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(2023), "Index", Saini, A. and Garg, V. (Ed.) Transformation for Sustainable Business and Management Practices: Exploring the Spectrum of Industry 5.0, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 327-338. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-277-520231024

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INDEX

Abnormal returns (AR)

, 283

analysis

, 282–283

calculation approach

, 281

Academic skills

, 128

Actual sustainable consumption (ASC)

, 114

Actuation

, 79

Advertising

, 10

After-cyber-attack sample

, 221

Agility

, 168

Agricultural/agriculture

activation by variable-rate technology

, 79

advanced sensing technologies

, 85

agriculture 5.0

, 76

impact of agriculture on food security

, 71–73

crop

, 77

data

, 78–79

decision-making

, 79

developments in agriculture technology

, 75

industry

, 71

platforms supporting detectors

, 77–78

role of IoT in

, 85

stakeholders

, 79

Agroindustrialization

, 73

fifth industrial revolution

, 75

fourth industrial revolution

, 74–75

second industrial revolution

, 74

third industrial revolution

, 74

Aircraft systems

, 77

Algorithm management

, 233

American Management Association

, 73

Analytics

, 189

Android Application

, 86

Anti-herding behavior

, 221

Anti-Money Laundering Act 2006

, 183

Anti–Money Laundering Regulations of 2012

, 177, 183

API

, 41

Articles

, 7

Artificial intelligence (AI)

, 3, 6, 16, 21, 59, 74, 150, 176, 189, 232–234, 279, 296–297

AI-enabled devices

, 311

EE and attitude toward

, 240

emergence of industry 5. 0 and role of

, 21–22

marketing

, 197

Attitude toward act/behavior (ATB)

, 250

Attitude toward artificial intelligence

, 233, 235–236

Augmented Dickey–Fuller test (ADF test)

, 224, 226

Augmented reality (AR)

, 23, 197

for marketing

, 197

Automated Teller Machines (ATM)

, 40

Automation

, 19, 190

strategies to enhance automations in industry 5.0

, 20–21

Average variance extracted values (AVE values)

, 257

Banking and Financial Institutions Act

, 183

Banking industry

, 40, 294

at age of industry 5.0

, 303–304

challenge of rising costs

, 302

challenges faced by banks in adoption of AI and blockchain

, 301–303

current applications of AI and blockchain in

, 296–301

employment challenges

, 301

ethical challenges

, 302

methodology

, 295–296

performance challenges

, 301

regulatory challenges

, 302–303

security, privacy, and trust challenges

, 302

Banking services

, 41

Banks

, 280, 294

technological know-how within

, 43–45

Barclays

, 297

Bartlett’s test

, 109

of sphericity

, 238

Begging methods

, 70

Big data

, 59, 74, 189, 232

Big Data Analysis

, 74

Bio economy

, 6

Bio-based products

, 6

Bioenergy

, 6

Bitcoin

, 303

Blockchain

, 21, 83, 176, 181, 232, 295, 297–301

blockchain-based cryptocurrencies

, 300

on food security, impact of

, 82–84

integrations for FSC

, 84–85

Blockchain-based IoT-based food traceability system (BIFTS)

, 83

Blogs

, 7

Books

, 7

BRUSCHETTA (blockchain based certification application)

, 82

Business domains

, 40

Business implications

, 113

Business model

, 207–208

innovation

, 156, 160

Buy moments

, 275

Capital asset pricing model (CAPM)

, 282–283

Causality test

, 226–227

CBSL

, 45

Centre of Excellence for ICT in East Africa (CENIT@EA)

, 182

Challenges of using ICT in Indian higher education system, issues and

, 96–100

Chatbots

, 296–297, 304

City as emergency environment

, 60–61

Cloud computing

, 74, 176, 189, 232

Cloud technologies

, 21

Co-integration test

, 223

Co-learning approach

, 120

Cognitive computing

, 195

Cognitive engagement (CE)

, 237

Collaborative education on digital platform

, 148

Collaborative robots (CoBots)

, 310–311

Collecting methods

, 70

Collectivism

, 48

Commercial data management systems

, 79

Commercial livestock production

, 87

Communication

, 40

Competitive advantage

innovation and

, 32

learning and

, 32–33

Composite reliability (CR)

, 257

Computational logic

, 300

Computer fraud

, 181

Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018

, 181

Computer-mediated communication

, 147

Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL)

, 147

Computers

, 99

Conscious consumerism of sustainable products

academic implications

, 113–114

awareness and purchase of sustainable/green products

, 109

business implications

, 113

demographic information

, 109

exploratory factor analysis and scale reliability analysis

, 111

information on sampling design

, 106

KMO and Bartlett’s Test

, 111

likely to buy sustainable products in next five years

, 110

measure of CSC

, 107

measurements

, 108

methodology

, 106–107

objectives of study

, 107–108

opinion on likelihood to use products meant for reused, repaired, recycled, and upcycled

, 110

opinion on sending disposal for landfill

, 110

results

, 108

statistical method

, 108

Conscious consumption

, 113

of sustainable products

, 104, 107

Conscious sustainable consumption (CSC)

, 108

Constructivist teaching methods

, 95

Consumer buying behavior

, 268

Consumer education

, 105

Consumer interaction and satisfaction

, 276

Consumer-generated content (CGC)

, 196

Contagion effect

, 220

Content writer

, 142

Continuous optimization

, 212

Converging technologies

, 74

Copywriter

, 142

Core values

, 8–9

Corona virus (COVID-19)

, 57, 60, 204

first case of

, 59

outbreak

, 61

pandemic

, 64

Corporate and personal mindset

, 169–170

Corporate culture

, 169

Corporate governance

, 170–171

Corporate values

, 159

Cradle-to-Cradle approach (C2C approach)

, 113

Creative content

, 196

Credit Reference Burial Regulations

, 183

Cronbach’s alpha

, 238

Crop

, 77

scouting

, 78

Cross-sectional absolute deviation model (CSAD model)

, 220

Crypto

, 21

Customer data collection, management, and analysis

, 176

Customer experience

, 11, 193–194, 205–206

Customer involvement

, 168

Customers, digital literacy of

, 46

Cyber attacks

, 220

Cyber espionage

, 181

Cyber-physical systems (CPS)

, 20, 22

Cybercrimes

, 179, 220

data and methods

, 221–223

findings

, 223–228

Cybercrimes Act

, 183

Cybersecurity

, 19–20

Cybersquatting

, 181

Data analysis procedure

, 161–164

Data privacy

, 182

Data Protecting Act of 2019

, 182

Data science

, 232

Data-driven marketing

, 195

Decision-making

, 79

Deep learning

, 79

Deposit insurance

, 281

Developing economies

, 156–157

Digital banking (DB)

, 41–42

causes influencing DB adoption

, 47–48

ecosystem

, 41

ecosystem in SL

, 42

Digital capabilities

, 205, 208

Digital disruption

, 156

findings

, 164–171

recommendations, and future research directions

, 171–172

research methods

, 160–164

theoretical background

, 157–160

Digital DNA culture

, 210

Digital financial and legal transformation for Industry 5.0

, 178–179

Digital financial transformations

in East Africa

, 180–181

legal environment for

, 181–183

Digital infrastructure

, 42–43

Digital innovations

, 16–18

antecedents to sustainable business model

, 18

best practices of sustainable businesses with digital innovations in Industry 5.0

, 18–20

emergence of Industry 5.0 and role of AI

, 21–22

industry 5.0 and human-centric innovation

, 22–23

methodology

, 17

policy implications

, 24

strategies to enhance automations in Industry 5.0

, 20–21

sustainable business model

, 17

Digital investments well aligned to strategy

, 209

Digital leadership

, 211–212

Digital literacy of customers

, 46

Digital marketing

, 11–12

Digital platform for research

, 194

Digital revolution

, 74, 204

Digital technologies

, 8

and tools

, 168

Digital transformation

, 19, 29, 188, 179, 204, 295

building blocks

, 205–208

challenges faced in digital transformative process

, 212–215

enablers of digital transformation

, 208–210

factors, number of questions, reliability, and validity scales

, 33

framework

, 210–212

hypothesis test results

, 35

innovation and competitive advantage

, 32

learning and competitive advantage

, 32–33

learning and innovation

, 31–32

literature review

, 30

methodology

, 33

open strategy

, 30–31

placement

, 147

process

, 3, 44

results

, 34

Digital twin

, 16

Digital Uganda Vision

, 182

Digitalization

, 6, 40, 207

Digitally aligned strategy

, 208–209

Digitally connected customer-centric approach

, 210

Digitally mapped operational services

, 209–210

Digitizations

, 16, 18, 40

Digitized data

, 40–41

Disparity in AI and CoBots

, 314

Disruptive innovation

, 157

Disruptive technologies

, 160

Dissemination of knowledge

, 143

Distance education

, 92

Distributed cognition theory

, 148

Distributed database

, 300

Distribution channels

, 41

Do moments

, 274–275

Domino’s DXP

, 16

E-banking

, 41–42

E-commerce

, 83

E-learning

, 100

East Africa

, 177

design, methodology, and approach

, 180

findings

, 180–181

legal environment for digital financial transformations

, 181–183

literature review

, 178–180

practical implications and recommendations

, 183

Economic dimension (ECOD)

, 108

Editorials

, 10

Education

, 40, 118

literature review

, 146–148

outcome

, 119

system in Indonesia

, 145

Education 5.0

, 145

key findings

, 150

methodology

, 149

online learning and 5. 0

, 143–144

research gaps

, 149

result

, 150

specifically includes in

, 145

theoretical foundation

, 148

Educational institutions

, 143

Educational technology

, 95

Efficiency score

, 282

Electronic and Postal Communications Regulations 2020

, 183

Electronic banking

, 41

Embedded banking

, 45

Employee engagement (EE)

, 234–235

and attitude toward AI

, 240

Employee motivation

, 170

Employees attitude

, 233

Enablers of digital transformation

, 208

digital DNA culture

, 210

digital investments well aligned to strategy

, 209

digitally aligned strategy

, 208–209

digitally connected customer-centric approach

, 210

digitally mapped operational services

, 209–210

Entrepreneurial intention (EI)

, 248–249

dimensions

, 251–252

mediating effect of OTE in relationship between dimensions of EO and EI

, 254–255

OTE and

, 254

Entrepreneurial orientation (EO)

, 248–249

dimensions

, 251–252

mediating effect of OTE in relationship between dimensions of EO and EI

, 254–255

and OTE

, 252–254

Entrepreneurs

, 248

Entrepreneurship

, 247–248, 252–253

Environmental advertising

, 10

Environmental dimension (ED)

, 108

Environmental sustainability

, 80

Epidemic diseases

alerting and mitigation

, 62–64

city as emergency environment

, 60–61

methodology

, 59

monitoring and detecting outbreaks

, 61–62

Ethereum

, 303

European Commission

, 6

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

, 146

European Union (EU)

, 71, 177

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

, 297

Expert systems

, 79

Exploratory factor analysis

, 109

External influences

, 171

Extra virgin vegetable oil (EVOO)

, 82

Facebook

, 296

Factory 5.0 model

, 16

Farm management computer code solutions

, 78

Farm management information system (FMIS)

, 78, 84

Federal Trade Commission’s Act (FTCA)

, 177

Feed conversion ratio (FDR)

, 87

Field-level Geographic Information System (FIS)

, 78

Fifth Industrial Revolution

, 75

Filtration effects

, 276

Financial businesses

, 220

Financial innovation

, 281

Financial services

, 233

conceptual model and hypothesis

, 235–238

data analysis and findings

, 239–240

EE and attitude toward AI

, 240

literature review

, 233–235

managerial implications

, 242

methodology

, 238–241

moderating impact of demographic factors

, 240–241

suggestions for future studies

, 242

FinTech

, 279, 294–295

data and methodology

, 282–284

efficiency and profitability analysis

, 283–284

findings

, 284–290

firms

, 220

literature review

, 281–282

recommendations and practical implications

, 290–291

Firms

, 204

business model

, 160

Focus group discussion technique (FGD technique)

, 149

Food

, 6, 70

impact of food production on food security

, 71–73

industry

, 71, 73

property system

, 82

trade

, 86

Food security

, 70–71, 80

impact of agriculture and food production on

, 71–73

agroindustrialization

, 73–75

benefits of using IoT Platform in FSC

, 82

impact of blockchains on

, 82–84

developed FSC IoT Technology

, 81

developments in agriculture technology

, 75–79

influence of IoT on

, 81

IoT and Blockchain Integrations for FSC

, 84–85

IoT’s role in livestock production

, 87

precision farming using IoT

, 85–86

role of FSC in relation to

, 80

role of IoT in Agriculture

, 85

technology’s role in sustaining water resources and

, 86–87

Food supply chain (FSC)

, 73

benefits of using IoT Platform in

, 82

IoT and blockchain integrations for

, 84–85

IoT Technology

, 81

role in relation to food security

, 80

Foodstuffs

, 81

Fourth Industrial Revolution

, 73–75

Framework of digital transformation

, 210

continuous optimization

, 212

development of strategy

, 211

digital leadership

, 211–212

initial assessment

, 210–211

roadmap and implementation in agile way

, 211

strategic analysis

, 211

Fraudulent use of electronic data

, 181

Fuzzy logic

, 79

Gadgets

, 8

Genetic algorithms

, 79

Geographic Information System (GIS)

, 78

Globalization

, 59, 176

Go moments

, 274–275

Google Classroom

, 150

Government initiatives for ICT in Indian Higher Education System

, 96

Green consumption

, 104

Green marketing methods

, 11

Green products

, 105

Ground robots

, 78

Ground station server (GSS)

, 81

Health

, 40

professionals

, 310

Healthcare

, 268, 310

current applications of AI and CoBots in

, 312–313

disparity in AI and CoBots

, 314

methodology and findings

, 315–322

practitioner–patient relationships

, 313–314

professional training on adoption of AI and CoBots

, 314–315

Herding behavior

, 220

estimation

, 221–222

Herding result of test on pre-and post-cyber attack sample

, 223–224

Herding tendency (see Psychological bias)

Higher education

, 118

Human capital

, 234

Human machine interfaces

, 74

Human-centric innovation, Industry 5. 0 and

, 22–23

Human-centric technique

, 8

Human-technology synergy

, 8

Hypothesis testing

, 258

ICAR

, 92

In-depth interview as research method

, 315–316

Inclusivity

, 18

India

, 92–96

Indian higher education system

government initiatives for ICT in Indian Higher Education System

, 96

issues and challenges of using ICT in Indian higher education system

, 96–100

list of initiatives and programs of government of India

, 97–98

objectives of study

, 94

paradigm shift in Indian higher education system

, 94

research framework

, 94

role of ICT in Indian higher education system

, 94–95

Individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO)

, 248

Indonesia, education system in

, 145–148

Indonesian Government

, 145

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

, 189

Industrial Revolution

, 6, 73

Industrial revolution 3. 0

, 74

Industrialization

, 203

Industry 2.0

, 40

Industry 3.0 era

, 40

Industry 4.0

, 6, 142, 294

challenges with

, 188–189

Industry 5.0

, 7–8, 16, 142, 189–190, 220, 310

banking at age of

, 303–304

behavioral change

, 9–10

best practices of sustainable businesses with digital innovations in

, 18–20

co-creation

, 7

core values

, 8–9

and digital marketing

, 11–12

emergence of industry 5. 0 and role of AI

, 21–22

evolving customer needs

, 9

and human-centric innovation

, 22–23

literature review

, 191–192

major findings

, 12

marketing and mass communication

, 10

methodology

, 191

new marketing ecosystem in

, 193–197

objectives of study

, 190–191

product development

, 10–11

product excellence and customer experience

, 11

research implications and recommendations

, 13

research methodology

, 7

strategies to enhance automations in

, 20–21

technology

, 199

Information and communication technologies (ICTs)

, 84, 92, 176

government initiatives for ICT in Indian higher education system

, 96

issues and challenges of using ICT in Indian higher education system

, 96–100

role in Indian higher education system

, 94–95

Information Communication and Dissemination Systems (ICDS)

, 85

Information technology (IT)

, 73, 96, 211

Innovation

, 31–32, 87

and competitive advantage

, 32

Innovativeness

, 251–253

Instagram

, 296

Intelligent automation

, 23

Intelligent objects

, 81

Intelligent Precision Agriculture (IPA)

, 81

Inter-subjectivity theory

, 148

Interaction process

, 142

Interception of electronic message or money

, 181

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

, 179

Internet

, 147

Internet of everything

, 74–75

Internet of Things (IoT)

, 16, 21, 59, 74, 178, 181–182, 189, 232, 294

on food security, influence of

, 81

integrations for FSC

, 84–85

mobile phones

, 81

platform in FSC, benefits of using

, 82

precision farming using

, 85–86

role in agriculture

, 85

role in livestock production

, 87

tools

, 59

Job–demand–resource model (JD-R model)

, 235

Johansen co-integration examination

, 224, 226

Journals

, 7

Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO)

, 109, 238

KBW index returns

, 221

Kenya Information and Communication Regulation

, 182

Know moments

, 272

Knowledge transfer process

, 144

“LankaQR” program

, 45

Leadership style

, 170–171

Learning

, 31–32, 142, 148

and competitive advantage

, 32–33

learning-effect hypothesis

, 221

models

, 151

outcomes

, 119

skills

, 118–119

systems

, 150

Legal environment for digital financial transformations

, 181–183

Levene’s test

, 130

Livestock production, IoT’s role in

, 87

London sewer system

, 57

Long-run causality

, 226–227

Long-run equilibrium

, 226

Long-term volatility analysis

of post-cyber attack sample

, 226–227

of pre-cyber attack sample

, 224–226

Low-tech firms

, 156–157, 164

Low-tech mechanization

, 76

Machine learning

, 176, 189, 195

MANCOVA

, 130–133

Levene’s test of equality of error variances

, 130

multivariate tests

, 132–133

test

, 129

tests of between-subjects effects

, 131

Map format

, 78

Market vendors/merchants

expansion of E-banking service providers in market

, 45

technology adoption in

, 45–46

Marketing

, 6, 10, 188

automation

, 196–197

Mass communication

, 10

Massive open online courses (MOOC)

, 118, 145, 150

conceptual framework

, 118

customers

, 124

education outcome

, 119

elements

, 123

learning skills

, 118–119

literature review

, 119–129

MANCOVA

, 130–133

objectives of study

, 129

reliability test

, 129–130

research methodology

, 129

results

, 129

suggestions and implications

, 134

Mechanical knitting machines

, 73

Mediation analysis

, 258–259

Micro-moments

, 269

data analysis

, 272–275

findings

, 275

limitations

, 276–277

managerial implications

, 276

studies

, 268

suggestions

, 275–276

Milk

, 81

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)

, 310

Mitigation

, 62–64

MITWPU University

, 106

Mobiles

, 41, 270

money

, 178, 180

Modern agriculture

, 78

Modern education system

, 117

Money laundering (ML)

, 177

Moodle

, 150

Multiculturalism

, 59

Multiple regression analysis

, 240

Network-based MOOC

, 128

Networked learning

, 147

Neural networks

, 21, 79

New marketing ecosystem in industry 5.0

, 193–197

Nutritional security

, 80

Obsolescence

, 156

One Note

, 150

Online collaborative learning (OCL)

, 143

Online communication

, 128

Online learning and 5.0

, 143–144

Open data

, 30

Open government

, 30

Open innovation

, 30

Open learning process

, 35

Open science

, 30

Open strategy

, 30–31

paradigm

, 31

Open-source software

, 30

Openness

, 30, 250

conceptual framework

, 250

data analysis

, 258–259

hypothesis development

, 251–255

limitations and future scope of work

, 261–262

practical implication

, 261

research method

, 255–258

theoretical implication

, 260–261

Openness to experience (OTE)

, 237, 248, 250

dimensions of EO and

, 252–254

and EI

, 254

mediating effect of OTE in relationship between dimensions of EO and EI

, 254–255

Operational process

, 206–207

Optimal lag

, 224

length

, 226

Organizational culture

, 169–170

Organizational structure

, 168–169

Organizational values

, 159

OTE, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (OCEAN)

, 250

Outcome-as-a-service

, 11

Pay&Go

, 46

Payment platforms

, 41

Pedagogy

, 148

Peer-to-peer transmission (P2P)

, 300

Perceived behavioral control (PBC)

, 105, 250

Perceived enjoyment

, 300–301

Perception of conscious consumption of sustainable products

, 104

Perishable FSC (PFSC)

, 82

Personal Financial Information (PFI)

, 177

Personal identification numbers (PIN)

, 40

Personality trait

, 248, 250

Personalization

, 194–195

Philip–Perron test (PP test)

, 224, 226

Physical cyber systems

, 74

Pop-up advertisements

, 273

Power distance (PD)

, 48

Practitioner–patient relationships

, 313–314

Precision agriculture (PA)

, 76

Precision Farming Using IoT

, 85–86

Predictive analytics

, 195

Proactiveness

, 252–253

Product development

, 10–11

Product excellence

, 11

Professional training on adoption of AI and CoBots

, 314–315

Profitability (see also Reliability)

, 280

analysis

, 283–284

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)

, 73

Project-based learning

, 151

Proximal detection

, 77

Proximal sensing

, 77

Psychological bias

, 220

Psychological empowerment

, 236

Psychological state engagement

, 236

Qualitative method

, 315

Quantum computing

, 20

Questionnaire

, 238

Quick response payment (QR payment)

, 42

Real-time precision agricultural mechanism

, 85

Reliability

, 129

statistics

, 130

test

, 129–130

Remote sensing platforms

, 77

Repair, reuse, and recycle (three R)

, 104

Resilience

, 9

Resources, processes, values framework (RPV framework)

, 158–160

Retail

, 269

Risk-taking ability

, 251

Risk-taking proclivity

, 251

Robo-advising

, 295

Robo-advisors

, 297

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

, 297

Robotics

, 74, 189

and sensor technology

, 74

Robots

, 8

Sampath Bank

, 44

SARS

, 57

Satellites

, 77

Saving advertising costs

, 276

Schools

, 92

Second Industrial revolution

, 74

Secondary resources

, 7

Self-regulated learning

, 119

Sensing subsystem

, 85

Sensors

, 77

Short-run causality

, 227

Simple regression analysis

, 240

Smart city

, 56, 61

effects of

, 59

Smart devices

, 81

for shopping activities

, 193

Smart Farming

, 78

Smart technologies

, 16, 190

Smart transformation (see also Digital transformation)

alerting and mitigation

, 62–64

city as emergency environment

, 60–61

methodology

, 59

monitoring and detecting outbreaks

, 61–62

necessary in cities

, 59

Smartphones

, 86

Social dimension (SD)

, 108

Social media

, 10, 196

Socially acceptable methods

, 70

Society 5.0

, 22, 142

Socio-cognitive conflict theory

, 148

Socio-technical systems theory

, 179

Software Services Agreement (SSA)

, 79

Soil moisture data

, 86

SOLO

, 46

Sri Lanka (SL)

, 46

acceptance of DB among customers in

, 46–47

acceptance of DB among customers in SL

, 46–47

causes that influencing DB adoption

, 47–48

DB ecosystem in

, 42

digital infrastructure

, 42–43

digital literacy of customers

, 46

technological know-how within banks

, 43–45

technology adoption in market vendors/merchants

, 45–46

transactions as percentage

, 47

Stakeholders

, 72

Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS version 21)

, 33

Stealing methods

, 70

Steam engines

, 74

Strategic asset allocation (SAA)

, 297

Student-centered learning approach

, 151

Subjective criteria

, 105

Subjective norms (SNs)

, 250

Sustainable agriculture

, 70

Sustainable business model

, 16–17

antecedents to

, 18

Sustainable businesses with digital innovations in Industry 5.0, best practices of

, 18–20

Sustainable competitive advantage

, 32

Sustainable consumption

, 105

Sustainable development

, 104–105

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

, 112, 176

Sustainable livestock production methods

, 87

Sustainable products

, 104, 108, 113

sustainable consumption for

, 104

Sustainable tourism

, 178

Sustaining innovation

, 157

Synthetic theory of law and technology

, 179–180

Task-based MOOC

, 128

Teaching process

, 148

Technological revolution

, 74

Technological Society 4.0

, 142

Technology

, 6, 9–10, 81, 144, 204, 207

adoption in market vendors/merchants

, 45–46

management strategy

, 168

role in sustaining water resources and food security

, 86–87

technology-based online education

, 151

technology-driven progress

, 8

Telegram

, 296

Theory of disruptive innovation

, 157

Theory of planned behavior (TPB)

, 248, 250

Third Industrial Revolution

, 73–74

3D-printing technology

, 23, 74

Top-level management

, 170

Traditional agriculture

, 78

Trait engagement

, 236–237

Transformational solutions

, 295

Transparency with pseudonymity

, 300

Travel and tourism

, 268–269

Triple bottom Line (TBL)

, 108

Uncertainty avoidance (UA)

, 48

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

, 93

Variable-rate technology, activation by

, 79

Variance decomposition test, result of

, 228

Vector auto-regression model (VAR model)

, 220, 223–226

Vector error correction model (VECM)

, 223, 226

Videoconferencing

, 92

Virtual learning environment

, 144

Virtual reality (VR)

, 199

Vlogger

, 142

Volatility

estimation

, 222

spillover

, 220

Walmart

, 17

Water resources and food security, technology’s role in sustaining

, 86–87

WhatsApp

, 296

World Bank

, 71

World Bank study

, 50

World Food Organization (WHO)

, 70

You tuber

, 142

Zero moment of truth (ZMOT)

, 270