User-Centric Technology Design for Nonprofit and Civic Engagements

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saeed, Saqib (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Public Administration and Information Technology ; 9
• Subjects: Management.; Industrial management.; Management information systems.; Computer science.; Public administration.; Economics.; Public Administration.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.

Due to the increased global political importance of the nonprofit sector, its technological support and organizational characteristics have become important fields of research. In order to conduct effective work, nonprofits need to communicate and coordinate effectively. However, such settings are g...

Table of Contents:

• Technology Appropriation in Nonprofit Organizations
• Empirical Studies of Technology Usage in Nonprofit Settings
• Open Sources Systems and Nonprofit Organizations
• Web 2.0 and Nonprofit Organizations
• Evaluation of IT Systems in Practice
• Technology based Collaboration among Nonprofit Organizations
• Technology for Advocacy and Mobilization Campaigns
• Technology based Communication among Nonprofit Stakeholders
• IT and Knowledge Management in Nonprofit Settings
• System Usability Issues of Nonprofit Settings.