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How AI is revolutionizing the future of learning and how educators can adapt to this new era of human thinking. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. Its integration into classrooms and workplaces is already underway, impacting and challenging ideas about creativity, authorship, and education. In this groundbreaking and practical guide, teachers will discover how to harness and manage AI as a powerful teaching tool. José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson present emerging and powerful research on the seismic changes AI is already creating in schools and the workplace, providing invaluable insights into what AI can accomplish in the classroom and beyond. By learning how to use new AI tools and resources, educators will gain the confidence to navigate the challenges and seize the opportunities presented by AI.

This new volume presents a range of techniques that aim to enhance the operation of human resource management by applying state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology. With illustrative case studies, the volume uses examples from several real-life problems and includes their possible solutions using advanced AI technology. The book explores the confluence of smart computing and traditional businesses to foster productivity, profitability, and prosperity and goes on to apply AI techniques in the recruitment process, with enterprise resource planning management software, for manpower optimization systems in colleges, for creating uniformity in HRM across organizations, for creating conflicting strategy management techniques, and more. One pandemicrelated chapter discusses the use of radio frequency-based technology for monitoring social distancing.

This book dives deep into everyday entrepreneurial stories with an engaging narrative, based on theory, while providing practical implications by highlighting diverse entrepreneurial examples in emerging themes.

This book demonstrates the concept of CSR and how it is included as an element of value-based marketing. Using research from the Polish market, the author explores the concept of value-based marketing, how organisations are implementing CSR and analyses the effect on consumer behaviour.

In an era of rapid technological advancement, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into various facets of society has raised profound ethical and social concerns. Businesses, in particular, grapple with the ethical implications of AI adoption, navigating the complex terrain of business ethics (BE) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The divergent perspectives on AI's impact further complicate efforts to harness its potential for positive societal change. Addressing these challenges necessitates a holistic understanding of the intricate interplay between technology, organizational dynamics, and the broader societal landscape.

The De Gruyter Handbook of Social Entrepreneurship serves as a one-stop shop for nascent and established scholars and practitioners alike who seek to quickly gain a broad familiarity with the current state of research in social entrepreneurship. Part 1 reviews and discusses the historical scholarly foundations of the field, followed by a more in-depth treatment of newer research, while Part 2 examines the broader ecosystem in which social entrepreneurship takes place. In Part 3, the handbook explores infrastructural considerations such as organizational culture, values, processes, business models and mindsets that affect social entrepreneurship. Finally, in Part 4 the handbook analyzes social entrepreneurship from the individual social entrepreneur's perspective. Faculty, research-oriented graduate students, think tanks, and government agencies who seek an overview of recent research in the field of social entrepreneurship will benefit from this essential addition to the literature. In addition, practicing social entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs in corporate settings, and non-governmental organizations interested in social entrepreneurship can use this handbook as a resource to inform their approaches to the development of social ventures, how they support social entrepreneurs, and the ways in which they can foster conditions to support a thriving social entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Managing a Global Workforce examines important human resource management issues and practices in today's global marketplace, helping current and future managers and leaders, regardless of nationality, in making effective human talent management decisions for optimal organizational performance. This fourth edition includes significant updates to reflect recent global developments affecting the management of global HRM, including the following: - The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on new work expectations/arrangements; - The Great Resignation; - AI and automation; - Managing diversity, equity, and inclusion; - Climate change; - Emerging economies; and - CSR/ethics/sustainability The new edition also includes several new opening and closing brief cases to promote applied reflection and discussion, as well as updated references to important research. With its practical, real-world emphasis, including frequent use of current examples, the text also serves as a useful resource for guiding the global workforce management and decision-making of current and future general managers and human resource practitioners. This book is essential reading for general graduate and undergraduate business students, as well as those in specialty programs in International Business and Human Resources.

In light of seismic global events including the Covid-19 pandemic; the Black Lives Matter movement; the war in Ukraine; and extreme weather incidents propelled by climate change, there has never been a more important time to learn about management in ways that not only benefit business, but also help confront the world's challenges, support people and planet, and contribute to peace and prosperity for all.

In the field of strategic management and business intelligence, a formidable challenge is present--conventional decision-making processes, heavily reliant on internal and external reports, struggle to meet the demands of this data-driven era. As organizations grapple with the increasing influx of data, the imperative for a strategic shift becomes undeniably apparent.