"This book examines the nature of the process of technological change in different sectors of various countries, analyzing the impact of innovation as well as research and development activities on different outcomes in different fields and assessing the design and impact of policies aimed at...

"This book offers comprehensive coverage of the current research on the fields of robotics, machine vision, image processing and pattern recognition that is important to applying machine vision methods in the real world"--Provided by publisher.

1. Globalization / Russ Martinelli, Tim Rahschulte, Jim Waddell -- 2. The evolution of collaborative work / Tim Rahschulte -- 3. Culture / Mark Rennaker, Dan Novak -- 4. Sustaining organizational culture in the globally distributed environment / Kathy Milhauser -- 5. The effect of cultural...

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...

This book work on the intimate connection between the industry life cycle and supply chain management, utilizes the case of the industrial life cycle of the VCR to provide insight into the supply chain as the basic business unit for competition, and the requisite alteration of the management of...

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...

"This book compiles the shared experiences of e-government designers and practitioners with a focus on technological design, detailing the different technological nuances that need to be incorporated into successful e-government designs"--Provided by publisher

"This book explores innovation, imitation and creative destruction as critical factors and agents of socio-economic growth and progress in the context of emerging challenges and opportunities for business development and strategic advantage. It examines key product and technological developments...

"This book focuses on the impact of new and innovative technologies on improving public service delivery in public and nonprofit organizations. It highlights how government adopts and implement digital solutions to public problems at all levels of governments. It also provides case studies...

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...