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Business Advancement through Technology Volume II

The Changing Landscape of Industry and Employment

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Editors:
  1. Alkis Thrassou

    1. School of Business, Department of Management, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

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  2. Demetris Vrontis

    1. School of Business, Department of Management, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

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  3. Leonidas Efthymiou

    1. School of Business, Department of Management, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

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  4. Yaakov Weber

    1. School of Business Administration, College of Management, Rishon LeZion, Israel

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  5. S. M. Riad Shams

    1. Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

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  6. Evangelos Tsoukatos

    1. School of Business, Department of Management, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

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  • Examines the link between technology, innovation and sustainability
  • Considers the impact of technology on individual environmental bubbles, such as family businesses, SMEs and start-ups
  • Offers an international perspective

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. An Overview of Business Advancement Through Technology: The Changing Landscape of Work and Employment

    • Alkis Thrassou, Demetris Vrontis, Leonidas Efthymiou, Naziyet Uzunboylu
    Pages 1-18

  3. Research on Robotic Process Automation: Structuring the Scholarly Field

    • Dennis Schlegel, Jonathan Wallner
    Pages 19-45

  4. The Role of Technology Enabled HRM Systems in Developing Hybrid Workplaces: A Case Study of the Information Technology Sector in India

    • Sandeep Kulshrestha
    Pages 47-64

  5. Engineering the Metaverse for Innovating the Electronic Business: A Socio-technological Perspective

    • Giuseppe Festa, Yioula Melanthiou, Pina Meriano
    Pages 65-86

  6. The Changing Technology Use and its Impact on Leadership and Hierarchy Structure in the Virtual Workplace

    • Arkadiusz Mironko, Rosemary M. Muriungi, Anthony J. Scardino
    Pages 87-108

  7. Conceptual Mutations of Change Management and the Strategy–Technology–Management Innovation

    • Charis Vlados
    Pages 109-133

  8. The Spread of Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Employment: Evidence from the Banking and Accounting Sectors

    • Bernardo Batiz-Lazo, Leonidas Efthymiou, Kyra Davies
    Pages 135-155

  9. Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: Impact on HR, Learning and Development Professionals

    • Niki Kyriakidou, Karen Trem, Joy Ogbemudia, Nehal Mahtab
    Pages 157-181

  10. Technological Innovation and Performance Measurement in the Sport Sector

    • Mario Nicoliello
    Pages 183-200

  11. Opening up the Black Box on Digitalisation and Agility: Key Drivers and Main Outcomes

    • Salim Chouaibi, Matteo Rossi, Jamel Chouaibi, Alkis Thrassou
    Pages 201-225

  12. Ecosystem Innovation as the Stepping into Other People’s Shoes

    • Gianpaolo Basile, Salvatore Esposito De Falco, Sofia Profita, Rosario Bianco
    Pages 227-246

  13. Correction to: The Changing Technology Use and its Impact on Leadership and Hierarchy Structure in the Virtual Workplace

    • Arkadiusz Mironko, Rosemary M. Muriungi, Anthony J. Scardino
    Pages C1-C1

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 247-250
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About this book

This two-volume edited collection explores the impact of technology on business advancement. Technology is a multifaceted and multidimensional phenomenon, carrying opportunities and risks. Business advancement therefore, can no longer be considered without technological mediation. While Volume I offers insights into technological improvements in the field of global marketing, Volume II focuses on the implications of changing technology on work and employment. It covers topics such as the role of technology in change management, digital transformation, and the impact of AI on employment. Taken together, the books move forward the study of organizations and technology and are ideal resources for business students and researchers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Business, Department of Management, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Alkis Thrassou, Demetris Vrontis, Leonidas Efthymiou, Evangelos Tsoukatos

  • School of Business Administration, College of Management, Rishon LeZion, Israel

    Yaakov Weber

  • Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

    S. M. Riad Shams

About the editors

Alkis Thrassou is Professor in the School of Business at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and a Senior Research Fellow of the EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB). 

Demetris Vrontis is Professor and Vice Rector for Faculty and Research at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, as well the Editor-in-Chief of the EuroMed Journal of Business (EMJB) and the President of the EuroMed Research Business Institute (EMRBI). 

Leonidas Efthymiou is Assistant Professor in Organisation Studies, with emphasis on Tourism and Hospitality. 

Yaakov Weber is Professor and Director of the Research Unit, School of Business Administration, College of Management, Israel. He is the Founder and President of EMRBI and EMAB. 

S. M. Riad Shams is Senior Lecturer at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK. He is the founding editor of the International Journal of Big Data Management. 

Evangelos Tsoukatos teaches Management at the University of Applied Sciences Crete. He is Associate Editor of EMJ.


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