Books published by IGI Global

Provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of the application of intelligent optimization techniques within industrial energy systems. The book features coverage on a broad range of topics, including swarm intelligence, renewable energy, and predictive modelling.

Discusses the advancement of decision-making systems in business environments with the use of applied mathematics, algorithms, and information technology. The book features research on a range of topics, including decision-making systems, critical success factors, and global enterprise architecture.

Explores the relationship between shape grammar and space syntax for urban planning and architecture and enables the creative discovery of both the formal and spatial features of an architectural style or type. This book also presents a new method to selectively capture aspects of both the grammar and syntax of architecture.

Features coverage on a wide range of topics such as group informatics, infoprocesses, and big data. This book is designed for academics, students, managers, information technology professionals, computer engineers, programmers, and researchers interested in organisation-technology interaction.

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.

Evaluates the effectiveness of monetary policies and the independence of central banks to contribute to economic development within seven emerging economies: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey. The book features research on topics such as global economics, independent banking, and foreign investing.

Focuses on the practice of profiling prospective and current target learners through manual and computational means in order to better meet and improve their online and offline learning needs, as well as how those profiles influence the design, development, and provision of learning experiences.

Provides a holistic view of how a business sets the proper mindset in light of a plethora of digital technologies, how to systematically choreograph the right components for the reinvention, and how to strategically undertake the change journey. The publication examines human value, e-business, and self-determined behaviours.

Examines the development and use of interactive multimedia and mixed reality applications that are used to support engineering pedagogy and curriculum. Containing leading international findings, this publication delivers quality research using learning and consultancy for developing tactics to decipher dilemmas within the field.

Provides innovative research exploring the immersion of competitive electronic sports and applications within global marketing, business, and society. The book features coverage on a broad range of topics, such as social networking, sponsorship branding, and risk management.

Provides extensive coverage of policy practice and a unique emphasis on the broad issues and human dilemmas inherent in the pursuit of social justice. The book further explores how the economic fluctuations and political change interact with shifting social values to shape and re-shape social policies.

Presents innovative research on trends and strategies that are necessary to ensure the success of global marketing and identify the means of global market entry. The book highlights a range of topics, including branding, consumer management, and joint ventures.

Focuses on the significance of narratives and narrative generation in various aspects of human society. Featuring an array of topics such as philosophy, narratology, and advertising, this book is ideal for software developers, academics, philosophy professionals, researchers, and students.

Presents research on the methods and applications of the use of plants for remediating metal-contaminated soil and water. The book highlights a broad range of topics, including molecular mechanisms, nutrient interference, and fluoride accumulation.

Examines community intervention strategies and their causal relationship with destination sustainability and destination quality. The book calls for more proactive measures to enhance destination sustainability through ecotourism initiatives across the globe. Coverage includes global business, mass tourism, and resource management.

Explores tools for predicting recidivism rates among incarcerated individuals. The study provides evidence for an alternative explanation for a still prevailing notion that recidivism is primarily a result of personal/internal failings (such as mental illness or cognitive impairment) versus external/societal ones.

Provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of open access publishing practices in the digital age and applications within scientific and academic research. Coverage includes topics such as copyright protection, social justice, and European Copyright Framework.

Presents research on the organisation of sales and the sales force, their geographic deployment, and distribution and channel management including how to develop customer-oriented distribution systems. Coverage includes expense control, personnel training, and channel design.

Discusses the relationship between college resources and students' learning outcomes as well as contributing factors in promoting quality education and training. The book inlcudes research on topics such as research philosophies, teaching workloads, and student engagement.

Explores shifting demographics within higher education and offers recommendations to current teaching methodologies. Highlighting a range of topics such as adult learners, pedagogy, and international students, this book provides a theoretical foundation, followed by an intentional dissection of current and best research practices.

Offers a study of translation in the business tourism sector by looking at the value of business tourism translation according to market demands, the main models of these specializations, and empirical data from a corpus with texts in English and Spanish that serve as explanatory examples of what to do when dealing with texts from this context.

Presents research on the methods and applications of tourism crisis management that takes an anthropological approach to tourism safety and security. The book highlights a range of topics, including disaster potential, political instability, and virtual terrorism.

Presents research on the historical aspects of the formation of the political system in Russia and proposes directions for the further development of modern Russian statehood. Topics discussed include socio-politics, Soviet culture, and capitalization.

Explores the benefits, risks, and solutions for entering the borderless online degree market and discusses novel online approaches that are cost-effective for higher education institutions and affordable for customers. The book describes innovative pedagogy in fused learning classrooms that builds relationship and promotes retention.

Provides insight into advances being made in blockchain and some potential applications of the technology that can improve the lives of individuals in emerging markets. This publication covers a range of topics such as digital government, health systems, and urbanization.

Presents a collection of research on the methods and applications of population logistics. While highlighting topics including gene analysis, crossbreeding, and reproduction, this book is designed for academics, researchers, biologists, and mathematicians seeking current research on modelling the reproduction process of a biological population.

Discusses the complex nature of financial markets and the growth of developing economies. This book features research on topics such as international markets, transition economies, and financial instability.

Systemizes recent trends and advances for service development with such key technological enablers of modern ICT as ambient intelligence, IoT, web of things, and cyber-physical systems. The considered concepts and models are presented using a smart spaces approach with a particular focus on the Smart-M3 platform.

Provides innovative insights into the latest developments and achievements in high voltage insulation breakdown. This publication features topics such as nanodielectrics, thermal stability, and transmission technology.

Examines the implementation of knowledge-building communities in educational experiences and pedagogical strategies that encourage engagement. Highlighting topics such as active participation, digital technologies, and online learning, this book is geared toward educators, educational designers, researchers, administrators, and academics.