Carolina Machado received her Ph.D. degree in Management Sciences (Organizational and Policies Management area / Human Resources Management) from the University of Minho in 1999, Master degree in Management (Strategic Human Resource Management) from Technical University of Lisbon in 1994, and Degree in Business Administration from University of Minho in 1989. Teaching in the Human Resources Management subjects since 1989 at University of Minho, she is since 2004 Associated Professor, with experience and research interest areas in the field of Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management in SMEs, Training and Development, Emotional Intelligence, Management Change, Knowledge Management and Management/HRM in the Digital Age.  She is Head of the Human Resources Management Work Group at the School of Economics and Management at University of Minho, Coordinator of Advanced Training Courses at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Member of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA.UMinho), University of Minho, as well as Chief Editor of the International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering (IJAMSE), Guest Editor of journals, books Editor, and book Series Editor, as well as Reviewer in different international prestigious journals. In addition, she has also published both as Editor/Co-Editor and as Author/Co-Author several books, book chapters, and articles in journals and conferences.

• Preface.- Chapter 1 - Exploring Digital Technologies and Data: A Societal Level of Analysis Approach.- Chapter 2 - Towards a Unified Theory of the New Market Realities in Cyber-Physical Design Search Spaces.- Chapter 3 - Digital Literacy of Digital Natives.- Chapter 4 - The use of gamification in training and socialization processes in a multicultural context.- Chapter 5 - Human resource management practices in the digital era.- Chapter 6 - Strategic human resource management: importance of tangible analysis of indicators.- Index.