Emerging Technologies for Business Professionals (eBook)

A Nontechnical Guide to the Governance and Management of Disruptive Technologies

Amy Igou, Nishani Vincent (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023 | 1. Auflage
304 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-119-98737-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Embrace emerging technology in your own organization with jargon-free and practical guidance In Emerging Technologies for Business Professionals: A Nontechnical Guide to the Governance and Management of Disruptive Technologies, a team of accomplished accounting systems experts and educators delivers a straightforward and jargon-free management and governance blueprint of emerging technologies ideal for business professionals. In this book you will learn how to use cutting-edge technologies, including AI, analytics, robotic process automation, blockchain, and more to maintain competitive advantage while managing risks. The authors provide real-world examples and case studies of each of the discussed technologies, allowing readers to place the technical details in the context of identifiable business environments. Each chapter offers simple and useful insights in new technology that can be immediately applied by business professionals. Readers will also find: Discussions of a host of new computing technologies, including edge, cloud, and quantum computing Exploration of how the disruptive technologies such as metaverse and non-fungible tokens will impact business operations Easy-to-understand explanations of the latest, most relevant technologies with applications in accounting, marketing, and operations An essential resource for Certified Public Accountants, CPA candidates, and students of accounting and business, Emerging Technologies for Business Professionals will also earn a place in the libraries of anyone interested in adopting emerging technologies in their own organizations.

Autor

Nishani Vincent, PhD, CGMA, ACMA, is the Joseph F. Decosimo and UC Foundation Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Her research interests include IT governance and risk management. Amy Igou, PhD, CMA, is the Halverson Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Northern Iowa and the Director of the Master of Accounting program. Her research interests include emerging technologies in the classroom and the profession of accounting.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments v

Chapter 1 Introduction to Emerging Technologies 1

Chapter 2 Information Technology and Ethics 15

Chapter 3 Introduction to Data Analytics 27

Chapter 4 Data Analytics Governance and Management 51

Chapter 5 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 71

Chapter 6 Artificial Intelligence Implementation and Management 87

Chapter 7 Cryptocurrency and Blockchain 107

Chapter 8 Blockchain Developments and Governance 127

Chapter 9 The Metaverse and Non- Fungible Tokens 147

Chapter 10 Introduction to Robotic Process Automation 163

Chapter 11 Robotic Process Automation Implementation and Management 179

Chapter 12 Quantum and Edge Computing 201

Chapter 13 Augmented Reality 219

Chapter 14 Introduction to Cybersecurity 233

Chapter 15 Cybersecurity Management 249

Appendix: Governance Frameworks 265

About the Authors 281

About the Website 283

Index 285

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.9.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Schlagworte: Accounting • Accounting Technology • business • Rechnungswesen • Rechnungswesen / Technologie • Technologie
• ISBN-10: 1-119-98737-7 / 1119987377
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-98737-6 / 9781119987376