Tadj, Lotfi

Garg, Ajay K.

Emerging Challenges in Business, Optimization, Technology, and Industry.

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Business Management and Technology, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2017

Cham

2018

978-3-319-58588-8

978-3-319-58589-5

64026

This book presents selected papers on Business Management and Technology, focusing on recent research in Business, Optimization, Technology, and Global Issues. Organized in four broad tracks, papers examine Management Challenges in Today′s Industry, especially concerning changes in customer demands; Optimization Challenges in Today′s Business, looking at efficiency and effectiveness in providing goods and services at affordable prices; Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism; and Technological Challenges in the Era of Globalization.

The book covers both production systems and service systems, including the growing area of Information Technology, and also looks at the quality of work life in various sectors of business. It presents a balanced blend of theoretical and practical papers.

Contents
viii
Optimal Selection of Superlative Candidates for Open
Positions Using Linear Programming ............................................................ 143
Abdelghani Bouras
Social Implications of Carbon Credit Trading—A Case Study ................... 145
Satyendra Arya, Ajay K. Garg, and Rakesh K. Mudgal
Measuring the Economic Integration of Immigrants—A Cross-National
Comparison Between Canada and Germany ................................................ 153
Isabella Krysa and Sharmistha Nag
Part IV Management and Global Issues Track
Educating for Change in Mindset and Worldview on
Sustainability: One Teacher′s Story ............................................................... 157
Kent D. Fairfield
Social and Environmental Justice: The Management Challenge
of Repurposing Business .................................................................................. 169
Gerard Farias
Understanding Factors Affecting University Student′s
Adoption of E-learning Systems in NCR ....................................................... 185
Sanjiv Mittal
Gender Differences and Perceived Efficacy of Humor Styles
in the Workplace .............................................................................................. 199
Gwen E. Jones and Stephen E. Bear
How ″Congruent″ Are You?—University Seniors′ Sense of
Self and Career Enactment ............................................................................. 205
Özen Aºik-Dizdar
Study of Driving Factors of Entrepreneurship Intention
Among Management Students ........................................................................ 211
Tushar Mahajan and Sonia Gupta
Index .................................................................................................................. 227
Contents
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29.01.2018