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Author: Zarina Akhmetova Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Data-driven decision making (DDDM) has gone from being a technical goal to something that schools and other educational institutions expect of everyone. Schools, colleges, and universities are being pushed to show that they are fair, efficient, and successful in helping students learn. Digital systems also create huge amounts of data, like admissions profiles, assessment records, learning management syste

Author:  Aida Karimova Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Summary People often say that Open Access (OA) publishing is a simple answer to an old problem: research is done for the public good, but many readers can't afford to pay for it. By getting rid of price barriers for readers, OA promises to make scholarly knowledge more available, speed up innovation, and make education more fair. But "democratisation" is more than just opening doors. It also has to do with who gets t

Author:  L. Kareem (Independent Researcher) Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Case study methodology continues to be one of the most effective and intellectually significant methods in business research, as it enables scholars to examine intricate organisational realities within their contextual framework. A lot of the most important business questions aren't just about "what" happened, but also about "how" and "why" things happened over time. This includes things

Author:  L.Hartwell Affiliation:  Independent Researcher People often talked about AI in 2025 as a series of "fights." These included fights over rules, lawsuits over data and copyright, geopolitical disputes over chips and cloud capacity, and fierce competition among companies to release models that could do more and more. This article contends that numerous conflicts did not "conclude" in 2025 but rather transformed—from vociferous, headline-oriented confrontations to more

Author:  L.Kareem Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Case study methodology remains one of the most widely used approaches in business research because it helps scholars examine complex, real-world phenomena in their natural contexts. It is especially valuable when the research problem involves multiple interacting factors—such as digital transformation, crisis management, service quality in tourism, supply-chain disruptions, sustainability transitions, or institut

Author:  L. Hartmann Affiliation:  Independent Researcher People often say that creativity, R&D budgets, or "good leadership" lead to innovation. But a lot of companies with smart people and a lot of money still have trouble coming up with new ideas all the time. This article posits that a more dependable explanation resides in knowledge capital: the aggregated, organised, and deployable reservoir of expertise, competencies, procedures, connections, and credibility that enabl

Author: L. Kowalska Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Higher education systems worldwide are experiencing an unparalleled phase of global integration. Universities in a variety of social, economic, and cultural settings now experience comparable pressures to conform to international standards in quality assurance, accreditation, governance, research evaluation, and internationalisation. These pressures create what organisational theorists call institutional isom

Author: Sara El-Mahdi Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Changes in research, academia, and knowledge management (KM) are happening faster because of digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), open science mandates, global competition, and changing expectations in society. Academic institutions are no longer just places to learn and do research. They are also complicated knowledge ecosystems where both explicit and implicit knowledge flows through digit

Author: O. El-Masri Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In the last ten years, Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) has changed more than ever before. Global disruptions like geopolitical tensions, pandemics, energy crises, labour shortages, extreme weather events, and digitalisation have made businesses rethink how they plan, coordinate, and run production networks. Recent research (2020–2025) shows that resilience, sustainability, visibility, and digita

Author: L. Hassan Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Business law and corporate governance are now two of the most important parts of modern economic systems. They not only determine how companies are run and controlled, but also how power moves around in global markets. In the last five years, new rules, higher standards for openness, and the growth of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) responsibilities have all changed how businesses are watched over.

Author: A. López – Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract AI is changing how businesses plan, run, and improve their operations very quickly. More and more people are using AI tools to help them make decisions about things like smart quality control, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling, and demand forecasting. This article looks at how AI can help make things run better from a social, technical, and institutional point of view. It looks at both improvements in e

Author: L. Markovic – Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Green logistics and sustainable procurement have gone from being niche practices to being very important parts of modern supply chain strategy. Climate change, pressure from regulators, expectations from stakeholders, and changing customer values are all making businesses rethink how they get goods, work with suppliers, and set up logistics networks. This paper analyses the implementation of sustainable pro

Author: L. Ahmed – Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most disruptive events in modern economic history. It showed how weak supply chain structures were that had been built mostly for efficiency instead of strength. "Resilience" has been a top strategic goal for all industries since 2020. This has made companies, governments, and international organisations rethink how to design, manage, and protect supply chains. This article of

Author: L. Hartmann Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In a time of chaos, uncertainty, and fast-changing technology, more and more global companies are using digital supply networks (DSNs) and predictive logistics to make their operations more flexible, efficient, and resilient. DSNs use cutting-edge digital technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and digital twin systems to mak

Author:  L. Markovic Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Under the ISO framework, international quality standards have become some of the most important rules for making sure quality around the world in the 21st century. ISO standards started out as optional technical guidelines, but they have grown into powerful tools that businesses use to set up processes, deal with risks, keep records of compliance, and prove their legitimacy in competitive markets. This articl

Author:  Lina Ahmed Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Organisations today are dealing with more operational instability than ever before. This is because of geopolitical disruptions, technological advances, changing consumer expectations, and environmental pressures. These problems have made the long-standing conflict between lean operations, which focus on efficiency and cutting down on waste, and agile operations, which focus on speed, flexibility, and quick res

Author: Samira Khan Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In today's world economy, global supply chains are one of the most important political structures. They used to be seen mostly as ways for companies to work together to be more efficient, but now they are part of geopolitical tensions, national security debates, and industrial policy strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic, semiconductor shortages, rising geopolitical competition, and the faster shift to low-carbon te

By Nancy Ahmed – Independent Researcher Abstract The rapid growth of global trade has made things more complicated, which means that cross-border disputes happen more often, are more complicated, and have bigger economic effects. In this situation, international arbitration has become the most common way to settle disagreements that come up from international trade contracts. Arbitration is the best choice over national courts because it is flexible, neutral, enforceable, and

Author: Lina Morales Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract The rise of open innovation has completely changed the way businesses create, share, and sell knowledge. Companies, universities, and people in the public sector are using more and more collaborative networks, crowdsourcing, university–industry partnerships, and digital knowledge platforms instead of just relying on their own skills. These new models go against old ideas about intellectual property (IP), which

Author: Sara El-Hassan Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In recent years, rising global regulatory expectations, public scrutiny, and stakeholder activism have changed compliance from a technical task to a key part of an organization's culture. More and more, research shows that companies with strong ethical cultures and strong compliance practices have fewer legal problems, more trust from employees, and better long-term performance. As global markets become more