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Insights Into Digital Business, Human Resource Management, and Competitiveness

Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain), Miltiadis D. Lytras (Effat University, Saudi Arabia), Afnan Alkhaldi (Arab Open University, Kuwait), and Sawsan Malik (Arab Open University, Kuwait)
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: January, 2025 | Copyright: © 2025 | Pages: 508
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Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase
ISBN13: 9798369394403
ISBN13 Softcover: 9798369394410
EISBN13: 9798369394427
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-9440-3

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The digital and green transition is reshaping industries and economies, driving innovation and sustainable growth across the globe. By leveraging emerging technologies and intellectual capital, governments and companies can foster long-term competitiveness and resilience in a rapidly evolving landscape. Understanding how different regions navigate this shift provides valuable insights into best practices and potential challenges. The alignment of human resource and knowledge management strategies with digital transformation plays a crucial role in ensuring inclusive, adaptive, and future-ready economies. This transition not only boosts economic progress but also addresses global environmental and social goals, paving the way for more sustainable development.

Insights Into Digital Business, Human Resource Management, and Competitiveness analyzes business, human resource management, and information technologies in different regions and discusses implications for companies and governments. It is crucial to understand the key role of new and emerging technologies for the digital transformation of economies and societies and build more resilient and fair societies. Covering topics such as social capital, corporate social responsibility, and circular economy, this book is an excellent resource for industry leaders, policymakers, business owners, human resource managers, professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, and more.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • AI-Personalized Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Circular Economy
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Credit Card Incentives
  • Customer Loyalty
  • Data Privacy
  • Digital Business
  • Digital Competitiveness
  • Digital Dentistry
  • Digital Financial Inclusion
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Employee Retention
  • Employee Well-Being
  • Entrepreneurship Growth
  • Environmental Management Systems
  • Human Resource Management
  • Machine Learning
  • Social Capital
  • Structural Equation Modeling

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Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos is a professor in the Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Oviedo, Spain. She completed her education in The London School of Economics, UK. Her teaching and research interests focus on the areas of strategic management, knowledge management, organizational learning, intellectual capital and information technologies, with special interest in Asia (Bhutan, China, Laos, Myanmar). She is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital (IJLIC) and International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), respectively. She has edited books for IGI Global, Elsevier, Routledge, and Springer. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, she earned placement on Stanford University’s “Ranking of the World Scientists: World’s Top 2% Scientists” list. Additionally she is listed in World Top Scientists of Research.com in the Areas of Social Science and Humanities in Spain and Engineering and Technology in Spain.
Miltiadis Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of cognitive computing, information systems, digital transformation and smart cities, computers in human behavior, and knowledge management. He is an expert in advanced computer science and management, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Asia. He served as the Editor in Chief of the International Journal in Semantic Web and Information Systems. He has co-edited more than 110 high impact factor special issues in ISI/Scopus indexed journals and co-Edited/Authored more than 80 books in international publishers including Elsevier, Emerald, IGI-Global, Springer, etc. Dr Lytras has co-authored more than 120 high impact factor papers in Q1 and Q2, Web of Science and Scopus indexed Journals such as: ; Future Generation Computer Systems; Journal of Business Research; International Journal of Information Management; Journal of Innovation and Knowledge; Technological forecasting and Social Change, Computers in Human Behavior; Studies in Higher Education; Telematics and Informatics; Information Systems Management, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering; IEEE Internet Computing; IEEE Transactions on Education; IEEE Access Journal of Ambient Technology and Humanized Computing; World Wide Web Journal;; IJ of Engineering Education; Journal of Universal Computer Science; Journal of Knowledge Management; British Journal on Education Technology; Interactive Learning Environment; Educational Technology and Society; Behavior and Information Technology, etc. Dr. Lytras has a 25 years’ experience on Research and Development projects and grants with significant skills and competencies to the successful conceptualization, financing and implementation of R&D projects with extensive experience in Europe, Middle East, and Far East. He has involved in more than 70 R&D projects overtime.
Afnan Alkhaldi is the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies at the Arab Open University Headquarters and an Assistant Professor specializing in Smart Cities, Information Systems, and e-Governance. With a Ph.D. in Operations and Information Management, Dr. Alkhaldi brings over 10 years of experience in managing information systems and leading smart city projects. She previously served as a Consultant for the economic urban planning team at the Al-Hareer Smart City project within the Kuwait municipality, contributing to urban innovation and smart city development.
Dr. Sawsan Malik is an Assistant Professor at the Arab Open University, Kuwait branch, a position held since September 2021. With a dedicated focus on the College of Business Studies, she brings knowledge and expertise to the realm of entrepreneurship and innovation in Kuwait. As an Assistant Professor, she has been actively engaged in pioneering research endeavors. Dr. Malik honed into the dynamics of entrepreneurship and innovation within the Kuwaiti context. The primary objective of her research is to unravel the intricate factors that propel entrepreneurial activities in Kuwait, with a specific emphasis on the role of innovation in fostering economic growth and development. One of her key areas of interest revolves around transforming business plans into new business models, leveraging digitalization. Notably, she delves into the emerging field of smart city development, exploring how entrepreneurs can harness digitalization to develop and expand their businesses. Dr. Malik’s research extends to the intersection of eco-innovation, circular economy, gig economy, and e-business modules within the context of smart city management.

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