The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams
The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams

Author: Jill Nemiro

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-06-10

Total Pages: 728

ISBN-13: 1119177820

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The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proved framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual team who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.

Handbook of Virtual Work
Handbook of Virtual Work

Author: Lucy L. Gilson

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2023-05-09

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 1802200509

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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this timely Handbook builds upon research and practice to discuss and assess what is currently known about virtual work and its evolution, given the increasing numbers of those working virtually.

Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices
Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices

Author: Zemliansky, Pavel

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 768

ISBN-13: 1599048949

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"This book compiles authoritative research from scholars worldwide, covering the issues surrounding the influx of information technology to the office environment, from choice and effective use of technologies to necessary participants in the virtual workplace"--Provided by publisher.

Handbook of Virtual Environments
Handbook of Virtual Environments

Author: Kelly S. Hale

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 1273

ISBN-13: 0585399107

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This Handbook, with contributions from leading experts in the field, provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art account of virtual environments (VE). It serves as an invaluable source of reference for practitioners, researchers, and students in this rapidly evolving discipline. It also provides practitioners with a reference source to guide

Handbook of Virtual Humans
Handbook of Virtual Humans

Author: Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2005-10-31

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 0470023171

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Virtual Humans are becoming more and more popular and used in many applications such as the entertainment industry (in both film and games) and medical applications. This comprehensive book covers all areas of this growing industry including face and body motion, body modelling, hair simulation, expressive speech simulation and facial communication, interaction with 3D objects, rendering skin and clothes and the standards for Virtual Humans. Written by a team of current and former researchers at MIRALab, University of Geneva or VRlab, EPFL, this book is the definitive guide to the area. Explains the concept of avatars and autonomous virtual actors and the main techniques to create and animate them (body and face). Presents the concepts of behavioural animation, crowd simulation, intercommunication between virtual humans, and interaction between real humans and autonomous virtual humans Addresses the advanced topics of hair representation and cloth animation with applications in fashion design Discusses the standards for Virtual Humans, such as MPEG-4 Face Animation and MPEG-4 Body Animation.

International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments
International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments

Author: Joel Weiss

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-11-24

Total Pages: 1611

ISBN-13: 1402038038

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The International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments was developed to explore Virtual Learning Environments (VLE’s), and their relationships with digital, in real life and virtual worlds. The book is divided into four sections: Foundations of Virtual Learning Environments; Schooling, Professional Learning and Knowledge Management; Out-of-School Learning Environments; and Challenges for Virtual Learning Environments. The coverage ranges across a broad spectrum of philosophical perspectives, historical, sociological, political and educational analyses, case studies from practical and research settings, as well as several provocative "classics" originally published in other settings.

Work Together Anywhere
Work Together Anywhere

Author: Lisette Sutherland

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-06-02

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1119745241

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"An excellent guide on how teams can effectively work together, regardless of location." —STEPHANE KASRIEL, former CEO of Upwork IN TODAY'S MODERN GLOBAL ECONOMY, companies and organizations in all sectors are embracing the game-changing benefits of the remote workplace. Managers benefit by saving money and resources and by having access to talent outside their zip codes, while employees enjoy greater job opportunities, productivity, independence, and work-life satisfaction. But in this new digital arena, companies need a plan for supporting efficiency and fostering streamlined, engaging teamwork. In Work Together Anywhere, Lisette Sutherland, an international champion of virtual-team strategies, offers a complete blueprint for optimizing team success by supporting every member of every team, including: EMPLOYEES/small advocating for work-from-home options MANAGERS/small seeking to maximize productivity and profitability TEAMS/small collaborating over complex projects and long-term goals ORGANIZATIONS/small reliant on sharing confidential documents and data COMPANY OWNERS/small striving to save money and attract the best brainpower Packed with hands-on materials and actionable advice for cultivating agility, camaraderie, and collaboration, Work Together Anywhere is a thorough and inspiring must-have guide for getting ahead in today's remote-working world.

Research Handbook on the Law of Virtual and Augmented Reality
Research Handbook on the Law of Virtual and Augmented Reality

Author: Woodrow Barfield

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2018-12-28

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 1786438593

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Virtual and augmented reality raise significant questions for law and policy. When should virtual world activities or augmented reality images count as protected First Amendment ‘speech’, and when are they instead a nuisance or trespass? When does copying them infringe intellectual property laws? When should a person (or computer) face legal consequences for allegedly harmful virtual acts? The Research Handbook on the Law of Virtual and Augmented Reality addresses these questions and others, drawing upon free speech doctrine, criminal law, issues of data protection and privacy, legal rights for increasingly intelligent avatars, and issues of jurisdiction within virtual and augmented reality worlds.

The Cambridge Handbook of Technology and Employee Behavior
The Cambridge Handbook of Technology and Employee Behavior

Author: Richard N. Landers

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-02-14

Total Pages: 1435

ISBN-13: 1108757502

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Experts from across all industrial-organizational (IO) psychology describe how increasingly rapid technological change has affected the field. In each chapter, authors describe how this has altered the meaning of IO research within a particular subdomain and what steps must be taken to avoid IO research from becoming obsolete. This Handbook presents a forward-looking review of IO psychology's understanding of both workplace technology and how technology is used in IO research methods. Using interdisciplinary perspectives to further this understanding and serving as a focal text from which this research will grow, it tackles three main questions facing the field. First, how has technology affected IO psychological theory and practice to date? Second, given the current trends in both research and practice, could IO psychological theories be rendered obsolete? Third, what are the highest priorities for both research and practice to ensure IO psychology remains appropriately engaged with technology moving forward?

Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environments
Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environments

Author: Yang, Harrison Hao

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2011-07-31

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1609607635

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Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environments not only presents experienced professionals with the most recent and advanced developments in the field, but it also provides clear and comprehensive information for novice readers. The handbook introduces theoretical aspects of virtual worlds, disseminates cutting-edge research, and presents first-hand practices in virtual world development and use. The balance of research, theory, and applications includes exploration of design innovations, new virtual reality technologies, virtual communities, pedagogical design, and the future of virtual worlds and environments.