Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators

Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators
Author: Jeremic, Veljko
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2016-09-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1522507159

Perceiving complex multidimensional problems has proven to be a difficult task for people to overcome. However, introducing composite indicators into such problems allows the opportunity to reduce the problem's complexity. Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the benefits and challenges presented by building composite indicators, and how these techniques promote optimized critical thinking. Highlighting various indicator types and quantitative methods, this book is ideally designed for developers, researchers, public officials, and upper-level students.

Disruptive Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Disruptive Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 2227
Release: 2019-07-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1522592741

The proliferation of entrepreneurship, technological and business innovations, emerging social trends and lifestyles, employment patterns, and other developments in the global context involve creative destruction that transcends geographic and political boundaries and economic sectors and industries. This creates a need for an interdisciplinary exploration of disruptive technologies, their impacts, and their implications for various stakeholders widely ranging from government agencies to major corporations to consumer groups and individuals. Disruptive Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that examines innovation, imitation, and creative destruction as critical factors and agents of socio-economic growth and progress in the context of emerging challenges and opportunities for business development and strategic advantage. Highlighting a range of topics such as IT innovation, business strategy, and sustainability, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, business executives, business professionals, academicians, and researchers interested in strategic decision making using innovations and competitiveness.

E-Planning and Collaboration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

E-Planning and Collaboration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 1775
Release: 2018-06-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1522556478

As population growth accelerates, researchers and professionals face challenges as they attempt to plan for the future. E-planning is a significant component in addressing the key concerns as the world population moves towards urban environments. E-Planning and Collaboration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications contains a compendium of the latest academic material on the emerging interdisciplinary areas of e-planning and collaboration. Including innovative studies on data management, urban development, and crowdsourcing, this multi-volume book is an ideal source for planners, policymakers, researchers, and graduate students interested in how recent technological advancements are enhancing the traditional practices in e-planning.

Business Models for Renewable Energy Initiatives: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Business Models for Renewable Energy Initiatives: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Author: Tantau, Adrian
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2017-07-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1522526897

The burning of fossil fuels and emission of greenhouse gasses critically impacts the global environment. By utilizing better techniques and process, businesses can aid in the journey to an economic, sustainable, and environmentally-friendly future for generations to come. Business Models for Renewable Energy Initiatives: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential reference source for the latest scholarly perspectives on present and future business models in the renewable energy sector. Featuring coverage on a range of perspectives and topics such as techno-economics, decentralized power systems, and risk assessment, this book is designed for academicians, students, and researchers seeking current scholarly research on green business opportunities for renewable energy.

Enterprise Resiliency in the Continuum of Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Enterprise Resiliency in the Continuum of Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Author: Bhattarai, Raj Kumar
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2017-06-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1522526285

There can be no growth in a business without change. Learning how to cope with change and capitalize on new developments is pivotal to organizational growth. Enterprise Resiliency in the Continuum of Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical reference source that discusses the components of business-related change and how organizational leaders can progress their company through such alterations rather than fail during turbulent times. Highlighting important topics such as enterprise schemata, change triggers, company resiliency, and intervention theories, this scholarly publication is designed for business owners, enterprise leaders, professionals, and researchers interested in learning more about how to make an organization resilient during times of change.

Encouraging Participative Consumerism Through Evolutionary Digital Marketing: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Encouraging Participative Consumerism Through Evolutionary Digital Marketing: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Author: Kaufmann, Hans Ruediger
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2017-05-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1683180178

Technology has changed the buying and selling industry. Research of various consumer patterns can result in an increase of profits of organizations and corporations. Encouraging Participative Consumerism Through Evolutionary Digital Marketing: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an authoritative reference source featuring the latest scholarly research on best practices of building relationships with online communities to engage consumers. Including various topics and perspectives such as consumer behavior, social media, and search engine optimization (SEO) this publication is ideally designed for professionals, researchers, and students seeking current research on the application of novel technologies in marketing.

Open issues in composite indicators. A starting point and a reference on some state-of-the-art issues

Open issues in composite indicators. A starting point and a reference on some state-of-the-art issues
Author: Adrian Otoiu
Publisher: Roma TrE-Press
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Il libro descrive e affronta alcune questioni tutt’ora aperte nel campo della costruzione di indicatori compositi. Si propone come complemento a riferimenti consolidati quali OECD handbook of composite indicators, e approfondisce temi che saranno certo oggetto di ampio sviluppo nel prossimo futuro, soprattutto nell’ambito degli indicatori di benessere e progresso umano. La prima parte del libro illustra lo stato dell’arte delle metodologie per la costruzione di indicatori compositi mentre la seconda parte affronta specifici nodi critici piu’ recenti. Il libro fornisce strumenti utili sia a ricercatori con una conoscenza limitata degli indicatori compositi, che a studiosi interessati ad un aggiornamento su temi più avanzati.

From Peril to Partnership

From Peril to Partnership
Author: Paul J. Angelo
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2024-02-16
Genre: Drug control
ISBN: 0197688101

Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative represented an unprecedented effort by Washington to stabilize fragile democracies in Latin America by shoring up the Colombian and Mexican security forces, respectively. From Peril to Partnership evaluates the extent to which the US government achieved its stabilization objectives. US assistance was more helpful to Colombia than Mexico, which adopted a more militarized approach. This book highlights the importance of the private sector, party system, and security bureaucracy in facilitating progress-and how their absence obstructs it.

Early Childhood Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Early Childhood Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 1655
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1522575081

A focus on the developmental progress of children before the age of eight helps to inform their future successes, including their personality, social behavior, and intellectual capacity. However, it is difficult for experts to pinpoint best learning and parenting practices for young children. Early Childhood Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is an innovative reference source for the latest research on the cognitive, socio-emotional, physical, and linguistic development of children in settings such as homes, community-based centers, health facilities, and school. Highlighting a range of topics such as cognitive development, parental involvement, and school readiness, this multi-volume book is designed for educators, healthcare professionals, parents, academicians, and researchers interested in all aspects of early childhood development.