scholarly journals VUCA n+1. To the Infinity and Beyond!

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Florin Stănescu ◽  
◽  
Marius Constantin Romașcanu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Infinite Sequence ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Way

Starting from the observation that nowadays, the need to operate in a world described by Horney et al. (2010) as a world characterized by its volatility, uncertainties, complexity, and ambiguity has become more evident than ever, we aim at identifying and reveal the need for a ceaseless VUCA model. During the last decade, the term VUCA has easily migrated in other areas, being transformed into a common expression due to rapid change manifested in the technological, political, financial, and administrative fields (Sarkar, 2016). In this context, we have analyzed the existing VUCA models and proposed the n+1 version of them. Within the current stream of events, including Brexit and especially the COVID-19 pandemic, the way managers addressed the ever-changing business environment has become less efficient in the current disruptive type of period we are facing. Therefore, the VUCA 2.0 model was developed. The model comprising the same acronym is based on the following elements: vision, understanding, courage, and adaptability (George, 2017). But, in the last years, technology has accelerated the VUCA world and, in 2020, the VUCA 3.0 popped out (Day, 2020). As the results of the analysis pointed out, the incredible pace and amplitude of change, together with the associated disruption in the way businesses are managed, call for the constant development of a never-ending VUCA n+1 model. With a wider spread of automatization, cyber systems, and artificial intelligence, a new VUCA model will soon be necessary. This framework invites the reader to think not only about a potential but to a factual infinite sequence of VUCA models.

Human Capital Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2020 ◽  
pp. 100-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivence Kalitanyi ◽  
Geoff A. Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Human Capital Management ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
The Way

This chapter identifies the drivers and challenges of the fourth industrial revolution. The fourth industrial revolution consists of artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, and many others technological innovations. The recent transformation in the global environment is affecting the way businesses are conducted, managed, and the way governments and societies are run. Today, business analysts are faced with the challenge of managing both human and digital workforce effectively without making any stakeholder in the business environment worse off. Hence, human capital management in the fourth industrial revolution involves effective development and deployment of human resources, artificial intelligence, and robotics to achieve organisational goals and objectives. It is expected that the principles underlying human capital management—planning, staffing, development, compensation, and investment in digital workforce—will become more intense and complex.

Human Capital Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2021 ◽  
pp. 1592-1612
Author(s):  
Vivence Kalitanyi ◽  
Geoff A. Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Human Capital Management ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
The Way

This chapter identifies the drivers and challenges of the fourth industrial revolution. The fourth industrial revolution consists of artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, and many others technological innovations. The recent transformation in the global environment is affecting the way businesses are conducted, managed, and the way governments and societies are run. Today, business analysts are faced with the challenge of managing both human and digital workforce effectively without making any stakeholder in the business environment worse off. Hence, human capital management in the fourth industrial revolution involves effective development and deployment of human resources, artificial intelligence, and robotics to achieve organisational goals and objectives. It is expected that the principles underlying human capital management—planning, staffing, development, compensation, and investment in digital workforce—will become more intense and complex.

Innovative Marketing Strategies for Select E-Commerce Companies in India - A Review.

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar Bhanja ◽  
P.C Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Customer Base ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Online Shoppers ◽  
Drastic Increase

Innovation is the key to opportunities and growth in today’s competitive and dynamic business environment. It not only nurtures but also provides companies with unique dimensions for constant reinvention of the existing way of performance which enables and facilitates them to reach out to their prospective customers more effectively. It has been estimated by Morgan Stanley that India would have 480 million shoppers buying products online by the year 2026, a drastic increase from 60 million online shoppers in the year 2016. E-commerce companies are aggressively implementing innovative methods of marketing their product offerings using tools like digital marketing, internet of things (IoT)and artificial intelligence to name a few. This paper focuses on outlining the innovative ways of marketing that the E-Commerce sector implements in orders to increase their customer base and aims at determining the future scope of this area. A conceptual comparative study of Amazon and Flipkart helps to determine which marketing strategies are more appealing and beneficial for both the customers and companies point of view.

scholarly journals Explainable AI: A Review of Machine Learning Interpretability Methods

Entropy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Pantelis Linardatos ◽  
Vasilis Papastefanopoulos ◽  
Sotiris Kotsiantis
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Model Complexity ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Industrial Adoption ◽  
Machine Learning Models ◽  
The Way

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to its widespread industrial adoption, with machine learning systems demonstrating superhuman performance in a significant number of tasks. However, this surge in performance, has often been achieved through increased model complexity, turning such systems into “black box” approaches and causing uncertainty regarding the way they operate and, ultimately, the way that they come to decisions. This ambiguity has made it problematic for machine learning systems to be adopted in sensitive yet critical domains, where their value could be immense, such as healthcare. As a result, scientific interest in the field of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), a field that is concerned with the development of new methods that explain and interpret machine learning models, has been tremendously reignited over recent years. This study focuses on machine learning interpretability methods; more specifically, a literature review and taxonomy of these methods are presented, as well as links to their programming implementations, in the hope that this survey would serve as a reference point for both theorists and practitioners.

“There is Nothing New in Cyberspace” a Motion for Debate

1992 ◽  
Vol 36 (14) ◽  
pp. 1049-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell J. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Cold Fusion ◽  
Major Advance ◽  
Junk Bonds ◽  
Exciting Development ◽  
Computer Interaction ◽  
The Way

Cyberspace is the environment created during the experience of virtual reality. Therefore, to assert that there is nothing new in cyberspace alludes to there being nothing new about virtual reality. Is this assertion correct? Is virtual reality an exciting development in human-computer interaction, or is it simply another example of effective simulation? Does current media interest herald a major advance in information technology, or will virtual reality go the way of artificial intelligence, cold fusion and junk bonds? Is virtual reality the best thing since sliced bread, or is it last week's buns in a new wrapper?

Guatemala’s economy on the way to recovery

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Way

Significance National GDP nevertheless contracted by just 1.5% in 2020 -- less than almost any other country in Latin America. Resilient remittances and exports, coupled with unprecedented policy support, have mitigated the effects of the pandemic and subsequent containment measures, leaving the country better placed for recovery than its neighbours. Impacts Enduring poverty, inequality and violent crime, and the impacts of accelerating climate change, will drive further migration from Guatemala. The government will pursue banking law reforms, to reduce risks to financial activities in the post-pandemic business environment. Infighting and corruption scandals will hinder the opposition's ability to benefit from the decline of the president's popularity.

scholarly journals Software Testing: Issues and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-112
Author(s):  
Kishore Sugali ◽  
Chris Sprunger ◽  
Venkata N Inukollu
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Software Testing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Testing Strategies ◽  
History Of ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
The Way

The history of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning dates back to 1950’s. In recent years, there has been an increase in popularity for applications that implement AI and ML technology. As with traditional development, software testing is a critical component of an efficient AI/ML application. However, the approach to development methodology used in AI/ML varies significantly from traditional development. Owing to these variations, numerous software testing challenges occur. This paper aims to recognize and to explain some of the biggest challenges that software testers face in dealing with AI/ML applications. For future research, this study has key implications. Each of the challenges outlined in this paper is ideal for further investigation and has great potential to shed light on the way to more productive software testing strategies and methodologies that can be applied to AI/ML applications.

scholarly journals Application of electronic accounting systems in commercial banks and their role in meeting the needs of their users An exploratory study of the opinions of a sample of customers of the Bank of Baghdad / Sulaymaniyah Branch

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Othman Abdulqader Hama Amin ◽  
Ghazi Abdul Aziz Sulaiman ◽  
Dana Akram Faqe Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Change ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Electronic Systems ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Accounting Systems ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Banking Systems ◽  
The People ◽  
Quality Of Accounting Information

Electronic systems are important elements for the business organizations, and this importancestands out when it is used to meet the customer's requirement for services produced by these banks users.The complications in current business environment, severe competitions, and the rapid change incustomer's requirements and needs which all do resulted in pushing the banks to adopt Electronic systemof their accounting systems through using tools and procedures away from the old traditional methods, andto force them to change to electronic systems for achieving the best in banking services. The basicexplanation for the existence and continuity of any bank is to provide banking services in such a way tomeet customer’s satisfactions. This will lead the customers to deal with the banks that provide a goodquality of services, effective costs, and appropriate speed.This study aims were to investigate the electronic systems of banking systems and its effect onsatisfying its customers needs. Also, this study intends to be on practical terms with the electronic systemsof banking systems by the quality of accounting information, the achievement of customer's satisfactions.The usage of such systems and the positive results which will be produced through the electronic outputswould increase the qualities and speed in which they will reinforce the confidence of the customers.The study had two sides: Theoretical and practical side. The researchers collected data from Baghdadbank in Sulaimania. At the end, the researcher reached some conclusions. First, the accounting informationplays an important role in banking systems. It is used to activate the banking systems since it satisfies itscostumer's needs. The research shows the connection between the hypothesis variables in (79.0) degrees.Finally, the researchers concluded that it is important to develop the information technology in the bankingsystems, and train the people using them.

scholarly journals Indian Tourism Industry and COVID-19: A Sustainable Recovery Framework in a Post-Pandemic Era

2021 ◽  
pp. 097226292110432
Author(s):  
Kshitija Pandey ◽  
Kala Mahadevan ◽  
Sujata Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Narrative Literature Review ◽  
Sustainable Recovery ◽  
The Way

The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the global business environment and has resulted in significantly challenging multiple industries across the business spectrum. One of the industries facing severe adverse consequences is the travel and tourism industry. This study aims to assess and assimilate the overall impact posed by this pandemic to the Indian tourism industry and propose a sustainable recovery framework that would provide a guideline to all the Indian tourism industry stakeholders to forge the way forward in the post-pandemic era. The study adopts a narrative literature review-based approach to arrive at a sustainable recovery framework based on the analysis and evaluation of the literature on the proposed topic. The study finds that the Indian tourism industry has been significantly impacted by the ongoing pandemic and has altered the functioning of all the stakeholders in the industry.

scholarly journals Engineering Emotionally Intelligent Agents

2011 ◽  
pp. 99-117
Author(s):  
Penny Baillie ◽  
Mark Toleman ◽  
Dickson Lukose
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
Emotionally Intelligent ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Way

Interacting with intelligence in an ever-changing environment calls for exceptional performances from artificial beings. One mechanism explored to produce intuitive-like behavior in artificial intelligence applications is emotion. This chapter examines the engineering of a mechanism that synthesizes and processes an artificial agent’s internal emotional states: the Affective Space. Through use of the affective space, an agent can predict the effect certain behaviors will have on its emotional state and, in turn, decide how to behave. Furthermore, an agent can use the emotions produced from its behavior to update its beliefs about particular entities and events. This chapter explores the psychological theory used to structure the affective space, the way in which the strength of emotional states can be diminished over time, how emotions influence an agent’s perception, and the way in which an agent can migrate from one emotional state to another.

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