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In an era where technological progress redefines the boundaries of business and management, ‘Digital Synergy - Innovative Management in the ICT Era'emerges as a guide for current and aspiring leaders. This book delves into the heart of modern management practices, illuminated by the transformative power of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and digital synergy. Facing the relentless pace of change, adaptation, innovation, and the utilization of digital synergy are no longer optional; they are the bedrock of sustainable success. Through a carefully selected collection of theories, case studies, expert insights, and examples of digital synergy, this book provides the foresight and tools necessary to navigate through the complexities of a globalized, digital marketplace.The book is divided into four sections:1. Financial and strategic management in uncertain times2. Global trends and management challenges3. Corporate social responsibility and effective CSR management4. The future of logistics, with a special focus on military logisticsDesigned for business leaders, managers, students, and anyone keen on deepening their understanding of how ICT and digital synergy shape management strategies, this book is a call to action. It challenges to not just keep pace with technological progress but to lead the charge in leveraging it for strategic advantage.

In the current fast-paced digital era, incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into leadership practices is a complex challenge. The ever-evolving technological landscape demands a new approach to leadership that embraces AI while upholding human-centric values. This convergence of AI and leadership necessitates innovative solutions to stay ahead in a competitive environment. The Holistic Approach to AI and Leadership offers more than just theory; it provides practical solutions for integrating AI into strategic vision. This comprehensive guide explores AI's impact on decision-making processes, training, and capacity building, addressing resistance and measuring ROI through real-world case studies and scenarios. Targeting a diverse audience, from top-tier executives and human resources professionals to AI developers and researchers, the book equips leaders with the knowledge to make informed decisions about AI integration. By emphasizing the enduring importance of human connection and ethical considerations, this approach ensures that technological advancements enhance, rather than overshadow, the human aspects of leadership, reshaping the modern management paradigm.

This book examines the influence exerted by digital technology platforms (DTPs) on changes to business models. The author identifies critical factors for the successful implementation and usage of such platforms, including barriers which may be related, for example, to the absence of sufficient knowledge about DTPs or the inability to obtain a sufficient amount of financial resources.Business Models and Digital Technology Platforms develops a comprehensive model of DTPs based on empirical research in Poland. It demonstrates how platforms influence changes in the operations of companies, their level of competitiveness, the consumer's role in the process of joint development of innovations and the consumer's experience as well as implications of the use of AI for the autonomy of DTPs.This book offers a unique, holistic understanding of the complexities involved and showcases their role within digital business. Combining theory with practice, this book is a valuable resource for researchers and academics of business model innovation, strategic management, innovation management, digital transformation and organisational change.

Organisations are using data, information and knowledge as a competitive weapon. Their data, information and knowledge are arguably their most valuable assets. Yet, this fourth asset is managed badly when compared to the other three assets, namely money, people and infrastructure with considerable risk to the organisation. Executives are accountable for the success of their organisations, and those who don't manage this critical resource and business enabler effectively can be regarded as negligent. Information Assets carry enormous risk and value. Most boards and executives don't know how to govern and manage IAs effectively and nobody is held accountable. Given this, organisations should govern and manage their Information Assets the way they manage their Financial Assets. The benefits of managing IAs well are compelling. These benefits include increased efficiency, productivity, employee satisfaction, improved decision-making, mitigating business risk and improving product, protecting corporate reputation and service delivery. Drawing on ground-breaking research, this book explains why Information Assets are so important to organisations and the barriers to managing them well. This book is unique in the sense that it takes a fresh look at this topic, is based on experience and research, and includes interviews from more than 70 industry leaders. In short, this book is written by executives and explains where to start.

Unlike any other MIS text, Business Driven Technology, 10e, discusses various business initiatives first and how technology supports those initiatives second. The premise for this unique approach is that business initiatives should drive technology choices. Business Driven Technology offers you the flexibility to customize courses according to your needs and the needs of your students by covering only essential concepts and topics in the five core units, while providing additional in-depth coverage in the business and technology plug-ins. Business Driven Technology contains 18 chapters, 10 business plug-ins, and 11 technology plug-ins offering you the ultimate flexibility in tailoring content to the exact needs of your MIS course. The unique construction of this text allows you to cover essential concepts and topics in the five core units while providing you with the ability to customize a course and explore certain topics in greater detail with the business and technology plug-ins.

Leveraging Information Governance to Boost Sustainability offers a comprehensive exploration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks through the lenses of people, process, and technology.Delving into the intricacies of strategic alignment, management principles, and risk management, the book emphasizes the vital connection between ESG and organizational sustainability.This book begins by elucidating the significance of ESG, core frameworks, and regulatory mandates. Part two delves into Information Governance (IG) elements such as data management, privacy, and security, alongside relevant ISO standards. The final section outlines strategies for applying IG standards to enhance ESG reporting and outcomes.Advocating for integrating IG best practices to bolster organizational ESG compliance efforts, this book is a must-read for leaders seeking to navigate the evolving landscape of climate risk reporting and sustainability.

Reflecting proactively on a growing industry'dilemma', this book explores how publishing businesses can and do successfully experiment and innovate in digital publishing through collaboration.Many sectors of publishing are still structured around print production, with digital innovation in the consumer arena generally focused on different book formats, such e-books and audiobooks, rather than on brand-new types of products. Publishers need to innovate around different sorts of content and digital formats as consumers change their media habits. However, their pricing, business and risk models, and workflows are reflective of a legacy of print publishing; and as print commands so much revenue, publishers do not want to derail their main business as they experiment. Drawing on an analysis of collaboration and network theory and four in-depth qualitative case studies in different sectors, this research suggests that collaboration, particularly engaging with the wider creative sector, is key to the sustainable development of new types of products. It points to the characteristics of a successful digital collaboration and explains how to manage publishing innovation alongside the existing business, through para-organisations. Considering novel approaches to innovation, such as iterative software-style approaches and agile project management, as well as new business models, such as those employed in games development, the author shows how introducing new people – from software developers to competitors – can help instill a collaborative mindset within the organisation and facilitate constructive experimentation.Managing Digital Innovation in Publishing will be of interest to upper-level students and researchers of (digital) publishing and related creative industries.

This book takes a practical look at how IT organizations need to position themselves optimally in this dynamically changing world and what this means for the leadership of this increasingly important IT. In addition, the book takes a closer look at the topic of managing an IT organization: What is the role and what are the leadership responsibilities of a CIO? How and by what means can an IT organization best be managed? How can complex change processes and transformations be managed? Thus, the book offers a practical guide for organizational change or reorganization of IT with many tips on change management, leadership, and agile methods and approaches in the new IT organization.

Shortlisted in the Start-up/Scale-up category at the Business Book Awards in partnership with Pathway Group 2024 Digital transformation is a must. Consumers have fully embraced the digital age, and companies have followed suit, deploying programs to adapt to the rapidly evolving marketplace. But the pace of technological change is such that digital trends are shaping the future, revolutionizing the business world and turning it on its head. How can business leaders operate, innovate and thrive in the present and future digital market? Digital Business Strategy - How to Design, Build and Future-Proof a Business in the Digital Age provides a practical step-by-step guide with frameworks, examples and real-world guidance to break down what is required to deliver complex business transformation. Six comprehensive sections delve into: understanding the drivers of the digital age, how to develop a digital strategy, the core competencies of a digital business, how to execute transformational change and build a digital culture, how to deliver value today while creating opportunities for tomorrow through ambidextrous roadmap planning and execution techniques, and preparing for the next wave of innovation. Digital Business Strategy is for C-Suite leaders, first-line management, entrepreneurs, SME business owners and students; anyone interested in shaping their team, business, service or proposition to be digitally sustainable and resilient in the present and future digital era.

This book exposes two inspiring research categories: digitization and trust. Digitization is a phenomenon that dynamically modifies the modern world in almost every area. Modern technologies, artificial intelligence and humanoid robots are instruments with an increasingly significant impact on the shape of the management process of modern organizations, including the way people are managed. Trust is a subtle concept, with a very different interpretation, influencing the behaviour of employees in a multifaceted way. A superficial look at the combination of both categories seems to see them as irrational. Upon closer examination, however, it exposes many interesting fields of scientific exploration. Trust, as a research category, has been included in three significant dimensions: in relation to co-workers, superiors and information technology, dominated by digitization. Each draws attention to different problems of priority importance for the organization. Asserting the idea that trust in the conditions of digitization becomes a category of timeless importance in the interdisciplinary dimension, this volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners and advanced students in the fields of management of technology and innovation, organizational studies and leadership.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

This book demonstrates how generative artificial intelligence (AI), a form of sophisticated AI technology, is transforming our knowledge of how the human mind functions in relation to business leadership and decision-making. It describes the most recent findings and applications of generative AI in psychology. The book explains the relationships between language, thinking, and behavior as well as how AI may aid in our understanding of learning, decision-making, and problem-solving. In addition, it discusses the significance of applying AI properly and ethically. This book provides a comprehensive overview of how AI is increasing our understanding of the mind and how it impacts each of us professionally.

As organizations increasingly depend on electronic information, the lack of systematic training on effective operations and security principles is causing chaos. Stories of data loss, data corruption, fraud, interruptions of service, and poor system design continue to flood our news. This book reviews fundamental concepts and practical recommendations for operations and security managers and staff. The guidelines are based on the author's 40 years of experience in these areas. The text is written in simple English with references for all factual assertions so that readers can explore topics in greater detail.

The foundation of any successful enterprise lies in a well-crafted IT strategy. In today's volatile economic climate, it is necessary to harmonize the exigencies of daily operations with the demands of future growth and development. As information technology continues to permeate every facet of our lives and industries, the nexus between entrepreneurship and innovation remains pivotal. Advanced Intelligence Systems and Innovation in Entrepreneurship delves deep into the intricate web that binds information technology (IT) strategy, advanced intelligence systems, and the dynamic landscape of entrepreneurship. Within these pages, experts dissect the anatomy of IT strategies, deciphering their critical role in achieving IT and business objectives. This book discusses intelligence systems, the very embodiment of artificial intelligence's transformative potential. These systems possess the capacity to perform tasks once reserved for human intelligence, making decisions, solving complex problems, and learning from data. Yet, the book does not shy away from addressing the thorny issues of employment, privacy, and security that accompany such profound technological shifts. This book underscores how futuristic technologies empower entrepreneurs to innovate sustainably, fostering business growth while safeguarding our environment. Entrepreneurs, in their quest for new and inventive products and services, wield information technology as a transformative tool. The need for organizational restructuring, aligned with the demands of these technologies, becomes evident, with case studies showcasing the impact of IT on entrepreneurial activities. The intertwining threads of entrepreneurship and technology also weave through the burgeoning field of green entrepreneurship, where solutions to environmental problems are sought, and social change is nurtured without harm to the planet. Sustainability entrepreneurship emerges as the answer, modifying products, services, and processes to achieve long-term social and environmental benefits while also reaping financial rewards. For innovative entrepreneurs, intellectual property rights become their armor. The book elucidates how effective intellectual property systems facilitate access to capital and the growth of technological markets, bolstering creative entrepreneurship. This book underscores the imperative of responsible and ethical development and utilization of advanced intelligence systems, considering issues of bias, privacy, and security. Intrapreneurship, a structure enabling employees to embody entrepreneurial spirit within organizations, takes center stage. These self-motivated, proactive intrapreneurs drive innovation through the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT). The book explores how ICT enhances efficiency across various organizational facets, from design and production to distribution and sales. This book is deal for scholars, researchers, students, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, educators, technologists, policymakers, and innovators.

We live in an era defined by data proliferation and digital transformation, and the effective management of information has become a concern for organizations across the globe. Creating and Sustaining an Information Governance Program is a comprehensive academic guide that delves into the intricate realm of Information Governance (IG), focusing on the key components and strategies essential for establishing and perpetuating a robust IG program. This book illuminates the multifaceted landscape of IG. Information governance represents the keystone of organizational governance, orchestrating the orchestration of data and information in a structured and compliant manner. It reveals the policies that govern data's life cycle, encompassing creation, storage, sharing, and eventual deletion. Within this framework, IG takes root, fostering successful data retention, legal defensibility, security, privacy, cost optimization, risk mitigation, enhanced accessibility, and efficient data management. Within the intricate web of Information Governance lie essential elements, including data science, digital curation, analytics, master data management, data storage and archiving, business operations and management, accessibility, metadata, data and information standards and classifications, change management, and IG training and communication. This book elucidates the intricacies of establishing and nurturing an information governance program, and it equips readers with the knowledge and tools to navigate the challenges and opportunities inherent in this endeavor. It delves into the cultural shifts, communication strategies, and training methods necessary for success. It emphasizes the vital importance of collaboration across organizational silos, the cultivation of administrative support, securing appropriate funding, and educating stakeholders on the purpose and benefits of an IG program. This book is ideal for individuals across academia, corporate sectors, government agencies, and for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Its insights are universally applicable, spanning industries such as law firms, general corporate environments, government entities, educational institutions, and businesses of all sizes. Creating and Sustaining an Information Governance Program guides organizations of all stripes toward effective information governance, compliance, and risk mitigation in a data-centric world.

Agility is no longer a buzzword; it's now a business imperative. Apply Agile thinking, tools and processes to the learning function with this expert guide written specifically for learning and organizational development professionals.Agile L&D explains how to develop an Agile approach to workplace learning. The business context has dramatically changed, so the way to approach specialisms like learning and OD must too. Based on five design principles, the book provides a dedicated toolkit to help you design learning and OD solutions that solve workplace challenges and improve business performance.How we design work, upskill people and deploy teams is now intrinsically linked with modern business strategy. To continually adapt to a complex business environment, companies need a more fluid movement of people and skills across the organization in order to better reflect customer needs, market opportunities and capability requirements. This book has the answer. Full of tools, tips and frameworks as well as real-world examples from global organizations, this is essential reading for all learning and development, OD and people professionals in this constantly changing area of work. Online resources include templates and infographics

Informatiemanagement Je maakt dagelijks gebruik van pc's, smartphones, tablets en andere slimme elektronica. Deze informatieverwerkende apparaten maken ons leven aangenamer; we kunnen nauwelijks nog zonder ze. In organisaties zijn informatiehulpmiddelen van levensbelang. Een bedrijf dat zichzelf serieus neemt ‘doet daarom aan informatiemanagement'. Anders gezegd: het zorgt voor een goed functionerende Informatie- en Communicatie Technologie (ICT). Dit boek biedt je daarvoor een breed overzicht van het vakgebied ICT en informatiemanagement. Het maakt je bekend met veelgebruikt jargon en reikt niet alleen praktische hulpmiddelen aan om ‘klussen'op ICT-gebied aan te pakken, maak helpt je ook bij je persoonlijk informatiemanagement. Informatiemanagement bevat twee onderdelen Het eerste deel van dit boek behandelt de basiskennis zodat je mee kunt denken over automatisering en informatievoorziening. Onderwerpen zijn: informatie in organisaties, persoonlijk informatiemanagement, hardware en systeemsoftware, informatiesystemen, informatiebeveiliging, netwerken en internet, kunstmatige intelligentie, het inrichten van databases, big data, privacy, blockchain en werken in de ICT. Het tweede deel van dit boek biedt instrumenten om ICT-projecten aan te pakken, zoals het opstellen van een informatieplan (ICT-plan), het uitvoeren van een informatieonderzoek, het maken van een invoeringsplan voor nieuwe software en het ontwerpen van een informatiesysteem met agile en scrum. Ook bevat het een korte inleiding in SQL. Nieuw in de zevende, herziene druk Informatiemanagement is flink herzien: er is een nieuw hoofdstuk over Kunstmatige Intelligentie. Verder is het onderwerp informatiebeveiliging en ICT-risico's sterk uitgebreid en het onderwerp Internet of Things (IoT) is geactualiseerd. Ook worden vragen beantwoord als: hoe ga je om met ICT-hypes? Welke rol heeft ICT bij het creëren van waarde in een organisatie. Hoe richt je IT Governance in? Hoe werken ICT-technieken als de Balanced Scorecard en virtual en augmented reality? Hoe voorkom ik een informatiebubbel? Er is een nieuw hoofdstuk over systeemontwikkeling met agile en scrum. Persoonlijk informatiemanagement is uitgebreid met privacy en bedreigingen op internet. De auteur Roel Grit (www.roelgrit.nl) is bestsellerauteur bij Noordhoff. Hij schreef onder andere Projectmanagement, P6-Methode (projectaanpak in zes stappen) en diverse boeken in de Zo doe je- serie, zoals Zo doe je een onderzoek, Zo maak je een ondernemingsplan en Zo organiseer je een event.

The central task of contemporary strategic management is to look for sources of value and to achieve above- average firm performance. The effective implementation of a value creation strategy requires a comprehensive approach, including the creation of a systemic management structure aimed at increasing company value.The concept of value- based management involves consciously inspiring, undertaking, and implementing value- oriented actions. Value creation takes place at all levels of management and in all organisational units of the company; therefore, the implementation of all management functions should be assigned to this goal. Thus, the role of managers is gaining importance, especially those who are capital- linked to companies, who set goals and verify them by means of informed decisions aimed at maximising value in the long term.The book presents a multidimensional analysis of shareholders'impact on company value creation. The authors chose the IT sector as the area of study; this sector, being one in which modern technologies are essential, acquires special significance for the global economy.The book features a review of notions and concepts related to the management of company value and methods of measuring it, the shareholder's impact on the creation of company value, and factors affecting long- term value creation; an analysis of the places of occurrence, power and direction of a shareholder's impact on building the long- term capacity of an IT sector company for creating the value thereof, as well as the conceptualisation and operationalisation of such impact; an analysis of the role of shareholders in IT sector companies, a profile of shareholder competence which makes the role of a shareholder unique to the company and fulfils the “value- creating owner” postulate; an analysis of the role of hired managers cooperating with the shareholders with an indication of the significance of mutual development and the supplementation of one's own skills.The book is dedicated to scientists in the field of strategic management, valuebased management, and leadership; shareholders; students of EMBA and MBA programmes; practitioners in strategic management; and current shareholders of modern technology companies (in particular from the IT sector) and future investors, for all of whom it may offer a valuable outlook on the management principles and practices in the sectors, particularly with respect to the long- term creation of company value.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International license.

Integrating consumer behaviour, digital marketing, digital platform management, web analytics, and marketing insights, Digital Consumer Management provides a holistic understanding—from a brand perspective—of the management of consumers and consumption in the digital ecosystem.Chapters explore the key stakeholders in platform management, the multiple types of platforms used by brands, the various consumer-brand touchpoints, how the platforms are developed and with what goals in mind, managing consumer engagement and activities on these platforms, how the platforms are regulated, and the dark side of digital consumption. Theory is brought to life by practical examples and case studies from across sectors, and reflective questions and activities allow students to critically reflect on their learning.Providing a comprehensive picture of digital consumption activities, digital consumer behaviour across platforms, and how brands can manage and engage with the digital consumer, this text works as core and recommended reading for students studying digital consumer behaviour, digital marketing, and marketing management. Accompanying online resources include PowerPoint slides and an instructor's manual.

Today, only having information is insufficient for a competitive advantage. To be ahead of your competitors, you need to know them, and for this, it is important to constantly manage news and content. The information needs to be condensed and analyzed so that it can be useful to decision-makers. Enterprise systems let you collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate content so it can serve your business goals quickly. It is a daily business process, particularly for small businesses dealing with large amounts of information and digital transformation process. How you handle this information can be a competitive advantage for businesses.Digital Transformation and Enterprise Information Systems introduces new ways to use new digital technologies to enable major business improvements, enhance customer experience, simplify operations, and create new business models. It provides a better understanding of the impact of digital transformation on how enterprise systems and enterprise information technology services are managed and delivered. The book offers new knowledge on how enterprise systems influence digital business transformation and its role, along with addressing several dimensions of digital transformation in favor of SMEs. The result provides business leaders with tools and strategies to manage their enterprises better.This reference book can be used by researchers, undergraduate students taking engineering and management courses, and managers, engineers, and other professionals in fields related to technologies, management, and engineering innovation.

The cutting-edge realm of digital entrepreneurship is explored in this book as it embarks on a revolutionary path. This motivating book provides aspiring and established business owners with the skills and resources they need to succeed in the fast-paced digital economy. This book explores deep into the strategies for creating and growing profitable online enterprises, drawing on the knowledge of recognized industry leaders and astute digital entrepreneurs. It reveals the fundamentals of disruptive innovation, powerful digital marketing, and the potential of cutting-edge technologies like big data, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. The book equips readers to maximize the reach and influence of various digital platforms including social networking, e-commerce, and others by unlocking their enormous potential.

Essentials of Digital Construction is an essential practical companion to facilitate the effective adoption of digital technologies in construction. It includes guidance on key issues that often arise, provides clarity based on real-life examples, and shows how to deploy digital technologies that are user-centric, scalable and cost-effective. With numerous case study examples, the book provides insights into key lessons that have been learnt on digital transformation. Topics covered include: business transformation and cultural change working effectively with the supply chain practical applications of data and artificial intelligence in construction how BIM and information management supports better project outcomes common issues that arise within projects and how to address them answers to frequently asked questions. Essentials of Digital Construction is a concise practical reference to help professionals and companies navigate the key issues and accelerate the process of implementing digital construction. It is an essential guide for contractors, design consultants, and subcontractors as well as digital specialists and anyone else involved in implementing digital construction.

A timely, practical guide to AI—its strengths, weaknesses, and real-world applications—for business professionals and policymakers.Artificial intelligence, or AI, can recognize a pattern from any set of data it is given, which is what makes it such an extraordinarily powerful tool. But because not all patterns are authentic or reliable, AI's pattern-finding superpower can lead to spurious patterns—and to disastrous results for business and government entities that rely on them. Hence the conundrum at the heart of AI: its greatest strength can also be its greatest weakness. Targeting the businessperson who needs to know how to use AI profitably and responsibly, Caleb Briggs and Rex Briggs offer in this book a foundational understanding of AI that is easy to grasp yet thorough enough to be used effectively. The AI Conundrum:• Draws on the authors'diverse expertise—in pure math, computer science, marketing, data science, and business—to make AI concepts and applications approachable for readers of all tech levels.• Provides a framework for comparing AI to the next best alternative, and for gauging where AI is likely be successful—or to pose greater risk than benefits.• Includes dozens of real-world case studies highlighting the successes and failures of AI applications across various industries. • Offers actionable insights for responsible implementation and risk mitigation.• Provides a worksheet for identifying potential problem areas, a cost-benefit analysis, and a companion website. The AI Conundrum is an invaluable resource for professionals and students seeking a full understanding of AI—its applications, limitations, and ethical considerations—as we enter a brave new era.

The book provides deep insight into the processes of digital transformation of banking according to economic, institutional, and social dimensions. Together with the transformation of incumbent banks, the processes result in changes in the scope of existing banking services. Moreover, new entities (FinTech firms) partner with incumbent banks and reshape the banking sector and its financial environment.The far-reaching transformation of banks and the banking sectors is accompanied by some institutional and socioeconomic processes. Regarding institutional processes, the book provides insight into the digitalization of the banking sector from a legal point of view. Traditionally, banking is strongly regulated by norms and rules and this status should be maintained when new entities are entering the sector and/or when new technological solutions contribute to the provision of banking services. Regarding socioeconomic processes, it must be highlighted that digitalization is exerting a powerful impact on societies. One significant example, among others, is the increase in the financial inclusion of disadvantaged groups (especially customers either underserved by the traditional financial sector or unbanked). The socioeconomic aspect, however, has a much greater dimension and its selected aspects are described in this book.The principal audience of the book will be scholars in the fields of banking and finance, but also other related disciplines in the social sciences that are of particular relevance to the banking sector's digital transformation. This includes legal science, management, and psychology. The book also targets professionals in the financial industry interested in the impact of new financial technologies on banking sectors and bank services, particularly with a main focus on legal and socioeconomic dimensions.Chapter 10 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

A practical step-by-step guide to building your digital transformation master plan The Digital Transformation Canvas by Marc K Peter will help you find your way through the seven steps of digital transformation for your organisation with its structured and practical approach to the subject. Key features include: multiple checklists and templates you can use in your organisation short case studies in each chapter to help you further engage with the subject and understand the objectives over 80 illustrations to support your understanding of how to apply content into practice The Digital Transformation Canvas will not only help you work with teams to drive a bottom-up strategy, but you will also be able to agree on key strategic initiatives with senior management for a top-down approach too, and identify new market potential and strategic projects.

Two world-renowned experts on innovation and digital strategy explore how real-time data and AI will radically transform physical products—and the companies that make them.Tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google can collect real-time data from billions of users. For companies that design and manufacture physical products, that type of fluid, data-rich information used to be a pipe dream. Now, with the rise of cheap and powerful sensors, supercomputing, and artificial intelligence, things are changing—fast.In Fusion Strategy, world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan and digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industrial companies combine what they do best—create physical products—with what digitals do best—use algorithms and AI to parse expansive, interconnected datasets—to make strategic connections that would otherwise be impossible.The laws of competitive advantage are changing, rewarding those who have the most robust, data-driven insights rather than the most valuable assets. To compete in the new digital age, companies need to use real-time data to turbocharge their products, strategies, and customer relationships. Those that don't risk falling on the wrong side of the next great digital divide.Fusion Strategy is the way forward.

In the current fast-paced business environment, organizations face the challenge of managing internal innovation efforts while leveraging external expertise and resources. Traditional innovation management approaches may struggle to keep up with the rapid changes in technology and market dynamics. Organizations must master innovation while ensuring sustainability and adopting more inclusive and collaborative innovation practices. To address these challenges, the book Mastering Innovation in Business provides a comprehensive solution by delving deep into the principles and practices of open innovation. By examining the evolution of management and the dynamics of open innovation, this book equips readers with the knowledge and strategies needed to manage innovation effectively in a rapidly changing business landscape. It explores intellectual property management, metrics for measuring innovation, and cultural influences on innovation. It offers practical insights and actionable strategies for fostering a culture of innovation within organizations. Additionally, the book delves into the role of digital transformation in driving innovation. It guides how organizations can leverage digital technologies to enhance their innovation efforts. Mastering Innovation in Business is an essential resource for academics, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to deepen their understanding of open innovation and innovation management. Its comprehensive coverage of key topics and practical insights serve as a valuable guide for navigating the complexities of the modern business landscape. Whether you are a decision-maker looking to drive innovation within your organization or an educator seeking to enhance your innovation management knowledge, this book offers valuable insights and strategies for success in today's innovation-driven economy.

Equip yourself with tools to approach digital transformation within your organization successfully. Today, over 80% of digital transformation engagements fail to reach their objectives (as reported through a survey by Couchbase). The challenge to overcome is that the pace of change in digital has left business users falling behind. Geared towards non-technical professionals, this book seeks to get executives on track to lead this innovation wave.Data as the prime lever in this innovation wave has accelerated the pace of change from earlier innovation waves by 25 years. Companies are finding it hard to adapt as their internal processes do not allow such rapid changes. Companies are stuck with outdated tools to manage DX projects. This leads to outsourcing the responsibility for DX to IT teams and outside system developers and causing great problems. Toolsets from data visualization, simulated prototyping, video editing and Whiteboarding will be introduced and simplified to show you can use simplify them to deliver on your business goals. Case studies that feature the digital transformation journeys of companies like Hertz, BBC, Domino's Pizza and more will be explored. What You'll LearnDerive business outcomes and KPIs to successfully direct digital transformation InitiativesWork with new toolsets that business owners can use to effectively collaborate with data scientists, data analysts and data engineersRecognize valuable data and align data monetization with business goalsWho This Book is ForNon-technical business owners and professionals

Released in 2017, the first edition of Why CISOs Fail reimagined the role of the Chief Information Security Officer in a new and powerful way. Written to be easily consumable by both security pros as well as everyone who must deal with them, the book explores the different realms in which security leaders fail to deliver meaningful impact to their organizations, and why this happens. Its central thesis—that security is primarily a human behavioral discipline rather than a technology one—has been gaining increased attention as a core tenet of the field, and the book was ultimately inducted into the cybersecurity canon as a leading book on security management.In this freshly updated edition, Barak Engel adds new sections that correspond with the chapters of the original book: security as a discipline; as a business enabler; in sales; in legal; in compliance; in technology; and as an executive function. He explores new ideas in each operational area, providing essential insights into emerging aspects of the discipline. He then proposes two critical concepts for security management—the concept of'digital shrinkage'and the transition from CISO to CI/SO—that together offer a new paradigm for any organization that wants to become truly successful in its security journey.Why CISOs (Still) Fail is delivered in Barak's conversational, humoristic style, that has attracted a global audience to this and his other book, The Security Hippie. As he notes, the book's goal is to entertain as much as to inform, and he dearly hopes that you have fun reading it.

How can organizations effectively navigate times of change? This book provides comprehensive guidance on adapting mindsets, structures and strategies to achieve success.Making Sense of Change Management is a classic text for beginners through to seasoned practitioners, which covers the theories and models of change management and connects them to workable techniques that organizations of all types and sizes can use to adapt to tough market and environment conditions. The updated sixth edition includes an introduction to emerging regenerative mindsets, change processes, and ways of doing and being that will help meet both the urgency and the longer term requirements for change in response to unfolding crises. The book also references the impact of climate change, COVID-19, and other interconnected crises, and illustrates how compassionate, sustainable leadership can positively impact the way change is managed in organizations, and therefore the outcomes for all.This definitive, bestselling text in the field shows how to succeed by changing strategies, structures, mindsets, behaviours and expectations of staff and managers. Supported by thoughtful and provocative questions at the end of each chapter, as well as checklists, tips and summaries to apply knowledge in practice, Making Sense of Change Management remains essential reading for both students and practitioners who are currently part of, or leading, a change initiative. Online resources include international case study question packs and lecture slides with further reflective questions.

Digital Business Strategy responds to the need for clarification of the increasing, but fragmented, knowledge of digital business strategy. It systematically presents topical knowledge by reviewing previous research and developing frameworks for the content of digital business strategy and its relationships with relevant factors. In addition, the book analyses issues encountered by individual companies when implementing digital business strategies.The volume identifies key categories of digital business strategy, in particular, strategy scope and direction, competitive advantage, and resource and capability reliance. It then explores relationships with antecedents such as digital experience, relationships with obstacles and enablers of strategy implementation, and relationships with operational and financial outcomes. The author demonstrates that strategy content and relationships differ among manufacturing companies, retailers, digital content providers, and digital platforms and also presents ways to cope with issues of implementation.In summary, the book provides readers who wish to know more about the growing field of digital business strategy with up-to-date and systematic knowledge. It will be of great value to students at an advanced level, researchers, and reflective practitioners in the fields of technology management and strategic management in particular.

In Using and Administering Linux: Volume 3 you'll work with multiple VMs on a single physical host to create a network in which to sharpen your sysadmin skills. Chapters have been fully updated to Fedora Linux 38 with expanded content and figures as well brand new material on the BTRFS file system, using Zram for swap, NetworkManager, automation with Ansible, as well as systemd.Focusing on network and other advanced services, this second edition of the final series volume builds upon the skills you have learned so far in volumes 1&2 and will depend upon the virtual network and VMs created there. Start by reviewing the administration of Linux servers and install and configure various Linux server services such as DHCP, DNS, NTP, and SSH server that will be used to provide advanced network services. You'll then learn to install and configure servers such as BIND for name services, DHCP for network host configuration, and SSH for secure logins to remote hosts. Other topics covered include public/private keypairs to further enhance security, SendMail and IMAP and antispam protection for email, using Apache and WordPress to create and manage web sites, NFS, SAMBA, and Chrony. This volume also covers SELinux and its use in making your systems even more secure., You will learn to build RPMs to be used to distribute automation scripts. All of these services are installed on a single server host over the course of the book and by the time you are finished you will have a single server that provides these services for your network. What You Will LearnInstall, configure, and manage several Linux server services such as email with spam management and single and multiple web sitesWork with NTP time synchronization, DHCP, SSH, and file sharing with Unix/Linux and Windows clientsCreate RPMs for distribution of scripts and administrative programs.Understand and work withenhanced security. Who This Book Is ForThose who are already Linux power users – SysAdmins who can administer Linux workstation hosts that are not servers – who want to learn to administer the services provided by Linux servers such as web, time, name, email, SSH, and more.

デザインマネジメントシリーズ待望の第5巻。デジタル分野はもちろん、行政機関や教育機関におけるDX化について最新の知見と課題点の洗い出し・解決策を提示。デジタル領域を取り入れた組織によるカオス化した状態をいかに管理するか、またデザインの力を用いてガバナンス（統治）することの理論と実践について解説。「デジタルガバナンス」分野の先駆者である著者の原著翻訳版。

Strategic innovation dynamically brings about strategic positioning through new products, services and business models, and is a dynamic view of strategy that enables a corporation to maintain its competitive advantage and establish sustainable growth. For these reasons, corporations have to be innovators that can reinforce their existing positions through incremental innovation, while at the same time constantly renewing or destroying existing business through radical innovation. This book presents a holistic theoretical model, The Strategic Innovation System, as a system of capabilities for companies to achieve strategic innovation.As a subsystem of the Strategic Innovation System, this book presents the concept of the “Capabilities Building Map”, which has characteristics of four different capabilities that correspond to the elements of speed of changes and uncertainty in the environment faced by companies. It explores how companies can change and even evolve their capabilities to achieve strategic innovation, using the latest findings of the systems-view, the process-view, and dynamic capabilities-view. The author evaluates management systems that achieve sustainable strategic innovation by utilizing knowledge assets inside and outside of organizations, including those of leaders, rather than simply relying on leaders with strong will.This book will primarily appeal to academics, researchers, and graduate students interested in innovation and technology management, digital transformation as well as strategic management and strategy planning and a broader business audience.

Data-gathering technology is more sophisticated than ever, as are the ethical standards for using this data. This second edition shows how to navigate this complex environment.Data Ethics provides a practical framework for the implementation of ethical principles into information management systems. It shows how to assess the types of ethical dilemmas organizations might face as they become more data-driven. This fully updated edition includes guidance on sustainability and environmental management and on how ethical frameworks can be standardized across cultures that have conflicting values. There is also discussion of data colonialism, the challenge of ethical trade-offs with ad-tech and analytics such as Covid-19 tracking systems and case studies on Smart Cities and Demings Principles.As the pace of developments in data-processing technology continues to increase, it is vital to capitalize on the opportunities this affords while ensuring that ethical standards and ideals are not compromised. Written by internationally regarded experts in the field, Data Ethics is the essential guide for students and practitioners to optimizing ethical data standards in organizations.

Digital transformation doesn't just raise ethical issues, it—in itself—is an ethical shift.Business leaders today are struggling to manage conflicting imperatives, those of the emerging digital world and those of the bureaucratic world of the past. The act of digital transformation requires a deep change in the moral outlook and ethical assumptions of a business. But how do we get there?Enterprise strategist and author Mark Schwartz shows how we need to learn to think differently about relationships with customers and employees. That the ethics of digital transformation is a matter of cultivating and applying virtues rather than applying rules. Ethics is not just a matter of refraining from doing bad things. It's a matter of building the world we want, and it's the job of company executives.Featuring a chapter on bullshit, a handy chart of excuses for bad behavior, and Schwartz's typically paradoxical blend of deep insight and pasta jokes, this book guides business leaders as they struggle to adapt their bureaucratic framework of ethics to the emerging landscape of the digital world. By the end of the book, business leaders will rethink what it takes to be an ethical organization.

Information Technology project management has changed dramatically over recent years. Drawing on the experiences of successful project management beyond the IT industry and synergizing cutting edge research with well-established practices in the IT industry, this book prefigures the'next normal'in IT project management.As a milestone publication, this book augments and boosts the specialized body of knowledge in IT project management by capturing and consolidating key elements of this knowledge base. Chapters are presented in four distinct sections, each examining a different aspect of IT project management which includes — generic project management methodologies; teambuilding in relation to stakeholder management; the Iron Triangle of Time, Cost, Quality, and Risk; and new and innovative technologies and software for improved project management. Substantiated case studies and practical guidelines are designed to be of value to practitioners at all levels of IT project management: from novices'to experienced practitioners, while collectively elevating the body of knowledge and skills needed. This book aims to upgrade and update the knowledge of current practice to novices; offer pointers to experienced practitioners on potential areas for improvement; and provide innovative insights to undergraduates, researchers and other academics on the development, appreciation and application of IT project management knowledge.

Discover the secret to productive IT-business alignment In The Technology Doesn't Matter: Prioritizing the People in IT Business Alignment, veteran IT executive Rachel Lockett delivers an engaging and insightful discussion of how to turn around IT departments struggling to effectively collaborate with their business counterparts. In the book, you'll explore the proven and established People-Process-Technology framework and break down innovative approaches to IT-business alignment in a clear and accessible style. The author explains how to “manage up” and “manage down” to create inter- and intra-departmental synergy, as well as: How to identify the four types of business leaders, and the ways they can contribute to an effective IT business alignment Practical solutions to even the most seemingly intractable technology alignment problems Hands-on professional development guidance for IT and business leadersAn essential and original resource for executives, managers, directors, founders, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders, The Technology Doesn't Matter will also appeal to tech leaders and technology service providers seeking to better communicate with non-technical professionals. It's also a practical handbook for business leaders who want to better understand, relate to, and collaborate with their IT colleagues, improve engagement and retention amongst IT employees, and align the interests of technical and non-technical professionals.

Provides the knowledge and insights necessary to contribute to the Information Systems decision-making process Managing & Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach delivers a solid knowledgebase of basic concepts to help MBA students and general business managers alike become informed, competent participants in Information Systems (IS) decisions. Now in its eighth edition, this fully up-to-date textbook explains the fundamental principles and practices required to use and manage information while illustrating how information systems can create or obstruct opportunities — and even propel digital transformations within a wide range of organizations. Drawing from their expertise in both academia and industry, the authors discuss the business and design processes relevant to IS while presenting a basic framework that connects business strategy, IS strategy, and organizational strategy. Step by step, readers are guided through each essential aspect of Information Systems, from fundamental information architecture and infrastructure to cyber security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), business analytics, project management, platform and IS governance, IS sourcing, and more. Detailed chapters contain mini-cases, full-length case studies, discussion topics, review questions, supplemental readings, and topic-specific managerial concerns that provide insights into real-world IS issues. Managing & Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, Eighth Edition, is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and MBA-level courses on IS concepts and managerial approaches to leveraging emerging information technologies.

Many cloud computing initiatives flat-out fail; others limp along, functioning tolerably without ever delivering what they promised. An Insider's Guide to Cloud Computing reveals why and shows how to do better. Cloud pioneer and long-time CTO David Linthicum explodes the industry's secrets and presents practical ways to optimize cloud for value and performance. Linthicum takes a hard look at aggressively marketed technologies such as cloud-based AI, containers, no-code, serverless computing, and multicloud. He illuminates what works, what absolutely does not work, and how to manage the difficult cost-complexity tradeoffs presented by many offerings. You'll learn why some workloads and datasets still don't belong on the cloud, and even discover'game changer'technology that has actually been undersold. Linthicum's seen it all: the tricks providers play to make their numbers at customers'expense…realities whispered about in conference rooms and spilled over drinks at conferences…facts and techniques you simply must know to deliver value-optimized solutions. An Insider's Guide to Cloud Computing is for every technical and business decision-maker responsible for evaluating, planning, implementing, operating, or optimizing cloud systems. It offers exceptional value to professionals ranging from solution architects to cloud engineers, CTOs to enterprise consultants, or those just getting started on their cloud computing journey. What cloud providers don't tell you about their storage and compute services Cloud-based artificial intelligence and machine learning: What are you actually paying for? Containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development: truth versus hype Multicloud: Which approaches actually save you money? Real-world cloud security: beyond silos, black boxes, and out-of-control complexity Cloud computing, carbon footprints, and sustainability: reality versus fiction The crucial role of talent: how to identify, find, and keep the skills you need How cloud computing is changing—and how to prepare for what's coming

Unlock the potential of the world's latest tech to solve your customers'most pressing problems In The Tiger and The Rabbit: Harnessing the Power of the Metaverse, Web3, and AI for Business Success, A Business Fable, former Amazon Web Services VP and COO and Channel Chief at Unstoppable Domains, Sandy Carter, delivers an engaging new narrative about a brand struggling to improve their customer experience. The company's technical and marketing teams must work together to present solutions involving Web3, the Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence, in doing so, they learn valuable lessons about digital identity, community, and data ownership. In the book, you'll find: Strategies for combining technologies, like artificial intelligence and blockchain, to unlock previously unheard-of solutions to contemporary problems Explorations of the Metaverse's potential for new experiences The role of community in non-fungible token technology and what it means for the future of digital identity An indispensable and exciting discussion of using the world's newest technologies to solve some of our customers'most intractable problems, The Tiger and The Rabbit will earn a place on the bookshelves of managers, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, board members, and other business leaders.

Digital transformation has become more than a buzzword from the media since companies figured out the importance of rethinking business processes during global challenges. On its own, the term assumes integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, resulting in fundamental changes to how the company operates and delivers value to customers. Taking care of and choosing the optimal ICT tools is a constant struggle; the final decision may depend on the consultant's experience. Including all business stakeholders in this process is a must. Creating innovative company culture, continuous learning, and developing new skills with flexible and open communication and willingness to experiment are a challenge. This complex, comprehensive approach can include implementing new systems, integrating existing systems, and using data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning to drive better outcomes. By adapting and exploiting digital technology in new ways, businesses can gain better and more detailed customer experiences and build stronger relationships with their clients. In addition, digital transformation can help organizations to be more agile and responsive, which can lead to less time needed for different processes or the ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions. In a time when change is the only constant – and it is hitting us every day not to forget about that – it is essential to think about digital transformation constantly. Technology improvement, availability, and scalability give us no room for excuses for not using them. Who can say that we are not living in dynamic and exciting times? The Authors have taken their 20 years of practical experience and put it into this handbook, in which many cases can be found where not every time is a success story. This book is prepared to provide some insights, give you a fresh overview of what such change can enable, and set up an environment for new technology that will arrive shortly.

SEO is important for every business no matter its industry or competition. Optimizing a website will enable web developers to create content that is in line with the needs of the audience. While building a brand, many factors can't be controlled but you can improve a few of them by using SEO. By simply optimizing the website, we can make it visible to the target audience without paying anything, unlike the ad campaigns. This book covers aspects of performing SEO in an ethical way and how it can benefit a business to grow leaps and bounds. Apart from ethical techniques of SEO, it cautions the web developers about the penalties of following unethical techniques. It also draws the attention of the readers to the advantages of building a responsive website for different audiences using multiple-sized devices. The book also discusses different approaches that may benefit the start-ups to make informed business decisions converting visitors to loyal customers. Key features include: Requirements and benefits of SEO for Start-Ups; Parameters and tools needed for optimizing the website ; Desktop and Mobile SEO; and Recommendations to Start-Ups.