MBA-5102 V5

Iammarino, S., McCann, P., & Ortega-Argilés, R., (2018). International business, cities and competitiveness: Recent trends and future challenges. Competitiveness Review, 28(3), 236-251.
This article explores this idea of thinking in line with multinationals, locations, and competitiveness over the last five decades. The purpose is to prove that current thinking is based on previous shifts in business. Additional thoughts are that future trends will be driven by diversity, demography, automation, policy, and protection.

Xu, Li Da, Xu, Eric L., Li, Ling. (2018). Industry 4.0: State of the art and future trends. International Journal of Production Research, 56(8), 2941-2962.
This article discusses the tremendous growth spurred in next-generation manufacturing. Different countries are discussed, giving insight to their push for innovation. For example, Germany and the High-Tech Strategy 2020 Action Plan, China's 10-year action plan to transform China into a world manufacturing power by 2025. Systems promoting this insight include cyber-physical systems, IoT, cloud computing, industrial integration, business process management, among other things.

Petrucci, T., & Rivera, M. (2018). Leading growth through the digital leader. Journal of Leadership Studies, 12(3), 53-56.
This article covers the insight of new leaders by generations. The millennials are in the workforce, and next will be the iGen. In some cases, they are already in the workforce. Changes and future trends result in faster-paced workplaces and increasingly complex leader tasks with many generations to manage. Suggestions are made that future leadership will include real-time feedback, agile networks of teams, microlearning, artificial intelligence, and a digitally-minded leader.

Gouda, S, Maveen, G., & Kukanur, S. (2020). 100 days of Covid-19 in India: Current and future trends. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2020 Supplement (14), 1043-1052.
This article discusses the current guidelines imposed due to the pandemic on the country and around the world. Reviews are also conducted for predicting and forecasting future trends. Discussion is also included for taking preventive measures.

Tabish, S. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic: Emerging perspectives and future trends. Journal of Public Health Research, 9(1), 19-26.
This article discusses the extraordinary place the world has arrived due to the human cost of COVID-19. The pandemic has demanded action in many areas—for example, prevention, testing, and treatment. Additionally, the government has had to take strict actions to address hunger, children missing school, and massive business disruption.