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JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2023

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AI Crisis? what Crisis? Why European Companies Should Double Down on AI Now Jacques Bughin, Francis Hintermann, and Philippe Roussière AI is Not Ready for the 21st Century: What can Business Leaders do? Lysanne Rivard and Pascale Lehoux Innovation and Creation in Ever-Advancing Artificial Intelligence Ray Schroeder BUSINESS PROCESS Accelerating Business Process Optimisation with Machine Learning Geetika Tandon and Andrea Jooyeon Huh MARKETING Selecting the right digital influencer in B2B markets: Guidelines for managers Benedetta Crisafulli, Jaywant Singh, and La Toya Quamina BRAND How should Brands Think about Political Activism? Matt Johnson FEMALE LEADERS The Power of Women Entrepreneurs Across the World Marybeth Gasman SUSTAINABILITY Sounding the alarm: Early Warning Systems to Build Nature-Positive and Climate Resilient Businesses Sanjay Podder, Shalabh Kumar Singh, H. James Wilson, and Giju Mathew Let’s Stride Towards UN-SDG-Led Innovation Mike Cooray, Rikke Duus, Joanne Carmichael, and Marius Sylvestersen LEADERSHIP The Leadership Skills Needed to Drive Environmental Change Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen CAREER Am I Being My Best Self? Building Your Emotional Intelligence At Work – It's a Balancing Act Carolyn Stern

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SME SMEs’ Changing Organisational Landscape: Strategising the Workplace of the Future Ambika Zutshi, Asha Thomas, Tapan Sarker and John Mendy SUPPLY CHAIN The Rise And Fall Of Supply Systems: from Global to Regional? Gilles Paché FINTECH Fintech As A Major Catalyst for Change in Lending Melissa Porras Prado WORKPLACE Back to the Future: The Return and Rise of E-Surveillance at Work Dale Tweedie and David Wild INNOVATION Frontiers in the Neurobiology of Values: New Challenges for Mental Health Professionals in the New Landscape of Work Simon L. Dolan and Tommy L. Dolan DATA The Decade of Delete, How New Privacy and Cyber Regulations will End Organisational Data Hoarding Christopher Surdak MANAGEMENT Missing in Action: Policy Implications of Management Research Søren H. Jensen, Sascha Kraus, and Herman Aguinis AUTOMOTIVE Connecting the Unconnected in the Automotive Industry, Four Ecosystems that are Reshaping Automotive Industry Collaborations Hervé Legenvre and Erkko Autio STRATEGY Beyond Good Intentions, Bringing Strategy to Giving, Impact Investing, and Corporate Responsibility Olga Almqvist

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