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Chapter 1. Introduction: Focus, Scope and Structure of the Book -- Chapter 2. The Network Society, the Internet, and the Beginning of the New Economy -- Chapter 3. A New World of Work: The Sharing Economy Platforms -- Chapter 4. Corpus Analysis: Automation, the Future of Work, and the Platform...

Part 1 Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Change of Time and the Formation of the Westernization Thought -- Chapter 2. The Guiding Principle of Westernization Movement.-Chapter 3. The Development Strategies of the Self-Strengthening Modernization -- Chapter 4. Social Reformative Thought of...

Einführung: Was ist Transformation? -- Flächennutzer -- Investoren/Kapitalmarkt -- Leistungswirtschaftliche Dienstleister -- Best Practise in der Umsetzung der immobilienwirtschaftlichen Transformation.

Chapter 1. Mao Zedong and the Preconditions for the Butterfly Effect -- Chapter 2. Deng Xiaoping Triggered off the Butterfly Effect -- Chapter 3. Confucius as Cultural Capital in Sustaining the Butterfly Effect -- Chapter 4. Spread Education and Devouring Global Knowledge -- Chapter 5. Economic...

Markus Hammer investigates a time-based and analytics-supported operations management approach. He explores five perspectives: 1) the needs of industry, in particular manufacturing in process industries, 2) the impact of digitization, with focus on Big Data and analytics, 3) the management of...

One of the first of its kind, this book examines the digitalization of Chinese businesses both theoretically and practically. Taking a fresh and unique approach, the authors seek to adopt individual theories for each empirical case explored and investigate the dramatic digital transformation...

This book presents a rich compilation of real-world cases on digitalization, the goal being to share first-hand insights from respected organizations and to make digitalization more tangible. As virtually every economic and societal sector is now being challenged by emerging technologies, the...

This book presents an account of legal, economic and managerial perspectives on governance in situations of financial distress and insolvency. It uses detailed real-life case studies of executive decision making to explore and illustrate the discussion. The book deals with the emergence of...

This volume critically analyzes the convergence of technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and societal values for improving business performance at the global-local paradigm. It also enriches knowledge on contemporary business strategies against conventional...