Böcker utgivna av Idea Group,U.S.

Offers a compilation of current research relating to business ethics within developing markets around the world. This publication features research on topics essential to remaining competitive in the modern global marketplace, such as corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, consumer behaviour understanding, and ethical leadership.

Presents double blind peer-reviewed and original research on soft computing applications for solving problems of uncertainty within the computing environment. This volume emphasizes essential concepts on generalized and hybrid set structures that can be applied across industries for complex problem solving.

Presents the latest research on emerging tools and methodologies for the design of healthcare models, providing expert analyses on trouble-shooting specific problems in the industry and creating optimal hospital environments. Highlighting various perspectives across a range of relevant health services, this book is designed for policy makers, researchers, students, and practitioners.

Considers the development and education of marketing professionals in an age of shifting markets and heightened consumer engagement. A compendium of innovations, insights, and ideas from marketing professors and professionals, this title explores the need for students to be prepared to enter the sophisticated global marketplace.

Focuses on the consequences and determinants of the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), which has remained an important issue in international accounting. This timely publication brings to the forefront issues related to the political and economic influences and impacts of IFRS in addition to providing a platform for further research in this area.

Discusses issues and challenges faced by organizations implementing responsible business practices within the travel, hotel, leisure and hospitality industries. It features best practices and theoretical concepts on the support of local economies, ethical sourcing of native goods, and sustainability procedures.

Examines the existing variability of development in the global marketplace andidentifies the catalysts responsible for this disparity of success. This title analyses the economic frontiers, social norms, and infrastructural capabilities that factor into the socio-economic growth of the developing and under-developed world.

Highlights the latest research innovations and applications of algorithms designed for optimization applications within the fields of engineering, IT, and economics. Focusing on a variety of methods and systems as well as practical examples, this book is a significant resource for graduate-level students, decision makers, and researchers in both public and private sectors.

Explores how the construction industry contributes to a nation's GDP and the related cost issues and proposed cost reduction solutions for construction projects and initiatives in developing regions. It emphasizes the role of decision support systems for reducing and managing the costs associated with construction projects.

Provides an in-depth analysis of reliability in electrical energy converters as well as strategies for designing dependable power electronic converters and electrical machines. It features a comprehensive discussion on the topics of reliability design and measurement, failure mechanisms, and specific issues pertaining to quality, efficiency, and durability.

Online platforms have widened the availability for citizen engagement and opportunities for politicians to interact with their constituents. (R)evolutionizing Political Communications through Social Media offers crucial perspectives on the utilization of online social networks in political discourse and how these alterations have affected previous modes of correspondence.

Presents the latest scholarly research on properly managing business processes in order to satisfy end-user requirements and increase competitive advantage in the retail marketplace. This book highlights concepts relating to field applications, customer relationships, and current trends in logistics management.

By understanding the theories and models behind virtual communication, one can understand the way society has been changed and how it will continue to do so. Analyzing Digital Discourse and Human Behavior in Modern Virtual Environments examines the implications of virtual communication and online interaction and the theories and trends associated with them.

Explores the latest advances in telemedicine and various medical technologies transforming the healthcare sector. Emphasizing current trends and future opportunities for IT integration in medicine, this publication is an essential reference source for medical professionals, IT specialists, graduate-level students, and researchers.

The social sciences, especially economics, management, and organisational science, are experiencing a tremendous renewed interest for their epistemological and methodological statutes. This title presents the four main network-based methodologies - network analysis, Boolean network simulation modelling, artificial neural network simulation modelling, and agent-based simulation modelling.

Discusses the security and optimization of computer networks for use in a variety of disciplines and fields. This edited compilation includes chapters covering topics such as attacks and countermeasures, mobile wireless networking, intrusion detection systems, next-generation firewalls, and more.

Analyses the use and structure of media in political forums in developing nations. This volume features research on the effects of the media on news consumption and the professional and ethical difficulties journalists and editors face in the dissemination of political messages.

Focuses on the use of agile methodologies to manage, design, develop, test and maintain software projects. Emphasizing research-based solutions for contemporary software development, this publication is designed for use by software developers, researchers, and graduate-level students in software engineering and project management programs.

Presents the latest scholarly research on the incorporation of mobile telecommunication devices in the health field and how this technology has increased overall quality of care. This publication highlights various types of available technologies, necessary support infrastructures, and alterations in business models.

Explores the role of technology adoption within female empowerment and equality in developing nations and beyond. This publication examines the strategies applicable to the use of technology in the purist of societal recognition of women in addition to the trajectory and visibility of women in developing as well as developed countries in which they have access to ICTs.

Examines employee perspectives and behaviour within educational settings. This volume highlights the application of organisational integrity practices being used to meet the demands of institutional employees within developing and developed economies.

Outlines models that can be used to harness the power of patient involvement as a way to instil change in the healthcare industry. This volume provides insights into the best practices of interventions and reform as well as practical applications to foster patient engagement and participation.

As network science and technology continues to gain popularity, it becomes imperative to develop procedures to examine emergent network domains, as well as classical networks, to help ensure their overall optimization. Advanced Methods for Complex Network Analysis features the latest research on the algorithms and analysis measures being employed in the field of network science.

Investigates emergent trends and research on innovative software platforms in mobile and cloud computing. It features state-of-the-art software engineering methods, as well as new techniques being utilized in the field.

Focuses on both the positive and negative outcomes of communication and media usage, as well as the overall perceptions of these elements, within conflicting populations. This volume features theoretical perspectives on various intergroup interaction experiences within contemporary ethnic controversies.

Offers a comprehensive reference source for theories and practices related to business integration in Asian countries. The research presented closely examines essential topics such as ethics, competition, and entrepreneurship in an era of globalization and economic expansion. It illustrates innovative insights concerning the development of business strategies in this growing region.

Takes a critical approach to analysing the socio-economic development of the MENA Region and the role of politics and various social issues in this development. It highlights research-based perspectives from global leaders on topics such as decentralization, international affairs, the Arab Spring, foreign direct investment, and education in the Middle East and Northern Africa.