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Information and Communication Technologies, Society and Human Beings: Theory and Framework (Festschrift in honor of Gunilla Bradley)

Information and Communication Technologies, Society and Human Beings: Theory and Framework (Festschrift in honor of Gunilla Bradley)

Darek Haftor (Linnaeus University, Sweden) and Anita Mirijamdotter (Linnaeus University, Sweden)
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: July, 2010 | Copyright: © 2011 | Pages: 660

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase
ISBN13: 9781609600570
EISBN13: 9781609600594
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-057-0

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There is a real need for an enlightening new volume to explore the recent developments and topical analyses of the psychological and social effects of ICT.

Information and Communication Technologies, Society and Human Beings: Theory and Framework addresses the extensive area of effects of ICT on human beings and the interaction between ICT, individuals, organizations, and society. This premier reference source features contributions from over 45 distinguished researchers from around the world, each presenting high quality research on social informatics, human computer interaction, organizational behavior, and macro-ergonomics. This unique publication is perfect for students, teachers, researchers, engineers, practitioners, managers, policy-makers, and media alike.
Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Community informatics
  • Ethics of Informatics
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Humans and Society
  • ICT and Social Change
  • ICT-enabled Organizational Design and Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Social Informatics
  • Technology and Society

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"This is a collection that every information scientist, as well as those from other disciplines, should make time to read. The contributions highlight the fact that an increasing number of computer science and ICT-related disciplines are collaborating with behavioral and social sciences."

– Karin McGuirk, University of South Africa Online Information Review, Vol. 36. No. 2, 2012

Overall the book would fit to a course on technology and society. It would also be a good grounding text for those of use thinking to conduct research in this area.

– Tugrul U. Daim, Portland State University, USA, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, Vol. 8, No. 4 (2011)

Darek Haftor is currently an associate professor at the Stockholm University School of Business, Stockholm, Sweden. He has studied the sciences and arts at various universities in Europe and North America, and received his doctorate in Industrial Organization at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He has spent fifteen years in various managerial positions in the private industry sector, and has worked in Europe and the Middle East. Previously, he has held several academic positions in Sweden, including the Mid Sweden University, the Luleå University of Technology, and at the Linnaeus University where he is currently affiliated as a senior researcher. Darek is now mainly occupied with research and teaching, and he is also the Director of Executive Education at the Stockholm University School of business. His research addresses two main frontiers: the structure and dynamics of information-based organizations and their operations, and the normative conditions inherent in the design, development and change of any human affairs.
Anita Mirijamdotter is Professor and Head of the Information Systems Research group at the School of Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics, Linnaeus University. She also holds the position as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering which includes leading the committee work for First and Second Cycle Education. Additional honorary tasks are: board member for the international research collaboration in the Centre for Philosophy, Technology and Social Systems (CPTS); board member for the cross-disciplinary area Mathematical Modeling and Systems Collaboration within the Linnaeus University; and member of the Leadership team of the Swedish Research School of Management and IT (MIT). Anita has served as a referee in academic conferences and journals and contributed to more than forty conference- and journal publications. Her research focus is mainly in areas related to: information and communication technology (ICT) impact on (or implications for) organisational processes, and interactive and human centric methods for need-finding, evaluating, valuing and learning.

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