Observation is key to management scholarship and practice. Yet a holistic view of its role in
management has been elusive, in part due to shifting terminology. The current popularity of …

Emotional information is complex to manage by humans and computers alike, so it is difficult
for users to express emotional information through technology. Two main approaches are …

After its first prominent application as part of the digital currency Bitcoin, blockchain
technology is gaining in popularity. It comprises a chain of blocks (the ledger) that provides a …

Technologies designed to support ageing can be deemed to be ageist in that they often
exhibit a benevolent paternalism that tries to'protect'older people. Often this involves …

Recent developments in information and communication technologies have left interaction
design and human-computer interaction (HCI) with something of a conceptual gap. The …

Information Systems (IS) have been one of the main agents of economic growth and social
transformation in Brazil and in the world in recent decades. It is clear that they will persist as …

The Human Cognitive Modeling Language (HCM-L) was developed for the Ambient
Assisted Living (AAL) domain with the goal, to be easily understandable by future users …

This book argues for a prospective turn in ergonomics to challenge the established fields of
strategic design (SD) and management. Its multi-disciplinary outlook builds upon concepts …

Abstract Information and Communication Technology triggers changes affecting the
environment in which it operates and the people who live in this environment—even those …

Designing for intimate care remains an underexplored area of Human-Computer Interaction
(HCI): while technologies for health and wellbeing might be plentiful, technologies for …