Building the E-Service Society

Building the E-Service Society
Author: Winfried Lamersdorf
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2006-05-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1402081553

Building the E-Service Society is a state-of-the-art book which deals with innovative trends in communication systems, information processing, and security and trust in electronic commerce, electronic business, and electronic government. It comprises the proceedings of I3E2004, the Fourth International Conference on E-Commerce, E-Business, and E-Government, which was held in August 2004 as a co-located conference of the 18th IFIP World Computer Congress in Toulouse, France, and sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The book contains recent results and developments in the following areas: E-Government: E-Government Models and Processes, E-Governance, Service Provisioning. E-Business: Infrastructures and Marketplaces, M-Commerce, Purchase and Payment. E-Commerce: Value Chain Management, E-Business Architectures and Processes, E-Business Models.

The Lion Wakes

The Lion Wakes
Author: David Kynaston
Publisher: Profile Books
Total Pages: 771
Release: 2015-03-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1847658970

The Lion Wakes tells the modern story of HSBC, starting in the late 1970s, when the bank first broke out of the Asia-Pacific region with its purchase of Marine Midland Bank in the US. It follows HSBC's battle to purchase Midland Bank in 1992, the subsequent move of head office from Hong Kong to London, and the string of acquisitions that brought the bank to its pre-eminent place in global finance today. Acclaimed historians Richard Roberts and David Kynaston chronicle the bank's struggles as well as its successes: the last part of the book deals with the ill-fated move into consumer finance in the US, as well as the financial crisis of 2008 and its effect on HSBC. Impeccably researched and generously illustrated from the HSBC archives, this is a valuable addition to global financial history.

Public Sector Management

Public Sector Management
Author: Norman Flynn
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA)
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781412929929

The Fifth Edition of this popular textbook provides students and practitioners with a jargon-free description, analysis and critique of the management of the public sector by the UK government. Fully revised and updated, it assesses the policies and performance of the second and third Blair administrations with completely new material on Public-Private Partnerships, Private Finance Initiative and the management of the railways and London Underground. Written in a highly accessible yet analytical style, The Fifth Edition includes chapter summaries, thematically organized further reading, and a website with resources for students and lecturers.

Circulation of Power

Circulation of Power
Author: Michael M. Widdersheim
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2023-05-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3111013405

What is the public sphere, how is it best described, and what role does it play in modern life? These questions have attracted considerable attention within library and information science circles over several decades, especially regarding public libraries. Circulation of Power contributes to this discussion by proposing a new research framework and new methods for analyzing public sphere communication. Using extensive data gathered from an urban public library infrastructure, this historical case study demonstrates how public sphere communication shaped the infrastructure’s development over time, producing both changes and continuities across the case’s nine periods. Two new conceptual tools—circuits and decisions cycles—form the study’s research framework, and a new explanatory theory—RLCr, or "Releaser," theory—accounts for why the infrastructure developed as it did. Consideration of competing theories reveals that public sphere communication remains the best explanation for infrastructural development. This book’s meticulous historical narrative of the greater Pittsburgh case, supplemented by its groundbreaking theory and innovative mixed methods design, is of interest to practitioners, academics, and general readers alike.

Organizing for Community Controlled Development

Organizing for Community Controlled Development
Author: Patricia W. Murphy
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2003-01-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0761904158

Combines solid research, observation, and practical experience that speak forcefully to the need for both local place-based development and greater citizen involvement.

Chinese Big Business in Indonesia

Chinese Big Business in Indonesia
Author: Christian Chua
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2008-02-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134106718

The disintegration of Indonesia's New Order regime in 1998 and the fall of Soeharto put an end to the crude forms of centralised authoritarianism and economic protectionism that allowed large Chinese conglomerates to dom- inate Indonesia's private sector. Contrary to all expectations, most of the major capitalist groups, though damaged considerably

Called to be Stewards

Called to be Stewards
Author: Patrick H. McNamara
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780814628898

Stewardship is an increasingly widespread program for enhancing both finances and ministry involvement in Catholic parishes. Called to Be Stewards contains eight case studies of Catholic parishes that have implemented a stewardship program. Each chapter offers accounts of stewardship implementation and growth.

Integrated Care Pathways in Mental Health

Integrated Care Pathways in Mental Health
Author: Julie Hall
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2006-05-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443101728

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. As health and social care organisations respond to the health modernisation agenda, the use of integrated care pathways in mental health is fast growing. The combination of knowledgeable discussion and credible experience of the contributors make this is an innovative text which will be of great value to those who are challenged with developing mental health care. An introduction to care pathways in mental health services. Advice on using care pathways to monitor the quality of mental health services. Discussion on developing and operating integrated care pathways within multi-professional working practices. Legal aspects of integrated care pathways. Examples of working integrated care pathways.