TY - BOOK ID - 66185442 TI - Digital Entrepreneurship : Impact on Business and Society AU - Soltanifar, Mariusz AU - Soltanifar, Mariusz. AU - Hughes, Mathew. AU - Göcke, Lutz. PY - 2021 SN - 3030539148 303053913X PB - Springer Nature DB - UniCat KW - Entrepreneurship. KW - Information technology. KW - Business—Data processing. KW - Management. KW - Industrial management. KW - IT in Business. KW - Innovation/Technology Management. KW - Business administration KW - Business enterprises KW - Business management KW - Corporate management KW - Corporations KW - Industrial administration KW - Management, Industrial KW - Rationalization of industry KW - Scientific management KW - Management KW - Business KW - Industrial organization KW - Administration KW - Industrial relations KW - Organization KW - IT (Information technology) KW - Technology KW - Telematics KW - Information superhighway KW - Knowledge management KW - Entrepreneur KW - Intrapreneur KW - Capitalism KW - Business incubators KW - Entrepreneurship KW - IT in Business KW - Innovation/Technology Management KW - Business and Management KW - Open Access KW - Digital transformation and entrepreneurship KW - ICT based business models KW - AR and VR startups KW - Digitalization and entrepreneurial ecosystems KW - Digital entrepreneurship strategies KW - Business models for digital business KW - Creating digital intrapreneurs KW - Business mathematics & systems KW - Business applications KW - Research & development management KW - Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:66185442 AB - 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. ER -