As presented in other chapters contained within this book, emotions, and particularly their social aspects, have a vast infl uence on people’s attitudes, motivations, and behaviors in almost every domain of life. Yet, in some domains emotions operate merely peripherally and at times even as negligible psychological forces. In other domains, however, and under specifi c circumstances, collective...

To understand the effects of information and communication technologies (ICTs; e.g., texting, instant messaging) on conversational processes and socioemotional well-being, researchers have often relied on experimental designs in which unfamiliar adults engage in relatively superficial conversations. This paradigm limits our understanding of ICTs, as individuals rely primarily on ICTs to convers...

The development of ICTs in society results in the emergence of new jobs and changes in existi ng jobs and calls for new curricula at all levels of educati on. Because of changes in society, it is necessary for students to master ICT literacy to become full-fl edged members of society. While the potenti al of ICTs as a medium for teaching and learning is recognized by many, the implementati on o...

Although the research domain on social capital and the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is relatively immature, there is a fast growing body of evidence that social capital plays an important role in the adoption process of ICTs – especially in the case of ICTs supporting transorganizational cooperation. In most Western democracies the trend towards ever more inter-...

This paper is grounded in the empirical reality of a growing use of informationand communication technologies (ICTs) in public administrations. Generally, ICTs are being introduced in an organization in order to increase operational efficiency, quality, and transparency. But, besides these intended effects, the introduction of ICTs also leads to substantial changes in the power relationships am...

An increasing number of articles in professional and scienti"c journals, as well as in the public press, give evidence to a rising number of con#icts that exist in rural communities. These con#icts arise from changes in farming practices, the increasing number of large-scale production units, resource use, and demographics. Fair, e!ective and e$cient approaches to resolve these con#icts are of ...

Modern information and communications technologies (ICTs) are now so feature-rich and widely available that they can be used to "capture," or collect and transmit, health data from remote settings. Electronic data capture can reduce the time necessary to notify public health authorities, and provide important baseline information. A number of electronic health data capture systems based on spec...

Several of the ongoing con icts in South East Asia are internal disputes driven by con icts over revenues from mineral projects. In order to understand these con icts it is necessary to study the sharing arrangements between regions within countries. This paper looks at typical regional wealth-sharing arrangements to determine when such arrangements are likely to break down and when con icts er...

BACKGROUND End-of-life (EOL) communication plays a critical role in ensuring that patients receive care concordant with their wishes and experience high quality of life. As the baby boomer population ages, scalable models of end-of-life communication will be needed to ensure that patients receive appropriate care. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) may help address the needs of t...