criminality in the Context of the Variation of Migration Floods Trends (Elena-Ana Iancu, Ioana-Raluca Rusu, Nicolaie Iancu)....Pages 347-357
Fuzzy Reasoning and Decisions in Primary School (Luciana Delli Rocili, Antonio Maturo)....Pages 359-371
Life Expectancy at Birth: A Causal Analysis of the Health Sector in Spain (Pedro Antonio Martín Cervantes, Nuria Rueda López, Salvador Cruz Rambaud)....Pages 373-410
Assessing Diversity and Inclusion in the Context of the U.S. Federal Department of Health and Human Services (Annamaria Porreca)....Pages 411-421
Front Matter ....Pages 423-423
Romanian Language, Between Tradition and Innovation (Cosmin Căprioară)....Pages 425-440
Durkheim and Weber: Sociological Theory and Social Research (Vincenzo Corsi)....Pages 441-447
“Our Idea of School”: Democracy Workshops in the Classroom (Fiorella Paone)....Pages 449-459
Aspects on the Evolution of the Press of Dobruja at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries (Angela-Anca Dobre)....Pages 461-469
Does Islamic Capital Asset Pricing Model Outperform Conventional Capital Asset Pricing Model? (Nousheen Tariq Bhutta, Biagio Simonetti, Viviana Ventre)....Pages 471-482
Evaluative Aspects in Decision-Making Processes (E. Serena Sanseviero)....Pages 483-493
Study on the Public Sector Personnel Motivation in the Caras-Severin County (Cornelia-Ecaterina Cornean)....Pages 495-502
The Volkswagen Case: Analysis of a “Scandalous” Growth (Ferdinando Casolaro, Mario Cristiani)....Pages 503-513
Experience-Based Course of Social Generativity in Villaggio Celdit, Chieti. History of Challenge for Popular Quarter’s Rebirth After Big Factory’s Closure (Anna Crisante, Fabiola Nucci, Mario Perrucci)....Pages 515-529
Selected Aspects of Barrier Materials Assessment as a Part of the Reaction on Threats and Risks Connected with CBRN Problems (Pavel Otřísal, Šárka Hošková-Mayerová)....Pages 531-543
