This book is a collection of recent essays offering fresh perspectives on the scope and future of intellectual property rights. The tripartite division of the book is designed to make this inter-disciplinary topic more accessible and intelligible to readers of diverse backgrounds. Part I...

An overview of service level agreements / Nicholas B. Beaumont -- Understanding consumer reactions to offshore outsourcing of customer services / Piyush Sharma, Rajiv Mathur, Abhinav Dhawan -- IT offshoring : a German perspective / Michael Amberg, Martin Wiener -- Information systems/information...

Hosting a business venture entirely through information technology (IT) has increasingly been the initiative of many entrepreneurs. The existence of IT in the small-business sector promotes entrepreneurship by providing opportunities outside of any other business realm: using IT as a strategic...

"This book presents current studies on the nature, process and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation in the development, implementation, and application of information technology worldwide, as well as providing academics, entrepreneurs, managers, and practitioners with up-to-date,...

"This book presents the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurs in different countries face at various developmental stages by providing examples of successful applications of an elusive concept that has helped many countries move up the developmental ladder"--Provided by publisher