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Reviews recent advances in the e-collaboration discipline with a focus on virtual teams, firm performance, social capital formation, and Web-based communities. This inclusive reference provides solutions, suggestions, and best practices for organizational and individual collaboration.

Explores the relevance and impact of enterprise competitiveness, its role in the support of new organisational models, and its drivers and barriers to e-business development, as well as the presentation of state-of-the-art enabling technologies.

Provides emerging theoretical approaches and their practices. This book includes case studies and real-world practices and presents a range of advanced approaches to reflect various perspectives in the discipline.

Provides a comprehensive collection of knowledge based on different perspectives on quantitative and descriptive studies, what goes on in the contemporary media landscape, and pedagogical research on formal and non-formal learning strategies.

Provides a comprehensive collection of knowledge from experts within the field of information security and privacy. This book explores the changing roles of information technology and how this change will impact information security and privacy. The evolving nature of information security and privacy brings additional challenges and opportunities for all of us to carry into the future.

Provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings and applications in the area. This book highlights the strategic role of geospatial Web services in a distributed heterogeneous environment and the life cycle of geospatial Web services for building interoperable geospatial applications.

Includes introductions to basic concepts and fundamental technologies for online advertising, basic multimedia technologies for online multimedia advertising, and modern multimedia advertising schemes, theories and technologies.

Compiles research in areas where nanoscience and computer science meet. This book explores current and future trends that discus areas such as cellular nanocomputers, DNA self-assembly, and the architectural design of a ""nano-brain"". The authors of each chapter provide in-depth insight into the current state of research in nanotechnology and molecular computation.

Provides an in-depth introduction into medical, social, psychological, and technical aspects of smart healthcare applications as well as their consequences for the design, use and acceptance of future systems. The knowledge and insights provided will help students as well as systems designers understand the fundamental social and technical requirements smart healthcare technologies have to meet.

Conceptual models play an increasingly important role in all phases of the information systems life cycle. This book addresses the problems by covering methodological issues and reference models for several industries, as well as concepts and techniques introduced with concrete examples. It covers various aspects of reference modeling.

Identifies practices and strategies being developed using the new technologies that are available. This book encourages academics, teachers, researchers, and professionals to engage in thoughtful consideration of the impact that these tools might have on public health and safety practices.

Discusses research on emerging technologies and systems based on agent and multi-agent paradigms across various fields of science, engineering and technology. This book is a collection of work that covers conceptual frameworks, case studies, and analysis while serving as a medium of communication among researchers from academia, industry and government.

Argues that wise civilization cannot function without wise people and vice versa, that wise people cannot function without positive conditions for the development of wise civilization. Using the cognitive informatics approach as a basis for the investigation of wisdom, this book offers solutions on how to study and evaluate the state of wisdom in 21st century society.

Provides an introduction to different types of decision theory techniques, including MDPs, POMDPs, Influence Diagrams, and Reinforcement Learning, and illustrates their application in artificial intelligence. This book provides insights into the advantages and challenges of using decision theory models for developing intelligent systems.

Demonstrates how the virtual public sphere uses information communications technology to empower ordinary citizens to engage in effective public discourse and provide the technological means to effect political change. This text aims to help readers understand the phenomenon of deliberative e-democracy that is occurring throughout the world.

Presents processing methods and their applications, which are practical for decision making and task management at the regional level as well as for scientific studies in sustainable development assessment. This book serves as a reference guide for post-graduate students in the field of management as well as a critical guide for managers, government officials, and information professionals.

Explores the technical, social, cultural, organisational, human, cognitive, and commercial impact of technology. This publication explores the impact of Web-based technology on the design, implementation and evaluation of the learning and teaching process, as well as the development of new activities, relationships, skills, and competencies for the various actors implied in such processes.

Offers a critical review of current research in technology-supported education, focusing on the development and design of successful education programs, student success factors, and the creation and use of online courses. This work offers solutions, best practices and emerging trends in integrating technology into the traditional and online classroom.

Provides an overview of the ways that technology influences the human and organisational aspects of higher education. Aimed at researchers and professionals working in higher education, this text explores how technology is changing the relationship between faculty and students, higher education experience, and the role of colleges and universities within society as a whole.

Will e-learning patterns be equally successful as their pendant in software development or is the remake doomed to failure? This comprehensive publication addresses both e-learning practitioners and researchers, using accessible language to communicate sophisticated knowledge and important research methods and results. It is a valuable addition to any research collection.

Examines current, state-of-the-art research in the area of service sectors and their interactions, linkages, applications, and support using information systems. This publication encompasses theoretical, analytical, and empirical research, as well as providing comprehensive reviews of relevant research, technical reports, and case studies of effective applications in this area.

Provides a comprehensive framework of knowledge provided by research and practitioner experts within the e-business research field. Emerging e-business theories, architectures, and technologies are outlined to stimulate information into research and business communities.

Targets pressing needs in distance education by connecting theory and practice, addressing emerging leadership issues, and identifying best practices in teaching and learning. This book unites cases that not only can be used for teaching, but also as a resource for building quality distance delivery programs.

Investigates the application of semantic technologies to business and information systems engineering. This reference work assists in gaining knowledge on applying semantic technologies for advanced business information systems, in annotating semantics to business processes, and in semantically integrating advanced business information systems.

Introducing the concept of space-based technology commercialization and offering a first-time analysis of plausible opportunities, this reference examines the overall marketability of tourism in outer space, including business case studies on celestial solar power and space debris.

Providing an understanding of the links between the knowledge assets dynamics and the business value creation, this publication focuses on the theory, models, approaches, methodologies, tools and techniques for measuring and managing organizational knowledge assets dynamics supporting and driving business performance improvements.

Provides in-depth coverage of the state-of-the-art among the best international research experiences of virtual world concept creations. Written for professionals, researchers, artists and designers, this is a perfect companion for those who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of virtual worlds within the development of digital communication.

Explores the latest developments in computer vision methods applicable to various problems in multimedia computing. It presents discussions on new ideas, as well as problems in computer vision and multimedia computing. It will serve as an important reference for academicians, researchers, and academic libraries.

Highlights recent trends and advancements as they impact all facets of information resources management in an ever-changing society. It provides focused discussions of the role outsourcing has played in modern business, the development of Web information systems, and social issues such as explorations of age-based salary differences and workplace stress.