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Infonomics for Distributed Business and Decision-Making Environments: Creating Information System Ecology
Edited By: Malgorzata Pankowska, Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
Table of Contents:
Section I: Information Interpretations and Modelling

Chapter I: Information and Knowledge: Concepts and Functions

    El Hassan Bezzazi, University de Lille 2, France

Chapter II: Ontology-Based Network Management for Autonomic Communications

    D.N Kanellopoulos, University of Patras, Greece

Chapter III: On the infological interpretation of information

    Bogdan Stefanowicz ,Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

Chapter IV: How Models and Methods for Analysis and Design of Information System Development Can Be Improved to Better Support Communication and Learning?

    Prima Gustiene, Karlstad University, Sweden
    Sten Carlsson, Karlstad University, Sweden

Section II: Information Management Progress

Chapter V: Expanding The Strategic Role of Information Interactions in Enterprise Environment: Developing an Integrated Model

    Judit Olah, CBMA, Inc., USA
    Ole Axvig, CBMA, Inc., USA

Chapter VI: Information Management in a Grid-Based E-Health Business Environment: A Technical-Business Analysis

    Vassiliki Andronikou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
    Gabriel Sideras, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
    Dimitrios Halkos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
    Theodora Varvarigou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Chapter VII: Intelligent Agents for Business Process Management Systems

    Janis Grundspenkis, Technical University, Latvia
    Antons Mislevics, Technical University, Latvia

Chapter VIII: Virtual Heterarchy Information Governance Model

    Malgorzata Pankowska University of Economics, Katowice, Poland
    Henryk Sroka, University of Economics, Katowice, Poland

Section III: Information Valuation

Chapter IX: Value of Information in Distributed Decision Support Systems

    J.Sobieska-Karpinska, University of Economics, Wroclaw, Poland
    Marcin Hernes, University of Economics, Wroclaw, Poland

Chapter X: Accounting and Billing in Computing Environments

    Claus-Peter Rueckemann, Hannover University, Germany

Chapter XI: Methodological Aspects of the Evaluation of Individual E-Banking Services for Selected Banks in Poland

    Witold Chmielarz, University of Warsaw, Poland

Chapter XII: Health Infonomics: Intelligent Applications of Information Technology

    P. Whitten, Michigan State University, USA
    M. Mackert, Michigan State University, USA
    B. Holtz, Michigan State University, USA

Chapter XIII: The Information Sector in the Economy and its Strategic Value

    Dariusz T. Dziuba, University of Warsaw, Poland

Section IV: Collaboration in Networks

Chapter XIV: Designing Collaborative Infrastructures to Get Business Value from Collaboration in Large Scale Networks

    Igor Hawryszkiewicz, University of Technology, Australia

Chapter XV: Governance of Virtual Networks: Case of Living and Virtual Laboratories

    B. Semolic, University of Maribor, Slovenia
    Jure Kovac, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Chapter XVI: New Forms of Work in the Light of Globalization in Software Development

    Darja Smite, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
    Juris Borzovs, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Chapter XVII: Digital Confidence in Business: A Perspective of Information Ethics

    Lichun Chiang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Chapter XVIII: Ethics of Information in Distributed Business Environments

    Adriana Schiopoiu Burlea, University of Craiova, Romania