Trends in E-Business, E-Services, and E-Commerce: Impact of Technology on Goods, Services, and Business Transactions

Trends in E-Business, E-Services, and E-Commerce: Impact of Technology on Goods, Services, and Business Transactions

Author: Lee, In

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-09-30

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1466645113

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"This book offers insights into issues, challenges, and solutions related to the successful application and management aspects of electronic business, providing a comprehensive framework for researchers and practitioners in understanding the growing demand of e-business research"--Provided by publisher.


Green Computing Strategies for Competitive Advantage and Business Sustainability

Green Computing Strategies for Competitive Advantage and Business Sustainability

Author: Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-02-02

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1522550186

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In the age of corporate responsibility, green technology and sustainability continue to grip the consciousness of businesses. However, the development of appropriate business-driven green computing applications requires an awareness of the best practices of the green agenda. Green Computing Strategies for Competitive Advantage and Business Sustainability provides emerging research on maintaining an eco-friendly environment regarding cloud computing and promoting reusability. While highlighting competitive advantages, power consumption, and project evaluation, readers will learn about various techniques for reducing energy consumption in cloud performance and information technology systems. This book is a vital resource for academics, researchers, students, professionals, and managers interested in novel trends in green computing applications and technology.


Strategic Utilization of Information Systems in Small Business

Strategic Utilization of Information Systems in Small Business

Author: Hunter, M. Gordon

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2015-05-31

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1466687096

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The small business is an often underestimated asset of both the modern economy and the commercial workforce. Those employed by small businesses make up a large percentage of both the U.S. and Canadian populations, and with the internet and other technologies connecting us like never before, the opportunity is present for even the smallest company to reach a global scale. Strategic Utilization of Information Systems in Small Business explores the possibilities not just in expanding a business, but in assisting a business in meeting its full potential, no matter its size. Including a variety of perspectives on what it means to be a small business and how to bring that business to maturity, this book is an essential reference source for small business owners, managers, and employees, as well as students, researchers, and aspiring entrepreneurs. This publication features chapters on the different aspects of management processes, e-commerce, and e-businesses, including the characteristics of a smart entrepreneur, success vs. failure, longevity, technology adoption, the types of different information systems and how to implement them, data and decision making, theories for investigating small businesses, business strategy, and competitive advantage.


Digital Tools for Computer Music Production and Distribution

Digital Tools for Computer Music Production and Distribution

Author: Politis, Dionysios

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-06-27

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1522502653

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It is clear that the digital age has fully embraced music production, distribution, and transcendence for a vivid audience that demands more music both in quantity and versatility. However, the evolving world of digital music production faces a calamity of tremendous proportions: the asymmetrically increasing online piracy that devastates radio stations, media channels, producers, composers, and artists, severely threatening the music industry. Digital Tools for Computer Music Production and Distribution presents research-based perspectives and solutions for integrating computational methods for music production, distribution, and access around the world, in addition to challenges facing the music industry in an age of digital access, content sharing, and crime. Highlighting the changing scope of the music industry and the role of the digital age in such transformations, this publication is an essential resource for computer programmers, sound engineers, language and speech experts, legal experts specializing in music piracy and rights management, researchers, and graduate-level students across disciplines.


Harnessing Human Capital Analytics for Competitive Advantage

Harnessing Human Capital Analytics for Competitive Advantage

Author: Yadav, Mohit

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-03-09

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1522540393

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The workforce is considered to be the lifeblood within many major corporations. The ability of management to effectively utilize the knowledge and skills of their workforce is essential in ensuring the success of their corporations. Harnessing Human Capital Analytics for Competitive Advantage is a critical scholarly publication that explores the influence that workforce knowledge and skills can have on the performance of corporations and how such skills can be used to promote the success of corporations. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics including employee happiness, mind genomics, and e-commerce adoption, this book is geared toward managers, professionals, and practitioners seeking current research on the advantage of utilizing workforce knowledge and skills to promote corporate success.


Driving Traffic and Customer Activity Through Affiliate Marketing

Driving Traffic and Customer Activity Through Affiliate Marketing

Author: Singh, Surabhi

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-06-16

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1522526579

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Technological developments have created new opportunities for contemporary businesses. Online stores can now utilize a specific branch of marketing in order to maximize the revenue of their business and increase website traffic. Driving Traffic and Customer Activity Through Affiliate Marketing is an essential reference publication highlighting the latest scholarly research on the method of increasing online business traffic and sales by external referrals. Featuring extensive coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as networking, program management, and customer satisfaction, this book is ideally designed for academicians, practitioners, and students seeking current information on ways to increase customer activity.


Effects of IT on Enterprise Architecture, Governance, and Growth

Effects of IT on Enterprise Architecture, Governance, and Growth

Author: Cavalcanti, José Carlos

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1466664703

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As technology continues to evolve in organizations, it is vital to understand the impact that these advances will have on different aspects of the business environment as well as the opportunity for further improvement. Effects of IT on Enterprise Architecture, Governance, and Growth explores the influence of emerging technology on different viewpoints associated with contemporary enterprise. Emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach to the comprehension of organizational structure and dynamics, this book is an inclusive reference source for enterprise analysts, business managers, and IT managers, as well as upper-level students interested in a new framework for understanding business enterprise in the new digital era.


Network Security Technologies: Design and Applications

Network Security Technologies: Design and Applications

Author: Amine, Abdelmalek

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-11-30

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1466647906

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Recent advances in technologies have created a need for solving security problems in a systematic way. With this in mind, network security technologies have been produced in order to ensure the security of software and communication functionalities at basic, enhanced, and architectural levels. Network Security Technologies: Design and Applications presents theoretical frameworks and the latest research findings in network security technologies while analyzing malicious threats which can compromise network integrity. This book is an essential tool for researchers and professionals interested in improving their understanding of the strategic role of trust at different levels of information and knowledge society.