This book provides a comprehensive presentation of current and emerging perspectives focusing on all aspects of managing IT HR from the view of both practitioners and academics located around the globe. It focuses on the results of recent research (from leading practitioners and academics) and...

Process and productivity improvement in agile software development with process libraries: case study / Hugo A. Mitre, Leonardo Bermon-Angarita -- Technique for risk identification of software acquisition and information technologies / Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado, Jaime Alberto Echeverri Arias,...

"Software process reengineering has become highly visible over the past several years. Efforts are being undertaken by organizations of all types and sizes as they attempt to deal with the challenges of quality, complexity and competitiveness. As an emerging technology, the effectiveness and...

"This book addresses the reason, principles and functionality of health and health care systems and presents a novel framework for revealing, understanding and implementing appropriate management interventions leading to qualitative improvement"--Provided by publisher.

"This book presents a compilation of recent theoretical frameworks, case studies, and empirical research findings in the area of quality innovation, highlighting the theories, strategies, and potential concerns for organizations engaged in change management designed to address stakeholders'...

Web-based organizing in traditional brick-and-mortar companies : the impact on HR / Jaap Paauwe, Elaine Farndale, Roger Williams -- Integrating handheld computer technology into HR research and practice / Scott A. Davies, Robert F. Calderon -- Social network mapping software : new frontiers in...

Innovative or indefensible? an empirical assessment of patenting within standard setting / Anne Layne-Farrar -- Assessing the link between standards and patents / Anne Layne-Farrar, A. Jorge Padilla -- Interpreting and enforcing the voluntary FRAND commitment / Roger G. Brooks, Damien Geradin --...