Economic development increasingly depends to a large extent on innovation. Innovation is generally covered by intellectual property (IP) rights and usually requires extensive funding. This book focuses on IP and debt financing as a tool to meet this demand. This book clarifies the situation of the use of IP as collateral in practice through a survey conducted in Japan on IP and debt financing. …
In 1804 when W. B. Stevenson (fl. 1803–25) arrived on the small island of Mocha, just off the coast of South America, he stepped onto a continent on the brink of mass revolution. Over the next twenty years, he had an extraordinary range of experiences: as a traveller, a Spanish government official, a prisoner, and as secretary to an ex-Royal Navy admiral turned revolutionary. In this three-vo…
"In Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Michel-Rolph Trouillot writes that by examining the process of history we can “discover the differential exercise of power that makes some narratives possible and silences others.” Alternative Historiographies of the Digital Humanities examines the process of history in the narrative of the digital humanities and deconstructs its …
"What does it mean to be media literate in today’s world? How are we transformed by the many media infrastructures around us? We are immersed in a world mediated by information and communication technologies (ICTs). From hardware like smartphones, smartwatches, and home assistants to software like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, our lives have become a complex, interconnected netw…
The processes of migration and health are inextricably linked in complex ways, with migration impacting on the mental and physical health of individuals and communities. Health itself can be a motivation for moving or a reason for staying, and migration can have implications on the health of those who move, those who are left behind, and the communities that receive migrants. This volume bri…
Prosiding Konferensi Ilmiah Internasional "Teknologi Informasi Cerdas untuk Industri "(IITI'16) yang diadakan antara 16 dan 21 Mei 2016, di Rostov, Sochi, Rusia. Penelitian Terbaru dalam Teknologi Informasi Cerdas untuk industri. Menyatukan pengalaman maju internasional di bidang pengembangan dan penerapan teknik modern dalam otomasi, informasi, dan kecerdasan buatan dalam ilmu dasar dan terapa…
Prosiding Konferensi Ilmiah Internasional "Teknologi Informasi Cerdas untuk Industri "(IITI'16) yang diadakan antara 16 dan 21 Mei 2016, di Rostov, Sochi, Rusia. Penelitian Terbaru dalam Teknologi Informasi Cerdas untuk industri. Menyatukan pengalaman maju internasional di bidang pengembangan dan penerapan teknik modern dalam otomasi, informasi, dan kecerdasan buatan dalam ilmu dasar dan terapa…
The book brings together diverse views from around the world and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, beginning with different definitions of academic integrity through how to create the ethical academy. At the same time, the Handbook does not shy away from some of the vigorous debates in the field such as the causes of academic integrity breaches. There has been an explosion of in…
This handbook presents a timely collection of original studies on relevant themes, policies and developments in European banking. The contributors analyse how the crisis years have had a long lasting impact on the structure of European banking and explore the regulatory architecture that has started to take form in their wake. Academic experts and senior policy makers have contributed to this v…
Manufacturers have shifted their focus from products to smart solutions in search of higher returns and additional growth opportunities. This shift, described as servitization, or lately as a digital servitization, is not a simple process. Academic study has revealed that its issues are complex, problematic, contingent, and even paradoxical, involving multiple organizational layers, such as op…