Thinking Styles Inventory (TSI)

An exploratory study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence based on Mayer and Salovey’s (1990) trait model of emotional intelligence and cognitive thinking styles based on the theory of mental self-government. Emphasis was placed on the influence of emotional intelligence and thinking styles on choice of study field. Participants were 309 students from a Gauteng university. Students registered with the humanities (n=99), management (n=41), sciences (n=131) and engineering (n=38) faculties were compared on the Schutte Self-Report Inventory for emotional intelligence (Schutte et al., 1998) and on the Thinking Styles Inventory (Sternberg & Wagner, 1992). A relationship was found between complex and creative thinking styles and high emotional intelligence. Results from the stepwise multiple regression analysis procedures indicated that the subscales of thinking styles could be significant predictors of emotional intelligence. Students from different faculties were found to have the same level of emotional intelligence and similar thinking styles.

An exploratory study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence based on Mayer and Salovey's (1990) trait model of emotional intelligence and cognitive thinking styles based on the theory of mental selfgovernment. Emphasis was placed on the influence of emotional intelligence and thinking styles on choice of study field. Participants were 309 students from a Gauteng university. Students registered with the humanities (n=99), management (n=41), sciences (n=131) and engineering (n=38) faculties were compared on the Schutte Self-Report Inventory for emotional intelligence ) and on the Thinking Styles Inventory . A relationship was found between complex and creative thinking styles and high emotional intelligence. Results from the stepwise multiple regression analysis procedures indicated that the subscales of thinking styles could be significant predictors of emotional intelligence.

Unsolicited emails and online scams can erode both consumer confidence and consumer safety when interacting and transacting over the Internet. This paper uses content analysis to identify the most frequent psychological tricks used in scamming and the most frequent flags which alert consumers to the illegitimate and unsolicited nature of the contact. Findings are then explored in light of individual thinking styles to reveal how some consumers may be more vulnerable to online scams as a result of their own personal preference for thinking in a particular way. The rationale is to establish a foundation for the use of content analysis of unsolicited emails to offer insight into the possible relationship between a consumer’s style of thinking and online victimization.

The classical Harris-Wilson inventory model assumes that all the cost associated with the model was taken to be constant and which does not dependent on any quantity ordered. In this paper we have taken Ordering cost, holding cost and order quantity all are triangular fuzzy numbers. Graded mean integration representation method is used for defuzzification. In this paper, we consider an inventory model where the ordering cost depends on the size of the lot and increases in steps as the lot size increases. The main goal of this research is to reduce the healthcare cost and without sacrificing customer service. An algorithm is developed to find the economic order quantity along with numerical examples in pharmaceutical company.

This paper reports on a concerted attempt to develop the design ability and creativity of students from different engineering disciplines through a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach in a collaborative educational environment. A heavy reliance was placed on teaching the students six styles of thinking, especially in the beginning and final phases of project design. Different collaborative learning experiences in product design were conducted, which required students to practise six styles of thinking. Using a thinking style inventory, pre- and post-survey, data were collected and successively analysed throughANOVAtechniques. Statistically significant results showed that students successfully developed empathy and an openness to multiple perspectives. Furthermore, data analysis confirmed that the proposed collaborative learning experience positively contributed to increased awareness in students’ thinking styles

This paper reports on a concerted attempt to develop the design ability and creativity of students from different engineeringdisciplines through a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach in a collaborative educational environment. A heavy reliance wasplaced on teaching the students six styles of thinking, especially in the beginning and final phases of project design. Differentcollaborative learning experiences in product design were conducted, which required students to practise six styles of thinking.Using a thinking style inventory, pre- and post-survey, data were collected and successively analysed through ANOVA techniques.Statistically significant results showed that students successfully developed empathy and an openness to multiple perspectives.Furthermore, data analysis confirmed that the proposed collaborative learning experience positively contributed to increasedawareness in students’ thinking styles.

The classical Harris - Wilson inventory model assumes that all the cost associated with the model was taken to be constant and which does not dependent on any quantity ordered. In this paper we have taken Ordering cost, holding cost and order quantity all are triangular fuzzy numbers. Graded mean integration representation method is used for defuzzification. In this paper, we consider an inventory model where the ordering cost depends on the size of the lot and increases in steps as the lot size increases. The main goal of this research is to reduce the healthcare cost and without sacrificing customer service. An algorithm is developed to find the economic order quantity along with numerical examples in pharmaceutical company.