Magister Commercii - MCom / The interpretation of this qualitative study indicates that individuals, teams and the organisation can benefit through allowing focus of unlocking that which provides a positive stimulus during challenging times in organisational settings. For social scientists, and in particular behavioural scientists, including industrial psychologists that are interested in positive psychology, it is hoped that there is an invitation to grow this area of research further and to gain new insights and direction for what are the enablers to experience positive change and gratitude. / South Africa

Technology-enhanced learning environments such as blended learning and e-learning are utilised increasingly in higher education institutions with expectations of an increase in output rates and retention rates. As the demand for technology-enhanced e-learning courses increases, the pressure on lecturing staff to rise to the challenge also increases. In recent years great advances and improvements in the fields of learning and instruction were envisaged as a consequence of the application of new educational technologies. Although some of these promises have materialised it would seem that relatively few lecturers have mastered the skills and knowledge needed to integrate technology successfully into the practice of teaching and learning. The role of emotional intelligence is a significant construct which has not been adequately researched in terms of the mastering of new technologies in the e-learning and blended learning environments. The purpose of the study is to explore and describe linkages between emotional intelligence and the ability to cope with mastering new educational technologies. It is presumed that this study may contribute towards a deeper understanding of emotional intelligence as a moderator of work stress and of the stress encountered in mastering new educational technologies with subsequent coping strategies. With its contribution to this emergent body of knowledge, the significance of the study lay in the clarification of the role of emotional intelligence in mastering new educational technologies. The case study is based on the 2004 participants in the Partners@Work programme at the Department of Telematic Education at the Tshwane University of Technology. The unit of analysis provided rich and detailed data for this study. A mixed methods approach, that is, the use of both qualitative and quantitative data, assisted in crystallising the data in order to provide insight into the way participants coped with the mastering of new educational technologies. Findings from this study suggest that a number of factors influence coping strategies when attempting to master new technologies, including self-efficacy beliefs, social networking structures as a resource, the use of positive emotions, the role of the facilitator and the emotional intelligence abilities associated with coping competencies. While a number of linkages between emotional intelligence and coping strategies could be identified, the interdependency of coping strategies and emotional intelligence remains elusive. The study recommends that institutions should create a supportive organisational climate for e-learning as a support for face-to face training programmes in skills development. The provision of programme facilitators trained in coaching participants, focusing on the accomplishment of self-directed learning, assisting participants in the attainment of goals, modelling positive emotive skills, and encouraging the practice of new skills may help to realise the promise of blended learning. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Curriculum Studies / unrestricted

ABSTRACT Date: 2024 Level: Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration, 15 cr Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University Authors: Tatiana Bernard, Alexia; Parvin, Maryam; Ram, Mahabad Title: Beyond the Click: Unveiling the Influence of AI Personalization on E-commerce Impulse Buys Supervisor: Emre Yildiz Keywords: AI personalized recommendations, impulsive buying behavior, perceived value, perceived scarcity, perceived positive emotions. Research question: How does AI-powered personalized product recommendations influence impulsive buying behavior in e-commerce, potentially mediated by underlying psychological mechanisms? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the link between AI-powered personalized product recommendations and consumers’ impulsive buying on e-commerce platforms. The research explores how these personalized recommendations might influence customers towards impulsive purchases through perceived value, scarcity, and positive emotions as mediating factors. Method: This study utilized a quantitative research methodology, employing online surveys to collect data from active online shoppers. To ensure a comprehensive sample, both convenience and purposive sampling techniques were implemented, aiming to represent a broad spectrum of online shopping behaviors. Conclusion: This study reveals that AI-powered personalized product recommendations significantly influence impulsive buying behaviors on e-commerce platforms. By examining the mediating effects of perceived value, scarcity, and positive emotions, the research highlights how personalized recommendations can drive impulsive purchases. The findings underscore the importance of sophisticated recommendation systems in enhancing consumer engagement and satisfaction while raising important ethical considerations about consumer manipulation and long-term satisfaction. This study provides valuable insights for businesses looking to balance effective marketing strategies with ethical consumer practices.

La présente recherche porte sur l’histoire des émotions positives et de leurs représentations en Grèce archaïque. L’histoire des émotions, qui a pu bénéficier d’un changement de paradigme ayant mis en évidence le lien entre émotions et cognition, se fonde sur l’hypothèse que le sens des scénarios affectifs varie selon les contextes historiques et culturels. L’objectif était ainsi de dégager le sens prêté aux émotions positives, d’Homère à Hérodote, à partir des témoignages disponibles. Le type d’analyse mis en œuvre est à la fois sémantique et historique, mais il s’appuie également sur les ressources de l’anthropologie et de la psychologie. Trois dossiers principaux jalonnent cette exploration : l’épopée homérique, la poésie archaïque à l’époque de l’émergence des cités et les nouvelles formes de la sagesse, religieuse et philosophique. Comment les émotions positives se définissent-elles dans ce cadre ? Leur forme et leurs fonctions se transforment-elles ? Quel usage en fait-on et quel rôle leur prête-t-on dans la cité ou, plus précisément, au banquet ? Quel discours suscitent-elles, du point de vue éthique, politique ou philosophique ? À partir d’une distinction sémantique fondamentale, qui paraît structurer le champ lexical du plaisir et de la joie, les nouvelles représentations des émotions positives sont envisagées en lien avec les bouleversements sociaux, politiques et religieux ayant affecté l’époque archaïque. / The present research regards the history of positive emotions and their representations in archaic Greece. The history of emotions, benefiting from a new trend, which underlined the relations between emotions and cognition, is based on the hypothesis that the sense of the affective episodes depends on the historical and cultural contexts. Consequently, the aim was to unveil the positive emotions’ meaning, from Homer to Herodotus, using the available evidence. The type of analysis that was used is at the same time semantic and historical, but it rests, as well, upon anthropology and psychology. Three main fields have been looked through for this study: the Homeric epic, the archaic poetry from the time of the first poleis and the new forms of wisdom, religious or philosophical. How these positive emotions have been defined? Were their form and functions subject to change? Which role is given to them in the polis or at the banquet? Which type of discourse have they provoked, at the ethical, political or philosophical levels? Beginning with a semantic dichotomy, that seems important in the lexical field, the new representations of the positive emotions are considered in close relationship with the social, political and religious changes of the archaic period.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T19:36:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 20 / Nenhuma / Estudos científicos sobre as emoções despertam interesse por interpretarem fenômenos em torno do comportamento humano. Nesse contexto, ganha destaque o modelo quadrifatorial de Inteligência Emocional (IE), que considera a IE um conjunto de habilidades para compreender emoções e fazer seu uso de forma mais efetiva e consciente nos relacionamentos. Mais comumente associada a estudos de condições clínicas crônicas, a Qualidade de Vida contribui para adicionar as dimensões física, psicológica, social e ambiental dos sujeitos ao contexto de análise. O objetivo deste estudo foi o de avaliar a inteligência emocional de líderes organizacionais e possíveis relações com a qualidade de vida destes. A amostra foi composta de 30 lideranças organizacionais, sendo metade homens e metade mulheres. Foram utilizados os testes Mayer, Salovey e Caruso Emotional Intelligent Test - MSCEIT e o QV / OMS Simplificado. Os resultados apontaram para algumas diferenças de gênero e idade. Mulheres em posição de liderança são mais insat / Scientific studies about emotions arouse interest for interpreting events around human behavior. In this context, emerges de Four-Branch Model of Emotional Intelligence (EI), that considers EI as a group of abilities to understand emotions and use them at relationships in more effectively and conscious way. More often associated to health care studies, the Quality of Life concept contributes to understand different dimensions – physic, psychological, social and environmental – at the subjects’ analysis. The purpose of this study is to assess managers´ EI and to investigate its correlation with their quality of life. The sample was composed of 30 subjects (15 men – 15 women). The instruments used were the MSCEIT (Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test) and the WHOQOL - Brief (World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire – Brief version). The results showed some gender differences. Women in leadership position are more unsatisfied with their quality of life than man and the younger leader

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Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vad som ger medarbetare välbefinnande och positiva känslor på arbetsplatsen. Studien genomfördes genom kvalitativa intervjuer med sex medarbetare på fyra bank- och försäkringskontor i mellersta Sverige. Resultatet analyserades med hjälp av tidigare forskning samt teorier. Resultatet visar att det som skapar positiva känslor och välbefinnande i stor grad är relationer, dels med kollegor men också med kunder. Positiva känslor kan ha en väldigt hög spridningsförmåga bland kollegor, kunder och i organisationen. Det visade också att det är viktigt att det finns en balans mellan arbetsliv och privatliv samt mellan krav och kontroll. Att se på välbefinnande på arbetet ur ett samspelsperspektiv, där man integrerar både individ och organisation, visade sig också vara viktigt för att framgångsrikt kunna arbeta med dessa frågor. / The purpose of this study was to examine what gives employees wellbeing and positive emotions at work. The study was conducted through interviews with six employees, at four banking- and insurance offices in the middle of Sweden. The results were analyzed with the help of previous research and theories. The result shows that what creates positive emotions and well-being to a large degree are relationships, both with colleagues and customers. Positive emotions can have a very high ability to spread among colleagues, customers and the organization. It also showed that it is important that there is a balance between work life and private life and the demands and control at work. Being able to study wellbeing at work from an interaction perspective, which integrates both the individual and the organization also proved to be important to work with these issues.

Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti sergančių išemine širdies liga asmenų emocijų ir arterinio kraujo spaudimo kitimus taikant ekspresyvaus rašymo metodą psichosocialinės reabilitacijos metu. Tyrime dalyvavo 164 kardiologiniame skyriuje besigydantys pacientai. Keturių užsiėmimų kursą baigė 126 pacientai: 58 vyrai ir 68 moterys. Tiriamieji dalyvavo keturiuose 30 minučių trukmės užsiėmimuose. Užsiėmimai vyko keturias dienas iš eilės. Buvo siekiama įvertinti ekspresyvaus rašymo metodo veiksmingumą pacientų emocinės būsenos ir arterinio kraujo spaudimo kitimams. Buvo sudarytos trys tyrimo dalyvių grupės: a) ekspresyvaus rašymo grupė, kurios dalyviai rašė savo išgyvenimus susijusius su liga; b) neutralaus rašymo grupė, kurios dalyviai rašė apie kasdienę veiklą; c) lyginamoji grupė. Kiekvieno užsiėmimo pradžioje ir pabaigoje buvo matuojamas kraujo spaudimas. Pirmojo ir paskutiniojo užsiėmimų metu tiriamųjų buvo prašoma įvertinti savo emocinę būseną. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad ekspresyvaus rašymo grupės dalyvių neigiamų emocijų pokytis buvo didesnis lyginant su neutralaus ir lyginamąja grupėmis. Ekspresyvaus rašymo grupėje „linksmumo“ pokyčiai didesni lyginant su lyginamąja grupe. Kitos teigiamos emocijos nesiskyrė tarp trijų tyrimo dalyvių grupių. Ekspresyvaus rašymo grupėje sistolinio AKS pokyčiai nėra didesni lyginant su neutralaus rašymo grupe, bet didesni lyginant su lyginamąja grupe. Diastolinio AKS pokyčiai nesiskyrė tarp trijų tyrimo dalyvių grupių. AKS mažėjimą nepaaiškina... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of research – to determine the changes of emotions and arterial blood pressure of the patients with ischemic heart disease by applying the method of expressive writing during psychosocial rehabilitation. 164 patients of cardiology department participated in the survey. 126 patients ( 58 men and 68 women) completed the course of four session. The patients attended four 30 min meetings four days in a row. The goal was to evaluate the efficiency of expressive writing for the changes of emotions and arterial blood pressure. The patients were divided into three groups: a) a group of expressive writing, the participants of which wrote their experiences related to the disease b) neutral writing group, where the participants wrote about everyday activities; c) control group. At the beginning and at the end of each meeting their blood pressure was measured. The participants had to evaluate their emotional state during the first and the last meetings. The survey results showed that the change of negative emotions was higher in the participants of expressive writing than in the groups of neutral or control. The changes of „happiness“ were higher in expressive writing group than in control group. Other positive emotions did not differentiate among the groups. The changes of systolic blood pressure in expressive writing group were not higher than in the neutral group, but higher in comparison with control group. The changes of diastolic blood pressure did not differ among the... [to full text]

本研究旨在探討國小教師之工作-家庭平衡、正向情緒、組織公民行為之關係，並探究正向情緒在工作-家庭平衡與組織公民行為之間是否具有中介效果。研究採用問卷調查法，以新北市公立國小教師做為樣本母群體，採用分層隨機抽樣，抽出64所小學共計760位受試者，回收有效問卷616份，所得資料分別以描述統計、t考驗、單因子變異數分析、Pearson積差相關、迴歸分析、Sobel檢定等統計方法進行研究，根據研究結果加以分析歸納，研究結論如下： 一、新北市國小教師工作-家庭平衡屬中高程度，WFC高於FWC、FWE高於WFE。 二、新北市國小教師正向情緒屬中高程度。 三、新北市國小教師組織公民行為屬於中高程度，以OCB-I最高。 四、婚姻狀況、未滿18歲子女數、服務總年資、學歷、現任職務在WFC上有顯著差異；性別、年齡、婚姻狀況、未滿18歲子女數、服務總年資、學歷、現任職務在FWC上有顯著差異；年齡在WFE上有顯著差異；現任職務在FWE上有顯著差異。 五、學歷、現任職務在整體OCB上有顯著差異；未滿18歲子女數、現任職務在OCB-I上有顯著差異；性別、年齡、婚姻狀況、服務總年資、學歷、現任職務、學校規模在OCB-O上有顯著差異；現任職務在TASK上有顯著差異。 六、學歷在正向情緒上有顯著差異。 七、工作-家庭平衡教師在正向情緒、OCB-I、TASK、整體OCB顯著高於非平衡教師。 八、「工作-家庭增益」與正向情緒對組織公民行為具顯著相關及預測力。 九、正向情緒在「工作-家庭增益」與組織公民行為間具有部份中介效果。 最後，根據研究結果提出建議，以供學校校長、教師及後續研究之參考。 / The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between teachers’ work-family balance, positive emotion and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in elementary school. Furthermore, the mediation of positive emotions on work-family balance and OCB was examined. A survey research was conducted using a sample of elementary school teachers in New Taipei City. Data from a sample of 616 teachers within 64 schools was analyzed and processed with the methods of descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, multiple regression analysis and Sobel test. The major findings of this study are as follows: 1. Teachers’ work-family balance is above average and WFC higher than FWC, FWE higher than WFE. 2. Teacher’s positive emotion is above average. 3. Teacher’s OCB is above average, “OCB-I” ranks the top. 4. Five demographic variables, including marriage, children under the age of 18, total serving years, education and position show significant differences in work-to-family conflict. Seven demographic variables, such as gender, age, marriage, children under the age of 18, total serving years, education and position, show significant differences in family-to-work conflict. One demographic variable, age, shows significant differences in work-to-family enrichment. One demographic variable, position, shows significant differences in family-to-work enrichment. 5. Two demographic variables, education and position, show significant differences in OCB. Two demographic variables, including children under the age of 18 and position, show significant differences in OCB-I. Seven demographic variables, including gender, age, marriage, total serving years, education, position and school classes, show significant differences in OCB-O. One demographic variable, position, shows significant differences in TASK. 6. One demographic variable, education, show significant differences in positive emotion. 7. Teachers with work-family balance are higher at positive emotions, OCB-I, TASK, and OCB than others. 8. Work-to-family enrichment and positive emotion are positively correlated with OCB. 9. Positive emotion as a mediator of the work-family enrichment and OCB. Based on the results of the research, suggestions for school principals, teachers and future related studies are proposed.

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