ABSTRACT

Sustainability, Technology and Innovation 4.0 is a holistic perception and analysis of innovation at the level of public organisations, innovation in industry and innovation in HR. Its chapters collectively present a thesis that Innovation 4.0 signals a technological revolution that has the opportunity to prevent environmental degradation and, in particular, to stop climate warming, the effects of which may disrupt the process of sustainable development.

Uniquely, this edited book offers a comprehensive and multi-faceted examination of Innovation 4.0, fulfilling methodical, empirical and utilitarian goals. The methodological objective is to present tools that allow the identification, analysis and assessment of the relationship between Innovation 4.0 and inspiration that will carry society towards a new economic and social order. Its empirical aim is to enable the analysis and evaluation of the role of public organisations, innovation in industry and innovation in HR in the process of building sustainable development of the global environment. The book’s utilitarian goal is a recommendation for global organisations of Innovation 4.0 as an instrument to stimulate an innovative economy.

This is a high-level research book aimed at postgraduates, MBA students, researchers and academics from business colleges and universities, and may also provide a valuable strategic perspective for business executives.

part 1|44 pages

Innovations in the public sector

chapter 1|21 pages

Innovative university 4.0

The academic entrepreneur in an innovative university

part 3|38 pages

Regional innovation systems

chapter 7|16 pages

Transformation in the management of municipal space in the age of Industrial Revolution 4.0

From building infrastructure to creating a friendly business space

part 4|52 pages

SME innovations

chapter 9|30 pages

Open innovations in the hotel chain

A new value chain co-created with clients: the Poland case study

part 5|44 pages

Human innovation

part 6|42 pages

Knowledge and innovation