Digitalization and Big Data for Resilience and Economic Intelligence: 4th International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, ICESS 2021, Bucha

This book highlights the economic and social science perspectives in light of COVID-19. During 2020, leaders found themselves at historic crossroads, taking decisions under remarkable pressures and uncertainties. However, windows of opportunity are being created to shape the economic recovery, restore the health of the environment, develop sustainable business models, strengthen regional development, revitalize global cooperation, harness Industry 4.0, and redesign the social contracts, skills, and jobs. This book is an excellent resource for all those interested in economics and social sciences perspectives on digitalization and big data, especially in the light of the recent crisis determined by COVID-19. The chapters cover topics related to new models in entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainability and education, data science and digitalization, marketing and finance, etc., that will develop innovative instruments for countries, businesses, and education to revive after the crisis.

Alina Mihaela Dima is Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration in foreign languages, Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania). She is Vice-Rector for Scientific Research, Development and Innovation of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, and previously, she was Director of the UNESCO Department for Business Administration. Her main research fields of interest are International Business, Competition Policy, European Integration, and Higher Education. She is Chief-Editor of the journal ’Management & Marketing’: Challenges for Knowledge Society (Sciendo/De Gruyter) and President of the ’Society for Business Excellence’. She is Editor of several international books, Coordinator of national research projects, and Author of various papers published by prestigious international journals.

Mihaela Kelemen is Chair in Business and Society at Nottingham University Business School (UK). Prior to joining Nottingham University, she taught and researched at Keele University (UK) for 23 years, as Professor of Management and Public Engagement and Director of its Community Animation and Social Innovation Centre (CASIC). She holds doctoral degrees from Oxford University and Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania). Her research employs creative and participatory methodologies of stakeholder engagement and knowledge co-production to explore a wide range of business and society topics in the UK and internationally. Her research is published in books, academic articles and practice papers as well as being disseminated via artistic outputs including community-based exhibitions, virtual games, documentary dramas and interactive creative websites developed in collaboration with the New Vic Theatre. She is a member of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Peer Review College and of the AHRC Peer Review College.