Innovative Technologies for Information Resources Management: 9781599045702: Library & Information Science Books

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781599045702

EISBN13: 9781599045726

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-570-2

Description:

As information resource management becomes increasingly dependent on emerging technologies to combat its challenges and decipher its effective strategies, the demand builds for a critical mass of research in this area.

Innovative Technologies for Information Resource Management brings together compelling content related to the continually emerging technologies in areas of information systems such as Web services, electronic commerce, distance learning, healthcare, business process management, and software development. Focusing on the implications innovative technologies have on the managerial and organizational aspects of information resource management, this book provides academcians and practitioners with a requisite and enlightening reference source.

Coverage:

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

Application of information technology to operations
Database management technologies and issues
Distributed Software Development
E-commerce technologies and issues
Emerging Technologies Management
Healthcare Information Technology
Information systems and information technology education
Information technology innovation and diffusion
Knowledge Management
Mobile Commerce
Object-oriented technologies and issues
Software Process Improvement
Strategic information technology management
Supply Chain Management
Systems Development
Telecommunications and Networking Technologies
Virtual Organizations
Virtual Teams
Web Services and Technologies

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This book provides information technology researchers, scholars, educators, and practicing managers the latest research on managing the technological, organizational, and human aspects of information utilization and management.

– Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Information Resources Management Association, USA

As a reference work, it would be a value to business, health care, information technology administrators and managers, and educators.

– Book News Inc. (June 2008)

The text exhibits a nice mix of both the discursive and technical, making it accessible to a wide audience.

– Fitz-Gerald, S.J. Reviews. International Journal of Information Management (2009)

Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, DBA, MS, MBA, received his Doctorate in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University (Florida, USA), a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Florida Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Miami. Dr. Khosrow-Pour taught undergraduate and graduate information system courses at the Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg for nearly 20 years. He currently serves as Executive Editor at IGI Global Scientific Publishing (www.igi-global.com) and as Executive Director of the World Forgotten Children Foundation (www.worldforgottenchildren.org). He is the author/editor of more than 150 books and journal articles in the field of information technology management. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Encyclopedia of Modern Artificial Intelligence, Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO), Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT), and the Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR).

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