The Chinese pension system is highly fragmented and decentralized, with governance standards, pension fund management practices, their regulation and supervision varying considerably both across the funded components of the Chinese pension system and across provinces. This paper describes the...

This paper analyzes the performance of the Bulgarian private defined contribution pensions in the second and third pillars of the pension system.

This paper discusses the key sources of vulnerabilities for pension plans and insurance companies in light of the global financial crisis of 2008. It also discusses how these institutional investors transit shocks to the rest of the financial sector and economy. The crisis has re-ignited the...

"This book addresses ICT assessment in universities, student satisfaction in management information system programs, factors that impact the successful implementation of a laptop program, student learning and electronic portfolios, and strategic planning for e-learning. It provides innovative...

Many factors contribute to the way people view and use information, including task requirements, organizational settings, and personality characteristics. Today it is generally accepted that people are an integral element of an information system. System development methodologies include various...

The influence of technology on the educational system has greatly impacted the creative ways students are now learning. Educators can now enhance their instruction through cutting-edge tools and methodologies that appeal to contemporary students who are already immersed in a technology-rich...

This book supplements course instruction and student research with quality articles focused on key issues concerning the behavioral and social aspects of information technology. Containing over 30 chapters from authors across the globe, these selected readings in areas such as user behavior,...

"This book suggests a new classification system for classroom teaching that includes literacy, collaboration, decision-making, infusion, integration, and technology. As with most taxonomies, each step offers a progressively more sophisticated level of complexity by constructing increasingly...