"This book analyzes open innovation in a global context and proposes business models and institutional actors that promote the development of open innovation in firms, Institutions and public administrations worldwide"--Provided by publisher.

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1. Innovation through virtual technologies / N. Raghavendra Rao -- 2. Soft-touch Haptics modeling of dynamic surfaces / Hanqiu Sun, Hui Chen -- 3. Collision detection / Gabriel Zachmann -- 4. Virtual environment visualisation of executable business process models / Ross Brown, Rune Rasmussen --...

"This book outlines different tools and technologies that can be applied depending on the type of innovation an organization desires, providing concrete advice on the different types of innovation, situations in which innovation may be useful and the role of knowledge and different tools and...

1. Universities as knowledge-intensive learning organizations / Constantin Bratianu -- 2. Key characteristics relevant for selecting knowledge management software tools / Hanlie Smuts, Alta van der Merwe, Marianne Loock -- 3. Knowledge-based diffusion in practice / Hilary Berger, Paul...

1. Designing digital marketplaces for competitive advantage / Dinesh Rathi, Lisa Given -- 2. E-commerce systems for software agents / Emmanuel Tadjouddine -- 3. Enhancing the preparedness of SMEs for E-business opportunities by collaborative networks / Heiko Duin, Klaus-Dieter Thoben -- 4....

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"This book provides a comprehensive look at the development of actor-network theory itself, as well as case studies of its use to assist in the explanation of various socio-technical phenomena"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides an in-depth coverage of next-generation mobile computing paradigm, including mobile wireless technologies, mobile services and applications, and research and development challenges surrounding backend systems, network infrastructure, and mobile terminals including smart...

1. A benchmarking study on organizational creativity practices in high technology industries / Fernando Sousa, Ileana Monteiro -- 2. Integrating technology with the creative design process / Joshua Fairchild ... [et al.] -- 3. Problem-solving style, problem complexity and knowledge generation /...