Books published by Business Science Reference

Provides research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of how social media should be added to public-involvement activities such as citizen juries, public deliberation, and citizen panels. Readers will be offered insights into the critical design considerations for planning, carrying out, and assessing public-involvement initiatives.

Presents research on methods for protecting indigenous knowledge including studies on intellectual property rights and sovereignty rights. The book also analyses the contrasting interests of developing and developed countries in the protection of traditional knowledge as an asset.

Provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and regional initiative trends of trade and development through the examination of theoretical and practical experiences of their underpinning principles through approaches to overcome the obstacles of globalization and its positive and negative impacts on global trade and economic development.

Outlines the classification of innovations, discusses the hurdles to innovation, and offers ways to increase the scale and rate of innovation-based transformations in the education system. The publication argues that raising the quality and scale of innovations in education will positively affect education itself and benefit society.

Discusses the nutritional, physical, and chemical factors of camel milk in comparison to other animal and plant-based milks and introduces benefits attributed to camel meat. The book features research on topics such as colostrum composition, meat production, and nutritional value.

Presents research on the methods and applications of natural computation techniques and algorithms within communication systems such as wireless sensor networks, vehicular adhoc networks, and internet of things. The book highlights a rnage of topics, including mobile sensor deployment, routing optimization, and sleep scheduling.

Describes the specific steps in designing a scenario for a collaborative learning activity in the context of personalization in adaptive systems and the key decisions that need to be made by the teacher-learner. The book features coverage on a broad range of topics that include adaptive teaching, personalized learning, and instructional design.

Presents research that explores relevant theoretical frameworks in terms of organisational behaviour issues and provides the opportunity for tourism organisations to understand their employees' behaviour. The book highlights a range of topics, including emotional labour, deviant behaviour, and organisational cynicism.

Examines special education practices and provides in-depth evaluations of pedagogical practices for improved educational experiences for students with disabilities. The book includes coverage of a range of topics, such as bilingual education, psychometrics, and physical education.

Provides vital research on the application of practice-based learning techniques in higher education institutions. This publication establishes a platform for academics to share their best practices to promote teach less, learn more pedagogies and learn reciprocally from the community of practice.

Discusses newly developed but easy-to-handle and less costly software and tools and their implementation in real 21st-century classrooms. The book also helps and supports teachers to conduct gifted and talented school activities in K-12 classrooms. It features research on topics such as educational philosophy and skillful learning techniques.

Provides comprehensive research on inclusive curriculum design and education policy that specifically impacts LGBTQ+ students. The book features a range of topics, including gender diversity, mental health services, and preservice teachers.

Provides research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of contemporary tourism in Eastern Europe and its effect on economics and sociology. The book features coverage on a broad range of topics, including monument protection, economic features, and socialist architecture.

Focuses on technological influences on language education and applications of technology in language learning courses including foreign and second language learning. The book features an array of topics, including artificial intelligence, teacher preparation, and distance learning.

Provides research on the application of new technological tools, such as digital modelling, within architectural design, and improves the understanding of the strategic role of Industry 4.0 as a tool to empower the role of architecture and cultural heritage in society.

Focuses on the evolution of the education framework and job market as well as necessary changes needed in organisations to reply to life-long learning and competency-based training initiatives. The book highlights a rnage of topics, including digital environment, e-learning, and learning analytics.

Examines the benefits and barriers of implementing computational models to agricultural production and energy sources as well as how these models can produce more cost-effective and sustainable solutions. The book features coverage on a wide range of topics such as bacterial foraging, swarm intelligence, and combinatorial optimization.

Presents research on the methods and applications of solving major issues within the electrical distribution system. Some issues covered include distribution losses, improper monitoring of systems, renewable energy integration with micro-grid and distributed energy sources, and smart home energy management system modelling.

Discusses the role of public policy in managing sustainability within a wide variety of professional industries such as health, education, and business. The book features research on a range of topics, such as sustainable finance, environmental regulation, and information economics.

Addresses gaps in the understanding of formative assessment and offers educators meaningful and comprehensive examples of formative assessment in the Pre-K through elementary grade levels. The book covers an array of topics, including literacy, professional development, and educational technologies.

Discusses the fundamentals, benefits, and risks of implementing internationalization strategies within a business, along with other organisational performance instruments. The book features research on topics such as financial performance, international markets, and evaluation systems.

Bridges linguistics theory and practice and comprehensively addresses all fundamentals of linguistics through the English language learning lens. The book features a range of topics, including curriculum design, immigrant students, and professional development.

Presents research on the latest developments and advances in preservation technologies and storage methods within the food processing industry. The book highlights a range of topics, including nutritional supplements, microfiltration, and thermal technology.

Explores the strategic role and use of virtual and augmented reality in shaping visitor experiences at art galleries and museums and their ability to enhance education. The book highlights a range of topics such as online learning, digital heritage, and gaming.

Presents research on the methods and applications of religious theology on entrepreneurial decision making. Highlighting topics including women in business, religious marketing, and consumer behaviour, this book is designed for entrepreneurs, theologists, business managers, policymakers, researchers, professionals, academics, and students.

Provides emerging research on approaches for conflict resolution in organizations whereby it is possible to establish congenial ambiences in different organisations, leading to better outcomes and performance. The book features coverage on a broad range of topics such as organizational change, leaderships roles, and organizational change.

Examines the representation of women in cinema and provides a feminist approach to various aspects of the film industry, including labour, production, and the cultural impact of women in motion pictures. The book features research on topics such as violence against women, feminist film theory, and psychoanalysis.

Examines the development of human consciousness as a realization of the laws of self-organisation or complex systems. The book also conducts a comparison of theoretical assumptions with specific cultural phenomena that are manifestations of the evolution of the mind.

A reference source that makes a clear distinction between the separation of ownership and management, on the one hand, and the institutional development of family governance instruments, on the other, to help uncover the asymmetric effects of these two choices.

Provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of implementing visuals and images within data and information. The text contains projects, examples of students' solutions, and invites the reader to apply graphical thinking. Coverage includes nanoscale structures, computer graphics, and data visualization.