Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations and Society: Past, Present and Future Issues

by Francesca Ricciardi, Antoine Harfouche

Overview

This book presents a collection of original research papers focusing on emerging issues regarding the role of information and communication technologies in organizations, inter-organizational systems, and society. It adopts an inter-disciplinary approach, allowing for the integration of contributions from various disciplines such as information systems, organizational studies, marketing, accounting, and social sciences. This book offers valuable insights not only for scholars, but also for practitioners, managers, and policy makers. The book is a compilation of the best research papers – originally double blind, peer-reviewed contributions – presented at the ICTO 2015 conference held in Paris.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319289069
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	02/05/2016
Series:	Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation , #15
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Francesca Ricciardi, PhD, is a Research Fellow in Management at the University of Verona, Italy. She is also a lecturer of “Business Culture” at the University of Genova, Italy, and a Visiting Lecturer in “Research Methods” for winter semester 2014-2015 at the Université Nanterre la Défence, Paris, France. She regularly teaches at several postgraduate and master programmes. Her research interests span themes such as inter- and intra-organizational relationships, knowledge networks, smart cities, and the innovative management of the commons. She has published more than 40 studies on these subjects, including international journal articles, monographs, book chapters, and conference papers. Before completely dedicating herself to research and teaching, she worked as a consultant, gaining experience in the fields of facility management, project management, organizational innovation and human resources.

Antoine Harfouche is an Associate Professor at Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense University. He is also member of the CEROS research center. Previously he was an assistant professor, member of the VALLOREM at the Francois-Rabelais University of Tours. The author of almost a dozen of articles, he works on Information and Communication Technologies for Development, such as e-Government, e-Business and e-Services in developing countries. His research is mainly quantitative based on Structural Equation Modelling.

Table of Contents

Part I: ICT and the Pursuit of Public Good.- Part II: ICT, Innovation and Organizational Change.- Part III: Interacting in an ICT-Enabled Relational Landscape.