Take an in-depth look into the gig economy to see how tech professionals and entrepreneurs can earn a living as freelancers and contractors. Build your own business. The pros and cons of the lifestyle and what to expect from it are discussed. In this book, author Adam Sinicki explains the impact...

As with previous technological revolutions, innovations in the online world have triggered transformations in the labor market and the economy. While the Internet is trumpeted as a great job creator, there are also downsides that need to be identified and dealt with. The book discusses the...

Connectedness: Netzwerke, soziale Medien und Communities -- Shareconomy: Crowdsourcing, Crowdfunding, Co-Working, Co-Learning, Co-Creation -- Die neue Rolle von Individuen und Unternehmen in der Co-Economy -- Szenario für die Arbeits- und Organisationsprozesse der Co-Economy -- Leitfaden für...

Examining women’s diverse experiences of male-dominated work, this ground-breaking book explores what sexuality and gender means to women working in the construction and transport industries. Using accounts from heterosexual women and lesbians working in professional, manual and operational...

Networks of firms have been in the focus of management research for several years. Recently, special attention has been paid to so-called business webs. Business webs are networks of firms which provide complements to a common product architecture. In the past, research focused on management...

Vorworte: Reihenherausgeber: Prof. René Schmidpeter -- Alexandra Hildebrandt / Werner Landhäußer: Die Rolle der Digitalisierung: denken – verstehen - handeln -- Alexandra Hildebrandt / Werner Landhäußer: Die wichtigsten Fragen zur Digitalisierung von A bis Z -- Raimund Frey: Das Fenster...

Dieses Buch zeigt, wie Deutschland als führende Industrienation auch in der Digitalen Wirtschaft ein starker Player werden kann. Deutschland verfügt über unzählige Weltmarktführer in den klassischen Wirtschaftsbranchen, bisher aber über keinen digitalen Champion. Die großen Player aus dem...