Richard T. Herschel

Richard Herschel is Chair of the Department of Decision & System Sciences at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Before becoming an educator, he worked at Maryland National Bank, Schering-Plough Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, and Columbia Pictures as a systems analyst. He received his BA in journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University, his Master’s in Administrative Sciences from Johns Hopkins University, and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Management Information Systems. He holds the Certified Systems Professional designation. Dr. Herschel has written extensively about business intelligence, and he is the Editor of the International Journal of Business Intelligence Research.

Publications

Big Data, Data Management, and Business Intelligence
Big Data, Data Management, and Business Intelligence
Richard T. Herschel. © 2022. 12 pages.
This paper examines big data and the opportunities it presents for improved business intelligence and decision making. Big data comes in multiple forms. It can be structured...
Big Data, Data Management, and Business Intelligence
Big Data, Data Management, and Business Intelligence
Richard T. Herschel. © 2021. 11 pages.
This paper examines big data and the opportunities it presents for improved business intelligence and decision making. Big data comes in multiple forms. It can be structured...
Privacy, Ethics, and the Dark Web
Privacy, Ethics, and the Dark Web
Richard T. Herschel. © 2021. 12 pages.
This article examines the impact that dark web activities are having on society. Hacking and data breach activities have created serious challenges to cybersecurity leading to...
Consumer Online Behavior, Data Sharing, and Ethics
Consumer Online Behavior, Data Sharing, and Ethics
Virginia M. Miori, Richard T. Herschel. © 2020. 16 pages.
This chapter reports the results of a survey that examines how a sampling of millennials describes their online activity, their social engagement, and their priorities when they...
Privacy, Ethics, and the Dark Web
Privacy, Ethics, and the Dark Web
Richard T. Herschel. © 2020. 12 pages.
This article examines the impact that dark web activities are having on society. Hacking and data breach activities have created serious challenges to cybersecurity leading to...
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence
Richard T. Herschel. © 2019. 11 pages.
Big data is driving new forms of competition, new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and providing unique ways to interact with customers. Big data is comprised of a...
Exploring Big Data Footprints and Ethics: An Undergraduate Student Focus
Exploring Big Data Footprints and Ethics: An Undergraduate Student Focus
Virginia M. Miori, Richard T. Herschel. © 2019. 15 pages.
Big Data is collected via engagement in online activity and undergraduate students tend to be particularly heavy users of digital media. This article explores their online...
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence
Richard T. Herschel. © 2018. 10 pages.
Big data is driving new forms of competition, new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and providing unique ways to interact with customers. Big data is comprised of a...
Principles and Applications of Business Intelligence Research
Principles and Applications of Business Intelligence Research
Richard T. Herschel. © 2013. 379 pages.
Utilizing technologies, processes, and applications to analyze internal and structured data, business intelligence is a key aspect in the ability of an organization to gather...
Video Issues for Knowledge Management
Video Issues for Knowledge Management
Richard T. Herschel, Ira Yermish. © 2012. 14 pages.
Organizational Applications of Business Intelligence Management: Emerging Trends
Organizational Applications of Business Intelligence Management: Emerging Trends
Richard T. Herschel. © 2012. 312 pages.
Business Intelligence Management and Decision Support Systems are vital tools for managers and practitioners to stay abreast of the latest techniques and methodologies currently...
Video Issues for Knowledge Management
Video Issues for Knowledge Management
Richard T. Herschel, Ira Yermish. © 2010. 14 pages.
This chapter reviews the plethora of user-generated video activity and the issues it creates for knowledge management activities. The ability for individuals to create and post...
Knowledge Transfer: Revisiting Video
Knowledge Transfer: Revisiting Video
Richard T. Herschel, Ira Yermish. © 2008. 13 pages.
Knowledge transfer has been an important issue for organizational knowledge management programs. This article reviews the plethora of user-generated video activity and the issues...