Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurial Innovation for Sustainable Business

Digital transformation is reshaping the way organizations create value, compete, and respond to change in today's global economy. As businesses adopt emerging technologies and new digital models, entrepreneurial innovation plays a critical role in identifying opportunities, solving complex challenges, and driving sustainable growth. This intersection is important for business leaders seeking to balance economic success with social and environmental responsibility. Technological advances are creating new pathways for organizations to improve efficiency, expand access, and strengthen resilience. By connecting innovation with sustainability, organizations can better adapt to technological disruption while contributing to long-term value for communities, markets, and the environment. Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurial Innovation for Sustainable Business explores how digital transformation and entrepreneurial innovation can help businesses become more sustainable, competitive, and resilient in a rapidly evolving digital economy. Through practical insights and research-driven perspectives, this book highlights how organizations can adapt to technological change while creating long-term value for business, communities, and the environment. Covering topics such as artificial intelligence, environmental sustainability, and platform innovation, this book is an excellent resource for researchers, graduate students, entrepreneurs, business leaders, policymakers, and more.

Reshmy Khrishan plays an active role in higher education quality assurance as a program reviewer for Oman's Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI), and as a Board Member of the Oman Association for Quality in Higher Education (QAQHE) under the Ministry of Social Affairs. From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of the IT Academic Council of the Indian Schools Board of Directors in Oman, and she serves on advisory boards at universities in Oman and India. She supervises PhD candidates at Indian government universities and evaluates theses across multiple Indian institutions. A respected speaker, Dr. Reshmy has presented at numerous international conferences and professional forums and is well known as a public speaker within the community. Her accolades include the Best National Research Award from the Research Council Oman (2014), the ‘Woman Icon India Global Award’ presented by the Governor of Tamil Nadu (2019) for her contributions to education, the ‘Distinguished Educator and Scholar Award’ from the National Foundation for Entrepreneurship (2020), and the ‘Distinguished Woman in Engineering Award’ (2018) for her advancements in Computer Science and Engineering. Previously, she headed the Computing Department at Muscat College until September 2017 and chaired the Industry and Community Engagement Committee from 2017 to 2021. Currently, she leads the Research Centre at the college. Her academic contributions include 21 book chapters published by Springer, 18 funded projects, and over 643 research citations. She authored the book ‘Computer Programming’ and has organized more than 50 national and international conferences, workshops, and symposiums. She has also been a keynote speaker and resource person at over 70 academic events worldwide. Additionally, she serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Business, Communication and Technology and acts as a peer reviewer for several international journals and thesis evaluator for Indian universities.

Araby Madbouly is the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at Muscat College. He is appointed as external reviewer in OAAAQA, Sultanate of Oman. Araby has over 40 published articles in international journals and papers presented in international conferences in international economics, finance, entrepreneurship, HR, marketing, knowledge management, and corporate governance. He has 3 published books Araby supervised many Ph.D. and MSc theses. Furthermore, he participated as an external examiner for many. HE participated as a keynote speaker and was assigned as a member of technical committees in many international conferences. He is an editorial board member of three international journals and a reviewer for other five international journals.

Buthaina Al Kharousi is an Assistant Professor and MBA Programme Coordinator at Muscat College, Oman. She is the director of the MBA Programme at Muscat College. She holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship from the University of Worcester, UK, and has over 18 years of experience in higher education, teaching, research, and academic leadership. Her research interests include entrepreneurship education, innovation, sustainability, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. She has published in internationally peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, serves as a reviewer for leading academic journals, and regularly presents her research at international conferences. Dr Al Kharousi actively contributes to research projects, curriculum development and international collaborations, with a strong commitment to advancing entrepreneurship education and sustainable development.

Nitha Mary Siju possesses over nine years of extensive experience in research and teaching within the academic realm. Currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business and Accounting at Muscat College, Sultanate of Oman. She has pursued a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Anna University and received a Master of Business Administration from the Cochin University of Science and Technology. Her subject area includes Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Global Sustainability and Supply Chain Management. As a dedicated educator and mentor, she has provided guidance in both SPSS and NVivo to dissertation students and has hosted various Entrepreneurship competitions on campus. Additionally, she exhibits expertise in Microsoft Project Software and holds a CAPM certification, enabling her to impart knowledge in the project management discipline. With a Master's degree in Business Administration and an ongoing pursuit of a PhD, her research endeavors encompass diverse social science studies, focusing on Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, and Project Management disciplines.