Economy & Finance

This book explores the nursing and healthcare workforce in Asia. It will be of interest to academics in the field of nursing, health and social care workforce studies, population demography, labour markets, gender and international migration studies, globalisation in health and Asian studies.

This book contains eleven chapters dealing with different Cybersecurity Issues in Emerging Technologies. . Both theoretical analysis and experimental evaluation of state-of-the-art techniques are presented and discussed.

This book explores the link between entrepreneurship and innovation and provides an understanding of the latest developments in the field. The book presents numerous challenges such as failures, planning, strategies, and socio- economic issues, and presents concepts, models, and implementation strategies for Industry 4.0.

Economic Growth and Inequality critically evaluates the economic literature on this question from a pragmatic perspective, seeking to reconcile those who regard economic liberties as a paramount value, and critics who object that prioritizing these liberties leads to inequitable outcomes.

This book analyzes one of the largest media conglomerates worldwide, the Bertelsmann Corporation.

Can the likes we give on Instagram and Facebook predict a purchase or foresee who will win the election? Yes, they can! Large digital platforms can target ads to hyper-segmented to influence audiences. It is the moment to think deeply about these technologies. As citizens, we must reflect on our digital future.

This book presents practical guidelines for university research and administration. It uses a project management framework within a systems perspective to provide strategies for planning, scheduling, allocating resources, tracking, reporting, and control of university-based research projects and programs.

Multi-Criteria Decision-Making includes methods and tools for modeling and solving complex problems. MCDM has become popular in the production and service sectors to improve the quality of service, reduce costs, and make people more prosperous. This book illustrates applications through case studies focused on disaster management.

Assistive Technology Intervention in Healthcare focuses on various applications of intelligent techniques in biomedical engineering and health informatics.

Drawing on more modern expressions of economic analysis, this book explores the interplay between wellbeing, nature and moral values in economics.

This book presents over twenty authors' reflections on 'curating care' - and presents a call to give curatorial attention to the primacy of care for all life, and for more 'caring curating' that responds to the social, ecological and political analysis of curatorial caregiving.

This concise book uses narrative fiction to address how researchers can conduct qualitative research using both online and first-hand data and digital and face-to-face methods. The book is structured around four phases of the research process.

An in-depth exploration of the political economy of the Chinese technology company Baidu which, along with China's other tech giants Alibaba and Tencent, has emerged as a leading global internet company.

This book presents recent advancements in research, new methods and techniques, and applications in decision support systems (DSS) with Machine Learning and Probabilistic Graphical Models. The book undertakes to stimulate scientific exchange, ideas, and experiences in the field of DSS applications.

Interconnecting the concepts of sustainability, innovation and societal transformation, this book explains how organizations have successfully transformed themselves and wider society to foster a more sustainable future, and also identifies the difficulties and challenges along the way.

This edited volume provides deep insight into theoretical and empirical evidence on how digital technologies and high-tech brands are interrelated.

Explains the Sustainable Blue Economy as a marine-based economy that provides social and economic benefits for current and future generations. It provides a survey of the current state of understanding, activities, and policies related to the Blue Economy as it is being pursued in different industries and countries.

Set in the not so distant future, this book helps us navigate through challenging times by identifying areas where opportunities will develop. Written by qualified experts from a diverse range of backgrounds, the book provides a unique viewpoint for readers to analyse contemporary trends, while presenting a balanced future perspective.

This book explores the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of the global mining sector and local communities by focusing on a number of international cases drawn from various locations in Canada, the Philippines and Scandinavia.