Sustainability, Technology and Innovation 4.0 (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology)

Sustainability, Technology and Innovation 4.0 is a holistic perception and analysis of innovation at the level of public organisations, innovation in industry and innovation in HR. Its chapters collectively present a thesis that Innovation 4.0 signals a technological revolution that has the opportunity to prevent environmental degradation and, in particular, to stop climate warming, the effects of which may disrupt the process of sustainable development.

Uniquely, this edited book offers a comprehensive and multi-faceted examination of Innovation 4.0, fulfilling methodical, empirical and utilitarian goals. The methodological objective is to present tools that allow the identification, analysis and assessment of the relationship between Innovation 4.0 and inspiration that will carry society towards a new economic and social order. Its empirical aim is to enable the analysis and evaluation of the role of public organisations, innovation in industry and innovation in HR in the process of building sustainable development of the global environment. The book’s utilitarian goal is a recommendation for global organisations of Innovation 4.0 as an instrument to stimulate an innovative economy.

This is a high-level research book aimed at postgraduates, MBA students, researchers and academics from business colleges and universities, and may also provide a valuable strategic perspective for business executives.

Zbigniew Makieła is a Professor at the oldest Polish university, Jagiellonian University, and is the Head of the Organisation and Management Department. A member of the Polish Economic Society and the Polish Academy of Sciences of Kraków, he is a Polish economist specialising in innovation management and entrepreneurship.

Magdalena M. Stuss is an Assistant Professor at Jagiellonian University. She is also a coordinator and supervisor within the frameworks of international programmes for students. Magdalena has written and participated in writing more than 100 scientific dissertations (scientific monographs, chapters and articles). She has participated in 37 research projects, both domestic and international, and conducted lectures, as well as scientific research in nine foreign universities.

Ryszard Borowiecki is a Professor and an honoris causa doctor of several universities. He is a research worker in the Faculty of Applied Sciences of Akademia WSB in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland. He is the author, co-author and editor of almost 600 scientific publications concerning functioning, privatisation, restructuring and the valuation of business entities. His scientific interests also cover areas such as economic analysis and diagnosis, strategic and operational management, entrepreneurship, innovativeness and the globalisation of business units.