Systemic crises pose pressing threats and jeopardize economic growth and prosperity. These recurrent events disproportionately affect vulnerable households as well as micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME), all of whose limited financial assets and restricted access to finance...

As supply chains increasingly rely on Big Data Analytics (BDA), artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) to drive sustainability, they face mounting cybersecurity and data privacy challenges. This chapter explores the vulnerabilities emerging in digital sustainability...

As marketing rapidly evolves through immersive technologies such as XR, AR, and the Metaverse, it introduces new dimensions of engagement—along with unprecedented privacy and security challenges. This chapter examines how immersive marketing collects biometric, behavioral, and spatial data,...

This chapter explores the intersection of maritime security and the sustainable blue economy, emphasizing the critical role of secure seas in advancing ecological health, economic prosperity, and global stability. It highlights how maritime threats—ranging from piracy and smuggling to...

German government debt is considered a safe asset in times of turbulence. We estimate the impact of changes in the risk appetite of global investors on weekly investment fund flows into the German sovereign bond market. Our key contribution is to allow the impact of such shocks to depend on the...

German government debt is considered a safe asset in times of turbulence. We estimate the impact of changes in the risk appetite of global investors on weekly investment fund flows into the German sovereign bond market. Our key contribution is to allow the impact of such shocks to depend on the...

Organizational culture and safety -- Individuals and groups in organizations -- Why accidents happen : a cultural view -- What is safety : a cultural view -- Safety culture -- Structures and organizing -- Leadership and culture -- Safety departments and safety professionals -- Tools of safety...

I develop a model-based definition of time-varying sovereign bond safety, and apply it empirically by constructing a news-based index, the FLY, that measures global safe-assets demand. The FLY captures flight-to-safety episodes, the savings glut, and natural interest rate declines. Estimated FLY...