Virtual Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Virtual Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications includes the most encompassing research of the concepts and realities involved in the field of virtual communities and technologies. This ground breaking, multi-volume compendium of over 300 chapters from a global pool of more than 225 experts presents an in-depth analysis of the social and economic impacts of virtual environments. Comprised of such topics as collaborative technologies, resource-based view strategy, structuration theory, synchronous and asynchronous environments, and videoconferencing life-cycle, this Premier Reference source is the defining core of research for the field of virtual technologies. This 3-volume compendium enlivens the coverage within the field of virtual technologies while providing the fundamental research base necessary for any library.