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This new volume explores the new paradigm that is Industry 4.0—the application of information-intensive technologies that integrate software, hardware, and biology (cyber-physical systems) for effective manufacturing and related industries, focusing specifically on leadership that can respond quickly and effectively to changing conditions. This volume applies these skills to leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, skills that can be applied to many other changing conditions as well. This book effectively brings to the fore how the pandemic and Industry 4.0 are bringing agile leadership into focus. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Tanusree Chakraborty, PhD Faculty, Centre for Management Studies, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, India Tanusree Chakraborty, PhD, is currently a faculty member at the Centre for Management Studies, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, in India. With 17 years of overall work experience and 16 years of academic experience, Dr. Chakraborty has been associated with several reputable business schools and universities in India. She is presently working with Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, in organizational behavior/human resource management. She is a former research fellow of the Indian Council of Medical Research and has many publications to her credit in Scopus-indexed and ABDC-listed journals, as well as in University Grants Commission-approved journals. She has presented research papers at several conferences and is an empaneled corporate trainer with training consultancies and government productivity councils. She has conducted over 150 corporate training programs in the areas of behavioral science and HR and psychometrics. She has been an active member in clubs and committees of the institutes she has worked for. She has been editor of several journals and newsletters and a reviewer for many journals. She is currently working on multiple edited books with reputed publishers. Dr. Chakraborty holds a PhD in Applied Psychology from Calcutta University, India; an MA (Applied Psychology) with a specialization in Organizational Psychology; a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management; and MBA (Human Resources). Tahir Mumtaz Awan, PhD Assistant Professor, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan Tahir Mumtaz Awan, PhD (Marketing), is currently the Head of China Study Centre, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the China Brand Centre of the Academy of Entrepreneurship, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. He trains students in the SKOLKOVO Executive MBA program at the Moscow School of Management and at Shenzhen, China, annually, and is a regular member of the global business exposure visits team of the school. He was a United Nations Systems Staff College Fellow in Big Data for Sustainable Development. He was received research productivity awards by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Common Ground Publishing of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. He has delivered multiple talks, training workshops, and keynotes about the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), marketing in developing countries, big data, cryptocurrencies, etc. He has written more than 40 academic articles and edited five books and serves various journals as a member of editorial teams. Dr. Awan's aim is to help improve the people-to-people relationships among Pakistani and Chinese citizens, to encourage youth development for better placement opportunities, to change the stereotype of “Made-in-China” products, and ultimately to make Pakistan a better consumer market in the world. To realize this aim, he is currently providing hands-on experience to Pakistani youth in learning about China and helping them to become the ultimate choice of Chinese firms working in Pakistan. He also runs a Pak-China Youth Club from his China Study Centre. Ashok Natarajan, PhD Formerly at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, USA Ashok Natarajan, PhD, was formerly at the College of Business Administration, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA. He has over 15 years of experience in the academic arena in addition to more than five years of experience as a practising manager, both in the USA and India. In addition, he has been a consultant on several business valuation projects. His area of specialization is accounting and finance, and he has published several research papers in the top accounting and finance journals. His current research interests include accounting conservatism, business valuation, earnings management, and industrial organization. In addition, he works in the areas of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (and the role of accounting and finance in these two areas) and corporate strategy. His other interests include curriculum development for management education, leadership in business schools, academic mentoring, as well as the relationship between research output and academic quality. His teaching portfolio includes several courses in accounting, finance, corporate strategy, and allied areas. Dr. Natarajan has won numerous awards for his teaching and has been recognized for his service and mentoring roles. Muhammad Kamran, PhD Assistant Professor, Warsaw University of Business, Warsaw, Poland Muhammad Kamran, PhD, has more than 15 years of teaching and administrative experience in academia. He has taught for more than eight years at different Polish universities. He has participated in national and international conferences that include Harvard University, USA. He is currently serving Wy?sza Szko?a Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi, Jozefow, Poland, as Assistant Professor. In addition to this, he is well equipped with both quantitative and qualitative research methods and data analysis techniques. Dr. Kamran earned a Doctoral of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Management and Quality Sciences from Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, Poland. |
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