The Palgrave Handbook of Corporate Sustainability in the Digital Era

by Seung Ho Park, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, Dinorï Eliete Floriani

Overview

This handbook addresses the intersection between corporate sustainability and digital transformation. It analyzes the challenges and transformations required to be able to have sustainable businesses with a future orientation. Topics include current and potential social, demographic, technological, and managerial trends; the implications of the digital revolution in society and business; as well as the challenges of being sustainable, and profitable. Providing an understanding of the business reasons to incorporate a future orientation into the business strategy, this handbook facilitates an understanding of the need for profound changes in individual behavior, organizational culture, public policy, and business environments to adapt to the accelerated changes and manage business with orientation to the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030424114
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	10/07/2020
Edition description:	1st ed. 2021
Pages:	872
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Seung Ho Park is President’s Chair and Professor in Strategy and International Business and Executive Director of the Center for Emerging Markets at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez is Full Professor of Management at Universidad EAFIT, Colombia.

Dinorá Eliete Floriani is Full Professor of Internationalization Strategy at University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Brazil.

Table of Contents

Part I: Digital Transformation.- 1. The Eco-System of Firm Technology Adoption.- 2. Algorithms Shaping the Future.- 3. Automation Adoption in the Textile Industry of an Emerging Economy.- 4. Determinants of the Digital Orientation of Small Businesses.- 5. Analysis of Business and Sustainability Models of Native Digital Media in Latin America.- 6 The Internationalization Speed of SMEs and Their Long-Term Sustainability in Foreign Markets.- 7. Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection from an Italian Perspective.- 8. Mobile Money Systems as Avant-Garde in the Digital Transition of Financial Relations.- 9. Augmented Reality: The Game Changer of Travel and Tourism Industry in 2025.- 10. Equality Inclusion and Diversity through Virtual Reality.- 11. Need for Speed: Corporate Political Activity Effect on Celerity of Regulatory Decisions.- Part II: Economic, Political and Ethical Challenges.- 12. Political and Ethical Challenges of 2025: Utopian and Dystopian Views.- 13. Adapting to Populism’s (Current and Future) Moment: Political Uncertainty and Business Strategy.- 14. Dynamics of Public Interest in Artificial Intelligence: ‘Business Intelligence Culture’ and Global Regulation in the Digital Era.- 15. Economy of Attention: Definition and Challenges for the Twenty-First Century.- 16. Is the Stakeholder Capitalism the Answer? From Global Financial Crisis to Unfunded SDGs.- 17. FDI Facilitating Sustainable Development In and Out of an Emerging Market: Is Foreign Participation a Necessary Condition for Emerging Market Firms to Catch up Globally?.- 18. Taming the Dark Side of the New Globalization.- Part III: Corporate Sustainability in the Digital Era.- 19. Building Skillful Resilience amidst Uncertainty.- 20. Digitalization, Institutions and the Future of Sustainable Work.- 21. Digital Capabilities: Bridging the Gap Between Creativity and Performance.- 22 Sustainability in the Banking Industry Through Technological Transformation.- 23. Exploring Effects of Digitalization on Sustainability in the Logistics Service Industry.- 24. Supply Chain Innovation and Sustainability Frontiers: A Balanced Scorecard Perspective.- 25. The Future of Sustainability: Value Co-creation Processes in the Circular Economy.- 26. Digital Technologies and Consumption: How to Shape the Unknown.- 27. A Corporate Social Responsibility View on Digital Disruption in Marketing.- 28. Trust, Transparency, and Technology: Blockchain and Its Relevance in the 2030 Agenda.- 29. The Rise of Unicorn Companies: A Magical Growth?.- 30. Intellectual Capital Disclosure in the Digital Era: Challenges and Opportunities for MNEs.- 31. Human Dynamics of Automation and Digitalization of Economies: Discussion on the Challenges and Opportunities.- 32. Achieving the Triple Bottom Line Through Big Data Analytics.- 33. Digital Transformationand Corporate Sustainability Accounting.- 34. Climate Change Disclosures in Different Cultures: A Study of Sustainability Reports.- 35. Storytelling for Human Sensitivity, Compassion and Connection in Corporate Sustainability.- 36. Developing Gender Equality Marketing Beyond 2025: A Systematic Literature Review.- 37. The Female Way to Happiness at Work: Happiness for Women and Organizations.- 38. Assessment of the Level of Sustainable Development Based on Agenda 2030.- 39. Advancing the Inclusive Agenda for People of Determination in the UAE through Sustainable Innovations.- Part IV: Future-oriented Management Education.- 40. A Serendipitous Road Map to Educate Cosmopolitan and Sustainable Development-Oriented Managers.- 41. Promoting Business Sustainability Through Experiential Learning: Connecting Multiple Dimensions.