The pressing need of businesses and policymakers in the modern era is to create value for the stakeholders, all while increasing productivity, developing innovative technologies, creating a fair and equitable work environment, reducing waste and greenhouse gases, and promoting strong...

This chapter critically examines the role of emerging technologies, particularly drones, in shaping sustainable agricultural practices among coffee suppliers in the Global South (in this study, in Uganda). Using ethnographic intervention-based research, the study co-creates drone-based...

Many social enterprises begin as an earned income strategy for an established nonprofit. Sometimes, the income strategy also adds to the effectiveness of their social change strategy. This case examines an organization that is a nonprofit social service agency that has deployed several social...

This chapter presents a comprehensive framework for implementing public sector foresight initiatives in Abu Dhabi, designed to enhance future readiness and strategic decision-making within government institutions. Drawing on empirical evidence and case studies, the framework encompasses three...

This exercise aims to expose learners to societal problems that have not been sufficiently resolved, use this awareness as a basis to generate new ideas, and generate a call to action to address them. Undesirable statistics are quantitative facts that describe an unacceptable situation and...

As cities continue to grow, they face challenges in terms of sustainability across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The use of artificial intelligence for social good (AI4SG) has emerged to address these issues, aligning with the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development...

For years, women managers in organizations have been an important point of academic research in Anglo-Saxon countries. Meanwhile, the situation of women managers in Central Eastern European countries, who have functioned under a different social and economic system for over 40 years –...

Fifteen years ago, the European Union launched the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) with a clear goal to support our international partners in strengthening their capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear...

Fifteen years ago, the European Union launched the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) with a clear goal to support our international partners in strengthening their capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear...