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The Future of Service Post-COVID-19 Pandemic, Volume 1
The Future of Service Post-COVID-19 Pandemic, Volume 1

by Jungwoo Lee, Spring H. Han

This open book is geared towards providing insights and stimulating new thinking about the changing nature of services, service work and workers, and service experiences during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, particularly focusing on digital service technology. This book serves as a useful resource for business practitioners and academics ...


New Living Cases on Corporate Governance
New Living Cases on Corporate Governance

by Martin Hilb

This unique open book features a selection of Living Cases on Corporate Governance, which were developed and compiled by chairpersons, members of the board of directors, and CEOs in various countries, working in close collaboration with prominent researchers. Each Living Case addresses a current issue that a given company or institution needs to re...


Technical, Economic and Societal Effects of Manufacturing 4.0
Technical, Economic and Societal Effects of Manufacturing 4.0

by Mikael Collan, Karl-Erik Michelsen

This open book is among the first cross-disciplinary works about Manufacturing 4.0. It includes chapters about the technical, the economic, and the social aspects of this important phenomenon. Together the material presented allows the reader to develop a holistic picture of where the manufacturing industry and the parts of the society that depend ...


Advances in Crowdfunding
Advances in Crowdfunding

by Rotem Shneor, Liang Zhao, Bjørn-Tore Flåten

This open book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of knowledge on the state of crowdfunding research and practice. It considers crowdfunding models and their different manifestations across a variety of geographies and sectors, and explores the perspectives of fundraisers, backers, platforms, and regulators. Gathering insights from ...


Digital Peripheries
Digital Peripheries

by Petr Szczepanik, Pavel Zahrádka, Jakub Macek, Paul Stepan

Media industry research and EU policymaking are predominantly tailored to large (and, in the latter case, Western) European markets. This open access book addresses the specific qualities of smaller media markets, highlighting their vulnerability to global digital competition and outlining survival strategies for them. New online distribution model...


The Cloud-to-Thing Continuum
The Cloud-to-Thing Continuum

by Theo Lynn, John G. Mooney, Brian Lee, Patricia Takako Endo

The Internet of Things offers massive societal and economic opportunities while at the same time significant challenges, not least the delivery and management of the technical infrastructure underpinning it, the deluge of data generated from it, ensuring privacy and security, and capturing value from it. This open access pivot explores these chall...


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