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Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Society

Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA

  • Reports on methods for optimal human resource management in business organizations
  • Focuses on reducing complexity in resource management and leadership
  • Describes practical approaches for improving learning in organizational settings
  • Discusses competency-based education and personalized learning

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Table of contents (67 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Business Development Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Regional Development Based on Digital Driven Symbiosis

      • Heikki Ruohomaa, Vesa Salminen, Anne-Mari Järvenpää
      Pages 3-14
    3. Happiness in Fashion

      • Eyal Eckhaus
      Pages 15-25
    4. LeanGame, a Digital Training Tool to Implement Lean Philosophy

      • Jasperiina Mattsson, Raija Nurminen, Tero Reunanen
      Pages 26-35
    5. Methods of Ergonomics and Social Technologies Application in Small Business

      • Antonina Pakhomova, Yulia Salnikova, Larisa Namestnikova
      Pages 46-54
    6. Sales Competition as Education Method – The Case of the European Sales Engineering Team Competition

      • Timo Holopainen, Thomas Röhr, Mikael Tómasson, Marion Murzin, Maha Ben-Amor
      Pages 64-75
    7. How Does Current Legislation Support the Emergence of Industrial Symbiosis in the EU?

      • Anne-Mari Järvenpää, Vesa Salminen, Heikki Ruohomaa
      Pages 76-83
    8. Organizational Development-Lean Thinking Through the LeanGame Learning Game

      • Saija Klimoff, Raija Nurminen, Tero Reunanen
      Pages 97-104
    9. Correlations Between Holistic Awareness of Time and Innovativeness

      • Tero Reunanen, Hannu Vanharanta
      Pages 105-117
    10. Economic Development of Kenya, Tourism Industry Impact

      • Jabir Hassan, Romana Gunkevych, Sassan Rismani
      Pages 129-139
    11. Innovation and Growth: Evidence from Mexico and Brazil

      • Luis Alfredo Avila-Lopez, María Marcela Solís-Quinteros, Carolina Zayas-Márquez, Jorge Alfonso Galván-León
      Pages 150-160
    12. Towards Sustainability in European Agricultural Firms

      • Maria José P. L. Dos Santos, Henrique Diz
      Pages 161-168
    13. Analysis Econometrics of the Factors that Strengthen the Position of the Small Mining Producer in Chile

      • Hanns de la Fuente-Mella, Ana María Vallina-Hernández, Daniel Josué Möder-Armijo, Sebastián Tomás Moya-Camus
      Pages 169-175
    14. The Relationship between Knowledge Security and the Propagation of Innovation

      • Malgorzata Wisniewska, Zbigniew Wisniewski
      Pages 176-184

About this book

This book presents practical approaches for facilitating the achievement of excellence in the management and leadership of organizational resources. It shows how the principles of creating shared value can be applied to ensure faster learning, training, business development, and social renewal. In particular, it presents novel methods and tools for tackling the complexity of management and learning in both business organizations and society. Discussing ontologies, intelligent management systems, methods for creating knowledge and value added, it offers novel insights into time management and operations optimization, as well as advanced methods for evaluating customers’ satisfaction and conscious experience. Based on two conferences, the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, and the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors in Management and Leadership, held on July 21–25, 2018, in Orlando, Florida, USA, the book provides bothresearchers and professionals with new tools and inspiring ideas for achieving excellence in various business activities.


Chapter “Convolutional Gravitational Models for Economic Exchanges: Mathematical Extensions for Dynamic Processes and Knowledge Flows” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland

    Jussi Ilari Kantola

  • Institute of Maritime Operations, University College of Southeast Norway, Borre, Norway

    Salman Nazir

  • Hungarian-Netherlands School of Educational Management, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

    Tibor Barath

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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