The rapid shifts in business, technology, and politics create challenges and opportunities for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. This book presents which is rigorously researched chapters on the various issues affecting contemporary discourse in these disciplines, is brought forth from a wide research spectrum where topics such as artificial intelligence, state-owned companies, corporate governance, and socio-economic development, and strategic business are critically evaluated.
In response to the issues at hand, the contributors apply interdisciplinary approaches and an assortment of qualitative and quantitative research techniques that provide new evidence-based perspectives. The chapters presented herein underscore the importance of innovation, policy coherence, and ethical relevance in employing technology for economic and social development sustainability.
The core of this book is aimed towards bridging the academia and industry nexus for cross-pollination of knowledge towards solving existing practical challenges. The contribution strives to enhance decision-making on varying governance levels at public and private institutions by detailing strategic responses to socio-economic problems and issues of corporate governance and the advancement in technology.
We sincerely express our thanks to the authors whose hard work, and academic efforts have made this volume richer than ever. We also appreciate the work done by the peer reviewers and the editorial team; their thorough review and comments have helped maintain the standard and quality of the chapters’ contents and frameworks. Finally, we thank the audience – scholars, practitioners, as well as policymakers – who will take part in these dialogues and, we hope, put the information learned to good use in their fields.
Readers are likely to find this book helpful and informative in their attempts to comprehend and deal with the intricate relationship between technology, governance, and socio-economic development of today’s world.
