Infonomics for Distributed Business and Decision-Making Environments

Publisher: IGI Global (Oct. 2009)
365 pages
ISBN: 978-1605668901

Infonomics for Distributed Business and Decision-Making Environments
Creating Information System Ecology
edited by Dr. Malgorzata Pankowska University of Economics, Katowice, Poland

The field of information resources management is broad and encompasses many facets of information technology research and practice as well as business and organizational processes. Because information technology changes at an incredible rate, it is essential for all who use, teach or research information management to have access to the most current data and research and keep up with the emerging trends. This publication is aimed at providing a greater understanding of issues, challenges, trends and technologies effecting the overall utilization and management of information in modern organizations around the world.

The chapters in this book address the emerging issues in information resources economics and its application. Information modeling, information management, governance and valuation, collaborative networks development, ethical issues in distributed information environments are topics relevant to business people and academics. Additionally, the chapters provide concrete ways for academics to broaden their research and case study examples, which enable business people to better interpret the text and to avoid the pitfalls discussed in the book.

This book is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.) in October 2009

Chapter I: Information and Knowledge: Concepts and Functions
El Hassan Bezzazi, University de Lille 2, France
Chapter II: Ontology-Based Network Management for Autonomic Communications
D.N Kanellopoulos, University of Patras, Greece
Chapter III: On the infological interpretation of information
Bogdan Stefanowicz ,Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Chapter IV: How Models and Methods for Analysis and Design of Information System Development Can Be Improved to Better Support Communication and Learning?
Prima Gustiene, Karlstad University, Sweden
Sten Carlsson, Karlstad University, Sweden

Section II: Information Management Progress

Chapter V: Expanding The Strategic Role of Information Interactions in Enterprise Environment: Developing an Integrated Model
Judit Olah, CBMA, Inc., USA
Ole Axvig, CBMA, Inc., USA
Chapter VI: Information Management in a Grid-Based E-Health Business Environment: A Technical-Business Analysis
Vassiliki Andronikou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Gabriel Sideras, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Dimitrios Halkos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Theodora Varvarigou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Chapter VII: Intelligent Agents for Business Process Management Systems
Janis Grundspenkis, Technical University, Latvia
Antons Mislevics, Technical University, Latvia
Chapter VIII: Virtual Heterarchy Information Governance Model
Malgorzata Pankowska University of Economics, Katowice, Poland
Henryk Sroka, University of Economics, Katowice, Poland

Section III: Information Valuation

Chapter IX: Value of Information in Distributed Decision Support Systems
J.Sobieska-Karpinska, University of Economics, Wroclaw, Poland
Marcin Hernes, University of Economics, Wroclaw, Poland
Chapter X: Accounting and Billing in Computing Environments
Claus-Peter Rueckemann, Hannover University, Germany
Chapter XI: Methodological Aspects of the Evaluation of Individual E-Banking Services for Selected Banks in Poland
Witold Chmielarz, University of Warsaw, Poland
Chapter XII: Health Infonomics: Intelligent Applications of Information Technology
P. Whitten, Michigan State University, USA
M. Mackert, Michigan State University, USA
B. Holtz, Michigan State University, USA
Chapter XIII: The Information Sector in the Economy and its Strategic Value
Dariusz T. Dziuba, University of Warsaw, Poland

Section IV: Collaboration in Networks

Chapter XIV: Designing Collaborative Infrastructures to Get Business Value from Collaboration in Large Scale Networks
Igor Hawryszkiewicz, University of Technology, Australia
Chapter XV: Governance of Virtual Networks: Case of Living and Virtual Laboratories
B. Semolic, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Jure Kovac, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Chapter XVI: New Forms of Work in the Light of Globalization in Software Development
Darja Smite, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Juris Borzovs, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Chapter XVII: Digital Confidence in Business: A Perspective of Information Ethics
Lichun Chiang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Chapter XVIII: Ethics of Information in Distributed Business Environments
Adriana Schiopoiu Burlea, University of Craiova, Romania

Table of Contents:

Section I: Information Interpretations and Modelling

Section II: Information Management Progress

Section III: Information Valuation

Section IV: Collaboration in Networks