Transforming Society and Organizations through Gamification (eBook, PDF)

From the Sustainable Development Goals to Inclusive Workplaces
Redaktion: Spanellis, Agnessa; Harviainen, J. Tuomas

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030682071
• Artikelnr.: 61803013

Autorenporträt

Agnessa Spanellis is an Assistant Professor at the School of Business Management, Heriot-Watt University. Her research interests are focused on the use of Games and Gamification for behavioral change, and improving organisational performance. She has set up a gaming research centre (GIECS) at Heriot-Watt University. Her latest projects include facilitating collaboration in the cooperatives of small farmers in Brazil and improving dissemination of information and resources among volunteers in the event of a volcanic eruption in rural areas of Indonesia.  J. Tuomas Harviainen is Associate Professor of Information Practices at Tampere University, Finland, and one of the editors of the journal Simulation & Gaming. His work has been published in venues such as Organization Studies, New Media & Society, Journal of Business Ethics, Technology & Culture, and Journal of Documentation.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Intro: why gamification is relevant.- Getting participants.- Social lens.- Peace-making.- Livelihood of smallholder farmers.- Refugee integration.- Community resilience.- Social Impact of gamified education.- Inclusivity in the workplace.- Environmental lens.- Ecosystems.- Reduction of carbon emissions.- Disaster prevention and awareness.- Public transportation.- Economic lens.- Gamification for social enterprises.- Ethical finance (CU).- Suitability for public organisations.- Financial education for economic sustainability.- Youth employment.- Family wellbeing in disadvantaged areas.- Conclusions.- Relevance of gamification: a critical review.