The advent of the information society is marked by the explosive penetration of information technologies in all aspects of life and by a related fundamental transformation in every form of the organization. Researchers, business people and policy makers have recognized the importance of...

"This book explores the social implications and challenges of E-Business and E-Commerce regarding social inclusion and exclusion, the social shaping of e-business technologies, the changing nature and patterns of work and social activities, and online identity, security, risks, trust and...

The tremendous growth of the Internet is successfully making a variety of e-services a part of citizens' everyday life. E-services such as: Web-banking, Web shopping, e-learning, e-healthcare, and e-government, are available in most countries around the world. This book provides an overview of...

This book includes the most encompassing research of the concepts and realities involved in the field of virtual communities and technologies. A ground-breaking, multi-volume compendium of 167 chapters from a global pool of more than 350 experts, it presents an in-depth analysis of the...

1. In love and war / Esyin Chew, David Turner, Norah Jones -- 2. Hybridizing online learning with external interactivity / Donna Morrow, Richard Bagnall -- 3. Using metanotation as a tool for describing learning systems / Philip Barker -- 4. A tabular approach to outcome-based course planning...

This book discusses developments in data mining and warehousing as well as techniques for successful implementation. Contributions investigate theoretical queries along with real-world applications, providing a useful foundation for academicians and practitioners to research new techniques and...

1. E-consumer behaviour / M. Bourlakis, S. Papagiannidis, Helen Fox -- 2. Putting the human back into e-business / Khalid Aldiri, Dave Hobbs, Rami Qahwaji -- 3. The driving forces of customer loyalty / T. Cheng, L. Lai, A. Yeung -- 4. E-business decision making by agreement / William Tastle,...

This book emphasizes the importance of validation and verification in the modernization of systems that are critical to safety, security, and economic profits. Containing integration analyses to control the evolution of legacy systems towards object oriented technologies, this publication...

"With an increasing use of video games in various disciplines within the scientific community, this book seeks to understand the nature of effective games and to provide guidance for how best to harness the power of gaming technology to successfully accomplish a more serious goal"--Provided by...

"The collection of cases in the book analyzes and evaluates how organizations and institutions of learning in the developing and developed world are adapting to technology enhanced learning environments and exploring transnational collaborative opportunities"--Provided by publisher.