This paper examines the availability and development of digital skills in the context of an increasing diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies within the economy and the wider society. The paper first assesses Ireland's performance with respect to digital skills...

This study investigates the impact of new digital technologies on the resilience of firms to external shocks. Using rare comprehensive data on both the adoption of single and multiple new digital technologies, we employ a Difference-in-Differences methodology with propensity score matching to...

This paper analyzes how the impacts of ICT, Software & Databases, and Robots on European regional labor markets (1995–2017) vary across technology life cycle phases. Motivated by theories predicting shifting skill biases between early adoption and maturity, we first identify major...

This study investigates the factors in acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI)- based chatbot application in Sri Lanka's government administration services, which can be applied to developing countries, using an extended technology acceptance model (extended TAM) as a new research framework...

This article explores how digital platforms facilitate entrepreneurship and enable global mobility for digital nomads, i.e., individuals who work remotely while residing in various locations worldwide. The specific focus is on how these platforms influence digital nomads' decision making related...

High performance punishment occurs when organizations distribute more work responsibilities to their best performers without offering supplementary compensation or recognition. The lack of appreciation through additional rewards creates burnout and employee resentment in such situations. Drawing...

Ensuring that users and society-at-large derive the maximum benefit from digital technology requires active and open participation in the digital economy. However, such participation is not without risks and users may withhold or withdraw their active participation in response to such factors....

This explanatory empirical study aims to investigate the relationship and contribution of the prevailing trends and factors within the shipping industry related to the maritime communications and technology market. It is widely acknowledged that the maritime industry is currently experiencing a...