Workforce transformation is one of the most pressing challenges in the AI-driven construction industry, as traditional skilled labour roles are rapidly evolving into more interdisciplinary, digitally enabled positions. This study aims to investigate...
Health systems worldwide are increasingly unable to meet individual and population health needs. The shortage of healthcare workers in rural and other underserved communities is compounded by inadequate primary care infrastructure and maldistribution...
The context for the study reported here is the Australian local government sector, specifically rural and regional councils that operate in isolated and remote areas with limited staffing and resources. Within this sector, 4IR technologies are transf...
The rise of Construction 4.0—driven by digitalisation, automation, and data-intensive technologies—is radically reshaping the construction industry. While its technological innovations are widely acknowledged, their implications for indus...
The automotive industry’s shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) is driven by technological advancements and environmental concerns. This paper examines Mercedes-Benz’s strategy in this transition, highlighting the challenges and opportuni...
In contemporary Information Technology (IT) enterprises, workforce role configuration decisions sit at the intersection of leadership strategy, corporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformation and sustainable operational governance. This study i...
This study examines labor market dynamics in Kazakhstan in the context of digital transformation, human capital development, and workforce adaptation. It focuses on unemployment trends, demographic changes, and structural labor market characteristics...
25 October 2022
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up digital health transformation across the health sectors to enable innovative health service delivery. Such transformation relies on competent managers with the capacity to lead and manage. However, the he...
The rapid advancement of laboratory automation, robotics, and digital technologies has significantly transformed laboratory medicine worldwide, improving efficiency, diagnostic accuracy, and quality management. However, the adoption of these technolo...
Background: Healthcare access in Vietnam confronts regional disparities and rising demand, requiring collaborative policies and strong workforce performance to guarantee effective and affordable services. This study scrutinises how organisational cul...
23 June 2020
Escalating costs and changing population demographics are putting pressure on primary care systems to meet ever more complex healthcare needs. Non-medical ‘advanced clinical practitioner’ (ACP) roles are increasingly being introduced to s...
Background and Aim: Besides the unique exposure and experience of health leaders in facing challenges and overcoming them, and the relatively fewer articles relating to the perception of health leaders in workforce quality enhancement, health leaders...
The accelerating digital transformation of urban economies is reshaping labor markets at unprecedented speed, generating skills mismatches, employment volatility, and widening inclusion gaps that current smart city governance frameworks are insuffici...
In the context of the digital transformation of healthcare organisations, this study investigates the critical role of sustained learning, employee readiness, and supportive learning conditions to enable digital service offerings. Drawing on dynamic...
Digital transformation is changing not only the demand for new digital skills, but also the value of skills that employees already possess. This study examines how perceived disruptive technological change is associated with digital skills decay and...
Digital skills play a central role in the ongoing transformation of tourism and hospitality. This study analyzes several issues, such as the structure of digital competencies and workforce segmentation, within the tourism sector in Albania areas wher...
Businesses are confronted with digital challenges and require skilled employees to work effectively in the digital workplace. Drawing on the theoretical background of digital workplace transformation and the conceptual learning framework, we conducte...
Industry 4.0 represents a significant transformation in industrial systems through digital integration, presenting both opportunities and challenges for aligning the workforce, especially in emerging economies like Thailand. This study adopts a seque...
Background: The maritime industry is undergoing a profound transformation to meet global decarbonization goals. As Industry 4.0 advanced digital technologies are increasingly integrated into shipping operations, the role of the human element is evolv...
The Dubai Government has made significant investments in digital learning through platforms such as Al Mawrid and Bayanati, enabling widespread access to employee training and upskilling. However, there remains a major gap in translating accumulated...
Integrating futuristic humanoids like Tesla Optimus into supply chain operations represents groundbreaking automation and workforce efficiency innovation. This study investigates the potential of humanoids to address critical supply chain challenges,...
This research examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping business and labor structures through a sustainability lens. Drawing on survey data from 127 organizations and 14 case studies, we quantify workforce impacts while exposing methodologica...
This study examines how disruptive technologies reshape workforce skill requirements and organizational responses. As tools such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and cloud infrastructures become embedded in everyday operations, emp...
Industry 5.0 extends technology-driven digital transformation by emphasizing human-centricity, sustainability, and organizational resilience. Manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), however, often lack a coherent competency structure...
Industrial digital transformation has become a strategic priority for manufacturing organizations, yet many initiatives still struggle to move from digital ambition to organizational execution. In Industry 4.0-oriented contexts, this gap persists bec...
Background/Objectives: Nurse retention remains a major global challenge for healthcare systems, intensified by workforce aging, rising care complexity, and the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite extensive research, the evidence on nur...
Today’s business environments face rapid digital transformation, engendering the continuous emerging of new technologies. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is one of the new technologies rapidly and increasingly grabbing the attention of businesses. R...
The shift towards sustainable and digital practices in organizations is transforming employees’ mindsets and work performance. The digital transformation in academia is leading to meaningful changes in the behaviors and responsibilities of non-...
Transformational leadership (TL) is known to be essential to achieving Magnet® recognition, an internationally prestigious status for nursing care excellence. Since its inception in the 1980s, empirical studies have identified benefits of impleme...
This comprehensive rapid review meticulously evaluates the transformative influence of Vision 2030 on the healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia. Vision 2030, with its broad scope, targets an extensive overhaul of healthcare through infrastructure enhance...
Successful digital transformation does not only depend on the successful implementation of information systems but also depends on how effectively those systems are being utilized by people in the organization [...]
Transforming nursing practice and leadership is an ongoing effort in the nursing profession, and it involves several key components, such as research, education, workforce, and regulation [...]
Leadership and workforce innovation are the two most glazed over universal phenomenon across time within the management literature. Despite the status of the buzz words, few researchers studied if there is a link between the online leadership behavio...
The transition toward Industry 5.0 in sustainable construction demands a radical reconceptualisation of workforce development, moving beyond purely technical training to embrace human-centricity, digitalisation, green competencies, and socio-cognitiv...
The emergence of Industry 4.0, also referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, has entirely transformed how the industry or business functions and evolves. It can be attributed to its broadening focus on automation, decentralization, system int...
Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into healthcare, primarily supporting clinical decision-making. Agentic AI may extend these applications by autonomously planning, coordinating, and executing clinical and...
Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping healthcare by influencing professional roles, learning demands, and career development. Guided by Self-Determination Theory and Social Cognitive Career Theory, this study e...
The transition toward a digital and knowledge-based economy has fundamentally transformed the drivers of labor productivity, raising important questions about its sustainability, inclusiveness, and long-term resilience. In this context, understanding...
Contemporary organizations are increasingly expected to sustain resilience under conditions of ongoing digital disruption, yet the process through which change capability is translated into resilience remains insufficiently understood. This study exa...
The misalignment between workforce competences and the requirements of digitally evolving occupations is a critical barrier to SME competitiveness. This study’s primary contribution is theoretical and methodological: it reconceptualizes the wor...
The integration of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and lean manufacturing (LM) has become a crucial approach for industries aiming to enhance accuracy, customization, competitiveness, and environmental sustainability. Manufacturers want to make their factories s...
The digital transformation of human resource management is fundamentally reshaping how organizations manage talent and design their structures. However, a comprehensive understanding of the drivers, impacts, and implementation challenges of this shif...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a fundamental driver of digital transformation, reshaping organizational management, leadership behavior, and the sustainability of human work systems. Despite its potential to improve performance, few studies...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a challenge to global mental health. Loneliness and isolation may put people at higher risk for increased psychological distress. However, there is a lack of research investigating the development of COVID-19-r...
There has been an increasing need to manage the water, energy, and food (WEF) Nexus in an integrated and sustainable way using Industry 4.0 (4IR) technologies. While 4IR technologies can significantly improve resource management and sustainability in...
Operations management personnel emphasize the maintenance of workforce empowerment on the shop floor. This is made possible by implementing effective operations and human resource management practices. However, organizations are adept at controlling...
The adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies supports the digital transformation of production processes, making them more efficient. This study examines how digital infrastructure, digital skills, and the use of cloud technologies influence labor produ...
Background/Objectives: Improving health outcomes for Indigenous people by strengthening the cultural safety of care is a vital challenge for the health sector. University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH), academic centres based in regional, rural,...
Background: Genomics is a foundational element of precision health and can be used to identify inherited cancers, cancer related risks, therapeutic decisions, and to address health disparities. However, there are structural barriers across the cancer...
Digital twin technology offers immersive and cost-effective solutions for workforce training, yet its practical implementation within SME training frameworks remains limited. This study develops and evaluates the Digital Twin Framework for Workforce...
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