Breakthrough Discoveries in Information Technology Research: Advancing Trends

Breakthrough Discoveries in Information Technology Research: Advancing Trends

Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A.
Release Date: November, 2009|Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 288
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-966-3
ISBN13: 9781605669663|ISBN10: 1605669660|EISBN13: 9781605669670
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Description:

Information technology is a discipline under constant evolution.

This collection, entitled Breakthrough Discoveries in Information Technology Research: Advancing Trends, aims to inform researchers and practitioners of novel and emerging research in information science and technology, allowing for the discussion and dissemination of critical concepts that will promote further study and innovation. Selections explore all facets of the discipline, with specific contributions focusing on outsourcing, ethical concerns in research, biometrics, and information technology's role in disaster prediction and prevention.

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

  • Agile software processes
  • Biometrics and soft computing tools
  • Bluetooth promoted multimedia on demand
  • E-business descision-making
  • Fuzzy logic in medicine
  • Fuzzy logic systems modeling
  • Information technology and disaster planning
  • Outsourcing and offshoring
  • Usability research and children
  • Voice-based tools for global collaboration
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...examines innovative topics in information science and technology literature. With an eye toward the future of IT research, this collection provides extensive insight into the future of business and society and offers essential research on emerging ideas and trends...

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Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., received his Doctorate in Business Administration from the Nova Southeastern University (Florida, USA). Dr. Khosrow-Pour taught undergraduate and graduate information system courses at the Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg for almost 20 years. He is currently Executive Editor at IGI Global (www.igi-global.com). He also serves as Executive Director of the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) (www.irma-international.org) and Executive Director of the World Forgotten Children’s Foundation (www.world-forgotten-children.org). He is the author/editor of more than 100 books in information technology management. He is also currently the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Green Computing, International Journal of Library and Information Services, International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and International Journal of Natural Computing Research, and is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Information Resources Management Journal, Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, Journal of Cases on Information Technology, and the Journal of Information Technology Research, and has authored more than 50 articles published in various conference proceedings and scholarly journals.
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