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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-statistics-and-management-systems</journal-id>
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        <journal-title> Journal of Statistics and Management Systems</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0014</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0510</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JSMS-28-8-Foreword</article-id>
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        <article-title>Special Issue on Emerging Trends in Technological Development and Management Practices</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Shah</surname>
            <given-names>Neha</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>LJ Institute of Management Studies, LJK University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382210, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Parikh</surname>
            <given-names>Pooja</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>LJ Institute of Computer Applications, LJK University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382210, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Tensingh</surname>
            <given-names>Samuel</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Macquire University, Sydney, Australia</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Tamang</surname>
            <given-names>Govinda</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Management, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Akhtar</surname>
            <given-names>Ireen</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Institute of Business Administration, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>28</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>i</fpage>
      <lpage>vi</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>24</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>It gives us great pleasure to present this special issue titled “Emerging Trends in Technological Development and Management Practices”. The issue brings together a rich collection of research papers that reflect the dynamic interplay between technology and management in today’s rapidly evolving environment. The selected works explore how advancements in emerging technologies–such as digital technology, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and the Internet of Things—are reshaping business strategies, operational models, and decision-making processes. At the same time, they address contemporary management issues related to innovation, sustainability, and organizational transformation. Together, these contributions offer valuable insights into how technological progress and effective management practices collectively drive growth, efficiency, and competitiveness in the modern world.</p>
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