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Innovation by demand : an interdisciplinary approach to the study of demand a…
The structure and regulation of consumption and demand has recently become of great interest to sociologists and economists alike, and at the same time there is growing interest in trying to understand the patterns and drivers of technological innovation. This book brings together a range of sociologists and economists to study the role of demand and consumption in the innovative process. The b…
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- 9780719062674
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- viii. 214p. : ill
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- 338.064 INN i
Landscape biographies : geographical, historical and archaeological perspecti…
Landscape Biographies explores the long, complex histories of landscapes from personal and social perspectives. Twenty geographers, archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists investigate the diverse ways in which landscapes and monuments have been constructed, transmitted, and transformed from prehistory to the present, from Manhattan to Shanghai, Iceland to Portugal, England to Estonia.
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- 9789089644725
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- 437p. : ill.
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- 304.2 LAN l
The datafied society : studying culture through data
As more and more aspects of everyday life are turned into machine-readable data, researchers are provided with rich resources for researching society. The novel methods and innovative tools to work with this data not only require new knowledge and skills, but also raise issues concerning the practices of investigation and publication. This book critically reflects on the role of data in academi…
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- 9789048531011
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- 267p. : ill.
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- 302.2 DAT d
Current issues in knowledge management
The knowledge management concept has emerged to serve as one of the critical inputs to the strategic management process, and a common factor underpinning competitive advantage. Over the concept's development, knowledge management research has focused on the processes that enable a firm to recognize sources of data, to transform data into useful information, to disseminate the information, and t…
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- 978178985231
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- 140 p.; 23 cm.
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Management of research infrastructures: a South African funding perspective
This open access book provides an overview of the building blocks necessary for managing, steering and guiding the establishment of a research infrastructure (RI). It offers valuable insights into RI investment, access and management at the academic, grants management, agency and policy level, and serves as a useful guide for the research community, students, and those in the private sector wis…
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- 9783030372811
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- xx, 103p. : ill.
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- 001.44 RAM m
The psychology of Silicon Valley : ethical threats and emotional unintelligen…
This open access book explores the conscious and unconscious norms, values, and characteristics that drive behaviors within the high-tech capital of the world, Silicon Valley, and the sector it represents. In an era where the reach and influence of a single industry has the potential to define the future of our world, it has become apparent just how little we know about the organizations drivin…
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- 9783030273644
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- viii, 314p. : ill.
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- 302.35 COO p
New horizons for a data-driven economy : a roadmap for usage and exploitation…
In this book readers will find technological discussions on the existing and emerging technologies across the different stages of the big data value chain. They will learn about legal aspects of big data, the social impact, and about education needs and requirements. And they will discover the business perspective and how big data technology can be exploited to deliver value within different se…
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- 9783319215693
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- xx, 303p. : ill.
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- 005.7 NEW n
Designing digital work : concepts and methods for human-centered digitization
Combining theory, methodology and tools, this open access book illustrates how to guide innovation in today’s digitized business environment. Highlighting the importance of human knowledge and experience in implementing business processes, the authors take a conceptual perspective to explore the challenges and issues currently facing organizations. Subsequent chapters put these concepts int…
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- 9783030122591
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- xxi, 435p. : ill.
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- 650.0285 OPP d
Manuscripts and archives : comparative views on record-keeping
The archive is traditionally considered the counterpart of the library, the one storing records, the other housing books. There is evidence, however, that this institutional division of labor reflects certain historical and social constellations. The present volume addresses the question of this complex interrelationship with case-studies from an impressive variety of ancient, traditional, and …
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- 9783110541397
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- XIV, 462 p
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- 027 MAN m
What is a family? : answers from early modern Japan
What is a family? The essays gathered here explore disparate family histories in early modern Japan, attending variously to the samurai elite, agrarian villagers, urban merchants, communities of outcastes, and the circles surrounding priests, artists, and scholars. They draw on diverse sources—from population registers and legal documents to personal letters and diaries, from genealogies and …
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- 9780520316089
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- x, 275p. : ill.
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- 306.850952 WHA w
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