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Agile Management and VUCA-RR

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Agile Management and VUCA-RR: Opportunities and Threats in Industry 4.0 towards Society 5.0

EDITED BY

DR BÌLENT AKKAYA

Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey

DR MATTHEW WARITAY GUAH

South Carolina State University, USA

DR KITTISAK JERMSITTIPARSERT

Dhurakij Pundit University, Thailand

DR HELENA BULINSKA-STANGRECKA

Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

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DR YEŞIM KAYA

Gelisim University, Turkey

United Kingdom – North America – Japan India – Malaysia – China

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This book is dedicated to one of our Late editors, Dr Helena Bulinska-Stangrecka

Contents

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Preface

Quite too often, pithy and sometimes humorous, but usually relevant examples are used to stimulate interest and increase understanding of the business ideas and strategic concepts presented in books to emphasize the importance of understanding cultural uniqueness and relevant environmental development. Not only does this book explain Agile Management and VUCA-RR but also shows different ways that organization leadership globally possess radical mindsets and implement strategies necessary to create agile, entrepreneurial organizations that are innovating and thriving in complex, ever-changing contexts.

Prior to the announcement of Society 5.0 – in the Fifth Science and Technology Basic Plan (FY16–FY20) and adopted by the Japanese Government (Cabinet Office, 2016) – numerous efforts were made to explore the possibility of science, technology and innovation coming together to develop an innovative model of sustainable development (Dinana, 2020). The Japanese Cabinet identifies Society 5.0 as a development strategy for Japan as a country. Moreover, the concept of Society 5.0 is recognized as a main component of the growth strategies for the “Council on Investments for the Future,” established in September 2016 as a headquarters for innovation strategy to facilitate Japan’s development potential (Harayama, 2017). That vision of Society 5.0 was spotlighted as a strategic part of the policy for economic fiscal management and reform, while the Japanese Government had aimed to realise a “Super Smart Society” that offers a shared societal infrastructure for prosperity through an advanced service platform (Medina-Borja, 2017).

More than half a decade later, this book illustrates a collaborative partnership and emotional resilience which significantly promotes an influential Society 5.0 as normal. The book does acknowledge a popular assumption that a Super Smart Society is attainable with cooperation between technology and human beings. Several chapters in this book detail digital features of I4.0 – artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, big data and cloud computing – meant to form a collaborative partnership with human resources for the advancement of society and the general wellbeing of individuals. The resulting synergy between advanced technologies and human competencies guarantees the existence of a formidable techno-human force that is capable of transforming lives and societies (Matt, 2016).

Agile Management and VUCA-RR: Opportunities and Threats in Industry 4.0 toward Society 5.0 adds value to the huge body of literature on modern technology in society. To my knowledge, ours is the first book looking at this paradigm of literature in the modern technology discipline. Thus, this book allows students to benefit from following a diverse path to technology, management and environment, instead of following one path and believing that it is the only means to develop any given society or improve a selected organization. While several categories of readers can benefit from this book, the main intended audience include the following:

• Undergraduate senior students majoring in technology, business or management majors.

• Graduate students on MBA courses.

• Graduate students taking technology management courses.

• Graduate students researching technology management and society development.

• Young technology professionals looking towards moving in leadership roles.

• Mid-level managers in industry.

References

• Cabinet Office (Council for Science, Technology and Innovation). (2016). The 5th science and technology basic plan (released on January 22, 2016). Retrieved from https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/basic/5thbasicplan.pdf

• Dinana, H. (2020). Society 5.0 and the future economies. The Cairo Review of Global Affairs, 37(Spring). Retrieved from https://www.thecairoreview.com/spring-2020/

• Harayama, Y. (2017). Society 5.0: Aiming for a new human-centered society. Hitachi Review, 66(6), 558–559.

• Matt, J. (2016). The techo-human condition. The New Bioethics, 22(2), 157–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/20502877.2016.1194662

• Medina-Borja, A. (2017). Smart human-centered service systems of the future. In CRDS-FY2016-WR, future service and societal systems in society 5.0 (pp. 235–239). Tokyo: Center for Research and Development Strategy Japan Science and Technology Agency (CRDS/JST).

Acknowledgments

I would like to express my gratitude to Emerald Publishing and its publishing team for all their help and support.

I would also like to thank all the contributing authors and reviewers for their time and effort.

My gratitude also goes to my family for their encouragement and support.

Special thanks to Ms Fiona Allison, Ms Kruthika Andaman, Ms Lydia Cutmore, Mr David Jak Mulvaney, and Ms Rajachitra Suresh for helping with the process.

Bülent Akkaya, Editor-in-Chief