Although it has become commonplace for users and organizations alike to regularly collaborate during the seeking, searching, retrieval and use of information, a definitive work on the behaviors, practices, and systems that enable this collaborative information behavior has been lacking. This...

"This book offers indepth analysis of the different forms of collaborations on the Internet presenting several dimensions including sociological, psychological, and technical perspectives"--Provided by publisher.

"This book will provide research-based policy and management recommendations for innovative e-governance, focusing on recent developments that will shape the future of e-governance"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides a wide ranging discussion on the exchanging of research ideas and practices in an effort to bring together the social and technical aspects within organizations and society"--Provided by publisher.

In a knowledge economy urban form and functions are primarily shaped by global market forces rather than urban planning. As the role of knowledge in wealth creation becomes a critical issue in cities, urban administrations and planners need to discover new approaches to harness the considerable...

New trends in service science and education for service innovation / Michitaka Kosaka, Kunio Shirahada -- A concept of a service field and its applications to create service value / Michitaka Kosaka, Jing Wang, Weiwei Han, Qi Zhang -- Modeling of service value creation based on multidisciplinary...

"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'...

1. Information systems success and failure--two sides of one coin, or different in nature? : an exploratory study / Jeremy Fowler, Pat Horan -- 2. Achieving sustainable tailorable software systems by collaboration between end-users and developers / Jeanette Eriksson, Yvonne Dittrich -- 3....

This book offers a distinctive understanding of new infrastructures for knowledge production based in science and technology studies. This field offers a unique potential to assess systematically the prospects for new modes of science enabled by information and communication technologies. The...

"This book seeks to fill the knowledge gap surrounding Communities of Practice and their role within developing nations, focusing on critical topics related to different types of knowledge communities and the ways in which such communities generate innovation"--Provided by publisher