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Fast and intuitive thinking, as well as emotions, play a large role in decision-making. The sociology of wise practice within public administration also suggests that thinking preferences like the use of intuition form a cornerstone of public administrators' virtuous practice. This contribution uses conceptual and theoretical resources from behavioral sciences and public administration to find out whether individual-level differences between public and private sector employees exist with regard to thinking preferences. The article investigates variables that have been subject to extensive research and integrate their clout with the discourse in public administration. Institutional frameworks and social structures may enable or impede the habituation of virtue. The contribution empirically analyses this assumption with respondents from North America (n = 247) and the European Union (n = 1532) with regard to the thinking styles' preference for intuition and preference for deliberation. The public and private sectors differ significantly in terms of preference for deliberative as well as intuitive thinking. A surprising result is that private-sector employees rank higher than public sector employees on both scales. Differences in deliberation show a small effect whereas the effect size with regard to intuitive thinking is negligible. The discussion explores possible explanations for such differences and similarities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of technology in the workplace augments business operations. It imparts effective customer relations and generally improves business performance. This paper aims to describe technology integration in the workplace. Specifically, it presents the prevalence of technology in the workplace regarding internet connectivity and internet satisfaction, digital platforms implemented, and means of communication used. This paper also presents the significant relationships between technology integration and continent, country's income level, company type, company form, and company size. A total of 5,379 responses were analysed from 36 countries. The Marcial-Launer Digital Trust in the Workplace questionnaire was used. Results show that Wi-Fi is the most utilized connection in all continents. Internet satisfaction yields an overall mean of 3.13. Social networking sites are the most utilized digital platform in the world. Continent, income-level, company type, and company size are significantly related to internet satisfaction, utilization of digital platforms, and means of communication. It is concluded that technology integration varies in different parts of the world, affected by many interrelated factors in the country, the workplace, and the employee. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Internet is a powerful platform in the workplace. However, when abused, it is a place that destroys everyone. This paper presents how society is practicing netizenship responsibility. Specifically, it measures trust towards the Internet and social media as perceived by the employees. It also describes predictors that affect confidence level on the Internet and social media trust. A total of 5146 were analyzed from 36 countries. An online survey questionnaire was used utilizing the Marcial-Launer Digital Trust in the Workplace Questionnaire. Results show that the overall mean of the agreement level on Internet trust is moderate (x̅ = 2.59). It also shows that age, gender, continent, innovation index, income level, social technologic ladder, internet satisfaction, job position, company form, company role, and company size were significant predictors of Internet trust. It is concluded that citizens have reasonable confidence that society is doing responsible citizenship. There is a need to establish an ecosystem that can be digitally trusted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]