Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Industries - Computers & Information Technology

'Business ecosystem' is a frequently used concept to describe the unique competitive advantages of Google, Microsoft and Intel, and is frequently mentioned in the popular press to explain the success of Chinese pioneers such as Alibaba. This book explores not only the application of a business ecosystem approach in the Chinese context but also deals with the strategic challenges.

The book takes the growth and transformation of Alibaba's business ecosystem as a focus case to explore the above topics. Alibaba's ecosystem rapidly developed in less than 20 years and transformed...

'Business ecosystem' is a frequently used concept to describe the unique competitive advantages of Google, Microsoft and Intel, and is frequently mentioned in the popular press to explain the success of Chinese pioneers such as Alibaba. This book explores not only the application of a business ecosystem approach in the Chinese context but also deals with the strategic challenges.

The book takes the growth and transformation of Alibaba's business ecosystem as a focus case to explore the above topics. Alibaba's ecosystem rapidly developed in less than 20 years and transformed...

Two digital revolutions-in computing and communication- have radically transformed our economy and lives. A third digital revolution is upon us, in fabrication. Beyond the hype around 3D printers, digital fabrication technologies are exponentially accelerating in capability-community fab labs will be followed by digital personal fabrication and, ultimately, universal replicators straight out of Star Trek. While advances in digital fabrication promise...

Foreword by Bill Gates

Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation, tracing his own personal journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant technological changes in the digital era. As much a humanist as engineer and executive, Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies and a distinct call to action for leaders everywhere.

Hit Refresh is about individual change, about the transformation happening inside of Microsoft and the technology that will soon...

This book brings together key theories behind qualitative research, whilst drawing attention to novel, cutting-edge approaches to data gathering, such as visual anthropology and storytelling. Offering a comprehensive guide to qualitative analysis, this book goes further than examining research methods to open a discussion on the roles of reflexivity, imagination, emotions and ethics in qualitative research, Covering topics such as reflective analysis, sociological paradigms, action research and organizational ethnography, this book is ideal reading for those who wish to address the gap...

This book provides a thorough review of tested qualitative methods often used in organization studies, and outlines the challenges and essential requirements of designing a qualitative research project. The methods examined include case studies, observation, interviewing and the repertory grid technique. By highlighting certain key 'rules' for carrying out qualitative research and describing issues that should be avoided, this second volume of Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies is essential reading for academics and researchers who wish to understand the current state...

In this book the author argues that the basis of what we consider computer intelligence has algorithmic roots, and he presents this with a holistic view, showing examples and explaining approaches that encompass theoretical computer science and machine learning via engineered algorithmic solutions.

The book will be of value to researchers, practitioners, and students.

The 121 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 163 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: smart manufactoring system characterization; product and asset life cycle management in smart factories of industry 4.0; cyber-physical (IIoT) technology deployments in smart manufacturing systems; multi-disciplinary...

The two-volume set IFIP AICT 513 and 514 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2017, held in Hamburg, Germany, in September 2017.

The 121 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 163 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: smart manufactoring system characterization; product and asset life cycle management in smart factories of industry 4.0; cyber-physical (IIoT) technology deployments in smart manufacturing systems;...