Information Technology and Innovation Trends in Organizations: ItAIS 
338 pages | Aug 31 2010 |ISBN:9783790826319 | PDF | 5.5 Mb
The book examines a wide range of issues that characterize the current IT based innovation trends in organisations. It contains a collection of research papers focusing on themes of growing interest in the field of Information System, Organization Studies, and Management. The book offers a multi-disciplinary view on Information Systems aiming to disseminate academic knowledge. It might be particularly relevant to IT practitioners such as information systems managers, business managers and IT consultants. The volume is divided into XIV sections, each one focusing on a specific theme.

Reldan S. Nadler, "Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On Strategies for Building Confident and Collaborative Star Performers" 
MgH | 2010 | ISBN: 0071750959 | 336 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB 

Everyone agrees that Emotional Intelligence (EI) plays a key role in overall success. But when it comes to putting theory into practice, EI consultant Reldan Nadler, Psy.D., has written the only book on the subject that shows you step-by-step how to: 
INCREASE CONFIDENCE 
IMPROVE TEAMWORK 
ENHANCE COMMUNICATION 
DEVELOP STAR PERFORMANCE 
RAISE YOUR IQ WITH EI 

The more than 100 cutting-edge tools and strategies presented here are used by the most effective leaders in the world. This complete, hands-on action plan has worksheets, exercises, self-quizzes, and much more to show how great leaders put Emotional Intelligence to work. 

"One of the most practical and useful books on the topic that I've seen." -- David B. Peterson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Personnel Decisions International, author of Leader as Coach and Development First 

"The perfect field guide for leaders who hope to improve their Emotional Intelligence and increase employee engagement, performance, and retention in the process. It is user-friendly and filled with practical tips and tools." -- Sharon Jordan-Evans, co-author of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay 

"Provides detailed and easy-to-use practices to make you and your leaders superstars. One of the most valuable leadership books available!" -- Jeffrey E. Aurbach, Ph.D., President, College of Executive Coaching 

"Open to any page, and you will find a key lesson in leadership." -- Sylvia K. Leduc, M.Ed., MPEC, leadership specialist 

"Provides the kind of real-world guidance that is so often missing from leadership books. The tools and techniques are immediately applicable." -- Nick Rothenberg, OD consultant and owner, 2Be, LLC 

First introduced 15 years ago, Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been recognized as a far better indicator of success in the workplace than IQ is. But how do you apply the principles of EI in the real world? This book shows you how. 

Written by Dr. Reldan Nadler--one of the top corporate experts in EI leadership--this hands-on guide uses case scenarios and step-by-step strategies to provide all the answers you need: 
How do I increase my confidenceand EI to become a star player? 
How can I become more effective as a leader? 
How do I develop my people to become our next leaders? 
How can I communicate decisions to become more successful? 
What can I do at my next team meeting to improve morale and performance? 

Filled with more than 100 EI tools and techniques, Dr. Nadler's proven program is a must-have resource for CEOs, executives, managers, and team leaders. Organized by key topics--communication, collaboration, confidence, self-control, and developing others--this book offers invaluable quick-reference tips, as well as detailed checklists, worksheets, and action plans. In addition, you'll find fascinating frontline reports of leadership in action: Warren Buffett's vision and leadership of powerful CEOs, Jeff Immelt's staying power at GE, Pete Carroll's optimism at USC, and Meg Whitman's commitment to service at eBay. 

This is how successful people put their emotional skills to work. This is how you increase confidence, teamwork, and performance. This is Leading with Emotional Intelligence. 

Manuel Castells, James E. Katz, "Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies" 
The MIT Press | 2008-07-31 | ISBN: 0262113120 | 472 pages | PDF | 2 MB

Mobile communication has become mainstream and even omnipresent. It is arguably the most successful and certainly the most rapidly adopted new technology in the world: more than one of every three people worldwide possesses a mobile phone. This volume offers a comprehensive view of the cultural, family, and interpersonal consequences of mobile communication across the globe. Leading scholars analyze the effect of mobile communication on all parts of life, from the relationship between literacy and the textual features of mobile phones to the use of ringtones as a form of social exchange, from the "aspirational consumption" of middle class families in India to the belief in parts of Africa and Asia that mobile phones can communicate with the dead. 
The contributors explore the ways mobile communication profoundly affects the tempo, structure, and process of daily life around the world. They discuss the impact of mobile communication on social networks, other communication strategies, traditional forms of social organization, and political activities. They consider how quickly miraculous technologies come to seem ordinary and even necessary—and how ordinary technology comes to seem mysterious and even miraculous. The chapters cut across social issues and geographical regions; they highlight use by the elite and the masses, utilitarian and expressive functions, and political and operational consequences. Taken together, the chapters demonstrate how mobile communication has affected the quality of life in both exotic and humdrum settings, and how it increasingly occupies center stage in people’s lives around the world.