The present chapter provides a historical reappraisal of labor-saving technologies. It reviews and systematizes theoretical contributions and empirical findings documenting the presence of labor- and time-saving heuristics in innovative efforts back since the First Industrial Revolution. More in...

The present chapter provides a historical reappraisal of labor-saving technologies. It reviews and systematizes theoretical contributions and empirical findings documenting the presence of labor- and time-saving heuristics in innovative efforts back since the First Industrial Revolution. More in...

Chapter 1. Ideological Origin of Digital Economics -- Chapter 2. Ecological Vision of Digital Economy Evolution -- Chapter 3. Intelligent Economy and Institutional Elements -- Chapter 4. New Paradigm of Computational Sociology -- Chapter 5. Digital Economy from the Perspective of Complex Systems...

The mirror for (artificial) intelligence: In whose reflection?' sets out the parameters for caution in considering as-yet relatively un-debated issues in artificial intelligence (AI) research, which is the concept itself of 'intelligence'. After the AI 'winters' ending in the late 1990s, during...

The mirror for (artificial) intelligence: In whose reflection?' sets out the parameters for caution in considering as-yet relatively un-debated issues in artificial intelligence (AI) research, which is the concept itself of 'intelligence'. After the AI 'winters' ending in the late 1990s, during...

"Big Tech" - das sind die grossen globalen Firmen, die monopolartig Teile des Internets und der internationalen Wirtschaft beherrschen und gleichzeitig auch eine bestimmte Firmenkultur ausgeprägt haben - sowohl im positiven als auch im negativen Sinne. In diesem Buch nimmt eine Managerin aus...

„"It’s a Man’s World": Ob Sicherheitsgurte in Autos, die Dosierung von Medikamenten oder die Raumtemperatur: Viele Facetten unserer Umwelt wurden von Männern für Männer geschaffen. Frauen frieren deshalb am Arbeitsplatz oder sterben mit höherer Wahrscheinlichkeit an einem Herzinfarkt....

Debates have long centered around the relative merits of prizes and other incentives for technological innovation. Some economists have cited the experience of the prestigious Royal Society of Arts (RSA), which offered honorary and cash awards, as proof of the efficacy of innovation prizes. The...

Debates have long centered around the relative merits of prizes and other incentives for technological innovation. Some economists have cited the experience of the prestigious Royal Society of Arts (RSA), which offered honorary and cash awards, as proof of the efficacy of innovation prizes. The...

Mensch vs. Technik und erste Vorstellungen von hybridem Handeln -- Methodologische Anforderungen zur qualitativen Analyse soziomaterieller Praktiken -- Ergebnisse: Hybrides Handeln innerhalb digitaler Arbeit und Organisation -- Synthetisierung der Ergebnisse in einem theoretischen Framework zu...

Ziel des Beitrages ist, anhand des Beispiels der Mikrofiltrationstechnologie die Genese von einer Hochtechnologie zu einer Alltagstechnologie über die im Markt erfolgreichen Artefakte und deren Rückwirkung auf die sie produzierenden Unternehmen nachzuzeichnen. Dabei handelt es sich um ein...

Contents: Foreword / by Sally Hardy -- 1. Introduction: Pipeline break / Henry Etzkowitz, Helen Lawton Smith, Colette Henry and Alexandra Poulovassilis -- Part I: Gender cultures and institutions -- 2. Being an early career academic: is there space for gender-equality in the neoliberal...

"This book provides vital research on the non-technical repercussions of IoT technology adoption. While highlighting topics such as smart cities, environmental monitoring, and data privacy, this publication explores the regulatory and ethical risks that stem from computing technologies"--

During the nineteenth century, the US manufacturing sector shifted away from the "hand labor" mode of production, characteristic of artisan shops, to the "machine labor" of the factory. This was the focus of an extremely detailed but extraordinarily complex study by the Commissioner of Labor...

This book demonstrates how traditional knowledge can be connected to the modern world. Human knowledge of housing, health and agriculture dates back thousands of years, with old wisdom developing and becoming modern. But in the past few decades, global communities have increasingly become aware...

The first of July 1952, the moped was legislatively excluded from existing restrictions for heavier two-wheeled motorized vehicles. A driver/owner of a “bicycle with auxiliary engine” – this was the original denomination of the vehicle – thus needed no registration, driver’s license or...

"The hegemonic transition between British world power and American was the most drawn-out in the history of the world-system, starting in 1861. After 1919, America competed successfully with Britain in three main technological arenas: international transportation, international communication,...

Introduction -- Development-oriented social investment -- Basic education -- Vocational education -- Higher education -- Science and technology -- Talent schemes -- Hukou and migration -- Social investment in China

Using the securities industry as a case study of cyborg transformation, this article raises questions with regard to information management and information security. The piece concludes by calling for a legal information accountability regime which more effectively blends regimes of corporate,...

"This book investigates the bias, stereotyping, and repression experienced by women within STEM-based career fields, emphasizing the struggle felt by women within politics, education systems, business environments, STEM careers, as well as issues with advocacy and leadership"--Provided by publisher.