It is tempting to think that, in the year 2001, our technology is very sophisticated and accordingly, it is very tempting to believe that present-day computer technology is "very advanced" (begging the question of to what?). The fact is that we have only just begun to develop computer...

This book provides readers with information on the various linguistic, cultural, technological, legal, and other factors that affect interactions in online exchanges and includes information that implements effective decisions related to the uses and designs of online media when interacting with...

A Framework for an Organization's Transition to Globalization - Investigation of IT Issues / Yi-chen Lan -- Impact on Society / Ian M. Sims, Craig Standing -- Information Resources Development Challenges in a Cross-Cultural Environment / Wai K. Law -- Analysis of the Cross-Cultural Dimensions of...

"Based on research and practitioner-generated reports, this book focuses on the emergence and growth of mobile telecommunications and mobile commerce around the world. Each chapter examines a specific country in-depth, using a common integrative framework called the CLIP (communications,...

"This book covers the use, effects, potentials and limitations of new technology for information and communication in social settings and aims to develop an understanding of different perspectives of sustainable development"--Provided by publisher.

An overview of service level agreements / Nicholas B. Beaumont -- Understanding consumer reactions to offshore outsourcing of customer services / Piyush Sharma, Rajiv Mathur, Abhinav Dhawan -- IT offshoring : a German perspective / Michael Amberg, Martin Wiener -- Information systems/information...

1. E-government as collaborative governance / Barbara Allen ... [et al.] -- 2. Performance measurement and evaluation of e-government and e-governance programmes and initiatives / Tony Bovaird -- 3. E-government and e-governance / Tony Bovaird -- 4. Confidence in e-government / Georges Chatillon...

"This book examines the unique synergy between religion and technology, and explores the many ways that technology is shaping religious expression, as well as ways that religion is coming to influence technology"--Provided by publisher.

1. Conceptual modeling solutions for the data warehouse / Stefano Rizzi -- 2. Databases modeling of engineering information / Z.M. Ma -- 3. An overview of learning object repositories / Agiris Tzikopoulos, Nikos Manouselis, Riina Vuorikari -- 4. Discovering quality knowledge from relational...

1. Knowledge, culture, and society in the information age / Pier Cesare Rivoltella -- 2. Digital divide / -- Liudmila Burtseva ... [et al.] -- 3. Global digital divide, global justice, cultures, and epistemology / Soraj Hongladarom -- 4. Digital literacy and cultural mediations to the digital...