Electronic business (e-business) is the use of Internet-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) to conduct business. This work explains the links between the performance measurement systems for e-business and traditional business, and the impact of specific e-business performance mea[...]

Many of the recent reforms in public services in the UK have been driven by the image of the 'responsible citizen' - the service user who does not only have rights to receive services but also has responsibilities for the delivery of policy outcomes. In this way, citizens' everyday conduct is shaped[...]

Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ, 5e, is ideal for introductory courses in Java/Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Programming and for beginning programmers. This is the only introductory programming textbook that uses the BlueJ integrated development enviro[...]

Late in the summer of 1880, a wave of odors emanated from the sewers of Paris. As the stench lingered, outraged residents feared that the foul air would breed an epidemic. Fifteen years later-when the City of Light was in the grips of another Great Stink-the landscape of health and disease had chan[...]

This package includes a physical copy of Objects First with Java by David J Barnes, as well as access to the eText and MyProgrammingLab.Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ, 5e,is ideal for introductory courses in Java/Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Programm[...]