This book provides a collection of comprehensive research articles on the rising demand for more informative consumer services from e-commerce and agent technology researchers, academicians, and practitioners with an overview and references to the latest advancements in the field.

"This book provides an in-depth view into the critical contribution of IT service management to IT governance, and the strategic and tactical value provided by effective service management"--Provided by publisher.

The mobile services industry is going through a major transformation, which challenges many of the basic assumptions behind the existing business models. As the business paradigm shifts from voice-centric to data-centric mobile services, the ways of analyzing the industry need to evolve as well....

"This book presents the emerging fields of service intelligence and service science, positioning them as the most promising directions for the evolution of service computing, demonstrating the critical role such areas play in supporting service computing processes"--Provided by publisher.

1. IT service quality management / Dieter Spath, Wilhelm Bauer, Claus-Peter Praeg -- 2. e-Service quality / Jose Barrutia, Ainhize Gilsanz -- 3. Methods for service quality assurance / Manfred Bruhn -- 4. Quality management for IT services / Astrid Köhler, Ulrike Vauth -- 5. Comparison and...

"This book brings together different perspectives on the understanding of e-service and mobile communication and their effect on the fields of marketing, management and information systems"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides original research on all aspects of service science, service management, service engineering, and its supporting technology in order to administer cutting-edge knowledge to encourage the improvement of services"--Provided by publisher.

"This book discusses the integration of digital social networking into library practices, highlighting the advantages and challenges faced by libraries in the application of social media"--Provided by publisher.

"This book addresses the roles of knowledge management and information technology within emerging markets, exploring the current trends in supply chain management, knowledge acquisition and transfer mechanisms among supply chain partners, and knowledge management paradigms"--Provided by publisher

"[This book] is a key resource on the priorities, challenges, and strategies in the globalized economy of the Asian tourism market. Highlighting multidisciplinary studies on cultural tourism, gastronomy, and hospitality management, this publication is an ideal reference source for academicians,...