Global Technology Management 4.0: Concepts and Cases for Managing in the 4th Industrial Revolution

Technology is pervasive in today’s globalized world. Moreover, technology and globalization drive competitiveness and strategy, and must be managed well. This textbook uses technology management as the central theme to cover multiple business and social facets, including digital transformation, cybersecurity, international operations, marketing, finance, culture, human capital, and the political economy.

The book is divided into four sections. Part 1 examines the confluence of globalization and technology from the first Industrial Revolution to the current Fourth Industrial Revolution. Part 2 introduces strategic and analytical metrics and models that are crucial to managerial decision-making. Part 3 discusses the basics of cybersecurity and combating cyber-threats to protect organization and its stakeholders. Part 4 focuses on sustainable operations, global projects, and digital transformation in a technology-centric, globalized world.

The book will help students learn how to navigate business aspects of globalization and technology in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). For instructors, the learning objectives and discussion questions help guide students in grasping the material.

Pratim Milton Datta is tenured Full Professor of Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University, USA. He also serves as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa and a Visiting Researcher and Lecturer with ITU Copenhagen, Denmark. He researches digital transformation, global technology deployment, and cybersecurity. With more than 50 journal articles, Pratim is among the top-100 IS researchers in the world.

Pratim is a Kent State University President’s Faculty Excellence Award winner, a two-time Farris Family Research Innovation Fellow, University Scholar and Paul Pfeiffer Teaching Awardee for the Business School. He has lectured in various countries (including China, Germany, UK, South Africa, South Korea, and the US) and consulted for multiple companies. He has received the Outstanding MBA Professor Award and the showcased professor for the Executive MBA Program.