About the Authors
Prof. Dr. Larry Adams is an academic, researcher, doctoral educator, author and university administrator whose professional interests extend across higher education, doctoral education, business and management, leadership, research methodology, technology, artificial intelligence, organizational development, ethics and interdisciplinary research.
He has extensive experience in university and higher-education environments, including undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral teaching, doctoral supervision and examination, academic development, research and quality management. His academic interests increasingly focus on the changing relationship between knowledge, technology, organizations and society.
His work is particularly concerned with the question of how emerging technologies should be evaluated before, during and after adoption. Rather than treating technological innovation as inherently beneficial or harmful, his approach emphasizes systematic examination of technical performance, economic value, organizational readiness, human consequences, social implications, ethical responsibility, environmental sustainability, risk, security and governance.
Dr. Lance Adams is a researcher, lecturer, adviser and investor whose interests extend across academic and business studies in both local and international contexts. His work and professional engagement encompass research, higher education, business development, academic and professional advising, investment, organizational development and the examination of emerging opportunities at the intersection of academia, business and innovation.
As a researcher and lecturer, Dr. Lance Adams is engaged with academic inquiry, knowledge development and the practical application of research to contemporary academic and business environments. His advisory interests include academic studies, research, business development and strategic considerations associated with emerging opportunities, technologies and organizational change. His involvement in investment further contributes a practical perspective concerning value creation, risk, sustainability, innovation and the evaluation of opportunities in changing economic and technological environments.
Together, Prof. Dr. Larry Adams and Dr. Lance Adams bring complementary academic, research, professional and business perspectives to the examination of technology and innovation. Their combined interests connect higher education, research, business, management, technology and practical decision-making, providing an interdisciplinary foundation for examining how emerging technologies can be understood, evaluated and responsibly applied.
This book develops that approach into a comprehensive framework intended for researchers, academics, executives, policy makers, technology professionals, students and other stakeholders who must make decisions about emerging technologies under conditions of uncertainty. It seeks to bridge theoretical understanding and practical application by bringing together technological, economic, organizational, human, social, ethical, environmental and governance considerations within an integrated approach to technology evaluation.