Description
The ubiquity of new technologies has led to significant developments across the globe. By utilizing the latest available innovations, countries can optimize their industrial and economic infrastructures.
Technological Integration as a Catalyst for Industrial Development and Economic Growth is a pivotal reference source for emerging academic research on the diffusion of new information and communication technologies for social progress. Highlighting a comprehensive range of topics such as financial inclusion, manufacturing, and workforce development, this book is ideally designed for academics, professionals, policy makers, graduate students, and practitioners interested in economic and social developments.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Bryan Christiansen (Ed.)
Bryan Christiansen is the Chief Executive Officer of Tactical Systems, LLC in Indiana, USA. A former business lecturer at universities in Turkey, Russia, and the USA, he has traveled to 41 countries where he has conducted international business since 1985 in multiple languages and various industries with Global 500 firms and smaller. Christiansen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing at the University of the State of New York in 1996 and his MBA degree at Capella University in 2003. The author of 20 Reference books on business, economics, and psychology, he is currently working on his Doctor of Business Administration degree at Middlesex University in London, England and is expected to graduate in 2020.
Ülkü Yüksel (Ed.)
Ülkü Yüksel is a Senior Lecturer - A/Professor at the University of Sydney Business School. Ülkü has made the move from industry to an academic career after a 13-year-long professional business career in the international services sector which framed the basis of the context of her research. Ülkü's recent research revolves around the application of consumer behaviour and marketing concepts in branding, sustainability and corporate-social-responsibility practices within services marketing, international business, and cross-cultural behaviour contexts. Specifically, she investigates how culture affects consumer motivation, information processing, and decision-making, informing marketers, managers, and social policy makers.