Research Essentials

About These Publications

IGI Global's Research Essentials line debuted in the 2013 copyright year. Research Essentials aim to pack the same high-level research our audiences have come to expect from our more comprehensive publications, only in a smaller reference format.

Publications released as Research Essentials will offer a succinct discussion on niche topics in a wide variety of fields of study. Sized and priced appropriately, these concise, advanced, and timely resources will be perfect for supplementary course usage, targeted towards instructors and students, as well as the independent researcher looking for the most recent and innovative research in their field.

Areas of Interest

Research Essentials present the most cutting-edge research on niche topics within the diverse fields of information science and technology, engineering, medical technologies and administration, business and management. Areas of interest include specialized topic focus in the areas of:

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bioinformatics
  • Business and Organizational Research
  • Business Information Systems
  • Business Management
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Data Mining and Databases
  • E-Business and E-Commerce
  • Educational Technologies
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Government
  • Electronic Services
  • Environmental Technologies and Engineering
  • Health Information Systems
  • High Performance Computing
  • Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human Resources Development and Management
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Resources Management
  • IT Policy and Standardization
  • IT Research and Ethics
  • IT Security and Ethics
  • Knowledge Management
  • Library Science
  • Marketing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Engineering
  • Mobile and Wireless Computing
  • Multimedia Technology
  • Networking and Telecommunications
  • Public and Sector Management
  • Social Computing
  • Software and Systems Engineering
  • Web Technologies

View a complete list of our topics of interest: www.igi-global.com/publish/research-areas/

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Research Essentials Publications:

Proliferation of Open Government Initiatives and Systems
Proliferation of Open Government Initiatives and Systems
Ayse Kok (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Release Date: January 2018. Copyright © 2018. 231 pages.
Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and Opportunities for Developing Economies in the World Market
Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and Opportunities for Developing Economies in the World Market
Venkataramanaiah Malepati (Sri Venkateswara University, India), C. Mangala Gowri (University of Gondar, Ethiopia)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 315 pages.
Critical Research on Scalability and Security Issues in Virtual Cloud Environments
Critical Research on Scalability and Security Issues in Virtual Cloud Environments
Shadi Aljawarneh (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan), Manisha Malhotra (Chandigarh University, India)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 341 pages.
Emerging Self-Directed Learning Strategies in the Digital Age
Emerging Self-Directed Learning Strategies in the Digital Age
Frank G. Giuseffi (Lindenwood University, USA)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 257 pages.
Economic Growth in Latin America and the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis
Economic Growth in Latin America and the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis
Mauricio Garita (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala), Celso Fernando Cerezo Bregni (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 240 pages.
Examining the Private Sector's Role in Wealth Creation and Poverty Reduction
Examining the Private Sector's Role in Wealth Creation and Poverty Reduction
Scott A. Hipsher (Webster University, Thailand)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 325 pages.
Global Perspectives on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Global Perspectives on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Hatem El-Gohary (Birmingham City University, UK & Cairo University, Egypt), David John Edwards (Birmingham City University, UK), Riyad Eid (United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 236 pages.
Always-On Enterprise Information Systems for Modern Organizations
Always-On Enterprise Information Systems for Modern Organizations
Nijaz Bajgoric (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 257 pages.
Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape
Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape
Ebtihaj Al-A'ali (University of Bahrain, Bahrain), Minwir M. Al-Shammari (University of Bahrain, Bahrain), Hatem Masri (University of Bahrain, Bahrain)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 321 pages.
Advanced Numerical Simulations in Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Numerical Simulations in Mechanical Engineering
Ashwani Kumar (Government of Uttar Pradesh, India), Pravin P. Patil (Graphic Era University, India), Yogesh Kr. Prajapati (National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, India)
Release Date: December 2017. Copyright © 2018. 242 pages.
Global Perspectives on Human Migration, Asylum, and Security
Global Perspectives on Human Migration, Asylum, and Security
Christina M. Akrivopoulou (Hellenic Open University, Greece)
Release Date: November 2017. Copyright © 2018. 268 pages.
Instructional Strategies in General Education and Putting the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) Into Practice
Instructional Strategies in General Education and Putting the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) Into Practice
Pam L. Epler (Grand Canyon University, USA)
Release Date: November 2017. Copyright © 2018. 344 pages.
Selfies as a Mode of Social Media and Work Space Research
Selfies as a Mode of Social Media and Work Space Research
Shalin Hai-Jew (Hutchinson Community College, USA)
Release Date: November 2017. Copyright © 2018. 327 pages.
Evaluating Media Richness in Organizational Learning
Evaluating Media Richness in Organizational Learning
Albert Gyamfi (Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark), Idongesit Williams (Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark)
Release Date: August 2017. Copyright © 2018. 328 pages.
Teaching Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at the College Level
Teaching Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at the College Level
John Mendy (University of Lincoln, UK)
Release Date: August 2017. Copyright © 2018. 305 pages.
HCI Challenges and Privacy Preservation in Big Data Security
HCI Challenges and Privacy Preservation in Big Data Security
Daphne Lopez (VIT University, India), M.A. Saleem Durai (VIT University, India)
Release Date: August 2017. Copyright © 2018. 275 pages.
Web-Based Behavioral Therapies for Mental Disorders
Web-Based Behavioral Therapies for Mental Disorders
Sitwat Usman Langrial (Sur University College, Oman)
Release Date: August 2017. Copyright © 2018. 310 pages.
Examining Developments and Applications of Wearable Devices in Modern Society
Examining Developments and Applications of Wearable Devices in Modern Society
Saul Emanuel Delabrida Silva (Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil), Ricardo Augusto Rabelo Oliveira (Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil), Antonio Alfredo Ferreira Loureiro (Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil)
Release Date: August 2017. Copyright © 2018. 330 pages.
Patent Law and Intellectual Property in the Medical Field
Patent Law and Intellectual Property in the Medical Field
Rashmi Aggarwal (Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India), Rajinder Kaur (Panjab University, India)
Release Date: June 2017. Copyright © 2017. 257 pages.
Driving Traffic and Customer Activity Through Affiliate Marketing
Driving Traffic and Customer Activity Through Affiliate Marketing
Surabhi Singh (IMS Ghaziabad, India)
Release Date: June 2017. Copyright © 2018. 233 pages.
Big Data Applications in the Telecommunications Industry
Big Data Applications in the Telecommunications Industry
Ye Ouyang (Verizon Wireless, USA), Mantian Hu (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
Release Date: December 2016. Copyright © 2017. 216 pages.
Integrating Art and Creativity into Business Practice
Integrating Art and Creativity into Business Practice
Giovanni Schiuma (University of Basilicata, Italy & University of the Arts London, UK), Antonio Lerro (University of Basilicata, Italy)
Release Date: December 2016. Copyright © 2017. 260 pages.
Pattern Recognition and Classification in Time Series Data
Pattern Recognition and Classification in Time Series Data
Eva Volna (University of Ostrava, Czech Republic), Martin Kotyrba (University of Ostrava, Czech Republic), Michal Janosek (University of Ostrava, Czech Republic)
Release Date: July 2016. Copyright © 2017. 282 pages.
Decision Support for Construction Cost Control in Developing Countries
Decision Support for Construction Cost Control in Developing Countries
Chrispin Pettang (University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon), Marcelline Blanche Manjia (University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon), F. Henry Abanda (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
Release Date: March 2016. Copyright © 2016. 384 pages.
Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America
Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America
Mauricio Garita (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala), Jose Godinez (Merrimack College, USA)
Release Date: September 2015. Copyright © 2016. 352 pages.
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