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Challenges of managing a Smart City: An analysis of business students' perceptions

This chapter presents two case discussions of the Smart City concept in business classrooms. The first case was discussed at the School of Economics and Business of the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. The second discussion on the same topic took place at the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the University of Split in Croatia. The authors elaborate on the challenges that smart cities are dealing with and future challenges that business staff should be aware of and for which they should be prepared to provide appropriate solutions. The aim is to provide proposals for possible didactic approaches for presenting and moderating contemporary management topics, such as the incorporation of technology into the modern way of doing business. The authors also conducted a survey among students of both international institutions to examine their attitudes toward smart-city solutions. The findings show that business students feel both excitement as well as fear in relation to certain aspects of the Smart City. Therefore, it is essential to open the floor to discussions of students' attitudes toward the Smart City concept already in an educational environment so students will be well-equipped to handle challenges in implementing the Smart City concept in their future careers. The collaboration between the educational sphere and the business world is also beneficial for the developers of smart cities as they receive feedback from the public early on, when proposing solutions.

Smart City, business students, management

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