E-Work and E-Commerce

Presenting over 170 contributions, the two volumes in this set offer evidence of an array of objectives and experiences in the world of international Internet business and commerce. The first volume, dealing more with the human factors and those affecting people and organizations, includes sections which focus on strategy and policy; organizational issues; learning and linguistic support; work and mobility; sustainable development; intelligent services and products; advanced research in e-marketplaces; and law, security, trust, and confidence. The second volume, emphasizing business considerations, addresses the following topics: mobile applications for business and work; intelligent supply chain; corporate knowledge management; intelligent networked organizations; e-business for manufacturing and for the construction industry; other industrial applications; media and entertainment applications; government and regional developments; technologies and infrastructures; and platforms and standards. Lacks a subject index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR