Technological Challenges: The Human Side of the Digital Age

ISBN-13: 9783030980399 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Machado, Carolina

Opis

This book discusses and exchanges information on principles, strategies, models, techniques, methodologies and applications of technological challenges in a digital era. It helps the reader to develop the skills required in the digital age and to acquire the knowledge and know-how necessary to drive their organizations to success. This book presents contributions that are exceptional in terms of theory and/or practice in the area of human resources management, technological management, digital age, creativity, technological innovation, organizational innovation, business analytics and flexibility. 

Spis treści

Technological challenges

- The human side of the digital era

- Technological challenges in a digital era

- Responsibility for technological change development

- Change effects on the workforce

- Organizational change

- Technological impact / consequences in HRM

- Communication, participation and involvement

- How work is changing

- Matching human and technological needs

- Organizational development and change

- Motivating people in a technological changing environment

- Knowledge management in changing era

- Technological innovation

- Organizational innovation

- Organizational structures challenges and changes

- Conflict management and technology challenges

- Production engineering

- Technological and organizational flexibility

- Sustainable management

- Corporate social responsibility

- Human resource management

- Information management

- Business management

- Culture and organizational behaviour

- Competitive management practice

- Global management

- Organizational development and change

- Strategic management

- Entrepreneurship

- Production management

O autorze

Carolina Machado received her Ph.D. degree in Management Sciences (Organizational and Policies Management area / Human Resources Management) from the University of Minho in 1999, Master degree in Management (Strategic Human Resource Management) from Technical University of Lisbon in 1994, and Degree in Business Administration from University of Minho in 1989. Teaching in the Human Resources Management subjects since 1989 at University of Minho, she is since 2004 Associated Professor, with experience and research interest areas in the field of Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management in SMEs, Training and Development, Emotional Intelligence, Management Change, Knowledge Management and Management/HRM in the Digital Age.  She is Head of the Human Resources Management Work Group at the School of Economics and Management at University of Minho, Coordinator of Advanced Training Courses at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Member of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA.UMinho), University of Minho, as well as Chief Editor of the International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering (IJAMSE), Guest Editor of journals, books Editor, and book Series Editor, as well as Reviewer in different international prestigious journals. In addition, she has also published both as Editor/Co-Editor and as Author/Co-Author several books, book chapters, and articles in journals and conferences.