About the Book
Industry 4.0 is the first industrial revolution where technology and humans are very closely integrated. This has a profound effect on how the changes brought on by this revolution will impact managers and why it is critical for managers to be more responsible, more focused on sustainability, and more globally aware.
Responsible, Sustainable, and Globally Aware Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution focuses on responsible and sustainable management practices to better use innovative technologies and understand the impact of these technologies on business processes and the environment for organizational success. Featuring research on topics such as cognitive development, JointExpertise, artificial intelligence, green management, and more, this book is a vital reference source for business professionals and managers, scholars, practitioners, researchers, students, policymakers, non-profit organizations, and consultants seeking coverage on business sustainability.
About the Author :
Ziska Fields is an Associate Professor in the College of Business and Economics, Department of Business Management at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Prof Fields is an Alumna at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban and an external researcher and habilitator at the Chair of Innovation Research and Technology Management, Chemnitz University of Technology. She has recently qualified as a Neethling Brain Instruments (NBI) Practitioner focusing on identifying and developing peoples preferred thinking styles and to help them think more creatively at school, university and in the workplace. She has been appointed as the Ambassador for the World Creativity and Innovation Week (WCIW) and World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) in South Africa, as well as some southern African countries like Namibia and Botswana for 2021. The purpose of this role is to connect cities, regions and countries to the WCIW creative community and to foster creativity by promoting, empowering and supporting the WCIW’s creativity mission. Professor Fields has 13 years’ experience in the Financial Industry and 12 years’ experience in Higher Education experience. Her qualifications include a BA degree (Communication Sciences), Diploma in Management Studies, MBA (Cum Laude) and PhD (Business Administration). She teaches and supervises various Management and Entrepreneurship focus area at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research and supervisory focus areas include Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Responsible Management and Human Resources with a focus on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Her main research focus area and passion is theoretical and applied creativity across various disciplines and contexts. She developed two theoretical models to measure creativity in South Africa, focusing on youth and tertiary education. She edited five books published by IGI Global titled “Incorporating Business Models and Strategies into Social Entrepreneurship”, “Collective creativity for responsible and sustainable business practice”, “Handbook of Research on Information and Cyber Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Responsible, Sustainable, and Globally Aware Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution” and “Imagination, Creativity and Responsible Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”. She is currently busy with a book titled “Using Global Collective Intelligence and Creativity to Solve Wicked Problems: Emerging Research and Opportunities” which should be published by the end of 2020. She also has various other research areas, which include Entrepreneurship, Management, Innovation, Higher Education, Responsible Management Education, Human Resources, Future Studies and Information Technology. She edited four books titled “Incorporating Business Models and Strategies into Social Entrepreneurship”, “Collective creativity for responsible and sustainable business practice”, “Handbook of Research on Information and Cyber Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Responsible, Sustainable, and Globally Aware Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution” and “Imagination, Creativity, and Responsible Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”. She has published various book chapters and papers and presented various conference papers. Professor Fields developed two theoretical models to measure creativity in South Africa, focusing on youth and tertiary education. Professor Fields is a driven, dedicated and passionate person who loves animals, learning new things and is constantly inspired by the positive and life-changing impact that education can have on people. Her objective is to make a difference by empowering people and helping them to reach their full potential. She strongly believes that creativity and entrepreneurial action can help people to create a better and sustainable future for themselves and society. Prof. Dr. Stefan Hüsig is holder of the chair for Innovation Research and Technology Management at the Technische Universitat Chemnitz, Germany. Before he had several positions in academia such as Interim Professor at the Chair of Innovation Research and Sustainable Resource Management at the TU Chemnitz, as an Associate Professor at the Department of Innovation and Technology Management at the University of Regensburg, Germany or as Deputy Director and founder of a new Institute for Innovation and Technology Management at the University of Economics in Prague (Czech Republic). Moreover, he had visiting positions at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado (USA), Aston Business School, Aston University in Birmingham (UK) and the Fudan University in Shanghai (China). In addition to his academic activities Prof. Dr. Hüsig was active in research and consulting projects in collaboration with Mannesmann, Vodafone, Continental or the Fraunhofer Institute. He holds a Habilitation in Business Administration, a PhD in Innovation Management and a Diploma in Business Administration from University of Regensburg.
