In the ever-growing world of technology, it is becoming more important to understand the developments of new electronic services and mobile applications. Innovative Mobile Platform Developments for Electronic Services Design and Delivery is a comprehensive look at all aspects of production management, delivery and consumption of e-services, self services, and mobile communication including business-to-business, business-to-consumer, government-to-business, government-to-consumer, and consumer-to-consumer e-services. This volume is perfect for the interest of professionals, academic educators, researchers, and industry consultants by providing the latest interdisciplinary research as a new platform for learning and research dissemination.

After the first wave of e-commerce and e-business implementations, we are witnessing an e-services paradigm shift in the way businesses, governments and consumers are using Internet-based technologies and mobile communications to innovate and produce new products and services. Cases on Managing E-Services presents a wide range of real-life case studies in e-services in fields such as e-libraries, e-medicine, and e-insurance. Providing concrete examples of successes and pitfalls of e-services management, this unprecedented scholarly contribution also offers a much-needed definition and typology of e-services and their main characteristics through theoretical papers and case studies.

Mobile technology continues to shape our society, delivering information and knowledge right to our finger tips. It is only fitting that these advancements and opportunities are applied to the area of electronic services. Mobile Opportunities and Applications for E-Service Innovations brings together different perspectives on the understanding of e-service and mobile communication, as well as their effects on the fields of marketing, management, and information systems. The growth of e-services as it relates to business -to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-consumer, are essential to the interests of professionals, academics, and researchers, as well as industry consultants.

Central to the study of e-services is the ability to evaluate critical success factors, which include quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and societal implications. Developing Technologies in E-Services, Self-Services, and Mobile Communication: New Concepts presents perspectives on the management, delivery and consumption, and creation of new e-services technologies and tools. This book reviews specific e-services such as e-banking and e-health initiatives and offers new perspectives useful to industry professionals and academicians interested in the creation, application, and evaluation of a number of different mobile and electronic services.