Social and Economic Transformation in the Digital Era

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 350 pages
• Published by: IGI Global December 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1591401585
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1591401582
• Book Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.8 pounds

Product Description
The advent of the Information Society is marked by the explosive penetration of information technologies in all aspects of life and by a related fundamental transformation in every form of the organization. Researchers, business people and policy makers have recognized the importance of addressing technological, economic and social impacts in conjunction. For example, the rise and fall of the dot-com hype depended a lot on the strength of the business model, on the technological capabilities available to firms and on the readiness of the society and economy at large sustain a new breed of business activity. However, it is notoriously difficult to examine the cross-impacts of social, economic and technological aspects of the Information Society. This kind of work requires multidisciplinary work and collaboration on a wide range of skills. Social and Economic Transformation in the Digital Era addresses this challenge by assembling the latest thinking of leading researchers and policy makers. The book covers all key subject areas of the Information Society and presents innovative business models, case studies, normative theories and social explanations.

About The Author
The expertise of ELTRUN spans the whole ranges of new economy applications and services, from digital interactive television to knowledge management and from mobile commerce business models and strategies to employment studies in the Information Economy. Professor Doukidis has taught at the London School of Economics since 199, he has been a Visiting Professor at Brunel University in the UK, is currently National Director of the Global eManagement MBA Program (GeM) and Head of the Department of Management Science & Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has published more than 100 papers and 12 books.