Research handbook on digital transformations / edited by F. Xavier Olleros and Majlinda Zhegu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olleros, F. Xavier, editor.

Zhegu, Majlinda, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media--Research.

Social media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

"The digital transition of the world economy is now entering a phase of broad and deep societal impact. While there is one overall transition, there are many different sectoral transformations, from health and legal services to tax reports and taxi rides, as well as a rising number of transversal trends and policy issues, from widespread precarious employment and privacy concerns to market monopoly and cybercrime. This Research Handbook offers a rich and interdisciplinary synthesis of some of the recent research on the digital transformations currently under way. This comprehensive study contains chapters covering sectoral and transversal analyses, all of which are specially commissioned and include cutting-edge research. The contributions featured are global, spanning four continents and seven different countries, as well as interdisciplinary, including experts in economics, sociology, law, finance, urban planning and innovation management. The digital transformations discussed are fertile ground for researchers, as established laws and regulations, organizational structures, business models, value networks and workflow routines are contested and displaced by newer alternatives. This book will be equally pertinent to three constituencies: academic researchers and graduate students, practitioners in various industrial and service sectors and policy makers"--Back cover.

Contents:

Digital transformations: an introduction / F. Xavier Olleros and Majlinda Zhegu

Part I sectoral analyses

1. How online learning will transform legal education / David I.C. Thomson

2. The digital future of the oldest information profession / Ray Worthy Campbell

3. Medicine in the age of smart machines: legal liability challenges / Fazal Khan

4. Digital health technologies and digital data: new ways of monitoring, measuring and commodifying human bodies / Deborah Lupton

5. The digital disruption of banking and payment services / David Arnold and Paul Jeffery

6. Collaboration, participation, and transparency: the promise of digitizing academic research / Sascha Friesike and Benedikt Fecher

7. University libraries in the digital era / Kyle K. Courtney and Emily Kilcer

8. Online dating platforms: a tool for social science research / Andreas Schmitz and Doreen Zillmann

9. Atoms matter: the role of local 'makerspaces' in the coming digital economy / Joel West and Anne Greul

10. Smart cities, social capital and citizens at play: a critique and a way forward / Marcus Foth, Andrew Hudson-Smith and Dean Gifford

Part II transversal topics

11. Blockchain technology: principles and applications / Marc Pilkington

12. 3d printing and intellectual property / Lucas Osborn

13. Big data and the future for privacy / Neil M. Richards and Jonathan H. King

14. Crowdwork, corporate social responsibility and fair labor practices / Miriam A. Cherry and Winifred R. Poster

15. Crowdfunding: principles, trends and issues / Stéphane Onnée and Sophie Renault

16. The gamification of education and business: a critical analysis and future research prospects / Amy Duvernet, Alberto Asquer and Inna Krachkovskaya

17. The impact of digital technologies on innovation policy / Kenji E. Kushida.

18. Innovation policy for cloud-computing contracts / John M. Newman

19. Competition policy in a world of big data / Simonetta Vezzoso

20. A continuum of internet-based crime: how the effectiveness of cybersecurity policies varies across cybercrime types / Eric Jardine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78471-776-2