Global megatrends and the web: convergence of globalization, networks and innovation

Authors:
Nitish Singh;Boris P. Bartikowski;Yogesh K. Dwivedi;Miachael D. Williams
Affiliations:
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA;Euromed Management, Marseille, France;Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom;Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
Venue:
ACM SIGMIS Database
Year:
2009

Citing 6
Cited 0

The coming age of calm technolgy

Beyond calculation
Competing in the Age of Digital Convergence

Competing in the Age of Digital Convergence
Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing

Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing
Resource allocation in grid computing

Journal of Scheduling
Understanding the behavior of mobile data services consumers

Information Systems Frontiers
Activity pre-scheduling for run-time optimization of grid workflows

Journal of Systems Architecture: the EUROMICRO Journal

Quantified Score

Hi-index	0.00

Visualization

Abstract

Proactive companies analyze global megatrends to anticipate and leverage future opportunities in the marketplace. Limited body of academic research ex-ists to facilitate global megatrends forecasting. The objective of this paper is to identify important global megatrends that are being facilitated by the rise of the World Wide Web. An attempt is also made to explore how these global megatrends are leading to the emergence of various global consumer trends. This thought-piece identifies three major global mega-trends, namely Globalization, Rise of Networks and Open Innovation, which are being facilitated by the global expansion of the web.