Information Technology Diffusion in the Asia Pacific
Information Technology Diffusion in the Asia Pacific

Author: Felix B. Tan

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9781878289483

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According to a recent United Nations report, the increase in power and functionlity of IT coupled with decreasing prices have contributed to rapid IT adoption and use in both developed countries and newly industralised nations of the Asia Pacific. Information Technology Diffusion in the Asia Pacific: Perspectives on Policy, Electronic Commerce and Education provides essential reading on IT diffusion in leading countries of the Asia Pacific. By focusing on some of the different applciations and implications of IT in these nations, contributions in this book deal with aspects of IT applications in the Asia Pacific countries, and ways that information technology can assist nations in dealing with technological and electronic growth and risks involved.

Information Technology Parks of the Asia Pacific
Information Technology Parks of the Asia Pacific

Author: Meheroo Jussawalla

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780765611437

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This work compares IT parks in China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hawaii, in search of strategies that policy makers can employ to reduce the Global Digital Divide, advance distributional equity, and soften some of the negative effects of economic globalization.

Managing Information Technology Resources in Organizations in the Next Millennium
Managing Information Technology Resources in Organizations in the Next Millennium

Author: Information Resources Management Association. International Conference

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 1154

ISBN-13: 9781878289513

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Managing Information Technology Resources in Organizations in the Next Millennium contains more than 200 unique perspectives on numerous timely issues of managing information technology in organizations around the world. This book, featuring the latest research and applied IT practices, is a valuable source in support of teaching and research agendas.

The Adoption and Diffusion of Imported Technology
The Adoption and Diffusion of Imported Technology

Author: J.L. Enos

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-29

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0429771908

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This book, first published in 1988, considers the problems that developing countries face when importing technology from abroad. The major issues - technical, economic, political - are analysed in the case of one particular country: Korea. The book describes the negotiations with the foreign companies that controlled the desired technology, the building of the plants, the training of engineers and managers to replace expatriots, the improvements of processes and products and the maintenance of efficient and profitable production. In their research the authors were given access to information usually kept confidential - government memoranda and minutes, company contacts and records, costs and prices. The book also considers how typical of the developing countries Korea is, and the authors make certain policy recommendations for the future.

Asia.com
Asia.com

Author: Kong-Chong Ho

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780415315043

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The internet is developing quicker in Asia than in any other region of the world. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the information society in an Asian context, and the impact of these technologies in Asia. These impacts are inevitably uneven and conditioned by issues of telecommunications infrastructure, government policies, cultural and social values, and economic realities. The combination of original research, theoretical innovation and detailed case studies make this an important book for scholars and students in Asian studies, media studies, communication studies and sociology.

Success and Pitfalls of Information Technology Management
Success and Pitfalls of Information Technology Management

Author: Mehdi Khosrowpour

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781878289568

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Some of the most powerful tools in the hands of educators, researchers and managers are documented cases based on real-life experiences of others. This is particularly true for IT implementation and implications. Success and Pitfalls of Information Technology Management is a collection of actual, real-life cases dealing with a variety of issues in the overall utilization of IT in organizations.

Information Systems in Developing Countries
Information Systems in Developing Countries

Author: Robert M. DAVISON

Publisher: City University of HK Press

Published: 2005-06-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9629371103

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In this volume, we go beyond the theoretical, the polemical and the philosophical to consider practical issues as they are encountered by stakeholders in the developing country context. 15 author teams explore key issues organized into four sections: (1) Theoretical Background and Culture; (2) Telecentres; (3) Applications; and (4) Key Concepts with Country Specific Studies. Examples of these applications are also described in chapters about Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Fiji, India and Thailand. Published by City University of Hong Kong Press. 香港城市大學出版社出版。

Software Process Improvement
Software Process Improvement

Author: Eugene McGuire

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781878289544

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Software Process Improvement (SPI) efforts are being undertaken by organizations of all types and sizes as they attempt to deal with the challenges of quality, complexity and competitiveness. Software process improvement efforts rely on the successful integration of many technical, organizational and methodological issues. SPI has provided a rich field for both conceptual and practical research in industry and academia. Software Process Improvement: Concepts and Practices provides the opportunity for rich socio-technical and interdisciplinary studies in addition to those studies that primarily focus on process and/or enabling technology issues. This book addresses numerous aspects of SPI program development, implementation, trends, opportunities and future challenges in organizations.