Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World

Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World
Author: Idemudia, Efosa C.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2018-07-27
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1522563687

Technology’s presence in society continues to increase as new products and programs emerge. As such, it is vital for various industries to rapidly adapt and learn to incorporate the latest technology applications and tools. The Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World is an essential reference source that examines a variety of approaches to integrating technology through technology diffusion, e-collaboration, and e-adoption. The book explores topics such as information systems agility, semantic web, and the digital divide. This publication is a valuable resource for academicians, practitioners, researchers, and upper-level graduate students.

Handbook of Research on Technologies and Systems for E-Collaboration During Global Crises

Handbook of Research on Technologies and Systems for E-Collaboration During Global Crises
Author: Zhao, Jingyuan
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2022-04-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799896420

Necessity is the mother of invention; challenging times can provide new opportunities that must be detected and exploited at the right moments. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that it is not only an issue of healthcare but also a challenge for the global economy, business, and society. Organizations have rapidly deployed technology solutions that enable them to work and service remotely and continue most of their normal operations. The Handbook of Research on Technologies and Systems for E-Collaboration During Global Crises focuses on emerging technologies and systems, strategies, and solutions for e-collaboration. This book assesses the importance of technologies and systems for e-collaboration in dealing with emerging crises such as pandemics. Covering topics such as deep learning processes, machine vision, and profit-sharing models, it is an essential resource for computer scientists, public officials, engineers, students and professors of higher education, healthcare administration, programmers, researchers, and academicians.

Handbook of Research on Reinventing Economies and Organizations Following a Global Health Crisis

Handbook of Research on Reinventing Economies and Organizations Following a Global Health Crisis
Author: Costa, Teresa Gomes da
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2021-06-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 179986927X

Due to the global health crisis, economies had to adapt to combat pandemic situations. In the present pandemic crisis, new legislation, methods, labor approaches, values, and social behaviors have emerged with a huge impact in all organizations. However, countries have applied different solutions, procedures, and rules to deal with crises. Therefore, the impact has been different per country. Organizations need to understand their customers and businesses not only to increase operational efficiency but also to increase stakeholder’s satisfaction and their competitiveness in a sustainable way. Customers are becoming more exigent and markets more complex, calling for the need for higher differentiation. This was enhanced in this pandemic situation, and to survive, organizations needed to change and adapt to the new normal. The Handbook of Research on Reinventing Economies and Organizations Following a Global Health Crisis deals with management and economic issues, particularly with the reinvention of businesses and economies due to the pandemic situation and the relevance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and intensive knowledge used to deal with these changes. This book emphasizes the challenges, difficulties, and opportunities for the success of businesses and economies in periods of crisis and provides information for dealing with entrepreneurship and innovation, networks, and complementarities to recover businesses. The chapters also point out possible opportunities, challenges, and risks in the process of recovery highlighting innovation, internationalization, technology, and intensive knowledge in promoting economies and companies’ competitiveness. This book is ideal for entrepreneurs, managers, economists, directors, shareholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in how businesses reinvent and recover following a global health crisis.

E-collaboration Technologies and Strategies for Competitive Advantage Amid Challenging Times

E-collaboration Technologies and Strategies for Competitive Advantage Amid Challenging Times
Author: Jingyuan Zhao
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Information technology
ISBN: 9781799877653

"The book is focused on e-collaboration technologies, strategies and solutions for organizational competitive advantage and assesses the importance of E-collaboration technologies, strategies and solutions in dealing with emerging crisis such as unpredicted pandemic diseases like COVID -19"--

Using Social and Information Technologies for Disaster and Crisis Management

Using Social and Information Technologies for Disaster and Crisis Management
Author: Jennex, Murray E.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2013-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1466627891

Using Social and Information Technologies for Disaster and Crisis Management highlights examples of disaster situations in recent years in which social and information technologies were useful in distributing and receiving information updates. This comprehensive collection brings together research for practitioners and researchers interested in the uses of information technology in crisis management.

Handbook of Research on Bullying in Media and Beyond

Handbook of Research on Bullying in Media and Beyond
Author: Sar?, Gül?ah
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 634
Release: 2022-08-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1668454270

Bullying has been an issue for generations across fields and industries and can affect children as well as adults. With the rise of social media in recent years, bullying has evolved to include new forms such as cyberbullying and peer bullying. In the past, victims were able to escape their bullies in safe places, such as their homes. Nowadays, with technology keeping society constantly connected, bullies are able to exert their influence at all times. This is taking a far greater mental toll on bullied adults and children leading to burnout in the workplace, stress, anxiety, depression, and more. To understand and develop possible solutions to prevent bullying, further study is required. The Handbook of Research on Bullying in Media and Beyond considers the various forms of bullying and analyzes their representation in the media. The book also discusses the evolution of bullying throughout the years and how media and technology have played a key role in the changing landscape. Covering topics such as body image, peer bullying, social media, and violence, this major reference work is ideal for policymakers, computer scientists, psychologists, counselors, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Author: Devendra Kumar Sharma
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 677
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811995125

The book presents high-quality papers from the Sixth International Conference on Microelectronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ICMETE 2022). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in major research areas such as microelectronics, wireless communications, optical communication, signal processing, image processing, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and sensor network applications. This book includes the contributions of national and international scientists, researchers, and engineers from both academia and the industry. The contents of this book are useful to researchers, professionals, and students alike.

Handbook of Research on Future Opportunities for Technology Management Education

Handbook of Research on Future Opportunities for Technology Management Education
Author: Khan, Basheer Ahmed
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1799883299

Technology management education and business education are visibly intertwined in the current educational system. Certain efforts that have taken place in the recent past are the interinstitutional discourse around the world. Technology management is a dynamic and evolving profession, driven by changes in technology, globalization, sustainability, and the increasing importance of the service economy. The Handbook of Research on Future Opportunities for Technology Management Education is a comprehensive reference book that enables readers to comprehend the trends in technological changes and the need to orient business education and technology management in workplaces. The book serves to support with the formation and implementation of appropriate policies for technology management. Covering topics such as big data analytics, cloud computing adoption, and massive open online courses (MOOCs), this text is an essential resource for managers, technologists, teachers, executives, instructional designers, libraries, university researchers, students, faculty, and industry taught leaders.

Global Perspectives on Social Media Usage Within Governments

Global Perspectives on Social Media Usage Within Governments
Author: Chavadi, Chandan
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2023-08-29
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1668474514

Social media applications have emerged in the last 20 years to meet the different needs of individuals, and private sector and public organizations have not been indifferent to these technologies. Social media tools help public institutions and organizations communicate directly with citizens as well as enable two-way communication and enable citizens to participate in all stages from agenda setting to evaluation of policy processes. Central and local governments, which use innovative methods to involve citizens in this process, attach significance to the development of e-participation tools. Ensuring the participation of citizens in policy processes not only determines the wishes and priorities of citizens but also uses scarce resources effectively and efficiently. Global Perspectives on Social Media Usage Within Governments reveals the best practices of various countries regarding the use of social media by central and local governments according to public administration models. The book presents various case studies on the impact of public administration models on social media use in order to contribute to public administration and social media use. Covering topics such as climate action, knowledge behaviors, and citizen participation, this premier reference source is an essential resource for government officials, public administrators, public policy scholars, social media experts, public affairs scholars, students and educators of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Community Engagement in the Online Space

Community Engagement in the Online Space
Author: Dennis, Michelle
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2023-02-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1668451913

Since the advent of the internet, online communities have emerged as a way for users to share their common interests and connect with others with ease. As the possibilities of the online world grew and the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the world, many organizations recognized the utility in not only providing further services online, but also in transitioning operations typically fulfilled in-person to an online space. As society approaches a reality in which most community practices have moved to online spaces, it is essential that community leaders remain knowledgeable on the best practices in cultivating engagement. Community Engagement in the Online Space evaluates key issues and practices pertaining to community engagement in remote settings. It analyzes various community engagement efforts within remote education, online groups, and remote work. This book further reviews the best practices for community engagement and considerations for the optimization of these practices for effective virtual delivery to support emergency environmental challenges, such as pandemic conditions. Covering topics such as community belonging, global health virtual practicum, and social media engagement, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for program directors, faculty and administrators of both K-12 and higher education, students of higher education, business leaders and executives, IT professionals, online community moderators, librarians, researchers, and academicians.