Digital Transformation for Business and Society: Contemporary Issues and Applications in Asia

The advancement of technology, such as data analytics and AI, has led to the birth of Industry 4.0, in which technology seems to be at the centre of development. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic created havoc, the entire world production chain was seriously affected, highlighting that machines alone, although fully connected and automated, cannot function without people.

This book addresses contemporary issues and the impact of digital transformation on individuals, businesses and governments in Asia. As Asian nations are moving fast towards the digital economy, this edited collection offers new perspectives on understanding emerging business opportunities as well as the challenges faced. Chapters explore the variables that accelerate digital transformation, notably the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid development of information and communication technology, AI, big data and affordable internet access, and their impact on business and society.

With rich, empirical studies from leading researchers, this book will be a reference for academics and scholars across business disciplines, including information, technology and innovation management, organisational and strategic management, as well as those interested in industrial development.

Mohammad Nabil Almunawar is currently an associate professor at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBDSBE), Brunei Darussalam. His overall research interests include applications of IT in management, e-business/commerce, digital marketplace/ platform, digital transformation, digital business ecosystem, health informatics, information security and cloud computing. Currently, he focuses his research on digital platforms and the digital business ecosystem. He has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals, books and book chapters. He is Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR), an associate editor of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM) and a member of many editorial boards of international journals.

Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos is a full professor in the Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Oviedo, Spain. Her teaching and research interests focus on the areas of strategic management, knowledge management, intellectual capital and information technologies. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Routledge book series Advances on Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management, IGI Global’s International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM) and Inderscience’s International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital (IJLIC).

Muhammad Anshari is a researcher and academic staff at UBD School of Business & Economics, Brunei Darussalam, and currently serves as Deputy Director of the Institute of Policy Studies at the same university. He received his BMIS (Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia, his Master of IT (E-Business) from James Cook University Australia and his PhD from Universiti Brunei Darussalam. His current research interests include Business Information Systems, Knowledge Management Systems, Industry 4.0, Big Data in business, FinTech and Healthcare Information Systems.