Handbook of Research in Mobile Business: Technical, Methodological and Social Perspectives, Second Edition (Handbook of Research On...) [Hardcover]

Bhuvan Unhelkar (Author, Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1605661562 | ISBN-13: 978-1605661568 | Publication Date: December 5, 2008 | Edition: 2nd Revised edition

The current technological and commercial landscape points to an expanding role for the rapidly evolving innovations in mobile technology in shaping current forms of business and transactions and driving the development of new models.

The Handbook of Research in Mobile Business: Technical, Methodological and Social Perspectives, Second Edition collects the latest research advances in the rapidly evolving field of mobile business to provide researchers, educators, and practitioners with the leading reference source on the subject. Combining authoritative articles in this reference compilation, the Handbook of Research in Mobile Business: Technical, Methodological and Social Perspectives, Second Edition is an essential addition to academic, research, and professional library collections across the globe.

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Review

"In this text, 91 international academics, researchers, and practitioners contribute 58 chapters providing a global perspective on mobile technologies, mobile business, and the relevance of mobility." --Book News Inc. (February 2009)

About the Author

Dr. Bhuvan Unhelkar has 23 years of strategic and hands-on professional experience in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. He is also an internationally known expert in the field of software modeling and processes with four books and numerous papers to his credit. He brings a unique blend of industrial consulting and robust research together. Prof. Unhelkar is a senior academic at the University of Western Sydney. His interests are mobile technologies, web services and socio-cultural perspectives in ICT.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 688 pages
• Publisher: Information Science Reference; 2nd Revised edition edition (December 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605661562
• ISBN-13: 978-1605661568
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,516,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bhuvan Unhelkar (BE, MDBA, MSc, PhD; FACS) has more than two decades of strategic as well as hands-on professional experience in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their application to business and management. He has authored/edited fourteen books in the areas of globalization, mobile business, software quality, business analysis, business processes and the UML, and has extensively presented and published research papers and case studies. His current work in progress is an edited handbook on Green ICT, and a book on Environmentally Responsible Business Strategies.

He is the founding principal of MethodScience.com and has notable consulting and training expertise in software engineering (modelling, processes and quality), enterprise architecture, project management, collaborative web services and mobile business. Dr. Unhelkar earned his Doctorate in the area of "object orientation" from the University of Technology, Sydney, in 1997. Subsequently he designed and delivered course units like Global Information Systems, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Business Process Reengineering and IT Project Management in various Universities in Australia, China and India. He leads the Mobile Internet Research and Applications Group (MIRAG) at the University of Western Sydney, where he is also an adjunct Associate Professor. His current research interests include composite software development processes for mobile applications and application of mobile technologies in helping organizations with their Environmentally Responsible Business Strategies (ERBS). Dr. Unhelkar is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society Life member of Computer Society of India, Rotarian at St.Ives, Discovery volunteer at NSW parks and wildlife, and a previous TiE Mentor.