Leading and Managing in the Digital Era

Rapidly emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, blockchain, and virtual and augmented reality are driving profound changes in the workplace and society. These technologies are radically transforming areas of cognitive and physical work while opening up new opportunities for complex decision-making and increased efficiency. As a result, a new set of skills and a new style of leadership is required, where digital savviness is essential, together with an increased focus on collaboration, transparency, entrepreneurship, diversity, and inclusion.

This book, organized in six parts, presents key developments of the digital age in leadership, management, the future of work, and business education. Part I, Governance in the Digital Era, sets the scene by reviewing the challenges that the digital era presents for policy makers at national and global levels. This research is complemented by research at the organizational level in Part II, Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Era, that discusses strategic issues that organizations of different sizes and levels of digital maturity face. Part III, Innovation and digital transformation, presents examples from different sectors, where AI and other innovative technologies are integrated in business. Part IV, The Future of Work, focuses on the changing conditions of workspaces and their implications for human resource management and the future of work. Part V, Leadership and Skills for the Digital Era, explores the impact of this changing business and societal landscape and studies the leadership style and skills needed in these conditions. Finally, Part VI, The Future of Business Education, studies how such skills and leadership may be cultivated in business education and draws lessons for the future.

The book is based on a selection of the best papers on this topic presented at the international conference LMDE held in Athens, Greece, in June 2023.

Gregory Prastacos is Professor of Management Science and Dean of the School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken (USA). He leads the AACSB Digital Transformation Affinity Group and is the Principal Investigator of MaCuDE, an international project to revise the management curriculum for the digital era. Prior to Stevens, Gregory Prastacos was the Rector of the Athens University of Economics and Business, and before that he was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He has extensive consulting experience as a Partner of the Deloitte Consulting practice in Greece, is an elected Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences and has received multiple awards and distinctions. His research focuses on analytics, information technology, and their use for innovation and business transformation.

Nancy Pouloudi is Professor of Information Systems Management in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. She is the President of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) (2024-2025), was Region 2 Representative on AIS Council (2010-2013), and has regularly served on the AIS Region 2 Board and the Executive Committee of the Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS). Her research focuses on organizational and social issues in IS adoption and implementation. She has worked on a number of European Union-funded projects on e-business, e-government, digital health, and e-society. Her service has been recognized with the 2016 AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award and the 2020 AIS Technology Challenge Award.