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laboutique.edpsciences.fr-002247 03 01 01 002247 03 9782759826278 15 9782759826278 00 BA 02 16 mm 01 24 mm 10 01 02 Current Natural Sciences 01 01 Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 1 B15 01 A2136 Carolina MACHADO MACHADO, Carolina Carolina MACHADO Department of Management, School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, PORTUGAL 2 B15 01 A2135 J. Paulo DAVIM DAVIM, J. Paulo J. Paulo DAVIM Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, PORTUGAL 01 eng 00 156 03 01 24 Izibook:Subject Management 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Management| 20 industry;managerial;organizations;Internet;Cyber-Physical System;Public sector;Work-family balance;Covid-19;Telework;Spillover;Boundary theory;E-leadership;Competences;Delphi method;Organizational resilience;Organizational slack;Supply chain disruption;Economic dropdown;Risk management;engineering;strategy;Industry 4.0;Footwear industry;Disruption;Smart productionHumanism;Mindfulness;Social constructivism;Technology Artificial intelligence;Herd behavior;Technology adoption;Business studies 10 2011 BUS041000 10 2011 BUS085000 01 650 06 05 05 03 00 Taking in account the high level of implications caused by the emergence of industry 4.0, it is important to know and understand the managerial challenges that nowadays organizations are facing, and more than that, what kind of answers are they developing, in order to maintain and improve their competitiveness indexes. Conscious of these implications and huge relevance, this book seeks to gather the contributions that experts and researchers have been making as a result of the most diverse research that has been developed. In particular, this book presents the Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 with focus on: – Nowadays organizations where the Internet of Things, the Internet of Services, Cyber-Physical System, among others, are a reality, and where the production processes tend to become more and more efficient, customizable and autonomous; – Industry 4.0 as an excellent opportunity that allows management and engineering to take a more strategic and dynamic role in present organizations; – Introducing new lines of research in the management and industrial engineering field. Based on its potential for current competitive organizations, this book aims to facilitate understanding and bring new knowledge to different readers from professionals to academics, as well as the common reader who are interested in the organizational and socio-technical fields related to industry 4.0 02 00 This book aims to facilitate understanding and bring new knowledge to different readers from professionals to academics, as well as the common reader who are interested in the organizational and socio-technical fields related to industry 4.0 04 00 Contributors.................................................III<o:p></o:p>Preface..................................................... VII<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 1<o:p></o:p>Herd Behavior in the Adoption ofArtificial Intelligence: Exploration of Drivers and Potential Consequences ............................. 1Bilal ASLAM, Heikki KARJALUOTO and Joel MERO<o:p></o:p>1.1 Introduction............................................ 2<o:p></o:p>1.2 Literature Review........................................ 3<o:p></o:p>1.2.1 AI Use Cases in Business Research ...................... 3<o:p></o:p>1.2.2 Extant Knowledge of Herd Behavior .................... 3<o:p></o:p>1.3 Research Method........................................ 5<o:p></o:p>1.4 Findings............................................... 5<o:p></o:p>1.4.1 Drivers of Herd Behavior in AI Adoption ................. 6<o:p></o:p>1.4.2 Herd Behavior in AI Adoption and Its Potential Consequences. 8<o:p></o:p>1.5 Discussion.............................................. 9<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 11<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 2<o:p></o:p>Seeking Truer Reality: Quark Influence on the Transhuman Future ........ 15<o:p></o:p>Ana MARTINS and Isabel MARTINS<o:p></o:p>2.1 Introduction............................................ 16<o:p></o:p>2.2 Technology and Its Dialectical Nature ......................... 16<o:p></o:p>2.3 The Critical Theory of Technology ........................... 20<o:p></o:p>2.4 Collaborative Management and Mindfulness .................... 23<o:p></o:p>2.5 Conclusion............................................. 25<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 25<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 3<o:p></o:p>Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0: A Case Study in the Portuguese Footwear Sector.............................................. 29Maria A. M. TRINDADE, Jorge JULIÃO,Marcelo GASPAR and Francisca Gomes SILVA<o:p></o:p>3.1 Introduction ............................................30<o:p></o:p>3.2 Literature Review........................................ 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.1 The 4th Industrial Revolution......................... 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.2 Industry 4.0: Differentiation from Similar Terms............ 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.3 Industry 4.0 Technologies............................. 32<o:p></o:p>3.2.4 Managerial Benefits of Industry 4.0 ..................... 33<o:p></o:p>3.2.5 Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 ................... 34<o:p></o:p>3.3 The Portuguese Footwear Industry........................... 38<o:p></o:p>3.3.1 Exports: Benefits, Challenges,and Threats................ 39<o:p></o:p>3.3.2 Technological Enhancement: A New Era of Modernization .... 40<o:p></o:p>3.3.3 Challenges and Opportunitiesfor the Portuguese Footwear Industry.......................................... 413.4 Methodology............................................ 42<o:p></o:p>3.4.1 Sampling Selection.................................. 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.2 Semi-Structured Interviews............................ 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.3 Direct Observation.................................. 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.4 Transcription and Report............................. 44<o:p></o:p>3.5 Results................................................ 44<o:p></o:p>3.5.1 Sample Description................................. 44<o:p></o:p>3.5.2 Portuguese Footwear Industry: Insights .................. 46<o:p></o:p>3.6 Discussion of Results...................................... 49<o:p></o:p>3.7 Conclusions............................................. 52<o:p></o:p>3.7.1 Research Limitations................................ 52<o:p></o:p>3.7.2 Recommendations for Future Studies .................... 53<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 55<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 4<o:p></o:p>When the Wind Makes the Structure Tremble. Excess-Based Resilience and the Role of Organizational Slack.............................. 59Nahuel I. DEPINO-BESADA, António SARTAL and Diego CAROU<o:p></o:p>4.1 Introduction............................................ 60<o:p></o:p>4.2 Theoretical Frame: Organizational Slack for Resilience ............ 61<o:p></o:p>4.2.1 What is the Relation Between Resilience and Excess?........ 62<o:p></o:p>4.2.2 Getting to Know the Bricks for Building a Resilient Organization...................................... 634.3 The Appropriate Bricks for Each Blow: Slack Resources Type Per Resilience Challenge...................................... 654.3.1 Navigating Through Economic Shortfalls ................. 66<o:p></o:p>4.3.2 Resisting Natural Disastersand Pressures for Green Development...................................... 684.3.3 Addressing Risk ThroughTechnology, Turning a Threat into a Strength..................................... 694.3.4 Supply Chain Disruptions and How to Build Resilience ...... 70<o:p></o:p>4.3.5 The Role of Slack in Conflict Reduction and Resolution ...... 72<o:p></o:p>4.4 Organizational Architectural Design: Accommodating Every Slack for Greater Resilience..................................... 744.5 Conclusion............................................. 75<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 76<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 5<o:p></o:p>E-Leadership and New Leadership Skills for Effective Leaders in the Public Sector Within Contexts of Telework –A Delphi Method Study ........... 79José Rebelo dos SANTOS, Lurdes PEDRO and Rui BRITES<o:p></o:p>5.1 Introduction............................................ 79<o:p></o:p>5.2 From Leadership to E-Leadership– Concept Development and Main Theoretical Perspectives................................... 815.2.1 Leadership – Concept Development and Main Theoretical Perspectives....................................... 815.2.2 E-Leadership...................................... 84<o:p></o:p>5.3 Telework, Risks and Opportunities ........................... 88<o:p></o:p>5.3.1 Concept of Telework................................ 88<o:p></o:p>5.3.2 Impacts of Telework................................. 89<o:p></o:p>5.4 Telework and New Leadership Challenges ...................... 91<o:p></o:p>5.5 Methodology............................................ 92<o:p></o:p>5.5.1 DELPHI Procedure................................. 92<o:p></o:p>5.5.2 Criteria Used for Constructing this E-Delphi and Selecting Experts.......................................... 935.6 Result Presentation and Discussion ........................... 97<o:p></o:p>5.7 Conclusion............................................. 100<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 101<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 6<o:p></o:p>Challenges of European Organisations in the VUCA World and the Emergence of the Bani World............................. 107Vasja ROBLEK, Iztok PODBREGAR and Maja MEšKO<o:p></o:p>6.1 Introduction............................................ 107<o:p></o:p>6.2 European Organisations and the Vuca World in the Third Decade of the 21st Century....................................... 1096.2.1 Volatility......................................... 109<o:p></o:p>6.2.2 Uncertainty....................................... 110<o:p></o:p>6.2.3 Complexity....................................... 112<o:p></o:p>6.2.4 Ambiguity........................................ 113<o:p></o:p>6.3 The Challenges of Organisations in the Current Chaotic and Changeable Environment............................... 1146.3.1 Macro-Level – Political and Economic Situation in the World and the EU....................................... 1146.3.2 Meso Level – European Industrial Sector ................. 116<o:p></o:p>6.3.3 Micro-Level – Organisation........................... 118<o:p></o:p>6.4 The Emergence of a Bani World............................. 123<o:p></o:p>6.5 Conclusions............................................. 125<o:p></o:p>References ..................................................126<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 7<o:p></o:p>Telework in Times of Technological Transformation and Pandemic and the Impact on the Work-Family Relationship: Spillover and Boundary Control . . 133Daiane Cristine S. G. NUNES and Carolina Feliciana MACHADO<o:p></o:p>7.1 Introduction............................................ 134<o:p></o:p>7.2 Telework as a Trend...................................... 134<o:p></o:p>7.3 Work-Family Conciliation in the Scope of Telework: A Brief Literary Review................................................ 1357.3.1 Spillover Theory.................................... 136<o:p></o:p>7.3.2 Boundary Theory................................... 138<o:p></o:p>7.3.3 Boundary Control and Information and Communication Technologies.......................................1407.4 Teleworking in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic ........... 141<o:p></o:p>7.5 Final Remarks.......................................... 142<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 143<o:p></o:p> Contributors.................................................III<o:p></o:p>Preface..................................................... VII<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 1<o:p></o:p>Herd Behavior in the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence: Exploration of Drivers and Potential Consequences ............................. 1Bilal ASLAM, Heikki KARJALUOTO and Joel MERO<o:p></o:p>1.1 Introduction............................................ 2<o:p></o:p>1.2 Literature Review........................................ 3<o:p></o:p>1.2.1 AI Use Cases in Business Research ...................... 3<o:p></o:p>1.2.2 Extant Knowledge of Herd Behavior .................... 3<o:p></o:p>1.3 Research Method........................................ 5<o:p></o:p>1.4 Findings............................................... 5<o:p></o:p>1.4.1 Drivers of Herd Behavior in AI Adoption ................. 6<o:p></o:p>1.4.2 Herd Behavior in AI Adoptionand Its Potential Consequences. 8<o:p></o:p>1.5 Discussion.............................................. 9<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 11<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 2<o:p></o:p>Seeking Truer Reality: Quark Influence on the Transhuman Future ........ 15<o:p></o:p>Ana MARTINS and Isabel MARTINS<o:p></o:p>2.1 Introduction............................................ 16<o:p></o:p>2.2 Technology and Its Dialectical Nature ......................... 16<o:p></o:p>2.3 The Critical Theory of Technology ........................... 20<o:p></o:p>2.4 Collaborative Management and Mindfulness .................... 23<o:p></o:p>2.5 Conclusion............................................. 25<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 25<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 3<o:p></o:p>Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0: A Case Study in the Portuguese Footwear Sector.............................................. 29Maria A. M. TRINDADE, Jorge JULIÃO, Marcelo GASPAR and Francisca Gomes SILVA<o:p></o:p>3.1 Introduction ............................................30<o:p></o:p>3.2 Literature Review........................................ 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.1 The 4th Industrial Revolution......................... 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.2 Industry 4.0: Differentiation from Similar Terms............ 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.3 Industry 4.0 Technologies............................. 32<o:p></o:p>3.2.4 Managerial Benefits of Industry 4.0 ..................... 33<o:p></o:p>3.2.5 Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 ................... 34<o:p></o:p>3.3 The Portuguese Footwear Industry........................... 38<o:p></o:p>3.3.1 Exports: Benefits, Challenges, and Threats................ 39<o:p></o:p>3.3.2 Technological Enhancement: ANew Era of Modernization .... 40<o:p></o:p>3.3.3 Challenges and Opportunities for the Portuguese Footwear Industry.......................................... 413.4 Methodology............................................ 42<o:p></o:p>3.4.1 Sampling Selection.................................. 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.2 Semi-Structured Interviews............................ 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.3 Direct Observation.................................. 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.4 Transcription and Report............................. 44<o:p></o:p>3.5 Results................................................ 44<o:p></o:p>3.5.1 Sample Description................................. 44<o:p></o:p>3.5.2 Portuguese Footwear Industry: Insights .................. 46<o:p></o:p>3.6 Discussion of Results...................................... 49<o:p></o:p>3.7 Conclusions............................................. 52<o:p></o:p>3.7.1 Research Limitations................................ 52<o:p></o:p>3.7.2 Recommendations for Future Studies .................... 53<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 55<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 4<o:p></o:p>When the Wind Makes the StructureTremble. Excess-Based Resilience and the Role of Organizational Slack.............................. 59Nahuel I. DEPINO-BESADA, António SARTAL and Diego CAROU<o:p></o:p>4.1 Introduction............................................ 60<o:p></o:p>4.2 Theoretical Frame: Organizational Slack for Resilience ............ 61<o:p></o:p>4.2.1 What is the Relation Between Resilience and Excess?........ 62<o:p></o:p>4.2.2 Getting to Know the Bricks for Building a Resilient Organization...................................... 634.3 The Appropriate Bricks for Each Blow: Slack Resources Type Per Resilience Challenge...................................... 654.3.1 Navigating Through Economic Shortfalls ................. 66<o:p></o:p>4.3.2 Resisting Natural Disasters and Pressures for Green Development...................................... 684.3.3 Addressing Risk ThroughTechnology, Turning a Threat into a Strength..................................... 694.3.4 Supply Chain Disruptions andHow to Build Resilience ...... 70<o:p></o:p>4.3.5 The Role of Slack in Conflict Reduction and Resolution ...... 72<o:p></o:p>4.4 Organizational Architectural Design: Accommodating Every Slack for Greater Resilience..................................... 744.5 Conclusion............................................. 75<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 76<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 5<o:p></o:p>E-Leadership and New LeadershipSkills for Effective Leaders in the Public Sector Within Contexts of Telework –A Delphi Method Study ........... 79José Rebelo dos SANTOS, Lurdes PEDRO and Rui BRITES<o:p></o:p>5.1 Introduction............................................ 79<o:p></o:p>5.2 From Leadership to E-Leadership– Concept Development and Main Theoretical Perspectives................................... 815.2.1 Leadership – Concept Development and Main Theoretical Perspectives....................................... 815.2.2 E-Leadership...................................... 84<o:p></o:p>5.3 Telework, Risks and Opportunities ........................... 88<o:p></o:p>5.3.1 Concept of Telework................................ 88<o:p></o:p>5.3.2 Impacts of Telework................................. 89<o:p></o:p>5.4 Telework and New Leadership Challenges ...................... 91<o:p></o:p>5.5 Methodology............................................ 92<o:p></o:p>5.5.1 DELPHI Procedure................................. 92<o:p></o:p>5.5.2 Criteria Used for ConstructingThis E-Delphi and Selecting Experts.......................................... 935.6 Result Presentation and Discussion ........................... 97<o:p></o:p>5.7 Conclusion............................................. 100<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 101<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 6<o:p></o:p>Challenges of European Organisationsin the VUCA World and the Emergence of the Bani World............................. 107Vasja ROBLEK, Iztok PODBREGAR and Maja MEšKO<o:p></o:p>6.1 Introduction............................................ 107<o:p></o:p>6.2 European Organisations and the Vuca World in the Third Decade of the 21st Century....................................... 1096.2.1 Volatility......................................... 109<o:p></o:p>6.2.2 Uncertainty....................................... 110<o:p></o:p>6.2.3 Complexity....................................... 112<o:p></o:p>6.2.4 Ambiguity........................................ 113<o:p></o:p>6.3 The Challenges of Organisations in the Current Chaotic and Changeable Environment............................... 1146.3.1 Macro-Level – Political and Economic Situation in the World and the EU....................................... 1146.3.2 Meso Level – European Industrial Sector ................. 116<o:p></o:p>6.3.3 Micro-Level – Organisation........................... 118<o:p></o:p>6.4 The Emergence of a Bani World............................. 123<o:p></o:p>6.5 Conclusions............................................. 125<o:p></o:p>References ..................................................126<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 7<o:p></o:p>Telework in Times of Technological Transformation and Pandemic and the Impact on the Work-Family Relationship: Spillover and Boundary Control . . 133Daiane Cristine S. G. NUNES and Carolina FelicianaMACHADO<o:p></o:p>7.1 Introduction............................................ 134<o:p></o:p>7.2 Telework as a Trend...................................... 134<o:p></o:p>7.3 Work-Family Conciliation in theScope of Telework: A Brief Literary Review................................................ 1357.3.1 Spillover Theory.................................... 136<o:p></o:p>7.3.2 Boundary Theory................................... 138<o:p></o:p>7.3.3 Boundary Control and Information and Communication Technologies.......................................1407.4 Teleworking in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic ........... 141<o:p></o:p>7.5 Final Remarks.......................................... 142<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 143<o:p></o:p> 21 00 06 01 https://laboutique.edpsciences.fr/produit/1332/9782759826285/managerial-challenges-of-industry-4-0 01 00 03 02 https://laboutique.edpsciences.fr/system/product_pictures/data/009/982/910/original/9782759826278-ManagerialChallengesIndustry_couv-sofedis.jpg 17 14 20240913T181941+0200 01 P15 EDP Sciences & Science Press 01 01 P15 EDP Sciences & Science Press 04 11 00 20230504 01 00 20230504 19 00 20230504 2026 06 3052868830012 01 WORLD 27 03 9782759826285 15 9782759826285 WORLD 08 EDP Sciences & Science Press 04 01 00 20230504 03 01 D1 EDP Sciences 21 04 05 01 02 1 00 75.00 01 5.50 3.91 EUR laboutique.edpsciences.fr-R001885 03 01 01 R001885 00 ED E107 00 01 01 Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 01 eng 08 158 03 22 2624113 17 01 P15 EDP Sciences & Science Press 01 01 P15 EDP Sciences & Science Press 11 00 20230504 02 01 002248 03 9782759826285 15 9782759826285 03 01 D1 EDP Sciences 45 03 laboutique.edpsciences.fr-002248 03 01 01 002248 03 9782759826285 15 9782759826285 10 EA E107 10 00 01 R001885 ED E107 1 10 01 02 Current Natural Sciences 01 01 Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 1 B15 01 A2136 Carolina MACHADO MACHADO, Carolina Carolina MACHADO Department of Management, School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, PORTUGAL 2 B15 01 A2135 J. Paulo DAVIM DAVIM, J. Paulo J. Paulo DAVIM Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, PORTUGAL 01 eng 08 156 03 01 24 Izibook:Subject Management 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Management| 20 industry;managerial;organizations;Internet;Cyber-Physical System;Public sector;Work-family balance;Covid-19;Telework;Spillover;Boundary theory;E-leadership;Competences;Delphi method;Organizational resilience;Organizational slack;Supply chain disruption;Economic dropdown;Risk management;engineering;strategy;Industry 4.0;Footwear industry;Disruption;Smart productionHumanism;Mindfulness;Social constructivism;Technology Artificial intelligence;Herd behavior;Technology adoption;Business studies 10 2011 BUS041000 10 2011 BUS085000 01 650 06 05 05 03 00 Taking in account the high level of implications caused by the emergence of industry 4.0, it is important to know and understand the managerial challenges that nowadays organizations are facing, and more than that, what kind of answers are they developing, in order to maintain and improve their competitiveness indexes. Conscious of these implications and huge relevance, this book seeks to gather the contributions that experts and researchers have been making as a result of the most diverse research that has been developed. In particular, this book presents the Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 with focus on: – Nowadays organizations where the Internet of Things, the Internet of Services, Cyber-Physical System, among others, are a reality, and where the production processes tend to become more and more efficient, customizable and autonomous; – Industry 4.0 as an excellent opportunity that allows management and engineering to take a more strategic and dynamic role in present organizations; – Introducing new lines of research in the management and industrial engineering field. Based on its potential for current competitive organizations, this book aims to facilitate understanding and bring new knowledge to different readers from professionals to academics, as well as the common reader who are interested in the organizational and socio-technical fields related to industry 4.0 02 00 This book aims to facilitate understanding and bring new knowledge to different readers from professionals to academics, as well as the common reader who are interested in the organizational and socio-technical fields related to industry 4.0 04 00 Contributors.................................................III<o:p></o:p>Preface..................................................... VII<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 1<o:p></o:p>Herd Behavior in the Adoption ofArtificial Intelligence: Exploration of Drivers and Potential Consequences ............................. 1Bilal ASLAM, Heikki KARJALUOTO and Joel MERO<o:p></o:p>1.1 Introduction............................................ 2<o:p></o:p>1.2 Literature Review........................................ 3<o:p></o:p>1.2.1 AI Use Cases in Business Research ...................... 3<o:p></o:p>1.2.2 Extant Knowledge of Herd Behavior .................... 3<o:p></o:p>1.3 Research Method........................................ 5<o:p></o:p>1.4 Findings............................................... 5<o:p></o:p>1.4.1 Drivers of Herd Behavior in AI Adoption ................. 6<o:p></o:p>1.4.2 Herd Behavior in AI Adoption and Its Potential Consequences. 8<o:p></o:p>1.5 Discussion.............................................. 9<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 11<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 2<o:p></o:p>Seeking Truer Reality: Quark Influence on the Transhuman Future ........ 15<o:p></o:p>Ana MARTINS and Isabel MARTINS<o:p></o:p>2.1 Introduction............................................ 16<o:p></o:p>2.2 Technology and Its Dialectical Nature ......................... 16<o:p></o:p>2.3 The Critical Theory of Technology ........................... 20<o:p></o:p>2.4 Collaborative Management and Mindfulness .................... 23<o:p></o:p>2.5 Conclusion............................................. 25<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 25<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 3<o:p></o:p>Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0: A Case Study in the Portuguese Footwear Sector.............................................. 29Maria A. M. TRINDADE, Jorge JULIÃO,Marcelo GASPAR and Francisca Gomes SILVA<o:p></o:p>3.1 Introduction ............................................30<o:p></o:p>3.2 Literature Review........................................ 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.1 The 4th Industrial Revolution......................... 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.2 Industry 4.0: Differentiation from Similar Terms............ 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.3 Industry 4.0 Technologies............................. 32<o:p></o:p>3.2.4 Managerial Benefits of Industry 4.0 ..................... 33<o:p></o:p>3.2.5 Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 ................... 34<o:p></o:p>3.3 The Portuguese Footwear Industry........................... 38<o:p></o:p>3.3.1 Exports: Benefits, Challenges,and Threats................ 39<o:p></o:p>3.3.2 Technological Enhancement: A New Era of Modernization .... 40<o:p></o:p>3.3.3 Challenges and Opportunitiesfor the Portuguese Footwear Industry.......................................... 413.4 Methodology............................................ 42<o:p></o:p>3.4.1 Sampling Selection.................................. 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.2 Semi-Structured Interviews............................ 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.3 Direct Observation.................................. 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.4 Transcription and Report............................. 44<o:p></o:p>3.5 Results................................................ 44<o:p></o:p>3.5.1 Sample Description................................. 44<o:p></o:p>3.5.2 Portuguese Footwear Industry: Insights .................. 46<o:p></o:p>3.6 Discussion of Results...................................... 49<o:p></o:p>3.7 Conclusions............................................. 52<o:p></o:p>3.7.1 Research Limitations................................ 52<o:p></o:p>3.7.2 Recommendations for Future Studies .................... 53<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 55<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 4<o:p></o:p>When the Wind Makes the Structure Tremble. Excess-Based Resilience and the Role of Organizational Slack.............................. 59Nahuel I. DEPINO-BESADA, António SARTAL and Diego CAROU<o:p></o:p>4.1 Introduction............................................ 60<o:p></o:p>4.2 Theoretical Frame: Organizational Slack for Resilience ............ 61<o:p></o:p>4.2.1 What is the Relation Between Resilience and Excess?........ 62<o:p></o:p>4.2.2 Getting to Know the Bricks for Building a Resilient Organization...................................... 634.3 The Appropriate Bricks for Each Blow: Slack Resources Type Per Resilience Challenge...................................... 654.3.1 Navigating Through Economic Shortfalls ................. 66<o:p></o:p>4.3.2 Resisting Natural Disastersand Pressures for Green Development...................................... 684.3.3 Addressing Risk ThroughTechnology, Turning a Threat into a Strength..................................... 694.3.4 Supply Chain Disruptions and How to Build Resilience ...... 70<o:p></o:p>4.3.5 The Role of Slack in Conflict Reduction and Resolution ...... 72<o:p></o:p>4.4 Organizational Architectural Design: Accommodating Every Slack for Greater Resilience..................................... 744.5 Conclusion............................................. 75<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 76<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 5<o:p></o:p>E-Leadership and New Leadership Skills for Effective Leaders in the Public Sector Within Contexts of Telework –A Delphi Method Study ........... 79José Rebelo dos SANTOS, Lurdes PEDRO and Rui BRITES<o:p></o:p>5.1 Introduction............................................ 79<o:p></o:p>5.2 From Leadership to E-Leadership– Concept Development and Main Theoretical Perspectives................................... 815.2.1 Leadership – Concept Development and Main Theoretical Perspectives....................................... 815.2.2 E-Leadership...................................... 84<o:p></o:p>5.3 Telework, Risks and Opportunities ........................... 88<o:p></o:p>5.3.1 Concept of Telework................................ 88<o:p></o:p>5.3.2 Impacts of Telework................................. 89<o:p></o:p>5.4 Telework and New Leadership Challenges ...................... 91<o:p></o:p>5.5 Methodology............................................ 92<o:p></o:p>5.5.1 DELPHI Procedure................................. 92<o:p></o:p>5.5.2 Criteria Used for Constructing this E-Delphi and Selecting Experts.......................................... 935.6 Result Presentation and Discussion ........................... 97<o:p></o:p>5.7 Conclusion............................................. 100<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 101<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 6<o:p></o:p>Challenges of European Organisations in the VUCA World and the Emergence of the Bani World............................. 107Vasja ROBLEK, Iztok PODBREGAR and Maja MEšKO<o:p></o:p>6.1 Introduction............................................ 107<o:p></o:p>6.2 European Organisations and the Vuca World in the Third Decade of the 21st Century....................................... 1096.2.1 Volatility......................................... 109<o:p></o:p>6.2.2 Uncertainty....................................... 110<o:p></o:p>6.2.3 Complexity....................................... 112<o:p></o:p>6.2.4 Ambiguity........................................ 113<o:p></o:p>6.3 The Challenges of Organisations in the Current Chaotic and Changeable Environment............................... 1146.3.1 Macro-Level – Political and Economic Situation in the World and the EU....................................... 1146.3.2 Meso Level – European Industrial Sector ................. 116<o:p></o:p>6.3.3 Micro-Level – Organisation........................... 118<o:p></o:p>6.4 The Emergence of a Bani World............................. 123<o:p></o:p>6.5 Conclusions............................................. 125<o:p></o:p>References ..................................................126<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 7<o:p></o:p>Telework in Times of Technological Transformation and Pandemic and the Impact on the Work-Family Relationship: Spillover and Boundary Control . . 133Daiane Cristine S. G. NUNES and Carolina Feliciana MACHADO<o:p></o:p>7.1 Introduction............................................ 134<o:p></o:p>7.2 Telework as a Trend...................................... 134<o:p></o:p>7.3 Work-Family Conciliation in the Scope of Telework: A Brief Literary Review................................................ 1357.3.1 Spillover Theory.................................... 136<o:p></o:p>7.3.2 Boundary Theory................................... 138<o:p></o:p>7.3.3 Boundary Control and Information and Communication Technologies.......................................1407.4 Teleworking in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic ........... 141<o:p></o:p>7.5 Final Remarks.......................................... 142<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 143<o:p></o:p> Contributors.................................................III<o:p></o:p>Preface..................................................... VII<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 1<o:p></o:p>Herd Behavior in the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence: Exploration of Drivers and Potential Consequences ............................. 1Bilal ASLAM, Heikki KARJALUOTO and Joel MERO<o:p></o:p>1.1 Introduction............................................ 2<o:p></o:p>1.2 Literature Review........................................ 3<o:p></o:p>1.2.1 AI Use Cases in Business Research ...................... 3<o:p></o:p>1.2.2 Extant Knowledge of Herd Behavior .................... 3<o:p></o:p>1.3 Research Method........................................ 5<o:p></o:p>1.4 Findings............................................... 5<o:p></o:p>1.4.1 Drivers of Herd Behavior in AI Adoption ................. 6<o:p></o:p>1.4.2 Herd Behavior in AI Adoptionand Its Potential Consequences. 8<o:p></o:p>1.5 Discussion.............................................. 9<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 11<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 2<o:p></o:p>Seeking Truer Reality: Quark Influence on the Transhuman Future ........ 15<o:p></o:p>Ana MARTINS and Isabel MARTINS<o:p></o:p>2.1 Introduction............................................ 16<o:p></o:p>2.2 Technology and Its Dialectical Nature ......................... 16<o:p></o:p>2.3 The Critical Theory of Technology ........................... 20<o:p></o:p>2.4 Collaborative Management and Mindfulness .................... 23<o:p></o:p>2.5 Conclusion............................................. 25<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 25<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 3<o:p></o:p>Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0: A Case Study in the Portuguese Footwear Sector.............................................. 29Maria A. M. TRINDADE, Jorge JULIÃO, Marcelo GASPAR and Francisca Gomes SILVA<o:p></o:p>3.1 Introduction ............................................30<o:p></o:p>3.2 Literature Review........................................ 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.1 The 4th Industrial Revolution......................... 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.2 Industry 4.0: Differentiation from Similar Terms............ 31<o:p></o:p>3.2.3 Industry 4.0 Technologies............................. 32<o:p></o:p>3.2.4 Managerial Benefits of Industry 4.0 ..................... 33<o:p></o:p>3.2.5 Managerial Challenges of Industry 4.0 ................... 34<o:p></o:p>3.3 The Portuguese Footwear Industry........................... 38<o:p></o:p>3.3.1 Exports: Benefits, Challenges, and Threats................ 39<o:p></o:p>3.3.2 Technological Enhancement: ANew Era of Modernization .... 40<o:p></o:p>3.3.3 Challenges and Opportunities for the Portuguese Footwear Industry.......................................... 413.4 Methodology............................................ 42<o:p></o:p>3.4.1 Sampling Selection.................................. 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.2 Semi-Structured Interviews............................ 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.3 Direct Observation.................................. 43<o:p></o:p>3.4.4 Transcription and Report............................. 44<o:p></o:p>3.5 Results................................................ 44<o:p></o:p>3.5.1 Sample Description................................. 44<o:p></o:p>3.5.2 Portuguese Footwear Industry: Insights .................. 46<o:p></o:p>3.6 Discussion of Results...................................... 49<o:p></o:p>3.7 Conclusions............................................. 52<o:p></o:p>3.7.1 Research Limitations................................ 52<o:p></o:p>3.7.2 Recommendations for Future Studies .................... 53<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 55<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 4<o:p></o:p>When the Wind Makes the StructureTremble. Excess-Based Resilience and the Role of Organizational Slack.............................. 59Nahuel I. DEPINO-BESADA, António SARTAL and Diego CAROU<o:p></o:p>4.1 Introduction............................................ 60<o:p></o:p>4.2 Theoretical Frame: Organizational Slack for Resilience ............ 61<o:p></o:p>4.2.1 What is the Relation Between Resilience and Excess?........ 62<o:p></o:p>4.2.2 Getting to Know the Bricks for Building a Resilient Organization...................................... 634.3 The Appropriate Bricks for Each Blow: Slack Resources Type Per Resilience Challenge...................................... 654.3.1 Navigating Through Economic Shortfalls ................. 66<o:p></o:p>4.3.2 Resisting Natural Disasters and Pressures for Green Development...................................... 684.3.3 Addressing Risk ThroughTechnology, Turning a Threat into a Strength..................................... 694.3.4 Supply Chain Disruptions andHow to Build Resilience ...... 70<o:p></o:p>4.3.5 The Role of Slack in Conflict Reduction and Resolution ...... 72<o:p></o:p>4.4 Organizational Architectural Design: Accommodating Every Slack for Greater Resilience..................................... 744.5 Conclusion............................................. 75<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 76<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 5<o:p></o:p>E-Leadership and New LeadershipSkills for Effective Leaders in the Public Sector Within Contexts of Telework –A Delphi Method Study ........... 79José Rebelo dos SANTOS, Lurdes PEDRO and Rui BRITES<o:p></o:p>5.1 Introduction............................................ 79<o:p></o:p>5.2 From Leadership to E-Leadership– Concept Development and Main Theoretical Perspectives................................... 815.2.1 Leadership – Concept Development and Main Theoretical Perspectives....................................... 815.2.2 E-Leadership...................................... 84<o:p></o:p>5.3 Telework, Risks and Opportunities ........................... 88<o:p></o:p>5.3.1 Concept of Telework................................ 88<o:p></o:p>5.3.2 Impacts of Telework................................. 89<o:p></o:p>5.4 Telework and New Leadership Challenges ...................... 91<o:p></o:p>5.5 Methodology............................................ 92<o:p></o:p>5.5.1 DELPHI Procedure................................. 92<o:p></o:p>5.5.2 Criteria Used for ConstructingThis E-Delphi and Selecting Experts.......................................... 935.6 Result Presentation and Discussion ........................... 97<o:p></o:p>5.7 Conclusion............................................. 100<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 101<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 6<o:p></o:p>Challenges of European Organisationsin the VUCA World and the Emergence of the Bani World............................. 107Vasja ROBLEK, Iztok PODBREGAR and Maja MEšKO<o:p></o:p>6.1 Introduction............................................ 107<o:p></o:p>6.2 European Organisations and the Vuca World in the Third Decade of the 21st Century....................................... 1096.2.1 Volatility......................................... 109<o:p></o:p>6.2.2 Uncertainty....................................... 110<o:p></o:p>6.2.3 Complexity....................................... 112<o:p></o:p>6.2.4 Ambiguity........................................ 113<o:p></o:p>6.3 The Challenges of Organisations in the Current Chaotic and Changeable Environment............................... 1146.3.1 Macro-Level – Political and Economic Situation in the World and the EU....................................... 1146.3.2 Meso Level – European Industrial Sector ................. 116<o:p></o:p>6.3.3 Micro-Level – Organisation........................... 118<o:p></o:p>6.4 The Emergence of a Bani World............................. 123<o:p></o:p>6.5 Conclusions............................................. 125<o:p></o:p>References ..................................................126<o:p></o:p>CHAPTER 7<o:p></o:p>Telework in Times of Technological Transformation and Pandemic and the Impact on the Work-Family Relationship: Spillover and Boundary Control . . 133Daiane Cristine S. G. NUNES and Carolina FelicianaMACHADO<o:p></o:p>7.1 Introduction............................................ 134<o:p></o:p>7.2 Telework as a Trend...................................... 134<o:p></o:p>7.3 Work-Family Conciliation in theScope of Telework: A Brief Literary Review................................................ 1357.3.1 Spillover Theory.................................... 136<o:p></o:p>7.3.2 Boundary Theory................................... 138<o:p></o:p>7.3.3 Boundary Control and Information and Communication Technologies.......................................1407.4 Teleworking in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic ........... 141<o:p></o:p>7.5 Final Remarks.......................................... 142<o:p></o:p>References.................................................. 143<o:p></o:p> 21 00 06 01 https://laboutique.edpsciences.fr/produit/1332/9782759826285/managerial-challenges-of-industry-4-0 01 00 03 02 https://laboutique.edpsciences.fr/system/product_pictures/data/009/982/910/original/9782759826278-ManagerialChallengesIndustry_couv-sofedis.jpg 17 14 20240913T181941+0200 01 P15 EDP Sciences & Science Press 01 01 P15 EDP Sciences & Science Press 04 11 00 20230504 01 00 20230504 19 00 20230504 2026 06 3052868830012 01 WORLD 13 03 9782759826278 15 9782759826278 WORLD 08 EDP Sciences & Science Press 04 01 00 20230504 03 01 D1 EDP Sciences 20 04 05 01 02 1 00 51.99 01 5.50 2.71 EUR 04 06 01 02 1 00 182.99 01 5.50 2.71 EUR 01 04 06 01 02 1 00 201.99 01 5.50 10.53 USD 01