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 successful strategies and procedures for developing policies to bring about an awareness of the practices that enhance online learning, giving building blocks to help improve the outcome of online coursework and discussing social presence to help improve performance,...

"This book highlights the application of the RTI model to secondary schools through instructional strategies and real-world examples of how this model can be used at the middle and high school levels"--Provided by publisher.

1. Synthesizing the research advances in electronic collaboration / James Pick, Nicholas Romano, Narcyz Roztocki -- 2. Internationalization of online professional communities / Martin Yu, Karl Lang, Nanda Kumar -- 3. A reference model for E-collaboration within the dispersed sales force training...

"This book takes a critical look at IT Governance challenges in a world that is becoming increasingly networked. IT firms are becoming increasingly reliant on alliances and partnerships to generate new value"--Provided by publisher.

Throughout history, the permeation of new technologies have assisted communities in their aim to collectively work together in addressing shared problems for the attainment of specific goals and outcomes. This book broadly examines what constitutes social capital in geographical communities and...

"This book presents the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurs in different countries face at various developmental stages by providing examples of successful applications of an elusive concept that has helped many countries move up the developmental ladder"--Provided by publisher

"This book combines best practices and the latest approaches in school administration and management by exploring the challenges faced by principals, as well as the impact of new managerial tactics being employed"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides a design perspective on how the identified social issues can be solved through a design mentality. It comprises all design disciplines, such as industrial design, environmental design, interior design, fashion design and graphic design, to promote a sustainable lifestyle"--