Impact of digital disruption influencing business continuity in UAE higher education

Digital disruption has been the most used and discussed topic in the last 6 years and has been a trending topic on the Google trends, only second to the remote working searched on Google search engines. Most business continuities have been put at risk due to significant reasons like COVID-19, Socia...

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Main Authors: Shankar Subramanian Iyer, Liza Gernal, Raman Subramanian, Arpita Mehrotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Cognitive and Natural Sciences 2023-01-01
Series:Educational Technology Quarterly
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Online Access:https://acnsci.org/journal/index.php/etq/article/view/29
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description Digital disruption has been the most used and discussed topic in the last 6 years and has been a trending topic on the Google trends, only second to the remote working searched on Google search engines. Most business continuities have been put at risk due to significant reasons like COVID-19, Social distancing norms, and technology disruption to name a few. Businesses especially in UAE higher education sector need to take a holistic view that considers potential threats to an organization and look at providing a resilience framework to respond effectively to safeguard the key stakeholder’s interests. The research study looks at combining the business continuity maturity model and the digital disruption models and suggests a framework that business managers and owners can consider mitigating the risks and enhancing the resilience of their organization for the future. The organization might be able to enhance its brand value and look at creating more value in its services. This study can help managers and top management look at the factors that can improve performance after the disruption. The participants can be trained to work during disruption to mitigate the risk or crisis, reducing major losses in business.
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spelling doaj.art-93574d5654754003906a655610fc64292023-03-19T22:02:26ZengAcademy of Cognitive and Natural SciencesEducational Technology Quarterly2831-53322023-01-012023110.55056/etq.29Impact of digital disruption influencing business continuity in UAE higher educationShankar Subramanian Iyer0Liza Gernal1Raman Subramanian2Arpita Mehrotra3Westford University CollegeWestford University CollegeWestford University CollegeWestford University College Digital disruption has been the most used and discussed topic in the last 6 years and has been a trending topic on the Google trends, only second to the remote working searched on Google search engines. Most business continuities have been put at risk due to significant reasons like COVID-19, Social distancing norms, and technology disruption to name a few. Businesses especially in UAE higher education sector need to take a holistic view that considers potential threats to an organization and look at providing a resilience framework to respond effectively to safeguard the key stakeholder’s interests. The research study looks at combining the business continuity maturity model and the digital disruption models and suggests a framework that business managers and owners can consider mitigating the risks and enhancing the resilience of their organization for the future. The organization might be able to enhance its brand value and look at creating more value in its services. This study can help managers and top management look at the factors that can improve performance after the disruption. The participants can be trained to work during disruption to mitigate the risk or crisis, reducing major losses in business. https://acnsci.org/journal/index.php/etq/article/view/29business continuitybusiness continuity managementmaturity modelUnited Arab Emirateseducation sectorhigher education
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business continuity
business continuity management
maturity model
United Arab Emirates
education sector
higher education
title Impact of digital disruption influencing business continuity in UAE higher education
title_full Impact of digital disruption influencing business continuity in UAE higher education
title_fullStr Impact of digital disruption influencing business continuity in UAE higher education
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business continuity management
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United Arab Emirates
education sector
higher education
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