Ricerc@Sapienza

Management can be considered the science of decisions. Different researchers and practitioners have analysed the contents and boundaries of this vibrant domain, proposing multiple contributions and several perspectives. After a short overview of the principles of scientific management and their contribution to the definition of the modern idea of business management, this chapter briefly introduces the topics of subjectivity, complexity and uncertainty as relevant challenges to face in decision-making processes.

This paper presents the structured literature review of the big data and artificial intelligence in relation to the epidemic disasters among which the current SAR-COV-2. Providing a deep understanding of the state of the art, the paper drafts implications and valuable insights to manage and prevent epidemic disasters by public and private organizations drafting the research agenda. Interestingly, a two-decade study of the connection between big data, artificial intelligence and pandemic or epidemic issues is undertaken for the first time.