Cost-Justifying Usability

Cost-Justifying Usability
Author: Randolph G. Bias
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Total Pages: 703
Release: 2005-04-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0120958112

Advice from the experts on how to justify time and money spent on usability!

Maritime Technology and Engineering 5 Volume 1

Maritime Technology and Engineering 5 Volume 1
Author: Carlos Guedes Soares
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1616
Release: 2021-07-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000459004

This set of two volumes comprises the collection of the papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2020) that was held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 16 to 19 November 2020. The Conference has evolved from the series of biennial national conferences in Portugal, which have become an international event, and which reflect the internationalization of the maritime sector and its activities. MARTECH 2020 is the fifth of this new series of biennial conferences. The set comprises 180 contributions that were reviewed by an International Scientific Committee. Volume 1 is dedicated to maritime transportation, ports and maritime traffic, as well as maritime safety and reliability. It further comprises sections dedicated to ship design, cruise ship design, and to the structural aspects of ship design, such as ultimate strength and composites, subsea structures as pipelines, and to ship building and ship repair.

Usability and Internationalization. Global and Local User Interfaces

Usability and Internationalization. Global and Local User Interfaces
Author: Nuray Aykin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2007-08-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540732896

This is the second of a two-volume set that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UIHCII 2007, held in Beijing, China in July 2007. The papers of this second volume cover global and local user interfaces and are organized in topical sections on designing global and local products and services, as well as enhancing and personalizing the user experience.

Cross-Cultural Technology Design

Cross-Cultural Technology Design
Author: Huatong Sun
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2012-02-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 019990815X

This book explores how to create culture-sensitive technology for local users in an increasingly globalized world with rising participatory culture. Illustrated with a cross-cultural study of mobile messaging use, Sun presents an innovative framework integrating action and meaning through a dialogical, cyclical design process to create usable and meaningful technology.

HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Papers: Design and User Experience

HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Papers: Design and User Experience
Author: Constantine Stephanidis
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2021-11-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030902382

This book constitutes late breaking papers from the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held in July 2021. The conference was planned to take place in Washington DC, USA but had to change to a virtual conference mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 5222 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and governmental agencies from 81 countries submitted contributions, and 1276 papers and 241 posters were included in the volumes of the proceedings that were published before the start of the conference. Additionally, 174 papers and 146 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference, as “Late Breaking Work” (papers and posters). The contributions thoroughly cover the entire field of HCI, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas.

Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction

Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction
Author: Ghaoui, Claude
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 780
Release: 2005-12-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1591407982

Esta enciclopedia presenta numerosas experiencias y discernimientos de profesionales de todo el mundo sobre discusiones y perspectivas de la la interacción hombre-computadoras

Global Strategic Management

Global Strategic Management
Author: Philippe Lasserre
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 689
Release: 2022-11-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1350932973

Seamlessly blending academic rigour and practicality, this textbook provides an introduction to global business strategy. Assuming a born global perspective, Global Strategic Management is supported by ample pedagogical features, including numerous case studies and examples featuring both established multinationals and unknown SMEs from across the globe. The book takes an applied approach to global business strategy, emphasising functional parts of international business (managing marketing, operations, HR and finance). The text has been widely updated to incorporate the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, such as work from anywhere and deglobalization. New to this fifth edition is increased material on sustainability and corporate social responsibility, including discussion of climate change, NGOs and sustainable development goals. Subjects such as the impact of technology, cryptocurrency and global strategy in the digital space are discussed in more detail, while the conflict in Ukraine is also considered.

Product Lifecycle Management for a Global Market

Product Lifecycle Management for a Global Market
Author: Shuichi Fukuda
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2014-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 366245937X

This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 11th IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM 2014, held in Yokohama, Japan, in July 2014. The 51 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: BIM operations, maintenance, and renovation; BIM concepts and lifecycle management; design and education; naval engineering and shipbuilding; aeronautical and automotive engineering; industry and consumer products; interoperability, integration, configuration, systems engineering; change management and maturity; knowledge engineering; knowledge management; service and manufacturing; and new PLM.