Books published by IGI Global

Provides knowledge and skills to allow readers the ability to understand and apply different concepts, techniques, and tools in the sales area. The book also highlights the influences of management, marketing, and technology on sales.

Coronavirus caused a significant tourism crisis in Portugal in 2020. This book analyses the situation and proposes practical local solidarity and business models for information and knowledge dissemination about/against the pandemic causes/impact. It includes suggestions and rules to be used by social actors to better cope with Covid-19.

Forming new partnerships and collaborations is a critical component of librarianship. Librarians often learn from one another and a publication that talks about effective collaborations, how they came about, lessons learned, and the outcomes, as well as explores the wide range of partnerships, can spur others on to identifying similar partnerships.

Examines how to overcome the existing, traditional approaches to combat antimicrobial resistance and cancer; how to apply multiple mechanisms to target the cancer cells and microbes; and how the nanomaterials can be used as carriers.

"This book explores recurrent generational implications and ongoing challenges with land dispossession, relocation, reacquisition, governmental influences, and economic impacts to contemporary indigenous land cultures"--

The four purposes of education, social mobility, social efficiency, democratic equality, and social justice are in conflict. This handbook takes a global perspective on the issues of equity and social justice. Coverage includes the achievement gap divide, equalizing opportunity, and other social justice in education related issues.

Presents advanced research on food safety practices investigated within food service establishments as an effort to help the industry pinpoint risks and non-compliance relating to food safety practices, and improve the practices in preventing food-borne illnesses from occurring.

Connects research and best practices for coaching virtually through VECTOR-169, and offers guidance and anecdotes to support working with educators in each phase. Practitioner examples engage readers as they contextualize examples, develop a deeper understanding, and generate a vision for virtual coaching and how to do it effectively.

The literature on the influence of religion among state public officials is still being investigated. Exploring the multifaceted impacts of religion on legislative behaviour allows us to understand its impacts on various constituencies. This book explores how religion influences individual-level legislative decision.

Shares a variety of knowledge and skills on how to best leverage features and functions of mobile devices to enhance the mobile experience in learning Chinese. Additionally, the book compares similarities and differences in mobile experience and provides a thorough overview to describe, explain, and predict these experiences in learning Chinese.

Presents emerging case studies on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and reports and responds to early evidence of these impacts and the predicted future impacts for students, families, teachers, policymakers, and higher education.

Presents emerging case studies on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and reports and responds to early evidence of these impacts and the predicted future impacts for students, families, teachers, policymakers, and higher education.

Collects case studies, theoretical and empirical research, experiences, and applications on numerous aspects of logistics and supply chain management. The book not only focuses on industry and digital transformation and organisational agility, but also presents different methods, techniques, models, and competitive advantage prospects.

Focuses on teaching and learning in distance learning remote universities. The book examines the ideas, programs, student services, and curriculum innovations that created the space for the for-profit distance education university to become a competitive force in the higher education marketplace.

Addresses critical issues and challenges in the EU and emerging trends for the EU's future. Covering topics such as enlargement policy, integration, NATO, and political challenges, this book is a resource for post-grad students of political science and international affairs, faculty of higher education, researchers, academics, and world leaders.

Provides a theoretical, application, and research-based information regarding a variety of viewpoints and strategies that educator preparation programs must be cognizant of to meet the varied and individualized needs of novice teachers so that the academic, behavioral, and/or social-emotional needs of their students are effectively supported.

Provides a theoretical, application, and research-based information regarding a variety of viewpoints and strategies that educator preparation programs must be cognizant of to meet the varied and individualized needs of novice teachers so that the academic, behavioral, and/or social-emotional needs of their students are effectively supported.

Examines the impact of COVID-19 on higher education institutions internally and externally and considers the lessons learned as well as what could be next. The book also presents solutions to the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic wrought on universities and colleges and looks toward using those solutions for future applications.

Examines the impact of COVID-19 on higher education institutions internally and externally and considers the lessons learned as well as what could be next. The book also presents solutions to the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic wrought on universities and colleges and looks toward using those solutions for future applications.

Explores the recent development of new technologies for language teaching and learning to gain insights into the theories, pedagogies, technological design, and evaluation of TELTL environments for comprehending the trends and strategies of the new digital era as well as investigate the possibility of future TELTL research direction.

Focuses on evaluating the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how to continually improve teleworking and organisations in their utilization of remote work. The book provides multifaceted perspectives focused on all parties involved in these issues, from employees to CEOs.

Presents chapters that are each devoted to a particular form of inquiry, with a conceptual analysis of the methodology, its purpose(s), its utilization, structure, and organization, all written by scholars with firsthand experience with the form of inquiry.

Presents the real-life stories of Eastern women in business, giving particular focus to how these women overcame challenges and broke the glass ceiling. The book explores the problems and challenges, experiences, and strategies of overcoming gender discrimination and inequality.

Explores the strengths of blockchain adaptation in manufacturing industries and logistics management, which include product traceability, supply chain transparency, compliance monitoring, and auditability, and examines the current open issues and future research trends of blockchain.

Discusses gender perspectives and the impact on the fourth industrial revolution, particularly in the realm of employment structure, and analyses the impact of technology on mainstreaming women in paid employment.

Discusses the latest research on nature-inspired computing approaches applied to the design and development of renewable energy systems and provides new solutions to the renewable energy domain. The book covers a range of topics, including microgrids, wind power, and artificial neural networks.

Addresses the impacts and future trends of blockchain, particularly for digital governance, and demonstrates the applications of blockchain in digital governance using case studies. Covering a range of topics from cybersecurity to real estate tokenization, this book is ideal for professionals, researchers, academics, instructors, and students.

Covers a range of topics in the field with perspectives, models, and first-hand experiences shared by researchers, discussing applications of artificial neural networks and machine learning for biomedical and business applications and a listing of current open-source software for neural networks, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.