The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is transforming industries through the adoption of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics. This chapter explores the critical roles of architecture and governance in enabling this transformation....

This chapter examines authenticity in relation to the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (“Goals”), particularly in the dimension of actual versus perceived authenticity. A case study of actual authenticity is presented, demonstrating the practical actions that a business...

In addition to ‘traditional’ sources of urban data, such as census data, a great deal more data is currently available. In this chapter, data provided by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) on incident callouts is analysed. This data provides detailed information on individual callouts during a...

Boundary spanning is required for successful knowledge sharing and collaboration, also in design work. So far, research on boundary spanning in this context has predominantly focused on business organizations and adult actors. This chapter examines boundary spanning as emerging in the context of...

This chapter takes the use and limits of models a step further than Chapter 2. Drawing from two well-known models of research, it considers how the different elements of methodology can be considered together to make sense of research practice and the factors that influence it. Such models can...

The development of circular bioeconomy (CBE) may be analysed as a sustainability transition (ST) in and across sectors. This chapter takes stock of recently published research linking CBE and ST. The reviewed literature suggests that fragmented and precarious policy environments, under-developed...

Over ten years ago, researchers proposed the integration of both cognitive and socio-technical theoretical approaches to address the cognitive (information seeking and decision-making) and socio-technical (workflow and sociologic) aspects of using technologies in work, community and home...

McKinley et al.'s (2000) socio-cognitive model of workforce downsizing suggests that the institutionalization of downsizing goes back to the emergence and collectivization of a dominant “downsizing is effective” schema among executive managers. We extend this conceptual model by arguing that...

The act of asking is a common denominator of what entrepreneurs do and explains how they become better at building companies. An ask is a request aimed at acquiring resources to advance a new venture idea. Combining insights from the science of conversation, social psychology, and effectuation...