Digital Transformation of Professions

Richard Busulwa (PhD, MBA, B.Info.Sys) is a senior lecturer and researcher in the Business School at Swinburne University of Technology, home to Australia’s first fully immersed Industry 4.0 facility. His digital transformation research explores different digital technology advancements, how they drive disruption, and their implications for particular industries, business functions, and professions. He is the author of Strategy Execution and Complexity: Thriving in the Era of Disruption (Routledge), Start-up Accelerators: A Field Guide (Wiley), Digital Transformation and Hospitality Management (Routledge), and Digital Transformation in Accounting (Routledge). Before entering academia, Richard worked as a managing director, COO, CFO, middle manager, and frontline manager. He is the co-founder of Digital Keys, the world’s first NBIoT smart lock platform.Wahed Waheduzzaman (PhD, MBA) researches and teaches in HRM and organization studies. His major research interests include human resource management, public service management, local government, sustainable development goals, corporate governance, and stakeholders engagement. He has published several books, peer-reviewed articles in various journals and international conferences. He has been a guest editor with Administrative Sciences and recently published book: “MGMT5: Introduction to Management,” 5th Asia-Pacific Edition (Cengage Publishers).Nandana Wasantha Pathiranage (PhD, MBA, CA) researches and teaches accounting and finance at Swinburne University of Technology. Nandana primarily uses quantitative and case study research methods. His research has been published in several grant-funded research reports as well as highly ranked international accounting, finance, and management journals. Further, he has published a research method case study (2023) with SAGE publishers.

• I. The Evolution of the Professions 1. Introduction and Need for this Book 2. What Makes a Profession a Profession? 3. The Evolution of the Professions II. The Digital Disruption of Professions 4. The Digital Disruption of Organisations, Industries, Institutions, and Society 5. The Digital Disruption of Professions III. The Digital Transformation of Professions 6. The Digital Transformation of Professions 7. Profession Digital Transformation Strategies 8. Agents of Change or Guardians of Tradition: Professionals' Roles in the Digital Transformation of the Professions 9. How Professionals Can Future-Proof Their Careers IV. Case Studies of the Digital Transformation Journeys of Different Professions 10. Case Study of the Digital Transformation of General Practice 11. Case Study of the Digital Transformation of the Accounting Profession 12. Case Study of the Digital Transformation of Teaching 13. Case Study of the Digital Transformation of Law 14. Case Study of the Digital Transformation of Engineering 15. Case Study of the Digital Transformation of Nursing 16. Case Study of the Digital Transformation of HRM