Michel Plaisent

Michel Plaisent is a full professor in the University of Québec in Montréal (Canada). After a bachelor in Information technology, a M.Sc. in project management and a Ph.D. in Information Technology Management, he joined the Business school in 1980 where he held different position while developing his research career, namely IT program director for 6 years. His doctoral research was pioneer as he studied the use of computer mediated communication systems by CEO. Since then, Dr. Plaisent's researches continue to focus human factors of IT, namely cognitive ergonomics, learning problems and personal productivity tools for managers. Among his new researches let’s mention: Education 4.0 concepts and tools, AI and e-learning and more broadly the impact of internet on life and society. He has published more than 25 books and more than one hundred of articles in international conferences and academic indexed journals. He is engaged with several universities in Asia.

Publications

Examination of the Relationship Between Organizational Effectiveness and Transformational Leadership: The Case of Registered Charities
Examination of the Relationship Between Organizational Effectiveness and Transformational Leadership: The Case of Registered Charities
Maria Lavina M. Alonzo, Cataldo Zuccaro, Michel Plaisent, Prosper Bernard. © 2024. 19 pages.
This chapter aims to examine the impact of transformational leadership on the management effectiveness of charities organizations, a less often studied organizations compared to...
Investigating Factors Affecting Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption by Libraries at Top-Rated Universities Worldwide
Investigating Factors Affecting Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption by Libraries at Top-Rated Universities Worldwide
Daniel Tomiuk, Cataldo Zuccaro, Michel Plaisent, Aslı Gül Öncel, Younes Benslimane, Prosper Bernard. © 2024. 23 pages.
This chapter aims at understanding better the perceptions of academic libraries' top managers with regards to artificial intelligence (AI) and adoption decisions. Building on...
Meta Analysis of the Impact of the Flipped Classroom on Secondary Students' Mathematics Performance
Meta Analysis of the Impact of the Flipped Classroom on Secondary Students' Mathematics Performance
Angeline Mag-Aso Pogoy, Helen B. Boholano, Angelito Cabanilla Jr., Lelani Dapat, Michel Plaisent. © 2024. 12 pages.
This meta-analysis assesses the effect of flipped classroom on secondary students' mathematics performance. Seven scholarly electronic databases were used to identify the...
Corporate Social Responsibility as Perceived by Business People
Corporate Social Responsibility as Perceived by Business People
Xiayang Fu, Prosper Bernard, Rhodora G. Magan, Michel Plaisent, Gongzhao Liu. © 2024. 28 pages.
Corporate social responsibility is a crucial part of organizational development. This chapter draws attention to the views, policies, and implementation of corporations in two...
Innovation Characteristics Considered by Top World Universities' Librarians Adopting AI: Insights From Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations
Innovation Characteristics Considered by Top World Universities' Librarians Adopting AI: Insights From Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations
Daniel Tomiuk, Cataldo Zuccaro, Aslı Gül Öncel, Michel Plaisent, Younes Benslimane, Prosper Bernard. © 2024. 27 pages.
This chapter aims to present to the readers the point of view of the managers of the world top universities' libraries as compiled by topuniversityranking.com. After an...
Micro-Enterprises, Performance Factors, and the Role of Gender
Micro-Enterprises, Performance Factors, and the Role of Gender
Chelo Durante, Michel Plaisent, Cataldo Zuccaro, Jean-Pierre Gueyie, Prosper Bernard. © 2024. 23 pages.
Life in developing countries often relies on informal economy and micro-enterprises, often created and managed by women. Their performance has been studied in the literature of...
Can Serious Games and AI Rejuvenate Museums?
Can Serious Games and AI Rejuvenate Museums?
Michel Plaisent, Jean-Marie Lafortune, Lili Zheng, Pascal Ndinga, Daniel Tomiuk, Sylvester Cortes, Agnès Czubinski, Prosper Bernard. © 2024. 22 pages.
Museums are an important player in the “heritage industry” because they hold a huge potential for the development of tourism, especially in regions far from large cities. Serious...
A Preliminary Framework to Fight Tax Evasion in the Home Renovation Market
A Preliminary Framework to Fight Tax Evasion in the Home Renovation Market
Cataldo Zuccaro, Michel Plaisent, Prosper Bernard. © 2021. 22 pages.
This chapter presents a preliminary framework to tackle tax evasion in the field of residential renovation. This industry plays a major role in economic development and...
The Impact of Expert Decision Support Systems on the Performance of New Employees
The Impact of Expert Decision Support Systems on the Performance of New Employees
Lucila P. Cascante, Michel Plaisent, Lassana Maguiraga, Prosper Bernard. © 2002. 15 pages.
Decision support technology, expert systems, executives information systems, and artificial neural networks have been reported to be useful tools to enhance the performance of...