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International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events
From the Olympics to the World Cup, mega sporting events are a source of enjoyment for tens of thousands, but can also be a source of intense debate and controversy. This insightful new Handbook addresses a number of central questions, including: How are host cities selected and under what economic conditions? How are these events organized, and how is local resistance overcome? Based on historical and empirical experience, what are the pitfalls for the organizers of these events? What are the potential economic benefits, including any international image effects? How can the costs be minimized and the benefits maximized for host cities and countries? How do these mega events impact the chal...
International Comparisons of Information Communication Technologies: Advancing Applications
"This book offers perspectives on international information management with particular emphasis on the strategies for the implementation and application of information technology in developed and developing countries"--Provided by publisher.
Handbook of Research on Information Management and the Global Landscape
Explores the many issues surrounding living and working in a global environment. Relates how necessary it is for companies to conduct business while taking a global perspective to their operations.
Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization
Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization exemplifies the role of social theory in approaching ICT utilization challenges in a globalization context. The debates raised on implementation, policy, organizations and organizing, and social dynamics, increase our awareness of the diversity of perspectives we need to delve into when framing the role of ICTs in the globalization agenda. The equal representation of managerial and non-managerial decision making contexts alerts us to the fact that ICTs should not be considered only as a corporate wealth creation prerogative. This book contains the selected proceedings of the Working Conference on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization, sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Athens, Greece in June 2003.
Entrepreneurship Education
The book provides an overview of developments in the field of entrepreneurship education, with special reference to global perspectives on innovations and best practices, as well as research in the emerging economy context. It focuses on various experiments in curriculum design, review and reform in addition to the innovative processes adopted for developing new content for entrepreneurship courses, in many cases with an assessment of their impact on students’ entrepreneurial performance. Further, it discusses the pedagogical methods introduced by teachers and trainers to enhance the effectiveness of students’ learning and their development as future entrepreneurs. It explains the various initiatives generally undertaken to broaden the scope of entrepreneurship education by extending it beyond regular students and offering it to other groups such as professionals, technicians, artisans, war veterans, and the unemployed. The book is a valuable resource for researchers and academics working in the field of entrepreneurship education as well as for trainers, consultants, mentors and policy makers.
Global Diffusion and Adoption of Technologies for Knowledge and Information Sharing
"This book provides diverse insights from researchers and practitioners around the world to offer their knowledge on the comparisons of international enterprises, to managers and practitioners to improve business practices and keep an open dialogue about global information management"--Provided by publisher.
Information Highways for a Smaller World and Better Living
This work discusses the issues among people creating computer communication technology, the people using computer communication, the people impacted by it, and the regulators responsible for balancing the interest of these multiple groups.
Entrepreneurship in BRICS
This book presents selected articles that discuss important issues related to entrepreneurship in Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as contributions from authors whose countries have a tradition on entrepreneurship support, such as Italy and the UK. The articles were presented and discussed in a conference on Entrepreneurship in Brazil in November 2013 organized by the Institute of Economics of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and IBMEC Business School. This book covers four essential themes: financing entrepreneurs, innovation environments, social entrepreneurship and e-entrepreneurship.
Global Information Technology and Systems Management
Thirty-nine distinguished scholars contributed to this text for graduate students studying global computer-based technology in relation to international business and customer service operations. Among the subjects presented are the global information technology environment in Europe, Russia, Brazil; information integration in developing countries; global information technology architectures, system development and outsourcing, and support systems; the management of a global strategy; and case studies of Seagate Technology, Citibank, and General Motors. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Globalization and Entrepreneurship
Globalization has begun to dismantle the barriers that traditionally segregated local business opportunities and local firms from their international counterparts. The works in this collection provide new insights on both traditional and emerging aspects of small and medium sized enterprises.
