Paul M A Baker

Biographic Data

ID334505
NAMEPaul M A Baker
GIVEN NAMESPaul M A
FAMILY NAMEBaker
SIGNATUREBAKER P M A
AFFILIATIONSGeorgia Institute of Technology
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • Industry 4.0/Digitalization and networks of innovation in the North American regional context

    Paul M A Baker, Paul Baker et al.ARTICLEEuropean Planning Studies2021

    The advancement of industrial, innovation-related economic policies such as Industry 4.0 and the advanced digitalization of production play an increasingly important role in fulfilling economic objectives in both Canada and the United States. There are a variety of ways in which such industrial-related policy approaches can be developed and implemented. Varying aspects of industrial and economic innovation often occur within a regional context, w…

  • Barriers to Employment Participation of Individuals With Disabilities

    Open AccessPaul M A Baker, Paul Baker et al.ARTICLEAmerican Behavioral Scientist2018References: 17

    Although progress has been made toward the objective of increased employment for people with disabilities, the 17.2% employment rate of people with disabilities stands in distressing contrast to the 65% rate of those without disabilities. This article summarizes the results of a comparative survey of representative academic literature and industry publications related to employer policies and practices that can affect workforce participation of i…

  • Imagining futures

    Open AccessMaribeth Gandy, Paul M A Baker et al.ARTICLEFutures2017Cited by: 2References: 18

  • Assessing Stakeholder Perceptions of Workplace Accommodations Barriers

    Open AccessNathan W Moon, Paul M A Baker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Disability Policy…2012Cited by: 2References: 1

    This article presents the findings from research to identify key barriers and opportunities in the provision of workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities in the United States. Using the policy Delphi method, a multiround, iterative polling technique used to assess key stakeholder perceptions, the study probed on five areas: awareness, policy/regulatory, economic, technology, and social. For each of these areas, the Delphi panel was…

  • Where the Cathedrals and Bazaars Are

    Douglas S Noonan, Paul M A Baker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Information Technology…2011References: 1

    This article presents a framework to measure activity and potential for open source software development and use at a country level. The framework draws on interviews with experts in the open source software industry and numerous existing studies in the literature to identify relevant indicators. Several indices of diverse variable lists and weighting and aggregation methods were developed and tested for robustness. The results provide a first st…

  • Ensuring the Enfranchisement of People With Disabilities

    Open AccessAndrew Ward, Paul M A Baker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Disability Policy…2008Cited by: 3References: 14

    In a representational democracy, the process of selecting people to represent the electorate is critical. To accomplish this goal, it is crucial that elections be fair and accurate reflections of the decisions of the voters. However, a significant and relatively unacknowledged constituency, people with disabilities, faces a variety of barriers to full participation in the U.S. electoral democracy. Recent research has provided evidence that how pe…

  • The Role of Institutional Motivations in Technological Adoption

    Dara V O'Neil, Dara O’Neil et al.ARTICLEThe Information Society2003Cited by: 1References: 7

    The Family Technology Resource Centers (FTRC) Program consists of 14 community technology centers operated by the DeKalb County School System (DCSS) in Atlanta, GA. The model program is an outreach and technology diffusion initiative developed and maintained by the DCSS to encourage the use and awareness of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by underserved populations. A narrative assessment was generated using a qualitative approa…

  • Bridging Temporal and Spatial "Gaps"

    Paul M A Baker, Paul Baker et al.ARTICLEInformation Communication & Society2002

    The diffusion and use of digitally based information and communication technologies (ICTs) offers the opportunity to redefine and reconceptualize 'community' both in terms of delineating the boundaries of community, as well as the modes of communication used between members. The creation of an electronic infrastructure, the Internet, permits the possibility of widespread public communication that is inexpensive and relatively easy to access. A se…

  • Policy bridges for the digital divide

    Open AccessPaul M A Baker, Paul BakerARTICLEFirst Monday2001

    Early evidence of economic and social change related to the diffusion of a number of information and communication technologies (ICTs) suggests that public sector actors face significant opportunities, as well as some unexpected barriers while "paving the information highway". These technologies have generated significant changes in the nature, and operation of communication and delivery of services by the private sector increasing the impetus to…