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The Smart HR Cloud: Automating Workforce Planning and Skill Mapping
No full textThe contemporary business landscape, characterized by rapid technological change and VUCA conditions, has rendered traditional, static HR processes obsolete. This chapter delineates the strategic imperative for organizations to adopt a “Smart HR Cloud”—an integrated, data-driven system for automating workforce planning and skill mapping. It explores the foundational elements, from building a dynamic skills inventory to leveraging AI for predictive analytics and gap identification. The chapter details how these insights translate into actionable strategies for talent development, internal mobility, and strategic hiring. Critically, it addresses the essential change management, ethical considerations, and practical implications of this transformation, providing a comprehensive blueprint for building an adaptive, future-proof organization grounded in a continuous skills-based strategy
AI and the Human Touch: Building Trust in Cloud-Automated Business Ecosystems
No full textThe integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into Cloud-automated business ecosystems promises unparalleled efficiency but poses a critical threat: the erosion of trust. This chapter argues that trust is not an obstacle to automation but its essential enabler. It diagnoses the roots of the trust deficit, including algorithmic opacity, data privacy concerns, and bias. The chapter then redefines the “human touch” not as mere sentiment, but as crucial roles in orchestrating, explaining, and overseeing AI. A practical framework for building trust is presented, founded on pillars of transparency, reliability, ethics, and human- centric design. Finally, the chapter explores the profound social, practical, ethical, and managerial implications organizations must navigate to foster a symbiotic future where technology amplifies, rather than replaces, human integrity
Automating Intelligence: Cloud-Native AI, Generative Tools, and the Future of Research
No full textDefining a term before it becomes meaningful is vital in capturing the importance of any term. If a term does not have a meaning that people agree with, it is only a group of characters. The most important of all is to define an idiom. It is challenging as the term’s meaning isn’t clear from its constituent elements. The notion is most relevant in case of the technical terms which receive a significant press coverage in numerous ways and in different setups. Common apps, such as Google Assistant, Alexa, and Siri, have many people using artificial intelligence (AI) daily without even thinking about it. Productivity and creative apps such as ChatGPT, perplexity, and Gemini help us focus on the content rather than on how to get there. The media floods our entire social environment with so much information and disinformation that many people see AI as a kind of magic (which most certainly isn’t). Therefore we start the chapter by defining what AI is, and what it isn’t. We also discuss on how it connects to computers today
Spatiotemporal Study of Land Degradation Impacting the Oldest Mountains of the Indian Subcontinent
Full text linkThe Aravalli Mountain System (AMS) is one of the oldest fold orogens in the world, serving as a natural boundary against desertification in north-western India. The AMS has high environmental importance and faces accelerated soil degradation driven by both anthropogenic pressures and climatic shifts. Still, high-resolution measurements of soil erosion processes have not been conducted on the AMS scale. The present study assesses long-term LULC transitions between 2001 and 2021, identifies high-resolution short-term LULC dynamics between 2017 and 2024, and models spatiotemporal soil erosion dynamics using the RUSLE model. The findings indicate that LULC has changed rapidly, with built-up areas increasing by 53 per cent at the expense of rangelands and croplands. These drivers resulted in a 13.8 per cent increase in the mean annual soil loss between 2017 and 2024, from 1.59 to 1.81 t/ha/yr, while forest cover has increased over the timescale, as is evident in this study. The steep slopes, susceptible soils, and mining areas are strongly associated with erosion hotspots. Increased soil erosion in the AMS despite a significant increase in afforestation highlights that local conservation cannot compensate for massive land conversion. The present study provides a scalable, high-resolution framework for assessing soil erosion in vulnerable old mountain systems globally for sustainable land-use planning, mineral governance, and integrated conservation to protect for future generations
Cloud AI of Strategic Human Resource Transformation
No full textThe chapter explores how Human Resource Management is changing due to the use of Cloud-native AI applications. It addresses how microservices, APIs, containerisation, serverless computing, and MLOps—elements that are discussed as Cloud-native—can be used to build scalable and intelligent HR ecosystems. The conversation goes further to the application of AI in conventional HR activities, such as recruitment, workforce planning, performance management, learning and development, and employee experience. Also mentioned in the chapter is acute ethical, legal, and governance issues involved in AI implementation HR, especially given the sensitivity of employee data and the need to remain unbiased in the results of decisions. Case studies on how organisations in different industries use Cloud-native AI to improve strategic impact, productivity, innovation, and agility culture are presented in reality. Finally, the chapter places Cloud-native AI not as a technological revolution in itself but as a driving force that will transform the future, structure, and functionality of HR
Innovative Strategy's Influence on Digital Cost Leadership by Mediation of Human Capital in Islamic SMEs
No full textThis study analyzes the inexus between Innovative Strategy, Human Capital, and Digital Cost Leadership within the Islamic SME environment. Through the analysis of how Innovative Strategies affect the construction of Human Capital and subsequently the achievement of Digital Cost Leadership, the study emphasizes the critical function of an educated workforce in maximizing digital technologies effectively. The findings show a strong positive correlation between Human Capital and Innovative Strategy, with innovation-supporting organizations having a propensity to invest in training employees. Furthermore, Human Capital is seen to act as a key mediator in the relationship, with focus on the requirement of training employees in order to introduce innovative practices to operational efficiencies. The study contributes to the extant literature in revealing the sophisticated dynamics at work and providing managers with practical tips. Overall, the study urges a synthesis between innovation and people development to be able to achieve long-term competitive advantage in the digital era
Means, Methods, and Machines: Classifying Tech-Enabled Terror Under IHL and ICL
No full textTerrorist actors increasingly mobilise artificial intelligence, human enhancement and other advanced technologies, straining weapon centred legal categories. This paper asks when Artificial Intelligence systems and bio enhanced capabilities qualify as “weapons, means or methods of warfare” under Additional Protocol I and how Article 36 weapons-review duties apply when the instrument is partly human and partly technological. It implications for evaluates the downstream International Humanitarian Law principles of distinction, proportionality and unnecessary suffering; situates enhancement within the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapons Convention; and integrates International Human Rights Law concerns over consent, bodily integrity, privacy and data security, including guidance from UNESCO bioethics norms. Turning to accountability, the paper maps International Criminal Law pathways, individual liability, aiding and abetting (Article 25(3)(c)), command responsibility (Article 28) and negligence based theories, while addressing autonomy driven responsibility gaps. It proposes a practical classification approach and a regulatory–criminalisation pathway that recognises certain enhancements and Artificial Intelligence’s use as “weapons,” extends ex ante reviews and dual-use safeguards, and specifies ex post modes of liability for designers, deployers and commanders. The result is a coherent template for governing technology-enabled terrorism across International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, and International Criminal Law
Criminal Propensity and Personality Traits Among Adolescents: Analysing the Role of Psychoticism, Extraversion and Neuroticism
Full text linkBackground: Adolescence represents a critical developmental phase characterised by rapid biological, psychological and social changes. During this period, vulnerabilities such as aggression, delinquency and rule-breaking behaviours often emerge. Personality traits, particularly those described in Eysenck’s Psychoticism-Extraversion-Neuroticism (PEN) model, psychoticism, extraversion and neuroticism, have long been associated with antisocial tendencies. However, empirical evidence from non-Western contexts, including India, remains limited.
Purpose: The present study examined how psychoticism, extraversion and neuroticism are related to one another when considered together as a combined measure of criminal propensity among Indian adolescents. It further explored gender and regional differences in this composite disposition across Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Methods: Using an ex post facto, cross-sectional design, data were collected from 814 adolescents aged 15–19 years from schools in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Criminal Propensity Scale (Sanyal, 2018) was administered to assess psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism and response tendencies measured through the Lie scale. Criminal propensity was treated as a composite dispositional index derived from the PEN dimensions. Analyses included Pearson’s correlations among personality traits and independent-samples t tests to examine gender and regional differences.
Results: Significant intercorrelations were observed among psychoticism, extraversion and neuroticism, indicating coherent personality configurations reflected in composite criminal propensity scores. Gender differences in the composite criminal propensity index were negligible and statistically nonsignificant. In contrast, adolescents from Maharashtra demonstrated significantly higher composite criminal propensity scores than those from Gujarat, although the effect size was small. Lie scale correlations suggested the presence of socially desirable responding, highlighting a potential methodological influence rather than substantive psychological traits.
Conclusion: The findings highlight the relevance of personality configuration patterns, rather than predictive effects, in understanding self-reported criminal propensity during adolescence. The absence of gender differences suggests comparable dispositional profiles across male and female adolescents within the present sample, while modest regional variations indicate the possible influence of contextual factors. The study contributes culturally grounded evidence from India and emphasizes the need for cautious interpretation of composite personality indices in criminological research
Contemplating FRAND Commitments and Standard Essential Patent Enforcement through Judicial Pronouncements in the United States of America, India, and the European Union
Full text linkStandard Essential Patents cover the fundamental technologies used with industry standards, whether telecommunication, data transfer, or any other such standards. Thus, owners of SEPs can license only on FRAND terms, leaving market access reasonably open. Yet, the rights of SEP holders will bring very complex compliance issues under the competition law because countries such as India and the European Union have adopted different approaches for enforcing SEPs and the respective FRAND obligations. The EU has a well-established framework for enforcing SEP through the support of competition law and precedents from court judgments such as the Huawei v ZTE case, which encourages transparency in licensing arrangements. Through this framework, SEP holders cannot misuse their dominant positions by either collecting extreme royalties or pressuring by injunction without following the terms of FRAND. India, however, has an evolving SEP enforcement framework. Recent judicial decisions around the Delhi High Court indeed reflect a direction towards implementing FRAND commitments, but simultaneously, challenges continue to exist, such as those relating to the over-declaration of non-essential patents and the pre-litigation mechanisms being absent for determining essentiality. This paper analyzes the enforcement of FRAND obligations and SEPs in India and the EU, focusing specifically on their roles within innovation, competition, and access to critical technologies. The EU’s mature legal system contrasts with India’s developing framework, which is influenced by competition law principles. The paper argues that India must refine its SEP enforcement mechanisms to ensure consistency and clarity in its judicial and regulatory practices. Lately the judicial pronouncements in the USA as well have clarified their stance on compliance with FRAND regulations by the patent holders, especially falling in SEP protection. These decisions have emphasized that deciding the royalty rates in licensing agreements for the SEPs in compliance with FRAND regulations is inherently different from technologies that fall under normal patent protection, as they do not have to comply to meet the FRAND standards. To conclude, the paper advocates for harmonizing SEP enforcement across jurisdictions. A pre-litigation essentiality assessment in India, to start with, and clearer guidelines on SEP licensing based on observed practices in the EU are some of the key proposals in the paper. All these would remove uncertainties from the legalities, ensure fair access to such technology, and drive global innovation
Failure of neutralization How digital job demands shape cyberslacking and job performance in telework
Full text linkOrganisations across the globe are deliberating on the future of work, whether to call employees back to the office, enable remote working, or offer flexibility through hybrid options. In this context, we studied two job demands—techno-invasion and electronic monitoring—that could influence employee performance. We sur veyed knowledge workers (n = 1446) in two waves, separated by 25 days, to explore these dynamics. Using PLS- SEM, we empirically examined the relationships between job demands and job performance, with cyberslacking as the mediating variable and Information Technology (IT) support as the moderating variable. We further conducted robustness checks using Hayes PROCESS macro in SPSS. This study introduces the concept of ‘failure of neutralization’ to show how techno-invasion operates as a hindrance stressor and can become intrusive to the extent that employees may be unable to justify or engage in cyberslacking. This specifies a boundary condition for neutralization, where a norm of perpetual availability can suppress even brief digital detachment. Techno-invasion is negatively related to cyberslacking and job perfor mance. Our findings also reveal that cyberslacking positively influences job performance and mediates the relationship between job demands and performance. Additionally, IT support moderates the positive relationship between electronic monitoring and cyberslacking, which intensifies when IT support is low. It also emphasises the importance of sustainable work environments, where interventions such as IT support, clear boundaries for work-related ICT use, and policies promoting responsible internet behaviour can mitigate the adverse effects of job demands