Information Systems and Modern Society: Social Change and Global Development

Information Systems and Modern Society: Social Change and Global Development

Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 364

ISBN13: 9781466629226|ISBN10: 1466629223|EISBN13: 9781466629233

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2922-6

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The emergence of the digital age has transformed the way society communicates as well as disseminates information.

Information Systems and Modern Society: Social Change and Global Development is a comprehensive collection of research on the emergence of information technology and its effect on society. By providing a forum for practitioners and researchers, this book aims to bring to light the advancements made throughout social changes and the application of information systems. This research provides recent techniques useful for policy makers, practitioners and students.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Editorial Advisory Board

Preface

Chapters

Social and Personalized Learning in Web-Based Environments

Chapter 1

Formal and Informal Learning Flows Cohesion in Web 2.0 Environment (pages 1-16)

Malinka Ivanova, Anguelina Popova

This paper presents the results of an exploratory study examining bachelor degree students’ experiences of learning with a new generation learning management system Edu 2.0 combined with Web 2.0 applications. The authors discuss...

Chapter 2

Global Teacher Training Based on a Multiple Perspective Assessment: A Knowledge Building Community for Future Assistant Language Teachers (pages 17-30)

Yuri Nishihori, Chizuko Kushima, Yuichi Yamamoto, Haruhiko Sato, Satoko Sugie

The main objective of this project is to design and implement Web-based collaborative environments for a global training based on a multiple perspective assessment for future and novice ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) who will...

Chapter 3

Creating a Personalized Artificial Intelligence Course: WELSA Case Study (pages 31-48)

Elvira Popescu, Costin Badica

This paper illustrates the use of WELSA adaptive educational system for the implementation of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) course which is individualized to the learning style of each student. Several of the issues addressed...

Chapter 4

Expertise Learning and Identification with Information Retrieval (pages 49-65)

Neil Rubens, Dain Kaplan, Toshio Okamoto

In today’s knowledge-based economy, having proper expertise is crucial in resolving many tasks. Expertise Finding (EF) is the area of research concerned with matching available experts to given tasks. A standard approach is to input...

Chapter 5

SocialX: An Improved Reputation Based Support to Social Collaborative Learning through Exercise Sharing and Project Teamwork (pages 66-85)

Andrea Sterbini, Marco Temperini

SocialX is a web application supporting social-collaborative and cooperative aspects of e-learning, such as sharing and reuse of (solutions to) single exercises, and development of projects by group-work and social exchange. Such...

Information Systems and Information Technologies Issues in Nonprofits

Chapter 6

Exploring Barriers to Coordination between Humanitarian NGOs: A Comparative Case Study of Two NGO’s Information Technology Coordination Bodies (pages 87-112)

Louis-Marie Ngamassi Tchouakeu, Edgar Maldonado, Kang Zhao, Harold Robinson, Carleen Maitland, Andrea Tapia

Humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are increasingly collaborating through inter-organizational structures such as coalitions, alliances, partnerships, and coordination bodies. NGO’s information technology coordination...

Chapter 7

Technology Acceptance: Are NFPs or their Workers Different? (pages 113-124)

Geoffrey Greenfield, Fiona H. Rohde

During the past decade there has been an increasing interest in research within Not-for-Profit (NFP) organisations. Research has indicated that there are a number of characteristics that make NFPs different from other organisations....

Chapter 8

A Query-Based Approach for Semi-Automatic Annotation of Web Services (pages 125-143)

Mohammad Mourhaf AL Asswad, Sergio de Cesare, Mark Lycett

Semantic Web services (SWS) have attracted increasing attention due to their potential to automate discovery and composition of current syntactic Web services. An issue that prevents a wider adoption of SWS relates to the manual...

Chapter 9

A Broken Supply and Social Chain: Anatomy of the Downfall of an Industrial Icon (pages 144-154)

Yanli Zhang, Ruben Xing, Zhongxian Wang

There was a time in the history of GM when it was the largest corporation in the US. The history of GM also shows that it was the single largest employer in the world. The announcement of GM’s bankruptcy on June 1, 2009 shocked the...

Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations

Chapter 10

Actability Criteria for Design and Evaluation: Pragmatic Qualities of Information Systems (pages 156-170)

Göran Goldkuhl

Information systems actability theory builds on a communicative action perspective on IS. Information systems are seen as instruments for technology mediated work communication. Human actors are communicating (i.e. sending and/or...

Chapter 11

Collective Construction of Meaning and System for an Inclusive Social Network (pages 171-190)

Vânia Paula de Almeida Neris, Leonelo Dell Anhol Almeida, Leonardo Cunha de Miranda, Elaine Cristina Saito Hayashi, M. Cecília C. Baranauskas

Information and Communication Technology has the potential of benefiting citizens, allowing access to knowledge, communication and collaboration, and thus promoting the process of constitution of a fairer society. The design of...

Chapter 12

A Semiotic Analysis of a Model for Understanding User Behaviours in Ubiquitously Monitored Environments (pages 191-203)

Keiichi Nakata, Stuart Moran

Improvements in electronics and computing have increased the potential of monitoring and surveillance technologies. Although now widely used, these technologies have been known to cause unintended effects, such as increases in stress...

Chapter 13

Innovation or Imitation: Some Economic Performance and Social Welfare Policy Perspectives (pages 204-224)

Soheil Ghili, Hengameh Shams, Madjid Tavana

This paper develops a mathematical model of innovation in technology with two main characteristics. First, it discusses the endogenously made decision on not only how much to innovate, but also, how much to imitate. Second, it...

Technology Trends and Critical Social Challenges

Chapter 14

Technology Acceptance Model and Determinants of Technology Rejection (pages 226-238)

Melih Kirlidog, Aygul Kaynak

Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is an important tool to understand the dynamics of acceptance of Information Systems in an organization. The model posits that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness are key factors in the...

Chapter 15

Scale Economies in Indian Commercial Banking Sector: Evidence from DEA and Translog Estimates (pages 239-259)

Biresh K. Sahoo, Dieter Gstach

Two alternative estimation models, i.e., a translog cost function and data envelopment analysis (DEA) based on a cost model are compared and contrasted in revealing scale economies in the Indian commercial banking sector. The...

Chapter 16

Stigmergic Hyperlink: A New Social Web Object (pages 260-272)

Artur Sancho Marques, José Figueiredo

Inspired by patterns of behavior generated in social networks, a prototype of a new object was designed and developed for the World Wide Web – the stigmergic hyperlink or “stigh”. In a system of stighs, like a Web page, the objects...

Chapter 17

Social and Cultural Challenges in ERP Implementation: A Comparative Study Across Countries and Cultures (pages 273-295)

Sapna Poti, Sanghamitra Bhattacharyya, T.J. Kamalanabhan

This paper studies the differential practices of change management in organizations of western origin and compares it with the best practices prevalent in Indian organizations, with special emphasis on social and cultural challenges...

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