Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Author: Dick Whittington
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2018-07-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108470505

Provides a practical introduction to business design and entrepreneurship in the digital economy for non-business students.

Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Era

Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Era
Author: Lokuge, Sachithra
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-11-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799857654

Though entrepreneurship has been studied for decades, in recent years, the study of “rural entrepreneurship” has emerged as an upcoming subtopic of the area. With the growth and continual ease of utilizing digital technologies to support entrepreneurial activities, these technologies now provide unique opportunities for advancing rural entrepreneurship. Though prior research focused on challenges for IT use in rural areas that specifically investigated investment and management issues, it is important to study all challenges and opportunities involved in this developing area of research. Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Era is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the utilization of digital technologies in rural business ventures. Unlike other references, this book studies the conceptualization process of rural entrepreneurship and innovation with the intention of providing guidelines and support for entrepreneurs. While highlighting topics such as microfinancing, risk management, and rural development, this publication explores innovative practices as well as the methods of IT investment and management. This book is ideally designed for business professionals, entrepreneurs, business researchers, academics, and business students.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Author: Martha Corrales-Estrada
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2019-09-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 178973701X

The world of business is constantly changing. Here, a cast of key players from Latin America explore the conceptual foundations, methodologies, and tools for mini-cases and business challenges to innovation and entrepreneurship in emerging markets.

Digital Entrepreneurship

Digital Entrepreneurship
Author: Mariusz Soltanifar
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2020-11-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030539148

This open access book explores the global challenges and experiences related to digital entrepreneurial activities, using carefully selected examples from leading companies and economies that shape world business today and tomorrow. Digital entrepreneurship and the companies steering it have an enormous global impact; they promise to transform the business world and change the way we communicate with each other. These companies use digitalization and artificial intelligence to enhance the quality of decisions and augment their business and customer operations. This book demonstrates how cloud services are continuing to evolve; how cryptocurrencies are traded in the banking industry; how platforms are created to commercialize business, and how, taken together, these developments provide new opportunities in the digitalized era. Further, it discusses a wide range of digital factors changing the way businesses operate, including artificial intelligence, chatbots, voice search, augmented and virtual reality, as well as cyber threats and data privacy management. “Digitalization mirrors the Industrial Revolution’s impact. This book provides a complement of perspectives on the opportunities emanating from such a deep seated change in our economy. It is a comprehensive collection of thought leadership mapped into a very useful framework. Scholars, digital entrepreneurs and practitioners will benefit from this timely work.” Gina O’Connor, Professor of Innovation Management at Babson College, USA “This book defines and delineates the requirements for companies to enable their businesses to succeed in a post-COVID19 world. This book deftly examines how to accomplish and achieve digital entrepreneurship by leveraging cloud computing, AI, IoT and other critical technologies. This is truly a unique “must-read” book because it goes beyond theory and provides practical examples.” Charlie Isaacs, CTO of Customer Connection at Salesforce.com, USA "This book provides digital entrepreneurs useful guidance identifying, validating and building their venture. The international authors developed new perspectives on digital entrepreneurship that can support to create impact ventures.” Felix Staeritz, CEO FoundersLane, Member of the World Economic Forum Digital Leaders Board and bestselling author of FightBack, Germany

Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa

Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa
Author: Nicolas Friederici
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-07-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 026236283X

The hope and hype about African digital entrepreneurship, contrasted with the reality on the ground in local ecosystems. In recent years, Africa has seen a digital entrepreneurship boom, with hundreds of millions of dollars poured into tech cities, entrepreneurship trainings, coworking spaces, innovation prizes, and investment funds. Politicians and technologists have offered Silicon Valley-influenced narratives of boundless opportunity and exponential growth, in which internet-enabled entrepreneurship allows Africa to "leapfrog" developmental stages to take a leading role in the digital revolution. This book contrasts these aspirations with empirical research about what is actually happening on the ground. The authors find that although the digital revolution has empowered local entrepreneurs, it does not untether local economies from the continent's structural legacies.

Handbook of Digital Innovation

Handbook of Digital Innovation
Author: Satish Nambisan
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2020-07-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1788119983

Digital innovations influence every aspect of life in an increasingly digitalized world. Firms pursuing digital innovations must consider how digital technologies shape the nature, process and outcomes of innovation as well as long- and short-term social, economic and cultural consequences of their offerings. This Handbook contributes to a transdisciplinary understanding of digital innovation with a diverse set of leading scholars and their distinct perspectives. The ideas and principles advanced herein set the agenda for future transdisciplinary research on digital innovation in ways that inform not only firm-level strategies and practices but also policy decisions and science-focused investments.

Digital Responses to Covid-19

Digital Responses to Covid-19
Author: Christian Hovestadt
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2021-03-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030666115

This book presents ten essays that examine the potential of digital responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The essays explore new digital concepts for learning and teaching, provide an overview of organizational responses to the crisis through digital technologies, and examine digital solutions developed to manage the crisis. Scientists from many disciplines work together in the fight against the virus and its numerous consequences. This book explores how information systems researchers can contribute to these global efforts. The book will be of interest to researchers and scholars in the field of digital business and education.

Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Author: Dick Whittington
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2018-07-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108657532

The digital economy encompasses more than half the world, and in today's business market, those with a technology background have an advantage. This textbook provides students who already have digital expertise with a solid foundation in business and entrepreneurship in order to launch and run a business. Using a logical, objective-based structure, the book guides students to a comprehensive and practical understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship. Chapters progress through the steps in creating a successful digital business: framing the business, promotion and sales, delivery and operations, value capture, growth and scalability, intellectual property and protection, and leadership and structure. Features include: learning objectives, introductions, conclusions, tables and figures, highlighted key terms, and analysis and design exercises in each chapter; a wide range of real-world examples; a rolling case study of a hypothetical digital business that models the concepts covered in each chapter; appendices of business terms, including those relating to product licensing, customer service agreements and customer delivery contracts; and key terms explained throughout. Supplementary online resources include a test bank, lecture slides and a teaching guide for instructors, and a business design template for student use.

Digital Entrepreneurship

Digital Entrepreneurship
Author: Vincenzo Morabito
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2022-01-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108986145

A comprehensive guide to digital entrepreneurship, bridging academic research and industry practice. Morabito provides a strategic overview of the main challenges and trends related to digital entrepreneurship, structured in three parts. Part I focuses on strategy and management issues, guiding readers through the theory and practice of building, implementing and growing new digital ventures and outlining the skills that are necessary for digital entrepreneurs to succeed and lead. Part II focuses on digital business systems, describing the main technological aspects that support and comprise the core infrastructure for digital entrepreneurship, including social media and the Internet of Things. Finally, Part III provides analyses of three core industries in which digital ventures are particularly important: fintech, manufacturing and fashion. Digital Entrepreneurship will appeal to students and researchers in the areas of digital strategy/innovation and information systems management. It will also be of interest to practitioners looking to develop or innovate digital ventures.

Digital Entrepreneurship

Digital Entrepreneurship
Author: Ronny Baierl
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2019-08-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030201384

Digital technologies have become a new economic and social force, reshaping traditional business models, strategies, structures, and processes. Digital entrepreneurship, which focuses on creating new ventures and transforming existing businesses by developing novel digital technologies or their novel usage, is seen as a critical pillar for economic growth, job creation, and innovation by many countries. Further, digital technologies have also enabled the growth of the sharing economy, linking owners and users and disrupting the previous dualism of businesses and customers.This volume discusses the management of new technology-based firms and technology projects initiated in academic or industrial contexts. The contributions feature new theoretical concepts, ethical considerations, empirical data analysis (qualitative and quantitative), archival and historical methods, design science approaches, action and field research, as well as management science methods, informatics and cybernetics.