"With the paradigm shift in consumption habits during the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the digital transformation of supply-chain operations, Configured by Consumption offers a timely reflection on the technological evolution of production-consumption cycles since the genesis of...

"This cutting-edge book explores the impact of pandemic shocks and other crises on businesses. Focusing on growing threats to business resilience, it offers innovative strategies to manage financial change and reposition small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs for success....

"The recent COVID-19 pandemic has arguably caused some of the most noticeable and influential societal and economic changes since World War Two. This path-breaking book investigates these changes and the subsequent responses of urban policy makers. Chapters offer keen insights into the methods...

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the physical and mental health challenges facing workers today, focusing particularly on the social, technological, and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delving into core perceptions of work culture, chapters also map out ways of...

Moving Towards the Virtual Workplace provides the first comprehensive overview of the many impacts of telework/telecommuting adoption, from both a managerial and societal perspective. This book argues that telework will be increasingly adopted in the twenty-first century, representing a...

Contents: Introducing a research agenda for family business / by Andrea Calabrò -- 1 family trends shaping the family business landscape / Joyce Kox and Astrid Kramer -- 2 developing a "sociological imagination" of families in family business research / Eric R. Kushins and Elaina Behounek -- 3...

Contents: 1 the future of creative work: Creativity and digital disruption / Greg Hearn -- Part I: The evolution of creative work -- 2 the creative economy: The rise and risks of intangible capital and the future of creative work / Greg Hearn and Marion McCutcheon -- 3 the relationship between...

"This timely Handbook examines the rapidly expanding research area of digital platforms and business ecosystems in the context of manufacturing industries. Chapters analyze core topics such as business model transformation, ecosystem design, and governance, offering an up-to-date overview of...

"Unpacking Innovation is a detailed and empirically grounded account of business model diversity and innovation in the context of increasing competition and digitalization. Focusing on incumbent firms, the book presents a novel perspective on how business model reconfiguration can help companies...

"Currently, available technologies can help make a supply chain resilient in volatile times whilst also keeping it responsible. Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains in an Era of Digital Transformation focuses on the linkages between digital technologies and environmental sustainability...