Despite the significance and potential benefits of data-exchange standards, a void remains in literature of a research publication dedicated to its barriers and critical success factors. This book establishes factors related to the implementation and dissemination of data-exchange standards....

This book is a collection of recent essays offering fresh perspectives on the scope and future of intellectual property rights. The tripartite division of the book is designed to make this inter-disciplinary topic more accessible and intelligible to readers of diverse backgrounds. Part I...

An overview of service level agreements / Nicholas B. Beaumont -- Understanding consumer reactions to offshore outsourcing of customer services / Piyush Sharma, Rajiv Mathur, Abhinav Dhawan -- IT offshoring : a German perspective / Michael Amberg, Martin Wiener -- Information systems/information...

"This book combines state-of-the-art modeling approaches at various scales with case studies from across the world, discussing how to translate models into results and illustrate how pro-active implementation can mitigate biodiversity loss"--Provided by publisher.