Emerging Challenges in Business, Optimization, Technology, and Industry : Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Business Management and Technology, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2017

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This book presents selected papers on Business Management and Technology, focusing on recent research in Business, Optimization, Technology, and Global Issues. Organized in four broad tracks, papers examine Management Challenges in Today’s Industry, especially concerning changes in customer demands; Optimization Challenges in Today’s Business, looking at efficiency and effectiveness in providing goods and services at affordable prices; Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism; and Technological Challenges in the Era of Globalization. The book covers both production systems and service systems, including the growing area of Information Technology, and also looks at the quality of work life in various sectors of business.  It presents a balanced blend of theoretical and practical papers. Read more... Abstract: This book presents selected papers on Business Management and Technology, focusing on recent research in Business, Optimization, Technology, and Global Issues. Organized in four broad tracks, papers examine Management Challenges in Today’s Industry, especially concerning changes in customer demands; Optimization Challenges in Today’s Business, looking at efficiency and effectiveness in providing goods and services at affordable prices; Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism; and Technological Challenges in the Era of Globalization. The book covers both production systems and service systems, including the growing area of Information Technology, and also looks at the quality of work life in various sectors of business.  It presents a balanced blend of theoretical and practical papers Front Matter ....Pages i-x Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Strategic Management for the Twenty-First Century (Gerard W. Cleaves)....Pages 3-13 Deconstructing the Appeal of Toxic Leaders (Tiffany Keller Hansbrough)....Pages 15-20 Corporate Venturing: Implications in a Globalized Environment (S. Stein Smith)....Pages 21-35 Creating and Developing a Sustainable Resort Development in a World Heritage Site: A Case Study of Cusco, Peru (Willy A. Aroca)....Pages 37-58 Front Matter ....Pages 59-59 E-Voting Technologies Usability: A Critical Element for Enabling Successful Elections (Jeffrey Hsu, Gary Bronson)....Pages 61-78 Big Data Revolution: Is It a Business Disruption? (Mohamed K. Sheriff)....Pages 79-91 Facilitating the Exploration of Open Health-Care Data Through BOAT: A Big Data Open Source Analytics Tool (A. Ravishankar Rao, Daniel Clarke)....Pages 93-115 Front Matter ....Pages 117-117 Optimal Production Planning Strategy for Deteriorating Items in Terms of Emission Tax, Pollution, and R&D Investment (Lotfi Tadj, Ajay K. Garg, Abdelouahed Hamdi)....Pages 119-141 Optimal Selection of Superlative Candidates for Open Positions Using Linear Programming (Abdelghani Bouras)....Pages 143-144 Social Implications of Carbon Credit Trading—A Case Study (Satyendra Arya, Ajay K. Garg, Rakesh K. Mudgal)....Pages 145-151 Measuring the Economic Integration of Immigrants—A Cross-National Comparison Between Canada and Germany (Isabella Krysa, Sharmistha Nag)....Pages 153-153 Front Matter ....Pages 155-155 Educating for Change in Mindset and Worldview on Sustainability: One Teacher’s Story (Kent D. Fairfield)....Pages 157-168 Social and Environmental Justice: The Management Challenge of Repurposing Business (Gerard Farias)....Pages 169-184 Understanding Factors Affecting University Student’s Adoption of E-learning Systems in NCR (Sanjiv Mittal)....Pages 185-198 Gender Differences and Perceived Efficacy of Humor Styles in the Workplace (Gwen E. Jones, Stephen E. Bear)....Pages 199-203 How “Congruent” Are You?—University Seniors’ Sense of Self and Career Enactment (Özen Aşik-Dizdar)....Pages 205-209 Study of Driving Factors of Entrepreneurship Intention Among Management Students (Tushar Mahajan, Sonia Gupta)....Pages 211-226 Back Matter ....Pages 227-232