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Dynamik sozialer Praktiken: Simulation gemeinsamer Unternehmungen von Frauengruppen (Computersimulationen in den Sozialwissenschaften)
by Solveig HofmannDieses Buch über Simulation von sozialen Praktiken eröffnet einen großen - reich von interessanten und wichtigen Anwendungen. Soziale Praktiken bilden die Grundlage vieler sozialer, komplexer Systeme, wie Gemeinschaften, Gese- schaften, Genossenschaften, Organisationen, Institutionen, Staaten und viele andere mehr. Dieses Buch analysiert und simuliert eine generische Fallgruppe, in der es hunderte ähnlicher Fälle gibt. Die Untersuchung von sozialen Systemen benutzt hier gleich zwei für - künftige Forschungen wichtige Simulationskomponenten. Erstens erschließt dieses Werk die psychologische Welt der Akteure für Computersimulationen. Diese Welt lässt sich mit den Begriffen der Überzeugung, der Absicht und des Wunsches aufbauen. Frau Hofmann verwendet zwei der drei zentralen psycho- gischen Begriffe, nämlich Überzeugung und Absicht, während die Welt der Wünsche in dieser Arbeit nur impliziert benutzt wird. Diese Komponenten werden sicherlich bei vielen folgenden Simulationen eine Rolle spielen. In den hier beschriebenen Simulationen werden eine große Menge von Überzeugungen und eine kleinere Menge von Absichten der Akteure generiert. In einem ersten Schritt wird nur ein grobes Gerüst von Rationalitä- postulaten verwendet. Die vielen „Logiken“, mit denen die Überzeugungssys- me in eine rationale Ordnung gebracht werden, können in einer Simulation nur angewendet werden, wenn die Überzeugungssysteme rational mit Inhalt gefüllt sind. Die normale, menschliche Welt ist aber nur begrenzt rational und die nicht rationalen Anwandlungen der Menschen sind bis jetzt nur in ersten Ansätzen in formalen Abteilungen der Wissenschaften zu finden. Deshalb wurde als zweite Komponente der Simulation eine Komponente benutzt, die bis jetzt stiefmütterlich behandelt wird, nämlich die Handlungen.
Dynamik sozialer Rollen beim Wissensmanagement: Soziotechnische Anforderungen an Communities und Organisationen
by Isa JahnkeIsa Jahnke untersucht die Relevanz von Rollen, in denen Akteure am Wissensaustausch beteiligt sind und deren soziale Strukturen die Form des Austauschs prägen, am Beispiel einer Organisation. Sie verdeutlicht die Wirkmechanismen des Rollenhandelns sowie die damit verbundenen formellen und informellen Rollenstrukturen und leitet Erfolgsfaktoren für soziotechnische Communities und Organisationen ab.
Dynamiken (Sozialstrukturanalyse)
by Nicole Burzan Peter A. BergerMittlere soziale Lagen stellen seit jeher ein analytisches Problem für die Ungleichheitsforschung dar, weil es sich um heterogene Gruppen handelt, die sich nur schwer auf einen gemeinsamen Nenner bringen lassen. In jüngerer Zeit nun hat die „Mitte“ neue Aufmerksamkeit in der Diskussion erfahren, unter anderem durch die Thesen ihrer Schrumpfung sowie zunehmender Abstiegsängste. Der Band richtet sich auf Dynamiken sozialer Ungleichheit, die sowohl auf die individuelle Ebene abzielen, beispielsweise in Form sozialer Mobilität, aber auch auf Dynamiken der gesellschaftlichen Mitte als Kollektiv und ihre sozialen Funktionen. Zu diesem Zweck vereint der Band sowohl Beiträge, die empirisch aktuelle Entwicklungen auf verschiedenen Ebenen thematisieren und dabei die obigen Thesen hinterfragen, als auch solche, deren Schwerpunkt auf konzeptionellen Argumenten und der Diagnose des gesellschaftlichen Rahmens für Veränderungen dieser „Mitte“ liegt.
Dynamiken der öffentlichen Problemwahrnehmung: Umwelt, Terrorismus, Rechtsextremismus und Konsumklima in der deutschen Öffentlichkeit
by Volker Gehrau Judith Väth Gianna HaakeIn diesem Buch wird die Anlage des DFG-Projektes „Einflüsse der Aggregierung von Personen-, Themen- und Zeitangaben auf die Ergebnisse von Agenda-Setting-Studien“ vorgestellt. Es handelt sich um eine Sekundäranalyse von werktäglichen Befragungsdaten und täglichen Mediendaten aus der BRD zwischen 1994 und 2006. Die Daten wurden auf Wochen aggregiert und fusioniert. Zunächst wird anhand dieser Daten dargestellt, was in diesem Zeitraum die aus Sicht der Bevölkerung wichtigsten Probleme waren. Anschließend wird die Dynamik der Medienberichterstattung sowie deren Niederschlag in Interesse und Relevanzeinschätzung der Bevölkerung an vier Beispielen nachvollzogen: Politik, Terroranschläge, NPD-Verbotsverfahren sowie Konsumklima.
Dynamiken lokaler Flüchtlingshilfe: Engagement im Spannungsfeld von Staat und Zivilgesellschaft (Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie)
by Verena SchmidDie vorliegende Arbeit geht der Frage nach, welche Bedeutung, Formen und Funktionen zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement in Krisenzeiten einnimmt. Expliziert wird dies am Beispiel der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise 2015 in Deutschland untersucht. Zunächst wird die lokale Flüchtlingshilfe als strategisches Aktionsfeld betrachtet und die Flüchtlingskrise als exogener Schock gesehen, welcher das Feld in die Krise stürzte. Zudem wird das bürgerschaftliche Engagement in seiner Pluralität, Relationalität und Historizität beleuchtet. Drittens werden die Besonderheiten der lokalen Ebene thematisiert. Die Studie zeigt, dass sich die beiden lokalen Felder nach dem ersten Schock durch die Krise zunächst über Netzwerke strukturieren, unterstützt vom Ausbau von Kooperationen, welche die Beziehungen und Positionen im Feld festigen, bevor weitere Strukturen entstehen oder sich professionalisieren. Nicht alle Akteure im Feld sind in der Lage, sich über diesen Prozess zu etablieren, dennoch entsteht schrittweise ein neues, stabiles Feld der lokalen Flüchtlingshilfe, welches dem vor der Krise in seiner Ausgestaltung stark ähnelt. Die Arbeit leistet durch ihre ganzheitliche, empirische Betrachtung der Geschehnisse während der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Verständnis zivilgesellschaftlichen Engagements in seiner lokalen Eingebundenheit.
Dynamiken von Lohnungleichheiten in Europa: Betriebliche und arbeitsmarktpolitische Anpassungen während der Eurokrise (Sozialstrukturanalyse)
by Sven BroschinskiDiese Studie rekonstruiert die Entwicklungen der Löhne und Lohnungleichheiten während der Eurokrise aus einer gesamteuropäischen sowie inner- und zwischenstaatlichen Perspektive. Es wird gezeigt, dass die unterschiedlichen betrieblichen als auch arbeitsmarktpolitischen Anpassungenin den Mitgliedsstaaten zu sehr heterogenen Mustern der innerstaatlichen Lohnentwicklungen beigetragen haben. So erfuhren vor allem die osteuropäischen Mitgliedsstaatensowie Deutschland einen deutlichen Anstieg des unteren Lohnniveaus, während es in den südeuropäischen Ländern sowie Großbritannien zu starken Reallohneinbußen gekommen ist, die teilweise durch die veränderte Zusammensetzung der Arbeitnehmerschaft verdeckt werden. Gleichzeitig haben diese Entwicklungen zu einer EU-weiten Konvergenz der Löhne sowie einem Rückgang der zwischenstaatlichen Lohnungleichheiten geführt. Ein zentraler Erklärungsfaktor für diese Trends sind die rechtlich-institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen, die die Auswirkungen der makroökonomischen Schocks auf die Lohn- und Beschäftigungsstrukturen in hohem Maße moderiert haben und die selbst auch zum Gegenstand krisenbedingter Anpassungsprozesse wurden.
Dynamische Arrangements städtischer Sicherheit: Akteure, Kulturen, Bilder
by Jan Abt Leon Hempel Dietrich Henckel Ricarda Pätzold Gabriele WendorfDer Befund einer Pluralisierung der Sicherheitsproduktion und Allgegenwärtigkeit von „Sicherheit“ in der Diskussion um Stadt kann darauf zurück geführt werden, dass die Akteure, deren Verbindungen untereinander, ihre Aufgaben und Techniken weniger eindeutig als in der Vergangenheit fixiert sind. Anspruch des vorliegenden Bandes – an der Schnittstelle zwischen sozialer und räumlich orientierter Sicherheitsforschung – ist es, die lokal vielfältigen Formen der Sicherheitsproduktion zu illustrieren und die Konflikte, Widersprüche und Folgen für das Leben in den Städten sowie das Handlungsfeld urbane Sicherheit aufzuzeigen. Sicherheit wird damit im Spannungsfeld der Materialität des urbanen Raums und übergeordneter kulturell tradierter Deutungsmuster thematisiert.
Dynix: A Guide for Librarians and Systems Managers (Routledge Revivals)
by Jacqueline GilmartinPublished in 1992. Investing in, running and managing an automated library system is an expensive, time-consuming activity. This guide, one of a series looking at library automation systems, will not only help prospective users in their systems choice, but will also give current users a better appreciation of the potential of their own system. Written by users of the system and reflecting their experience, the guide examines DYNIX’s place in the automated libraries’ market, the company’ history, reliability and support services. All the hardware and software used in connection with DYNIX are described and the reader is taken through all the processes involved in setting up the system, and introduced to the specific packages and applications. This guide will also be of interest to students of information management, information science and librarianship.
Dynix: A Guide for Librarians and Systems Managers (Routledge Revivals)
by Jacqueline GilmartinPublished in 1992. Investing in, running and managing an automated library system is an expensive, time-consuming activity. This guide, one of a series looking at library automation systems, will not only help prospective users in their systems choice, but will also give current users a better appreciation of the potential of their own system. Written by users of the system and reflecting their experience, the guide examines DYNIX’s place in the automated libraries’ market, the company’ history, reliability and support services. All the hardware and software used in connection with DYNIX are described and the reader is taken through all the processes involved in setting up the system, and introduced to the specific packages and applications. This guide will also be of interest to students of information management, information science and librarianship.
Dysconscious Racism, Afrocentric Praxis, and Education for Human Freedom: The selected works of Joyce E. King
by Joyce E. KingA dynamic leader and visionary teacher/scholar, Joyce E. King has made important contributions to the knowledge base on preparing teachers for diversity, culturally connected teaching and learning, and inclusive transformative leadership for change, often in creative partnership with communities. Dr. King is internationally recognized for her innovative interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching practice, and leadership. Her concept of "dysconscious racism" continues to influence research and practice in education and sociology in the U.S. and in other countries. This volume weaves together ten of her most influential writings and four invited reflections from prominent scholars on the major themes the work addresses. In the World Library of Educationalists, international scholars themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces—extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/or practical contributions—so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands of their work and see their contribution to the development of a field.
Dysconscious Racism, Afrocentric Praxis, and Education for Human Freedom: The selected works of Joyce E. King
by Joyce E. KingA dynamic leader and visionary teacher/scholar, Joyce E. King has made important contributions to the knowledge base on preparing teachers for diversity, culturally connected teaching and learning, and inclusive transformative leadership for change, often in creative partnership with communities. Dr. King is internationally recognized for her innovative interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching practice, and leadership. Her concept of "dysconscious racism" continues to influence research and practice in education and sociology in the U.S. and in other countries. This volume weaves together ten of her most influential writings and four invited reflections from prominent scholars on the major themes the work addresses. In the World Library of Educationalists, international scholars themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces—extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/or practical contributions—so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands of their work and see their contribution to the development of a field.
The Dysfunctional Politics of the Affordable Care Act
by Greg M. ShawWhile analyzing the contentious debate over health care reform, this much-needed study also challenges the argument that treating medical patients like shoppers can significantly reduce health expenditures.This revealing work focuses on the politics surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), explaining how and why supporters and opponents have approached the issue as they have since the act's passage in 2010. The first book to systematically examine public knowledge of the ACA across time, it also documents how that knowledge has remained essentially static since 2010, despite the importance of health-policy reform to every American.An important book for anyone concerned about the skyrocketing costs of health care in the United States, the work accomplishes three main tasks intended to help readers better understand one of the most important policy challenges of our time. The early chapters explain why congressional Democrats designed the Affordable Care Act of 2010 as they did, clarifies some of the consequences of the act's features, and examines why Republicans have fought the implementation of the law so fiercely. The study then looks at how the intersection of economics and politics applies to the ACA. Finally, the book details what the public knows—and doesn't know—about the law and discusses the prospects for citizens gaining the knowledge they should have about the overall issue of health-policy reform.
The Dysfunctional Politics of the Affordable Care Act
by Greg M. ShawWhile analyzing the contentious debate over health care reform, this much-needed study also challenges the argument that treating medical patients like shoppers can significantly reduce health expenditures.This revealing work focuses on the politics surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), explaining how and why supporters and opponents have approached the issue as they have since the act's passage in 2010. The first book to systematically examine public knowledge of the ACA across time, it also documents how that knowledge has remained essentially static since 2010, despite the importance of health-policy reform to every American.An important book for anyone concerned about the skyrocketing costs of health care in the United States, the work accomplishes three main tasks intended to help readers better understand one of the most important policy challenges of our time. The early chapters explain why congressional Democrats designed the Affordable Care Act of 2010 as they did, clarifies some of the consequences of the act's features, and examines why Republicans have fought the implementation of the law so fiercely. The study then looks at how the intersection of economics and politics applies to the ACA. Finally, the book details what the public knows—and doesn't know—about the law and discusses the prospects for citizens gaining the knowledge they should have about the overall issue of health-policy reform.
Dyslexia: The Government of Reading
by T. CampbellThe diagnosis of 'Dyslexia' and the medical problematisation of reading difficulties were almost unknown one hundred years ago, yet today the British Dyslexia Association estimates that up to ten per cent of the UK population may have some form of dyslexia, with numbers in the United States estimated to be as high as twenty per cent. The Government of Reading investigates how this problematisation developed and how a diagnostic category was shaped in response to this.
Dyslexia: Developing the Debate (Key Debates in Educational Policy)
by Julian Elliott Rod Nicolson Andrew Davis Christopher WinchDyslexia is often presented as a clearly delineated condition that can be diagnosed on the basis of appropriate cognitive tests with corresponding forms on intervention. However, this approachable text explores the issues behind this assertion in bringing together leading figures in the field to debate dyslexia.Julian Elliott shows that understandings and usage of the dyslexia label vary substantially with little consensus or agreement and in putting forward his critique draws upon research in several disciplinary fields to demonstrate the irrationality of these arguments. Roderick I. Nicolson demonstrates that current approaches to understanding, identification and support of dyslexia are catastrophically flawed in terms of their failure to consider the developmental nature of dyslexia. He develops two themes: first that the underlying cause of dyslexia is 'delayed neural commitment' for skills and neural circuits, and second that the cause of the reading disability is the introduction of formal instruction before the dyslexic child's neural circuits for executive function are sufficiently developed. He argues that a more effective and cost-effective approach to identification and support involves 'assessment for dyslexia' rather than 'of dyslexia'. Elliott and Nicolson respond to the points each other raise before Andrew Davis investigates how far the key claims of Elliott and Nicolson can withstand close conceptual investigation, and explores the inherent limitations of scientific research on this topic, given the value and conceptual issues concerned.
Dyslexia: Developing the Debate (Key Debates in Educational Policy #14)
by Julian Elliott Rod Nicolson Andrew Davis Christopher WinchDyslexia is often presented as a clearly delineated condition that can be diagnosed on the basis of appropriate cognitive tests with corresponding forms on intervention. However, this approachable text explores the issues behind this assertion in bringing together leading figures in the field to debate dyslexia.Julian Elliott shows that understandings and usage of the dyslexia label vary substantially with little consensus or agreement and in putting forward his critique draws upon research in several disciplinary fields to demonstrate the irrationality of these arguments. Roderick I. Nicolson demonstrates that current approaches to understanding, identification and support of dyslexia are catastrophically flawed in terms of their failure to consider the developmental nature of dyslexia. He develops two themes: first that the underlying cause of dyslexia is 'delayed neural commitment' for skills and neural circuits, and second that the cause of the reading disability is the introduction of formal instruction before the dyslexic child's neural circuits for executive function are sufficiently developed. He argues that a more effective and cost-effective approach to identification and support involves 'assessment for dyslexia' rather than 'of dyslexia'. Elliott and Nicolson respond to the points each other raise before Andrew Davis investigates how far the key claims of Elliott and Nicolson can withstand close conceptual investigation, and explores the inherent limitations of scientific research on this topic, given the value and conceptual issues concerned.
Dystopian Emotions: Emotional Landscapes and Dark Futures
by Jordan McKenzie and Roger PatulnyAs nations reel from the effects of poverty, inequality, climate change and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels as though the world has entered a period characterized by pessimism, cynicism and anxiety. This edited collection challenges individualized understandings of emotion, revealing how they relate to cultural, economic and political realities in difficult times. Combining numerous empirical studies and theoretical developments from around the world, the diverse contributors explore how dystopian visions of the future influence, and are influenced by, the emotions of an anxious and precarious present. This is an original investigation into the changing landscape of emotion in dark and uncertain times.
Dystopian Emotions: Emotional Landscapes and Dark Futures
by Jordan McKenzie Roger PatulnyAs nations reel from the effects of poverty, inequality, climate change and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels as though the world has entered a period characterized by pessimism, cynicism and anxiety. This edited collection challenges individualized understandings of emotion, revealing how they relate to cultural, economic and political realities in difficult times. Combining numerous empirical studies and theoretical developments from around the world, the diverse contributors explore how dystopian visions of the future influence, and are influenced by, the emotions of an anxious and precarious present. This is an original investigation into the changing landscape of emotion in dark and uncertain times.
The Dystopian Imagination in Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film (Hispanic Urban Studies)
by Diana Q. PalardyThis study examines contemporary Spanish dystopian literature and films (in)directly related to the 2008 financial crisis from an urban cultural studies perspective. It explores culturally-charged landscapes that effectively convey the zeitgeist and reveal deep-rooted anxieties about issues such as globalization, consumerism, immigration, speculation, precarity, and political resistance (particularly by Indignados [Indignant Ones] from the 15-M Movement). The book loosely traces the trajectory of the crisis, with the first part looking at texts that underscore some of the behaviors that indirectly contributed to the crisis, and the remaining chapters focusing on works that directly examine the crisis and its aftermath. This close reading of texts and films by Ray Loriga, Elia Barceló, Ion de Sosa, José Ardillo, David Llorente, Eduardo Vaquerizo, and Ricardo Menéndez Salmón offers insights into the creative ways that these authors and directors use spatial constructions to capture the dystopian imagination.
The Dystopian Imagination in Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film (Hispanic Urban Studies)
by Diana Q. PalardyThis study examines contemporary Spanish dystopian literature and films (in)directly related to the 2008 financial crisis from an urban cultural studies perspective. It explores culturally-charged landscapes that effectively convey the zeitgeist and reveal deep-rooted anxieties about issues such as globalization, consumerism, immigration, speculation, precarity, and political resistance (particularly by Indignados [Indignant Ones] from the 15-M Movement). The book loosely traces the trajectory of the crisis, with the first part looking at texts that underscore some of the behaviors that indirectly contributed to the crisis, and the remaining chapters focusing on works that directly examine the crisis and its aftermath. This close reading of texts and films by Ray Loriga, Elia Barceló, Ion de Sosa, José Ardillo, David Llorente, Eduardo Vaquerizo, and Ricardo Menéndez Salmón offers insights into the creative ways that these authors and directors use spatial constructions to capture the dystopian imagination.
E<3Motion: Intimität in Medienkulturen (Medienkulturen im digitalen Zeitalter)
by Kornelia HahnBedrohen neue Medien Intimität? Oft wird besonders an der zunehmenden Internetkommunikation die Aufrechterhaltung von intimen Beziehungen problematisiert. Zwar kann das Internet dabei helfen Kontaktmöglichkeiten gravierend zu erleichtern, es stellt sich jedoch die Frage nach deren sozialer Qualität. Eine technologisch unterstützte Fernkommunikation ist auf den ersten Blick geradezu der Gegensatz zu intimem Erleben, das bisher an räumliche Nähe der Akteure gebunden war. Die Beiträge des Bandes versammeln Studien, die diesem scheinbaren Gegensatz genauer nachgehen. Dabei wird aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln der Zusammenhang von intimen Beziehungen und neuen Kommunikationsformen fokussiert. Im Vordergrund steht jeweils das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen körperbasiertem Erleben und technologisch hergestellten Distanzen. Das Ziel der Studien ist es, zu einer empirisch gehaltvollen, näheren Bestimmung von sozialen Wandlungsprozessen durch digitale Medien beizutragen.
E-business Technology and Strategy: International Conference, CETS 2010, Ottawa, Canada, September 29-30, 2010. Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #113)
by Tim Wang Vincent Liu Ceecee Lu Marzia Zaman Yawei Liang Sohail M. SiddiquiThe International Conference on E-business Technology & Strategy (CETS) provides a peer-reviewed forum for researchers from across the globe to share contemporary research on developments in the fields of e-business, information technology and business strategy. It seeks to promote effective and vibrant networking among researchers and practitioners from around the world who are concerned about the effective management of information technology in organizations. This network of researchers views fostering the development of emerging scholars in the information technology and e-business fields as its primary task. Consequently the conference is designed to provide a venue for researchers to get substantive and beneficial feedback on their work. There were 134 contributions submitted to CETS 2010. After in-depth discussions, 29 high-quality contributions were selected for publication in this volume. The authors are from Canada, USA, China, Japan, India and Malaysia. We thank all the authors who submitted papers, the Program Committee members, and the external reviewers. We also thank all the local people who were instrumental in making this edition of CETS another very successful event. In particular, we are very grateful to Ying Xie, who was responsible for the local arrangements. Special gratitude goes to the publishing editor, Leonie Kunz, who managed the complexity of information and communication aspects. Furthermore, we thank the many students who volunteered on the organization team, as well as the IT services of Carleton University.
e-Citizens: Toward a New Model of (Inter)active Citizenry
by Alfredo M. RonchiThis book explores a society currently being transformed by the influence of advanced information technology, and provides insights into the main technological and human issues and a holistic approach to inclusion, security, safety and, last but not least, privacy and freedom of expression. Its main aim is to bridge the gap between technological solutions, their successful implementation, and the fruitful utilization of the main set of e-Services offered by governments, private institutions, and commercial companies.Today, various parameters actively influence e-Services’ success or failure: cultural aspects, organisational issues, bureaucracy and workflow, infrastructure and technology in general, user habits, literacy, capacity or merely interaction design. The purpose of this book is to help in outlining and understanding a realistic scenario of what we can term e-Citizenry. It identifies today’s citizen, who is surrounded by an abundance of digital services, as an “e-Citizen” and explores the transition from their traditional role and behaviour to new ones. The respective chapters presented here will lay the foundation of the technological and social environment in which this societal transition takes place.With its balanced humanistic and technological approach, the book mainly targets public authorities, decision-makers, stakeholders, solution developers, and graduate students.
E-Coaching und Online-Beratung: Formate, Konzepte, Diskussionen
by Harald Geißler Maren MetzDer Sammelband gibt einen systematischen Überblick über das Feld der neuen virtuellen Coaching- und Beratungs-Formate. Dafür werden die jeweiligen Besonderheiten der verschiedenen Formate und ihre unterschiedlichen Nutzungsmöglichkeiten herausgestellt und aufgezeigt, was den zum Teil höchst unterschiedlichen Formaten im Bereich von Business-Coachings und psychosozialer Beratung bzw. Psychotherapie gemeinsam ist und vor allem, was sie voneinander lernen können.
E-Commerce Agents: Marketplace Solutions, Security Issues, and Supply and Demand (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #2033)
by Jimingx Liu Yiming YeAmong the many changes brought by the Internet is the emergence of electronic commerce over the Web. E-commerce activities, such as the online exchange of information, services, and products, are opening up completely new opportunities for business, at new levels of productivity and profitability. In parallel with the emergence of e-commerce, intelligent software agents as entities capable of independent action in open, unpredictable environments have matured into a promising new technology. Quite naturally, e-commerce agents hold great promise for exploiting the Internet's full potential as an electronic marketplace. The 20 coherently written chapters in this book by leading researchers and professionals present the state of the art in agent-mediated e-commerce. Researchers, professionals, and advanced students interested in e-commerce or agent technology will find this book an indispensable source of information and reference.