Management of Technology & Innovation Books

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11. The Psychology of Digital Media at Work

    Edited by Daantje Derks, Arnold Bakker

    Series: Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology

    In many professions daily work life has become unthinkable without the use of a computer with access to the Internet. As technological innovations progress rapidly and new applications of interactional media are invented, organizational behaviour continues to change. The central theme of this book...

    Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
12. Evolution and Design of Institutions

    By Christian Schubert, Georg Von Wangenheim

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    This book comprises nine papers approaching designed institutions and their interplay with spontaneous institutions from various angles. While the evolution of spontaneous institutions is quite well understood in economic thinking, the development of consciously designed institutions has been...

    Published November 14th 2012 by Routledge
13. Innovation Policy Challenges for the 21st Century

    Edited by Deborah Cox, John Rigby

    Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

    As the economies of western countries move from primarily resource-based to knowledge-based, and trade liberalization limits what governments can do through direct action, the landscape of innovation is changing and policymakers must react accordingly. This exciting new book examines the challenges...

    Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
14. Public Sector Transformation through E-Government

    Experiences from Europe and North America

    Edited by Vishanth Weerakkody, Christopher G. Reddick

    Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

    Over the last decade governments in Europe and North America have attempted to improve efficiency of public services through Information and Communication Technology, commonly branded as electronic government (e-government). Public Sector Transformation through E-Government explores the influence...

    Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
15. Networking Regionalised Innovative Labour Markets

    Edited by Ulrich Hilpert, Helen Lawton Smith

    Series: Regions and Cities

    A map which shows where innovation is clustered worldwide is also a map of the location of the highly skilled and talented labour. New technologies, their creative applications or synergy across different areas of scientific research or technology development always create opportunities for the...

    Published September 25th 2012 by Routledge
16. Information and Communications Technologies in Society

    E-Living in a Digital Europe

    Edited by Ben Anderson, Malcolm Brynin, Yoel Raban, Jonathan Gershuny

    Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

    There is a growing body of work examining the ‘consequences’, or more accurately the inter-relationships between information and communications technologies (ICTs) and society at the microsocial (individual, household) level. The vast majority of this work has so far been focused on the US and the...

    Published September 18th 2012 by Routledge
17. Innovation in Pricing

    Contemporary Theories and Best Practices

    Edited by Andreas Hinterhuber, Stephan Liozu

    Pricing has a substantial and immediate impact on profitability. Most companies, however, still use costs or competition as a main basis for setting prices. Product or business model innovation has a high priority for many companies whereas innovation in pricing has received scant attention. This...

    Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
18. Online Dispute Resolution for Consumers in the European Union

    By Pablo Cortés

    Series: Routledge Research in Information Technology and E-Commerce Law

    E-commerce offers immense challenges to traditional dispute resolution methods, as it entails parties often located in different parts of the world making contracts with each other at the click of a mouse. The use of traditional litigation for disputes arising in this forum is often inconvenient,...

    Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
19. The Economics and Management of Technological Diversification

    Edited by John Cantwell, Alfonso Gambardella, Ove Granstrand

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    Recently, attempts have been made to understand the patterns of corporate technological diversification and their implications in economic and managerial dimensions. This book consolidates these attempts and breaks new ground by examining the patterns of technological diversification, and their...

    Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge
20. Diving Into the Bitstream

    Information Technology Meets Society in a Digital World

    By Barry Dumas

    Nationwide, and indeed worldwide, there has been a growing awareness of the importance of access to information. Accordingly, information technology (IT), broadly defined and its role beyond the internal workings of businesses has leapt into the social consciousness. Diving into the Bitstream...

    Published August 28th 2012 by Routledge