Aptitude or attitude?

1 Attitude , Aptitude , Ability and Autonomy : the Emergence Of

Freedom to choose when, where and on what to work might be viewed as mere telework. However, when we mix the adoption of ubiquitous technologies with personalities that take pleasure in problem solving and achievement for its own sake, a strong need for autonomy, the freedom to work wherever and whenever the mood strikes, and add a dash of entrepreneurial spirit, then perhaps we are seeing an e...

Attitude, aptitude, ability and autonomy: the emergence of 'offroaders', a special class of nomadic worker

Freedom to choose when, where and on what to work might be viewed as mere telework. However, when we mix the adoption of ubiquitous technologies with personalities that take pleasure in problem solving and achievement for its own sake, a strong need for autonomy, the freedom to work wherever and whenever the mood strikes, and add a dash of entrepreneurial spirit, then perhaps we are seeing an e...

Hospitality Industry Expectations of Entry-Level College Graduates: Attitude over Aptitude

Which First -- Attitude or Behavior?

It's fitting that my first contribution in the new " Attitude and Behavior " column addresses the age-old question, which comes first-attitude or behavior? Actually, the more practical question is which should be targeted for change first-attitude or behavior? Education typically addresses " attitude " or internal and subjective dimensions of people by attempting to " think people into acting d...

Attitude Estimation or Quaternion Estimation?

The attitude of spacecraft is represented by a 3x3 orthogonal matrix with unity determinant, which belongs to the three-dimensional special orthogonal group SO(3). The fact that all three-parameter representations of SO(3) are singular or discontinuous for certain attitudes has led to the use of higher-dimensional nonsingular parameterizations, especially the four-component quaternion. In attit...