A key policy goal in many countries is ensuring that people develop the wide range of expertise required to service the needs of their economies and enable citizens to lead healthy and prosperous lives. Yet, creating the necessary economic and educational infrastructure and institutions to...

Tourism recovery after the pandemic has failed to take the path leading to sensitivity and humaneness at destination level. This chapter argues that to open this path, we need to confront the belief that tourists are self-centred, fun-driven and cheating individuals. This view on tourists and...

Abstract Rebuilding communities in economically struggling places might mean taking steps to combat poverty and promote economic growth. This can entail boosting employment prospects, promoting small-town enterprises, and enhancing access to health care and education. The COVID-19 pandemic had a...

Executive Summary Currently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and several outer space industry multibillionaire entrepreneurs – e.g., Elon Musk (SpaceX), Jeff Bezos (Blue Origin), and Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic), to name a few – are actively engaged in outer...

This chapter describes ethical concerns in some applications of disruptive digital technologies applied in our organizations. Specifically when these technologies are applied to human resources management or when they directly impact the wellbeing of humans collaborating in them. This chapter...

A critical aspect of carbon disclosure lies in the reporting about a company’s emission targets. Thereby, as target formulation can be ambiguous, it might be exploited for purposes of greenwashing - especially so, if labels are applied, for which no clear definition is provided. This study...

Abstract One of the major objectives of India's is to help the country emerge as a hub for automotive production and research and development (R&D). In order to fulfill this long-term objective, two policies had been proposed by . First, possibility of exploring regional trade agreements (RTAs)...

New forms of work, such as those in the platform economy, can in some cases offer employers and workers increased flexibility in how, where and when work is carried out. However, there are also risks that new forms of work can lead to the “wrong kind” of flexibility with some workers finding...

Abstract This book chapter examines how the evolution of the tourist and hospitality industries has been impacted by digital technologies. Digitalisation makes it possible to implement resilient infrastructure in all applications to achieve sustainability. The hospitality and tourism sector is...

The education sector was one of the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators are people who even before the pandemic expressed high levels of stress. Therefore, the pandemic, which continued for more than two years with repeated and prolonged lockdowns and prompting the need for...