"This book analyzes obstacles, provides critical assessment of existing approaches, and reviews recent research efforts to overcome interoperability problems in electronic business"--Provided by publisher.

"In today's networked societies, a key factor of the social and economic success is the capability to exchange, transfer, and share knowledge. This book provides research on the topic providing a foundation of an emerging and multidisciplinary field"--Provided by publisher.

In recent years rapid Internet growth has pushed the development of new multimedia applications in all aspects of life such as entertainment, communication, collaborative work and electronic commerce. Future applications will make use of different technologies like voice, data and video, but in...

"This book bridges the gap between the theoretical and the practical components of crisis management and response by discussing and presenting research on the benefits and challenges of such partnerships"--Provided by publisher.

Introduction / Neeta Baporikar -- Towards a paradigm shift in higher education in the MENA region / Hayat Al-Khatib -- Higher education in MENA through global lenses: lessons learned from international rankings / Shadi Hijazi, Ben Sowter, Hillol Nag -- Linking education to creating a knowledge...

In many international settings, regional economies are declining resulting in lowered opportunities for these communities. This result attacks the very fabric of cohesion and purpose for these regional societies, and increases social, health, economic and sustainability problems. Community...

This book aims at tying trust to knowledge management (KM). It highlights the complexity of the invisible phenomenon of trust challenged by the global economy. Fresh insights, novel theoretical frameworks, and empirical results and ideas for future research are presented that differ from those...

"This book deals with risk management in enterprise network formations, stressing the importance of risk management in enterprises organized in networks followed by the presentation of the researcher suggested approaches which most of the time emphasizes in a supply chain"--Provided by publisher.

1. A Communities of practice approach to management knowledge dissemination / Joanne Roberts -- 2. Sharing knowledge through communities of practice / Eduardo Campos, Carlos Moreno, Reinaldo Landaeta -- 3. Communities of practice as work teams to knowledge management / Celia Zárraga-Oberty --...