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Book Synopsis'Lucid, compelling evidence on the need for systemic change within academia and scientific research institutions to make the most of women s talents.' - Helen Wollaston, Chief Executive, WISE This timely book brings together expert scholarly contributions based on individual and institutional experiences of gender inequality in Europe and the USA. Featuring key empirical insights, contributors explore the ways in which gender produces differences in opportunities across STEM subjects in universities. Leading authors in the field investigate and propose strategies to improve gender equality in academic environments by focusing on how to overcome indifference, cultural resistance and backlash. This book not only demonstrates the reality of women's networking experiences in STEM in different geographical and institutional contexts but provides evidence of the effectiveness of specific measures introduced to combat inequality in science and innovation. Enlightening and provocative, this book introduces key insights and critical questions for researchers of gender inequality in science and innovation. This book will also be vital for researchers and students of entrepreneurship as the need for a firm interrogation of the causes and consequences of gender inequality in business grows. Contributors include: M.C. Agodi, S. Bagchi-Sen, N. Baines, R. Biancheri, N. Buzás, S. Cervia, G. Chapman, L. Edmunds, H. Etzkowitz, L. Foss, F. Ghahramani, J.R. Gottwald, S. Hardy, N. Hewitt-Dundas, C. Henry, S. Huszár, L.S. Kawano, H. Lawton Smith, J. Le Roux, C. Leggon, R. Lund, P. McGowan, C.L. McNeely, V. Meschitti, L. Messina, A. Micozzi, F. Micozzi, A. O'Neill, B. O'Gorman, M. Panton, I. Picardi, A. Poulovassilis, S. Prónay, P.A. Rogerson, S. Rosser, K. Seely-Gant, J. Shockro, K. SoharTrade Review'A comprehensive collection of articles on women scientists in academia at various stages of careers in science and on women in medicine and innovation, interrogating structures and gender equality programs, this book provides a rich insight and a thorough update on the current situation of women in science.' --Namrata Gupta, IIT Kanpur Campus, India'This book turns a timely spotlight on gender imbalances and the stalled gender revolution in the academic science field, including technical entrepreneurship. Comprehensive case exemplars and strategic insights make it a must-read not only for researchers with interest in the field, but also for all those seeking inspiration on how to advance gender equality in the sciences and academia.' --Anne de Bruin, Massey University, New Zealand'This collection is a compelling read for those interested in the state of gender relations in the science and innovation domains. Its critical feminist stance challenges the reader to reflect on the nature and causes of gender inequality and, more importantly, the cultural shift required to address these imbalances.' --Maura McAdam, DCU Business School, Republic of IrelandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Sally Hardy xvii 1 Introduction: pipeline break 1 Henry Etzkowitz, Helen Lawton Smith, Colette Henry and Alexandra Poulovassilis PART I GENDER CULTURES AND INSTITUTIONS 2 Being an early career academic: is there space for gender equality in the neoliberal university? 16 Viviana Meschitti 3 Becoming a professor requires saying ‘No’: merging equality and quality agendas in a Norwegian gender balance project 35 Rebecca Lund 4 The National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE programme: issues for senior compared to junior academic women scientists 58 Sue Rosser 5 Using the embedded case study approach to analyse the leaky pipeline phenomenon in academic careers 82 Silvia Cervia 6 Feminization of the medical profession 106 Rita Biancheri 7 Resistance to women in academic medicine 128 Laurel D. Edmunds PART II NETWORKING, MENTORING AND SUPPORT 8 Networking, gender and academia: an ecosystems approach 146 Colette Henry, Helen Lawton Smith, Viviana Meschitti, Lene Foss and Pauric McGowan 9 Academic support for female entrepreneurs: the positive lasting effects of learning networks 168 Aisling O’Neill and Bill O’Gorman 10 Gender perspective in mentoring relationships: a case study of GENOVATE@UNINA 189 Ilenia Picardi and Maria Carmela Agodi 11 Gender and international collaborations in science and technology community building and policy agenda setting: an integrated analytical approach 215 Connie L. McNeely and Katie Seely-Gant PART III ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION, COMMERCIALIZATION 12 Gender differences in the commercialisation of research: a study in UK universities 242 Helen Lawton Smith, Viviana Meschitti, Jeanne Le Roux, Mark Panton, Ning Baines, Alexandra Poulovassilis and Colette Henry 13 Unfolding the factors affecting female scientists’ intentions in spin- off creation: a Central European case study 261 S.ndor Huszár, Szabolcs Prónay and Norbert Buzàs 14 Gender diversity in R&D teams and its impact on firm openness 282 Lisa Messina, Gary Chapman and Nola Hewitt-Dundas 15 The entrepreneurial intention in female university students: an Italian case 305 Alessandra Micozzi and Francesca Micozzi 16 Gender, race and entrepreneurship in the United States 328 Cheryl B. Leggon 17 Trends and determinants of women in patenting in the United States 348 Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen and Peter Rogerson 18 AUTM Women Inventors Committee: working to close the gender gap in university patenting 361 Kathleen Sohar, Forough Ghahramani, Jennifer Gottwald, Linda Kawano and Jennifer Shockro 19 Gender equity and equality: resistance and advance in academic science and innovation 380 Henry Etzkowitz, Carol Kemelgor and Leila Maria Kehl Index 405

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Book SynopsisWhile knowledge-intensive environments encourage and foster new ideas for products, services, production methods and business models, they also entail high levels of risk derived from the fast and dynamically changing nature of technology. This Handbook explores the new theoretical frameworks that are needed to cope with the growing relevance of techno-entrepreneurship initiatives globally. Demonstrating that techno-entrepreneurship and its ecosystems create opportunities across national borders, this Handbook also shows how they proactively shape their business environment and engage in more complex collaborative networks. Chapters cover emerging areas in the field, such as frugal innovation, the drone industry and gender-specific entrepreneurship. Separated into sections dedicated to entrepreneurial ecosystems - with original research into incubators, accelerators and crowd funding - and techno-entrepreneurship across countries, the contributors examine specific issues that arise in context. With international scope, this Handbook will be an essential read for entrepreneurship and innovation scholars. Any researcher with an interest in entrepreneurial ecosystems will also benefit from the original research presented.Table of ContentsContents: Part I Conceptualisation 1. Technological Embeddedness as a Determinant of Techno-Entrepreneurship Sang-Joon Kim and Juil Lee Part II New categories of Entrepreneurship 2. Reverse Innovation: Review of a Decade Max von Zedtwitz and Marine Hadengue 3. Modes and Routines of Frugal Innovation: An Examination on the Basis of the Auto Components Industry Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Bergmann 4. The Interplay of Technology Entrepreneurs and Regulation in a New Industry: The Case of the Drone Industry Ferran Giones, Kerem Gurses and Alexander Brem 5. Unveiling Women Entrepreneurship in Technology Ventures: Gendered Organization and Gendered Society Interactions Dilek Cetindamar and Berna Beyhan Part III Ecosystems 6. Techno-entrepreneurship development support in theory and practice: the case of incubators and accelerators in Canada Fabiano Armellini, Cynthie Dega, Angie Garcia and Francisco Machado 7. Crowdfunding as a tool for innovation marketing: technology entrepreneurship commercialization strategies Ferran Giones and Alexander Brem 8. Fostering Techno-Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation Practices in the Innovation Ecosystems – Case Nokia Jarkko Pellikka and Timo Ali-Vehmas 9. Digital technologies, techno-entrepreneurship and regional ecosystems: The case of The Net Value Moreno Frau and Ludovica Moi Part IV Academic Entrepreneurship 10. Research-based spin-offs as agents of knowledge dissemination: evidence from the analysis of innovation networks Oscarina Conceição, Cristina Sousa and Margarida Fontes 11. Individual Innovativeness as a driver of career success: academic tehno-experts in an entreprneeurial ecosystem Anna-Maija Nisula and Heidi Olander Part V Country-specific entrepreneurship 12. SME Techno-Entrepreneurship: Drivers and Barriers in sub-Saharan Africa Olayinka David-West, Omotayo Muritala and Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro 13. Entrepreneurship, technological knowledge and industrial heterogeneity: Evidence from Italian NUTS3 regions. Alessandra Colombelli, Gianluca Orsatti and Francesco Quatraro 14. Nurturing Healthy Korean Startup Ecosystem Gyewan Moon 15. Understanding the dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems: Evidence from a longitudinal case study Maria Cristina Cinici, Valeria Schifilliti and Fabrizio Cesaroni Index

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Book SynopsisDeveloped countries must be incredibly innovative to secure incomes and welfare so that they may successfully compete against international rivals. This book focuses on two specific but interrelated aspects of innovation by incumbent firms and entrepreneurs, the role of geography and of open innovation. Geography, Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship discusses entrepreneurship from both theoretical and empirical viewpoints to provide readers with a wide range of cutting-edge and compelling studies. The authors highlight the critical importance of open innovation for performance and progress, putting forward determinants of economic growth and development rarely analyzed in standard growth studies. Researchers and students will find this book useful for innovation and entrepreneurship studies. It is also a helpful tool for policymakers, planners and consultants involved in economic development and regional policies. Contributors include: F. Armellini, T. Arvemo, I. Bernhard, C. Beaudry, P.-O. Bjuggren, A. Caloffi, N. Carbonara, A.P. Cornett, K. Delbiaggio, M. Elmoznino Laufer, S. Fredin, U. Gråsjö, C.J. Hauser, M. Héroux-Vaillancourt, J.A. Jordaan, A. Johnston, C. Karlsson, M. Kaufmann, P. Lassalle, M. Mahon, V. Monastiriotis, R. Pellegrino, H. Reijonen, R. Righi, S. Rohde, F. Rossi, M. Russo, J. Saastamoinen, T. Tammi, S. YamamuraTrade Review'By identifying the ways in which open innovation influences the ability of incumbents and potential entrepreneurs to innovate and to appropriate the benefits of innovation, this book elegantly presents modern innovation models, highlighting the role played by context conditions, and bringing fresh reflections into a never-ending debate.' --Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Geography, Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship Urban Gråsjö, Charlie Karlsson and Iréne Bernhard 2. Innovation intermediaries as a response to system failures: creating the right incentives Margherita Russo, Annalisa Caloffi, Federica Rossi and Riccardo Righi 3. Does collaboration with public and private sector actors in public procurement of innovations improve SME competitiveness? Helen Reijonen, Jani Saastamoinen and Timo Tammi 4. Delivering innovation in public infrastructure through Public Private Partnerships Nunzia Carbonara and Roberta Pellegrino 5. The influence of the NIH and NSH syndromes on the adoption of open innovation in the Canadian aerospace sector Fabiano Armellini, Catherine Beaudry and Maria Mahon 6. Are the Most Innovative Canadian Nanotechnology-Related Firms also the Most Open? Mikaël Héroux-Vaillancourt and Catherine Beaudry 7. The Proximity Bias of Communication Recorded on Twitter in Switzerland Katia Delbiaggio, Christoph J. Hauser and Michael Kaufmann 8. Re-Conceptualising Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Theoretical Exploration of Evolution Over Space and Time Andrew Johnston, Paul Lassalle and Sakura Yamamura 9. Stimulation of Entrepreneurship and Innovation as an Instrument in Regional Business Development Policy Andreas P. Cornett 10. Startups, Financing and Geography – Findings from a survey Per-Olof Bjuggren and Michel Elmoznino Laufer 11. A resource-based view of cross-border clusters: conceptualizing locational resources Stephan Rohde 12. Regional path dependence and path creation: a conceptual way forward Sabrina Fredin 13. Location, Localisation, Agglomeration: An Examination of the Geographical Dimension of FDI Spillovers Jacob A. Jordaan and Vassilis Monastiriotis 14. Indicators of economic development – An exploratory study using Swedish municipal data contrasting economic development and growth Tobias Arvemo and Urban Gråsjö Index

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Book SynopsisIn an increasingly connected world experiencing accelerating levels of technological disruption, the strategic challenges for business leaders are greater than ever before, and conventional approaches to strategy are unable to contend with today's VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) business environment. A new approach to strategic decision-making is required to motivate and mobilize stakeholders to achieve the business’s overarching goals, such as making a profit and delivering on people- and planet-related objectives. Mapping a Winning Strategy introduces a new mapping method for creating and executing an effective business strategy. This method uses visual maps to engage colleagues throughout the organization, ensuring that every stakeholder’s voice is considered by avoiding a top-down approach. It also enables business leaders to identify the strategic issues they face without distraction, so that a clear path is formed towards the best strategic plan. By mapping out the most effective strategy, organizations can anticipate and manage roadblocks to strategic change and make winning and well-executed operational choices.Trade ReviewBaaj and Reinmoeller introduce student and practicing business managers to the mapping approach for developing and executing a successful business strategy in turbulent markets. They cover overcoming the challenges of strategy with the mapping method, engaging critical stakeholders to support the strategy process, spotting the real strategic issues and developing superior insights, developing superior strategic options and making winning choices, making strategy work: anticipating execution issues, looking ahead: developing strategies for anticipating the future, and getting started: the mapping method in practice. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsPreface: Why Read this Book?Chapter 1: Overcoming the Challenges of Strategy with the Mapping Method Chapter 2: Engaging Critical Stakeholders to Support the Strategy Process Chapter 3: Spotting the Real Strategic Issues and Developing Superior Insights Chapter 4: Developing Superior Strategic Options and Making Winning Choices Chapter 5: Making Your Strategy Work - Anticipating Execution Issues Chapter 6: Looking Ahead - Developing Strategies for Anticipating Your Future Chapter 7: Getting Started - Using the Mapping Method in Practice

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Book Synopsis'The digital age provide tremendous opportunities for organizations who adapt new technologies, implement disruptive business models, introduce new ways of working and who drive on innovation. There is no doubt that one of the most important capabilities for 21st century organizations is ''mastering creativity''. Andres Hatum has done a fabulous job in taking readers of his latest book on a journey where they learn how to build and include creativity in the DNA of their organizations. A must-read for every business and talent profession.'-Nick van Dam, Global Chief Learning Officer, McKinsey & Company, Nyenrode Business University, the Netherlands and the University of Pennsylvania, US'This book is a welcome addition to the steadily growing literature on creativity and organization. The author achieves the twin hurdles of rigorous analysis for the academics and practice-based relevance for practitioners. The book provides ample frameworks and case examples to identify key factors which influence and enhance creativity in organizations. These factors range from individual characteristics through organizational factors such as structure and culture to more contextual and environmental conditions. The author then shows how developing creativity, as a key organizational competence, can positively influence strategic decision making to enhance exploration rather than exploitation, to increase agility and to facilitate proactive change.'- David Wilson, Open University, UK'Mastering Creativity in Organizations offers a comprehensive and pedagogical treatise of the forces and factors that facilitate creativity in organizations and the numerous challenges that this involves. The book is richly illustrated with a variety of cases from a range of different sectors, including sports, advertising, manufacturing, consulting, primary education, the entertainment industry, and the culinary industry. Thanks to his fantastic access, Professor Hatum takes us behind the scenes and gives us an inside look into a number of iconic organizations such as Cirque de Soleil, FC Barcelona and Tetra Pak - exploring their leadership practices, HR strategies, office design and several other key issues. However, as the authors attests, creativity is not just for the exceptionally talented genius or for the people working in these extraordinary organizations. Everybody, and every organization, can learn to work in more creative ways from the unique cases in this book.'- Torkild Thanem, Stockholm University, SwedenThis book identifies best practices, leadership styles, and organizational structures for the stimulation of organizational creativity. Andrés Hatum first explains what creativity means in an organizational context. He then explores the ways in which an organization can foster it, with an aim to help any company - not just companies in creative fields or industries - become an organization in which new ideas flow, new processes are developed, and new products are brought to market. In doing so, he provides scholars with a solid framework for studying and understanding the deeper meaning of creativity.Andrés Hatum's new framework for understanding organizational creativity offers examples from a rich variety of companies and situations. The book balances theory and practice for a multifaceted approach that brings its analysis into the real world. In-depth case studies include FC Barcelona, elBulli, Almodovar, and Cirque du Soleil.Managers will find case studies describing exceptional organizational creativity and practical takeaways that can be applied in their own firms. Students will find concrete analytical frameworks for thinking about creativity in organizations, and academics will find a different approach to the study of creativity, one that is grounded in practice.Trade Review'Andrés Hatum's book is essential for anyone interested in the topics of creativity in organizations and talent management. The topics are very timely (such as collaborative talent, new forms of organizations, among others). It is full of great examples, photos, and suggestions that make it easy and fun to read.' --Akram Al Ariss, Toulouse Business School, France'This book focuses on a very timely issue that is relevant to almost any organization across the world: how to master organizational creativity. Andres Hatum opens up and structures insights on organizational creativity that previously were scattered across the disciplines of psychology, sociocultural studies and its subdisciplines. He offers a rare blend of theory and practice, drawing on the very lively cases of FC Barcelona, Cirque du Soleil, elBulli, the Creative Factory and others to argue how creativity fuels the innovation pipeline. I highly recommend this very entertaining book which is the culmination of decades of work!' --Manuel Hensmans, Brussels School of Economics and Management, Belgium'The new book by Andres Hatum offers a very useful examination of what is arguably the most important competitive advantage in the 21st century - innovation. For a company to succeed in domestic or international competition, it has to be able to adjust to rapidly changing conditions and also to create new products, services, ways of doing business, etc. As Professor Hatum points out from the very beginning of his analysis, the focus is on how organizations can meet this challenge. The examples from around the world rather than just in the United States provide another very valuable perspective on innovation in the 21st century.' --Robert Grosse, Thunderbird School of Global ManagementTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Role of Talent for Organizational Creativity 3. New Ways of Organizing 4. Human Resource Management as Facilitator of Creativity 5. Creative Leadership and a Creative Organizational Culture: A Conceptual Approach 6. Challenges Ahead for Creative Firms Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative and enlightening book focuses on fundamental questions such as what is innovation, who is it relevant for, what are the effects, and what is the role of (innovation) policy in supporting innovation-diffusion? The first two sections present a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge on the phenomenon and analyse how this knowledge (and the scholarly community underpinning it) has evolved towards its present stance. The third part explores the role of innovation for growth and development, while section four is concerned with the national innovation system and the role of (innovation) policy in influencing its dynamics and responding to the important challenges facing contemporary societies.This comprehensive book is ideal for researchers and advanced students studying innovation theory, innovation policy and development issues. It encompasses the important advances of innovation research over the last two decades, providing a thorough insight into the evolution of the topic. Policymakers at the national or international level dealing with innovation would also greatly benefit from reading this book.Trade Review'Jan Fagerberg is a prominent contributor to the field of innovation studies, and this is an invaluable and essential collection.' --James M. Utterback, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Jan Fagerberg PART I ESSENTIALS 1. Jan Fagerberg (2004), ‘Innovation: A Guide to the Literature’, in Jan Fagerberg, David C. Mowery and Richard R. Nelson (eds), Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Chapter 1, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1–26 2. Jan Fagerberg (2003), ‘Schumpeter and the Revival of Evolutionary Economics: An Appraisal of the Literature’, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 13 (2), April, 125–59 3. Jan Fagerberg, Martin Srholec and Bart Verspagen (2010), ‘The Role of Innovation in Development’, Review of Economics and Institutions, 1 (2), Fall, 1–29 4. Jan Fagerberg (2017), ‘Innovation Policy: Rationales, Lessons and Challenges’, Journal of Economic Surveys, 31 (2), April, 497–512 PART II THE EMERGENCE OF INNOVATION STUDIES AS A SCIENTIFIC FIELD 5. Jan Fagerberg and Bart Verspagen (2009), ‘Innovation Studies – the Emerging Structure of a New Scientific Field’, Research Policy, 38 (2), March, 218–33 6. Jan Fagerberg, Morten Fosaas, Martin Bell and Ben R. Martin (2011), ‘Christopher Freeman: Social Science Entrepreneur’, Research Policy, 40 (7), September, 897–916 7. Tommy Clausen, Jan Fagerberg and Magnus Gulbrandson (2012), ‘Mobilizing for Change: A Study of Research Units in Emerging Scientific Fields’, Research Policy, 41 (7), September, 1249–61 8. Jan Fagerberg, Morten Fosaas and Koson Sapprasert (2010), ‘Innovation: Exploring the Knowledge Base’, Research Policy, 41 (7), September, 1132–53 PART III INNOVATION, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 9. Jan Fagerberg and Manuel M. Godinho (2004), ‘Innovation and Catching-Up’, in Jan Fagerberg, David C. Mowery and Richard R. Nelson (eds), Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Chapter 19, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 514–42 10. Jan Fagerberg (2000), ‘Technological Progress, Structural Change and Productivity Growth: A Comparative Study’, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 11 (4), December, 393–411 11. Jan Fagerberg, Martin Srholec and Mark Knell (2007), ‘The Competitiveness of Nations: Why Some Countries Prosper While Others Fall Behind’, World Development, 35 (10), October, 1595–620 12. Jan Fagerberg and Martin Srholec (2008), ‘National Innovation Systems, Capabilities and Economic Development’, Research Policy, 37 (9), October, 1417–35 13. Jan Fagerberg, Maryann P. Feldman and Martin Srholec (2014), ‘Technological Dynamics and Social Capability: US States and European Nations’, Journal of Economic Geography, 14 (2), March, 313–37 PART IV INNOVATION-SYSTEMS, (GRAND) CHALLENGES AND POLICY 14. Jan Fagerberg and Koson Sapprasert (2011), ‘National Innovation Systems: the Emergence of a New Approach’, Science and Public Policy, 38 (9), September, 669–79 15. Jan Fagerberg, David C. Mowery and Bart Verspagen (2009), ‘The Evolution of Norway’s National Innovation System’, Science and Public Policy, 36 (6), July, 431–44 16. Jan Fagerberg (2016), ‘Innovation Systems and Policy: A Tale of Three Counties’, Stato e mercato, 36 (1), April, 13–39 17. Jan Fagerberg and Bart Verspagen (2015), ‘One Europe or Several? Causes and Consequences of the European Stagnation’, in Jan Fagerberg, Staffan Laestadius and Ben R. Martin (eds), The Triple Challenge for Europe: Economic Development, Climate Change and Governance, Chapter 2, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 33–59 18. Jan Fagerberg, Staffan Laestadius and Ben R. Martin (2016), ‘The Triple Challenge for Europe: The Economy, Climate Change, and Governance’, Challenge, 59 (3), 178–204 Index

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Book SynopsisWith the radical growth in the ubiquity of digital platforms, the sharing economy is here to stay. This Handbook explores the nature and direction of the sharing economy, interrogating its key dynamics and evolution over the past decade and critiquing its effect on society. Using an interdisciplinary perspective, this Handbook analyses labour, governance, trust and consumption in the contemporary sharing economy. It questions the apparent contradiction between its components: the moral economy of small-scale communal sharing versus the far-flung reaches of the market economy. Chapters explore ways to resolve this paradox, theorizing hybrid economic forms and considering the replacement of human trust inherent in the sharing economy with a transactional reputation economy. Featuring a variety of both conceptual explorations and empirical investigations in a variety of different cross-cultural contexts, this Handbook illustrates how and, more importantly, why the sharing economy has reshaped marketplaces, and will continue to disrupt them as it develops. Written in an accessible style, this thorough Handbook offers crucial insights for researchers across a variety of disciplines interested in the trajectories of modern consumption, as well as students studying the sharing economy. Practitioners, policy makers and public speakers working in and around the sharing economy will also benefit from this book's unique analysis of trends in consumer economics. Contributors include: A. Arvidsson, G. Avram, F. Bardhi, H. Bartling, M. Baz Radwan, R. Belk, H.H. Chang, A. Chattopadhyay, R. Corten, D. Dalli, A. DeCrop, N. Drozdova, G. Eckhardt, T. Eriksson, E. Fischer, F. Fortezza, A. Gandini, A. Gessinger, A. Graul, A. Gruen, A.J. Hawley, I. Kleppe, S. Kurtmollaiev, M. Laamanen, C. Laurell, C.X. Li, A. Light, R.J. Lutz, J. Mallargé, K. Mikolajewska-Zaj c, L. Mimoun, M. Möhlmann, O. Mont, J. Morales, A. Mukherjee, C. Oberg, L.K. Ozanne, E. Papaoikonomou, G. Patsiaouras, C. Pitt, K. Plangger, M. Rocas-Royo, A. Ryan, C. Sandstrom, M. Saren, K. Strzyczkowski, W. Suetzl, T. Teubner, C. Valor, P. van den Bussche, G. von Richthofen, Y. Voytenko Palgen, S. Wahlen, T. Widlok, P. Zidda, L. Zvolska Trade Review'This Handbook offers wide-ranging investigations and essays into the sharing economy. It takes the reader through a deep and critical look at this new way of organizing markets and society. While exposing the promise, practices, and paradoxes of these systems, the authors succeed in inspiring us to think how these platforms are changing how we consume, sell, and think about and care for the world. It offers fresh insights that I expect to influence my research and teaching in important ways for a long time.' --Christine Moorman, Duke University, US and Editor in Chief, Journal of Marketing'The sharing economy is fundamentally altering firms and markets, yet key questions about the future of the economy and society remain unanswered. Belk, Eckhardt and Bardhi provide a sweeping view of emerging thinking, spanning topics from blockchain and big data to rhetoric and risk. A must-read for any serious scholar.' --Arun Sundararajan, New York University, US and author of The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism'This is a must-read collection for anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of the sharing economy and why and how it works. Twenty-eight chapters explore the paradoxes between the moral economy of ''sharing'' the market economy of ''commerce,'' and the reputation economy on which everything is based. If you want a greater sense of the benefits and dilemmas of the sharing economy read this book.' --Susan Fournier, Boston University, USTable of ContentsContents: The paradox of the sharing economy, Introductory chapter Russell Belk, Giana Eckhardt and Fleura Bardhi The Nature of Sharing and the Sharing Economy 1. Situating the Sharing Economy: Between Markets, Commons and Capital Adam Arvidsson 2. Sharing as an Alternative Economy Activity Thomas Widlok 3. The who and what of sharing: A phenomenological view Wolfgang Suetzl 4. The Sharing Economy and Lifestyle Movements Mikko Laamanen and Stefan Wahlen Ownership, Access, and Collaborative Modalities 5. To Own or to Access: An Exploration of Sharing and Access Practices by Arab Millennials Maha Baz Radwan, Georgios Patsiaouras and Michael Saren 6 Object History Value in the Sharing Economy Claris X. Li and Richard J. Lutz 7. Guest, friend or colleague? Unpacking relationship norms in collaborative workplaces Adèle Gruen and Laetitia Mimoun 8. Designing the Economics of the Sharing Economy: Towards Sustainable Management Ann Light Exchange Practices in the Sharing Economy 9. The New Face of Bartering in Collaborative Networks: The Case of Italy’s Most Popular Bartering Website Daniele Dalli and Fulvio Fortezza 10. Sharing Economy to the Rescue? The Case of Timebanking Carmen Valor and Elani Papaoikonomou 11. Crowdfunding: Sharing the Entrepreneurial Journey Anirban Mukherjee, Hannah H. Chang, and Amitava Chattopadhyay 12. Crowdfunding the development of new products and services Natalia Drozdova, Seidali Kurtmollaiev and Ingeborg Kleppe Hybridity, Institutional Logics and Institutional Theory 13. Tracking the institutional logics of the sharing economy Andrea Gessinger, Christopher Laurell, Christina Oberg and Christian Sandstrom 14. Airbnb and Hybridized Logics of Commerce and Hospitality Georg von Richthofen and Eileen Fischer 15. The Hybrid Nature on Online Facilitated Offline Sharing Konstanty Strzyczkowski 16. Decentralization as a new framework for the sharing economy Marc Rocas-Royo Legal, Regulatory, and Public Policy Considerations 17. Urban Mobilities and Local Regulation: Transportation Challenges and Promise of the Sharing Economy Hugh Bartling 18. Should Europe Regulate Labour Platforms in the Sharing Economy? Adrian J. Hawley 19. Creating value to mitigate disaster harm: How the sharing economy can support consumers and policy makers Lucie K. Ozanne 20. How Sharing Economy Organizations and City Governments Engage in Institutional Work and How This Shapes Sustainability Oksana Mont, Yulia Voytenko Palgen, and Lucie Zvolska Trust, Satisfaction, and Reputation in the sharing economy 21. Social Dilemmas in the Sharing Economy Rense Corten 22. Leveraging trust on sharing economy platforms: Reputation systems, blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies Mareike Möhlmann, Timm Teubner, and Antje Graul 23. Revisiting Satisfaction with Collaborative Exchanges in the Sharing Economy Jérôme Mallargé, Alain DeCrop, and Pietro, Zidda 24. Customer goodwill: How perceived competence and rapport influence eWOM’s diagnosticity of Peer-to-Peer and Professional Access-Based Services Christine Pitt, Theresa Eriksson, and Kirk Plangger Critical Perspectives on the Sharing Economy 25. Constructing the Collaborative Consumer: The Role of Digital Platforms Annmarie Ryan and Gabriela Avram 26. Performing (in) the community: Accounting, biopower and the sharing economy Penelope van den Bussche and Jeremy Morales 27. The Rhetoric of Sharing: Managerial Literature on the Sharing Economy Karolina Mikołajewska-Zając 28. Reputation: the ‘fictitious commodity’ of the sharing economy? Alessandro Gandini Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Sustainable Innovation maps the multiple lineages of research and understanding that constitute academic work on how technological change relates to sustainable practices of production and consumption. Leading academics contribute by mapping the general evolution of this academic field, our understanding of sustainable innovation at the firm, user, and systems level, the governance of sustainable innovation, and the methodological approaches used. The Handbook explores the distinctiveness of sustainable innovation and concludes with suggestions for generating future research avenues that exploit the current diversity of work while seeking increased systemic insight. This unique and original book will have a broad appeal among scholars, researchers and advanced students interested in innovation, environmental studies and technological transitions.Trade Review'What is sustainable innovation? This comprehensive Handbook answers this question by outlining and organizing the scope and breadth of this academic field. It is an invaluable resource for both new scholars finding their way into the field and seasoned scholars taking stock of its work and contributions. And for society, the output of this research work will illuminate the critical role that technology development plays in our sustainability solutions.' --Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. An introduction: mapping the field(s) of sustainable innovation Frank Boons and Andrew McMeekin PART I VISIONS OF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 2. How does innovation sustain ‘sustainable innovation’? Benoît Godin and Gérald Gaglio 3. Innovation in the circular and the performance economy Walter R. Stahel PART II SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION AT THE FIRM LEVEL 4. Determinants of eco-innovation at the firm level Jens Horbach 5. Taxonomy and dimensions of eco-innovation from a resource-based perspective Javier Carrillo-Hermosilla, Christoph P. Kiefer and Pablo del Río 6. Strategies and drivers of sustainable business model innovation Florian Lüdeke-Freund, Stefan Schaltegger and Krzysztof Dembek 7. Sustainable innovation in business models: celebrated but not interrogated Oksana Mont, Katherine Whalen and Julia Nussholz PART III GOVERNANCE AND POLICY OF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 8. Reviewing responsible research and innovation: lessons for a sustainable innovation research agenda? Eefje Cuppen, Elisabeth van de Grift and Udo Pesch 9. Policy mixes for sustainable innovation: conceptual considerations and empirical insights Karoline S. Rogge 10. Firms, institutions and politics: the role of corporate political activity in sustainable innovation Jonatan Pinkse PART IV SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION AS SYSTEMS CHANGE 11. Technological innovation systems: a review of recent findings and suggestions for future research Anna Bergek 12. An institutional perspective on sustainability transitions Lea Fuenfschilling PART V USERS AND PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 13. The role of users in sustainable innovation Geert Verbong, Bram Verhees and Anna Wieczorek 14. Sustainable innovation, consumption and everyday life Jo Mylan PART VI SITES AND DOMAINS OF SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 15. Sustainable innovation as a challenge for urban governance Harald Rohracher and Michael Ornetzeder 16. Innovation and ecological impact: the case of automobility Peter Wells PART VII RESEARCH METHODS FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 17. Sustainable innovation research methods Floortje Alkemade 18. Advances in modelling sustainable innovation: from technology bias to system theories and behavioural dynamics Jonathan Köhler 19 The impact of circular economy Dionne Ewen, Karen Maas and Helen Toxopeus 20. Conclusion Frank Boons and Andrew McMeekin Index

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Book SynopsisHow does one implement highly creative ideas in the workplace? Though creativity fuels modern businesses and organizations, capitalizing on creativity is still a relatively unchartered territory. The crux of this issue is explored as contributors present and analyze remedies for capitalizing on highly creative ideas.Editors Miha Skerlavaj, Matej Cerne, Anders Dysvik and Arne Carlsen have gathered a large network of contributors across four continents to craft this relevant, evidence-based and holistic text. Multiple levels, methods, approaches and perspectives are all considered while focusing on a single research question. Chapters feature a combination of research-based materials, stories and short cases to show what can be done to implement highly creative ideas in the workplace.This extremely relevant subject will be of interest to a large number of organizations worldwide that are looking to tap into the potential of highly creative and possibly useful ideas to build their competitive advantage. Specifically, management consultants in Human Resource Management, innovation, creativity, coaching, and/or leadership will find this book useful. It can also be used in Innovation Management MSc and MBA courses, executive education courses, as well as for PhD researchers and innovation management scholars.Contributors: D. Aleksic, B. Balboni, S. Batistic, T. Bednall, S. Bogilovic, G. Bortoluzzi, B. Brogger, R. Buch, A. Carlsen, M. Cerne, A. Dysvik, N. Escriba-Carda, A. Giudici, S. Harrison, T. Hernaus, T. Hoholm, J. Hudovernik, P. Hull Kristensen, A. Hvidsten, M. Jaklic, R. Kase, J. Krapez Trost, B. Kuvaas, A. La Rocca, V.C. Lin, M. Lotz, B.E. Mork, A.S. Nabergoj, C.G.L. Nerstad, P. Parycek, A. Pustovrh, I. Rauth, K. Sanders, R. Schoellhammer, J. Schossböck, H. Shipton, M. Skerlavaj, J. Sumanth, A. Tracogna, L. Valikangas, S.I. Wong, I. ZupicTrade Review'Capitalizing on creativity requires a nuanced understanding of the people, the processes, and the ideas that drive innovation. This book provides a multi-dimensional view of what we know about creativity at work that allows the reader to not only delve deeply into a single aspect but allows readers to examine this topic from different perspectives and levels. The individual chapters provide state-of-the-art insights, but the framework of this text produces a resource which is truly greater than a sum of its parts. A timely integration of contemporary thinking about how to capitalize on creativity at work.' --Jim Berry, UCL School of Management, UK'In their book, Capitalizing on Creativity at Work, Miha Skerlavaj, Matej Cerne, Anders Dysvik and Arne Carlsen have produced an exhaustive and engaging text that will be essential reading for all researchers interested and fascinated by creativity as a core and essential process at all levels of organising, from the individual to organisational levels and beyond. Taking us on a journey through approaches to creativity at work, they provide us with a process perspective and an integrated framework that is both novel and useful. This is an important contribution to the field and one that will have an enduring impact not only to research and theory, but also on practice and especially, innovation policy.' --Tyrone Pitsis, Leeds University Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Capitalizing on creativity: on enablers and barriers Matej Černe, Arne Carlsen, Miha Škerlavaj and Anders Dysvik PART I WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES? 2. Job design at the crossroads: from ‘creative’ jobs to ‘innovative’ jobs Tomislav Hernaus 3. The flow of creativity for idea implementation Darija Aleksić, Miha Škerlavaj and Anders Dysvik 4. Idea implementation and cultural intelligence Sabina Bogilović, Miha Škerlavaj and Sut I Wong Humborstad PART II WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS TEAMS? 5. This idea rocks! Idea championing in teams Matej Černe, Robert Kaše and Miha Škerlavaj 6. Should our heart rule our head? Team innovation through intuition and rationality Jana Krapež Trošt and Miha Škerlavaj 7. Fueling, curating, connecting and fascinating: why and how creativity provokes curiosity Spencer Harrison 8. Social-contextual forces and innovative work: a motivational climate perspective Christina G.L. Nerstad PART III WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS LEADERS? 9. Supportive supervision: a crucial factor for unlocking the potential of highly creative ideas perspective Matej Černe, Miha Škerlavaj and Anders Dysvik 10. Economic and social leader–member exchange, and creativity at work Robert Buch and Bård Kuvaas 11. Everything in moderation: authentic leadership, leader–member exchange and idea implementation Matej Černe, John Sumanth and Miha Škerlavaj PART IV WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS ORGANIZATIONS? 12. Creativity that works: implementing discovery Arne Carlsen and Liisa Välikangas 13. Designing and implementing innovative business models Ivan Župič and Alessandro Giudici 14. Idea implementation as a relational phenomenon: a social network perspective Saša Batistič and Robert Kaše 15. Proactive employee behaviors and idea implementation: three automotive industry cases Janez Hudovernik, Miha Škerlavaj and Matej Černe 16. Design thinking workshops: a way to facilitate sensemaking and idea development across organizational levels Ingo Rauth and Anja Svetina Nabergoj 17. Business model evolution and the growth of innovative new ventures: evidence from the Italian system Andrea Tracogna, Bernardo Balboni and Guido Bortoluzzi 18. Beyond creativity: implementing innovative ideas through human resource management Helen Shipton, Karin Sanders, Tim Bednall, Veronica (Cai-Hui) Lin and Naiara Escribá-Carda 19. Organizing for co-creation and multi-polar learning communities Maja Lotz and Peer Hull Kristensen 20. Making innovations work locally: the role of creativity Antonella La Rocca, Adeline Hvidsten and Thomas Hoholm 21. From breakthroughs in knowledge to integration in medical practices Bjørn Erik Mørk and Thomas Hoholm PART V WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS INNOVATION POLICY-MAKERS? 22. Adjusting national innovation policies to support open and networked innovation systems Marko Jaklič and Aleš Pustovrh 23. Government ideation systems Peter Parycek, Ralph Schoellhammer and Judith Schossböck 24. Creation of a social media social venture Benedicte Brøgger PART VI WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? 25. Succeeding with capitalizing on creativity: an integrative framework Miha Škerlavaj, Anders Dysvik, Matej Černe and Arne Carlsen Index

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Book SynopsisThe notion of endogenous innovation as the outcome of the creative response of firms to out-of-equilibrium conditions is the cornerstone of the new evolutionary complexity. In this book, Cristiano Antonelli elaborates, applies and tests, with his colleagues, the Schumpeterian framework established in the author?s previous work Endogenous Innovation: The Economics of an Emergent System Property.The author carefully explores the role of the reactivity of firms to out-of-equilibrium conditions with a unique mix of econometric tools and simulation techniques. He examines the central role of knowledge externalities in shaping the likelihood of creative responses, and hence the generation of new knowledge and the introduction of innovations, as an alternative to adaptive responses that lead the system to equilibrium with no growth. In so doing, he confirms that innovation is the outcome of the interaction between individual decision-making and the endogenous and path-dependent properties of the system into which firms are embedded.This original and insightful work will be required reading for all those working on evolutionary economics, complexity economics, and the economics of innovation and knowledge.Trade Review'The great challenge posed by capitalism is its creativity and, as everyone should recognise, this makes it an out of equilibrium system, the emergent properties of which depend on how it is ordered and instituted though regulated markets and the profit motive. This fine book explores and elaborates the interface between the ideas of Marshall and Schumpeter to cast new light on the ways in which wealth is created from knowledge and thus how capitalism is always changing from within.' --J.S. Metcalfe, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Engines of the Creative Response: The Introductory Framework 2. Innovation as an Emergent System Property (With Gianluigi Ferraris) 3. The Microfoundations of Evolutionary Complexity: From the Marshallian Search for Equilibrium to Schumpeterian Dynamics (With Gianluigi Ferraris) 4. External and Internal Knowledge in the Knowledge Generation Function (With Alessandra Colombelli) 5. The Role of External Knowledge(S) in the Introduction of Product and Process Innovations (With Claudio Fassio) 6. The Cost of Knowledge (With Alessandra Colombelli 7. The Cost of Knowledge and Productivity Growth (With Agnieszka Geringher) 8. Productivity Growth Persistence: Firm Strategies, Size and System Properties (With Francesco Crespi and Giuseppe Scellato) 9. The Endogenous Dynamics of Pecuniary Knowledge Externalities (With Gianluigi Ferraris) 10. References Index

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Book SynopsisConsumers are increasingly looking to invest in experiences rather than simply a product. With innovation research moving away from the traditional focus on manufacturing towards services, this book develops a much-needed integrated approach for improving analysis of both experience and service innovation.This impressive book makes a substantial and compelling contribution to research on the interdependencies between innovation, services and experiences. Split into clear and thematically separate categories, the contributors explore systemic innovation, practice-based innovation, technology and innovation, and experiences as a catalyst for innovation. Examples are taken from the tourism industry, entrepreneurial ventures, online gaming and digital services, to provide readers with a thorough overview of the extensive impact of these innovations. Using organizational, systemic, conceptual and empirical examinations of the experience and service economies, the authors identify how top class innovation research can be extended and integrated further with other research areas.Presenting a state-of-the-art analysis of the topic, this timely book will benefit teachers of innovation, the experience economy, and information systems. Researchers of business economics, and marketing will also find this an essential foundation volume for future research on topics of innovation in a globalizing world. Contributors include: J.O. Bærenholdt, C.A. Billing, J.R. Bryson, P. Corvo, P. den Hertog, F. Djellal, L. Fuglsang, F. Gallouj, N.N. Grünbaum, M. Janssen, J.F. Jensen, M.-F. Lee, R. Matacena, I. Miles, J.K. Møller, G. Nardelli, L. Rubalcaba, K. Sawatwarakul, A. Scupola, F. Sørensen, J.K. Sørensen, M. Stenger, M. Toivonen, L. UljalaTrade Review'As technological transformation continues to influence service production and consumption, Services, Experiences and Innovation provides key insights on the vital importance of understanding the links between three previously autonomous strands of services research. A distinguished group of European scholars provides excellent state-of-the-art perspectives and analyses as well as constructive ideas for deepening future research, ensuring this book becomes the standard point of reference.' --Peter W. Daniels, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Integrative perspectives to Service, Innovation and Experience Research Ada Scupola and Lars Fuglsang Part I Systemic Innovation 2. Experience and innovation in services: from human encounters to social building Luis Rubalcaba 3. Fifteen advances in service innovation studies Faridah Djellal and Faïz Gallouj 4. Service innovation – organizational and systemic approaches Marja Toivonen 5. Crossing the frontiers between touch points, innovation and experience design in tourism Metka Stare and Dejan Križaj 6. Service innovation as search in multidimensional design spaces: Conceptual opportunities and empirical examination Pim Den Hertog Part II Practice-based Innovation 7. Decentred practices of innovation in the experience economy Jørgen Ole Bærenholdt 8. Towards a theory of a practice-based approach to service innovation within spheres of interaction Lars Fuglsang 9. Exploring intuition as a dynamic capability in radical new product and service development - a conceptual approach Niels Nolsøe Grünbaum and Marianne Stenger 10. Service infusion in manufacturing and corporate strategies in the service solutions market – driving forces and components Jørn Kjølseth Møller Part III Technology and Innovation 11. Motivators and inhibitors of e-Residency adoption for global e-entrepreneurship Linda Ujala and Ada Scupola 12. Services and experiences from Space: Satellite-enabled services and manufacturing/operators interdependencies ad hybrid products as enablers of growth Chloe A. Billing and John R. Bryson 13. The innovative generativity of digital service encounters Anders Henten Anders Henten and Jannick Kirk Sørensen 14. User involvement in business-to-business operational service innovation Giulia Nardelli and Ada Scupola Part IV Experience as Innovation Motor 15. Front-line Employee-Based Experience Innovation in Tourism Jens Friis Jensen and Flemming Sørensen 16. Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Innovation in the Coffee Shop Experience Ian Miles, Ming-Fei Lee and Kantima Sawatwarakul 17. The new ‘online’ alternative food networks as a socio-technical innovation in the local food economy: two cases from Milan Paolo Corvo e Raffaele Matacena 18. The Korean online game wave - Development within the experience economy Patrik Ström and Mirko Ernkvist Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Within the span of a generation, innovation and entrepreneurship have emerged as two of the most vital forces in the economy and in society. This Research Agenda highlights new insights and approaches to guide future thinking, research and policy in the area. To accomplish this, the editors have brought together a group of accomplished scholars spanning economics, management, public policy and finance. Drawing on the experiences and insights of leading scholars this Research Agenda covers a broad array of rich and promising topics, including entrepreneurial ecosystems, finance and the role of universities. Focusing on the intersection and overlap between the two disciplines, the Research Agenda begins by establishing the theoretical basis between the two topics, before exploring impact, context, academic entrepreneurship, start-ups, policy and corporate governance. The book concludes with three provocative chapters: Friederike Welter highlighting the power of words and images, Sameeksha Desai discussing the role of artificial intelligence and Mark Casson presenting a case for radical change to how entrepreneurship is studied. Presenting the most salient findings and themes in current literature, A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is essential for researchers in innovation, as well as policy makers at both the local and national levels influenced by the increasing importance of entrepreneurship and innovation.Trade Review'Audretsch, Lehmann and Link have assembled a wealth of insights and frameworks to invigorate the innovation and entrepreneurship research agenda. The inclusion of contributions spanning a broad spectrum of scholars from economics, management, public policy and finance in this most inter-disciplinary of fields is especially welcome.' --Mike Wright, Imperial College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann and Albert N. Link 2. Schumpeterian Growth Regimes Cristiano Antonelli 3. Measuring Entrepreneurial Impact through Alumni Impact Surveys Shiri Breznitz, Brendan Hills and Qiantao Zhang 4. Academic Entrepreneurship: Between Myth and Reality Alice Civera, Michele Meoli and Silvio Vismara 5. Principal Investigators and Boundary Spanning Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition: A Conceptual Framework James A. Cunningham 6. The Regional Emergence of Innovative Start-ups: A Research Agenda Michael Fritsch 7. Public and Policy Entrepreneurship Research: A Synthesis of the Literature and Future Perspectives Heike M. Grimm 8. A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Role of Entrepreneurial Universities Maribel Guerrero and David Urbano 9. Corporate Governance and Innovation Hezun Li, Timurs Umans and Siri Terjesen 10. Research Opportunities Considering Student Entrepreneurship in University Ecosystems Simon Mosey and Paul Kirkham 11. Entrepreneurial Leadership in the Academic Community: A Suggested Research Agenda Rati Ram, Devrim Göktepe-Hultén, and Rajeev K. Goel 12. The Power of Words and Images – Towards Talking About and Seeing Entrepreneurship and Innovation Differently Friederike Welter 13. Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship: Some Thoughts for Entrepreneurship Researchers Sameeksha Desai 14. Entrepreneurship Studies: The Case for Radical Change Mark Casson Index

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Book SynopsisNew technologies, with their practical contributions, provide social value. The chapters in this volume view this social value from a program evaluation perspective, and the focus of the evaluations is the generation of new technology funded by public sector agencies. Through keen and approachable analysis, the authors provide important background on both methodology and application. Link and Scott have assembled a collection of their seminal works on the social value of new technology. The first paper provides a general, hands-on overview of the theory and practice of program evaluation, while remaining chapters go on to focus on a number of public sector programs ranging from the U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research program to Canada's programs to support the development of medical imaging technology. The authors demonstrate that this area of research is relevant not only to established scholars and practitioners, but also to students. This book will serve as a valuable resource to academic researchers and graduate students in public administration, public policy, and economics, as well as practitioners in the evaluation field.Contributors include: S.D. Allen, D.B. Audretsch, B.M. Downs, L.M. Hillier, D.P. Leech, S.K. Layson, A.N. Link, A.C. O'Connor, J.T. ScottTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction PART I Counterfactual Evaluation Method 2. The Theory and Practice of Public-Sector R&D Economic Impact Analysis 3. An Economic Evaluation of the Baldrige National Quality Program 4. On the Social Value of Quality: An Economic Evaluation of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program 5. The Impact of Public Investment in Medical Imaging Technology: An Interagency Collaboration in Evaluation PART II Spillover Evaluation Method 6. Public/Private Partnerships: Stimulating Competition in a Dynamic Market 7. Financing and Leveraging Public/Private Partnerships: The Hurdle-Lowering Auction 8. An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program in New England: Fast Track Compared with Non-Fast Track Projects 9. An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Fast Track Program in Southeastern States PART III Other Evaluation Methods 10. Cost-Benefit Analysis for Global Public-Private Partnerships: An Evaluation of the Desirability of Intergovernmental Organizations Entering into Public-Private Partnerships 11. Evaluating Public Sector R&D Programs: The Advanced Technology Program’s Investment in Wavelength References for Optical Fiber Communications 12. Intelligent Machine Technology and Productivity Growth 13. Public Gains from Entrepreneurial Research: Inferences about the Economic Value of Public Support of the Small Business Innovation Research Program 14. Public/Private Technology Partnerships: Evaluating SBIR-Supported Research Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book synthesizes research from the past 50 years of innovation studies, addressing the main elements and providing a connected perspective on innovation within organizations. It explores the generation and adoption of both technological and nontechnological innovations, offering a coherent and systematic view of the process. Fariborz Damanpour examines innovation activity and internal mechanisms and processes in both business and nonbusiness organizations, providing an overview of key concepts, terms, and theory. Insights from behavioral, economic, and structure-based perspectives are used to explain existing findings and help the reader navigate current research on the management of innovation, as well as offering ideas and frameworks to guide new studies. Organizational Innovation will be an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate-level students of management and organization studies, particularly those working on the management of innovation and technology. It will also prove useful to educators in the field as a reference work for students.Trade Review'This is a timely and informative book! It is rich in content, grounded in excellent research and theory, and comprehensive in coverage. Damanpour has done a magnificent job in organizing a vast body of research, making it more easily accessible to researchers, students, and managers.' --Shaker A. Zahra, University of Minnesota, US'Damanpour does a superb job of synthesizing the highly fragmented, complex, and interdisciplinary research on the management of innovation. The result: an essential resource for scholars focused on conducting evidence-based research or developing theory in innovation that enhances both the understanding of and the performance of organizations in the private, public, and non-profit sectors of the economy.' --Gregory G. Dess, University of Texas at Dallas, US'For many years Fariborz Damanpour has been a unique voice in the literature on innovation and organization. He offers a synthetic representation of innovation, far removed from fashionable ideas. In this unique book, Fariborz clarifies what innovation means, what concepts it relies on, and how scholars theorize about it. The book sets a standard in the literature on innovation for years to come.' --Benoît Godin, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I – Innovations and Organizations 1. Research on Organizational Innovation 2. Concepts, Theories, and Contexts Part II – Elements of Organizational Innovation 3. Types of Innovation – Technical, Nontechnical, Hybrid 4. Spectrum of Innovation Radicalness 5. Process of Innovation – Generation, Adoption 6. Openness of Innovation Process Part III – Sources of Innovations in Organizations 7. Primary Antecedents of Organizational Innovation 8. Moderators, Mediators, and Measurement of Innovation Part IV – Performance Consequences of Innovation 9. Innovation and Organizational Performance 10. Innovation Pattern, Complementarity, and Performance References Index

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Book SynopsisThis incisive review analyses the most influential academic research in a burgeoning subject - the economics of music. The literature stems from both mainstream economics journals as well as pertinent works from accountancy, sociology and management sources. Topics discussed include live music, music production, labour markets and ownership and music competitions. This review provides a valuable resource for students and economists involved in this fascinating field, as well as those seeking to enter it.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Samuel Cameron PART I HIT MUSIC 1. Storm Gloor (2011), ‘Just How Long Is Your “Fifteen Minutes”? An Empirical Analysis of Artists’ Time on the Popular Charts’, Journal of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association, 11 (1), 61–82 2. David E. Giles (2007), ’Survival of the Hippest: Life at the Top of the Hot 100’, Applied Economics, 39 (15), 1877–87 3. Ken Hendricks and Alan Sorensen (2009), ‘Information and the Skewness of Music Sales’, Journal of Political Economy, 117 (2), April, 324–69 4. Caroline Elliott and Rob Simmons (2011), ‘Factors Determining UK Album Success’, Applied Economics, 43 (30), 4699–705 5. W. Mark Crain and Robert D. Tollison (1997), ‘Economics and the Architecture of Popular Music’, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 32 (2), February, 185–205 6. William A. Hamlen, Jr. (1994), ‘Variety and Superstardom in Popular Music’, Economic Inquiry, XXXII (3), July, 395–406 PART II LIVE MUSIC 7. Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Shawn Ritenour (1999), ‘An Exploration of the Beckerian Theory of Time Costs: Symphony Concert Demand’, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 58 (4), October, 887–99 8. Peter E. Earl (2001), ‘Simon’s Travel Theorem and the Demand for Live Music’, Journal of Economic Psychology, 22 (3), June, 335–58 9. Nancy Bertaux, Kaleel Skeirik and David Yi (2015), ‘Art Music and the Economy: The Modernity Index and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 1895 to 2013’, International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 9 (4), 376–92 10. Bruno S. Frey (1994), ‘The Economics of Music Festivals’, Journal of Cultural Economics, 18 (1), March, 29–39 11. Grant C. Black, Mark A. Fox and Paul Kochanowski (2007), ‘Concert Tour Success in North America: An Examination of the Top 100 Tours from 1997 to 2005’, Popular Music and Society: Record Charts, 30 (2), May, 149–72 PART III DEMAND FOR MUSIC 12. Stan J. Liebowitz (2016), ‘How Much of the Decline in Sound Recording Sales is Due to File-Sharing?’, Journal of Cultural Economics: Economics of Music, 40 (1), February, 13–28 13. Wilfred Dolfsma (1999), ‘The Consumption of Music and the Expression of VALUES: A Social Economic Explanation for the Advent of Pop Music’, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 58 (4), October, 1019–46 14. Ercilia García-Álvarez, Tally Katz-Gerro and Jordi López-Sintas (2007), ‘Deconstructing Cultural Omnivorousness 1982–2002: Heterology in Americans’ Musical Preferences’, Social Forces, 86 (2), December, 417–43 PART IV PRODUCTION OF MUSIC 15. William J. Baumol and Hilda Baumol (1994), ‘On The Economics of Musical Composition in Mozart’s Vienna’, Journal of Cultural Economics, 18 (3), September, 171–98 16. F. M. Scherer (2001), ‘The Evolution of Free-Lance Music Composition, 1650–1900’, Journal of Cultural Economics, 25 (4), November, 307–19 17. Karol Jan Borowiecki and Georgios Kavetsos (2015), ‘In Fatal Pursuit of Immortal Fame: Peer Competition and Early Mortality of Music Composers’, Social Science and Medicine, 134, June, 30–42 18. Mark Marotto, Johan Roos and Bart Victor (2007), ‘Collective Virtuosity in Organizations: A Study of Peak Performance in an Orchestra’, Journal of Management Studies, 44 (3), May, 388–413 19. Samuel Cameron and Alan Collins (1997), ‘Transaction Costs and Partnerships: The Case of Rock Bands’, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 32 (2), February, 171–83 20. Cédric Ceulemans, Victor Ginsburgh and Patrick Legros (2011), ‘Rock and Roll Bands, (In)complete Contracts, and Creativity’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 101 (3), May, 217–21 21. David Hesmondhalgh (1998), ‘The British Dance Music Industry: A Case Study of Independent Cultural Production’, British Journal of Sociology, 49 (2), June, 234–51 PART V PRICE OF MUSIC RELATED GOODS 22. Kathryn Graddy and Philip E. Margolis (2011), ‘Fiddling with Value: Violins as an Investment?’, Economic Inquiry, 49 (4), October, 1083–97 23. Patrick Georges and Aylin Seçkin (2013), ‘Black Notes and White Noise: A Hedonic Approach to Auction Prices of Classical Music Manuscripts’, Journal of Cultural Economics, 37 (1), February, 33–60 24. Dennis Halcoussis and Timothy Mathews (2007), ‘eBay Auctions for Third Eye Blind Concert Tickets’, Journal of Cultural Economics, 31 (1), March, 65–78 25. Samuel Cameron (2008), ‘E-Baying for Blood?: Noncompetitive Flexible Pricing in Entertainment Ticketing – Some Demand Side Evidence’, Applied Economics, 40 (10), 1315–22 26. Samuel Cameron and Mike Reynolds (2015), ‘The Value of Collecting a Particular Musical Artist: The Case of MiniDiscs’, Briefing Notes in Economics, 91, September, 1–9 PART VI LABOUR MARKETS AND OWNERSHIP 27. Claudia Goldin and Cecilia Rouse (2000), ‘Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians’, American Economic Review, 90 (4), September, 715–41 28. Sam Cameron (2003), ‘The Political Economy of Gender Disparity in Musical Markets’, Cambridge Journal of Economics, 27 (6), November, 905–17 29. Jack Bishop (2005), ‘Building International Empires of Sound: Concentrations of Power and Property in the “Global” Music Market’, Popular Music and Society, 28 (4), October, 443–71 30. Ram D. Gopal, Sudip Bhattacharjee and G. Lawrence Sanders (2006), ‘Do Artists Benefit from Online Music Sharing?’, Journal of Business, 79 (3), May, 1503–33 31. Juan de Dios Montoro Pons and Manuel Cuadrado García (2008), ‘Legal Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: An Empirical Study in the Prerecorded Music Sector’, European Journal of Law and Economics, 26 (2), October, 153–73 32. Samuel Cameron (2006), ‘Rock, Pop and Judicial Efficiency: Economic Considerations in the Spandau Ballet Decisions’, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 17 (3), April, 327–44 33. Maya Bacache-Beauvallet, Marc Bourreau and François Moreau (2016), ‘Information Asymmetry and 360-Degree Contracts in the Recorded Music Industry’, Revue d’Économie Industrielle – Journal of Industrial Economics, 156 (4e trimester – 4th quarter), 57–90 34. Kieran James and Christopher Tolliday (2009), ‘Structural Change in the Music Industry: A Marxist Critique of Public Statements Made by Members of Metallica during the Lawsuit against Napster’, International Journal of Critical Accounting, 1 (1–2), 144–76 PART VII COMPETITIONS 35. Herbert Glejser and Bruno Heyndels (2001), ‘Efficiency and Inefficiency in the Ranking in Competitions: The Case of the Queen Elisabeth Music Contest’, Journal of Cultural Economics, 25 (2), May, 109–29 36. Victor A. Ginsburgh and Jan C. van Ours (2003), ‘Expert Opinion and Compensation: Evidence from a Musical Competition’, American Economic Review, 93 (1), March, 289–96 37. J. Atsu Amegashie (2009), ‘American Idol: Should it be a Singing Contest or a Popularity Contest?’, Journal of Cultural Economics, 33 (4), November, 265–77 38. Luc Champarnaud (2014), ‘Prices for Superstars Can Flatten Out’, Journal of Cultural Economics, 38 (4), November, 369–84 Index

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Book SynopsisDigital innovations influence every aspect of our lives in this increasingly technological world. Firms that pursue digital innovations must think carefully about how digital technologies shape the nature, process and outcomes of innovation as well as the long- and short-term social, economic and cultural consequences of their offerings. The Handbook contributes to building a transdisciplinary understanding of digital innovation by bringing together a diverse set of leading scholars from business, engineering, economics, science and public policy. Their distinct perspectives advance ideas and principles intended to set the agenda for future research on digital innovation in ways that inform not only firm-level strategies and practices but policy decisions and science-focused investments as well. The first of its kind, this Handbook provides scope and depth for scholars interested in information systems and digital technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship, strategy, and digital platforms and ecosystems. In addition, it is informative and enlightening to scholars and practitioners interested in the impact of digital technologies on organizations and the broader society. Contributors include: A. Aaltonen, C. Alaimo, E. Autio, N. Berente, C. Bubel, P.N. Courant, J. Cutcher-Gershenfeld, E.L. Echeverri-Carroll, A. Gawer, T.L. Griffith, V. Grover, J. Grudin, O. Henfridsson, S.L. Jarvenpaa, J. Kallinikos, M.J. Kim, J.L. King, R.J. Kulathinal, S. Kumar, K.A. Loparo, K. Lyytinen, A. Majchrzak, A. Malhotra, M.L. Markus, S. Nambisan, W. Nan, J.V. Nickerson, A. Pedraza-Avella, L.W. Rogowski, S. Seidel, L.D.W. Thomas, C. Velu, Y. Yoo, X. ZhangTrade Review'The revolution in digital technologies has fueled unprecedented levels and forms of innovation spanning individuals, firms, industries, and disciplines. Satish Nambisan, Kalle Lyytinen and Youngjin Yoo call for the first transdisciplinary approach to understanding this phenomenon. This collection of cumulative knowledge and the rare opportunity for novel connections stemming from this are vitally important in order to move forward scholarly and practitioner perspectives on digital innovation.' --Mike Fisher, Chief Technology Officer at Etsy, USTable of ContentsContents: Section 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Digital Innovation: Towards a Transdisciplinary Perspective (Nambisan, Lyytinen, Yoo) Section 2: Foundations of Digital Innovation Introduction to Section 2 (Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld) Chapter 2: The New Wave of Digital Innovation: The Need for a Theory of Sociotechnical Self-Orchestration (Majchrzak & Griffith) Chapter 3: Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship in and around Institutional Voids: The Case of Fundación Cardiovascular (FCV) in Colombia (Jarvenpaa, Echeverri-Carroll, Pedraza) Chapter 4: Theorizing the Connections between Digital Innovations and Societal Transformation: Learning from the Case of M-Pesa in Kenya (Markus & Nan) Chapter 5: Agile Development as the Root Metaphor for Strategy in Digital Innovation (Berente) Section 3: Digital Platforms, Ecosystems and Entrepreneurship Introduction to Section 3 (Annabelle Gawer) Chapter 6: Value co-creation in ecosystems: Insights and research promise from three disciplinary perspectives (Autio & Thomas) Chapter 7: Remixing Systems: Collective design through modification (Nickerson) Chapter 8: Scaling Digital Enterprises (Henfridsson) Section 4: Digital Innovation, Business Models and Value Creation Introduction to Section 4 (Varun Grover) Chapter 9: Data and Value (Alaimo, Kallinikos, Aaltonen) Chapter 10: Business Model Cohesiveness Scorecard: Implications of Digitization for Business Model Innovation (Velu) Chapter 11: Automate, Informate, and Generate: Affordance Primitives of Smart Devices and the Internet of Things (Seidel & Berente) Section 5: Digital Innovation and Future of Work Introduction to Section 5 (Paul Courant) Chapter 12: Prolegomena on Digital Innovation and Jobs (King & Grudin) Chapter 13: Making the One-Sided Gig Economy Really Two-Sided: Implications for Future of Work (Malhotra) Section 6: Digital Innovation and Application Domains Introduction to Section 6 (Ken Loparo) Chapter 14: The bits and bytes of biology: Digitalization fuels an emerging generative platform for biological innovation (Kulathinal, Yoo, Kumar) Chapter 15: Innovations in Micro-robotics and their Implications in a Digital World (Rogowski, Bubel, Zhang, Kim) Section 7: Conclusion Chapter 16: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Digital Innovation: Key Themes and Directions for Future Research (Lyytinen, Nambisan, Yoo) Index

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurship education is an area of growing importance within entrepreneurship research. This book critically discusses innovation and entrepreneurship in new and varied contexts in Europe.Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Education explores the need for researching innovation and learning in family firms, micro firms, SMEs and in rural and network contexts. The chapters offer new insights into the antecedents of business performance in SMEs by investigating social capital and marketing capabilities. The book includes a new typology for analysing entrepreneurship education programmes, discusses opportunities in embedding entrepreneurship in teacher education and explores entrepreneurship in the informal learning arenas in universities. This book includes a wide range of studies from different analytical and methodological perspectives and from various regional and industrial contexts. As such, it is a valuable tool for advanced students wishing to gain an overview of research on European entrepreneurship. Researchers in entrepreneurship would also benefit from the up-to-date research analysis in this book.Contributors include: L. Aaboen, T. Aadland, K. Axelsson, D. Aylward, M. Belarouci, R. Blackburn, A. De Massis, V. François, U. Hytti, S. Joensuu-Salo, E.J.B. Jørgensen, F. Kelliher, S. Kettunen, K. Kohtakangas, C. Lafaye, E. Laveren, M. Markowska, L. Mathisen, P. Parkkari, L. Reinl, P. Rovelli, K. Sorama, F. Welter, M. WesterbergTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Silke Tegtmeier 1. Introduction: Innovation and education matters in European entrepreneurship research Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn and Eddy Laveren 2. Innovation in family firms and SMEs: Distinctive features and research challenges Alfredo De Massis and Paola Rovelli 3. Speed of innovation and proximity in a rural context: The case of a manufacturing SME Eva J.B. Jørgensen and Line Mathisen 4. Micro firm learning communities in rural tourism: a multi-case study David Aylward, Leana Reinl and Felicity Kelliher 5. The relations between social capital and growth of innovative early stage firms: a contextual approach Valérie François, Christophe Lafaye and Matthieu Belarouci 6. Internationalized SMEs: The impact of market orientation and marketing capability on business performance Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Kirsti Sorama and Salla Kettunen 7. Systematising higher education: a typology of entrepreneurship education Torgeir Aadland and Lise Aaboen 8. Entrepreneurship in teacher education: conceptualisation and tensions Karin Axelsson and Mats Westerberg 9. ‘We’re the biggest student movement in Finland since the 1970s!’ A practice-based study of student entrepreneurship societies Piritta Parkkari and Krista Kohtakangas 10. Narrating entrepreneurial identities: How achievement motivation influences restaurateurs’ identity construction Magdalena Markowska and Friederike Welter Index

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Book SynopsisThis accessible textbook provides a comprehensive guide to the building blocks of sustainable social enterprise, exploring how core elements contribute to either the success or failure of the social venture. It analyzes the key skills needed to synthesize effective business practices with effective social innovation and points out both what works and what does not. Taking a practical approach, it demonstrates how big ideas can be transformed into entities that produce lasting change.Key Features: Discussion questions and activities to aid student learning and debate A multi-part case study that helps students see social enterprise in practice Recommended resources sections that encourage students to explore the topic further Readable, real-life anecdotes, examples, and analogies that illustrate how social entrepreneurship initiatives operate Learning objectives and chapter summaries to guide students through key topics including product development, idea generation, social change theory, marketing, and operating structures Making the case that social entrepreneurship may be the most effective way to bring about positive changes in society, this textbook will be an essential resource for introductory courses and electives in social entrepreneurship.Trade Review‘Highly recommended. This book admirably defines social entrepreneurship and serves as a gazetteer for practitioners and interested readers by clarifying current practices and providing applicable case studies to illuminate them. The text is clear and concise and conveys complex concepts in an inviting, almost conversational tone particularly well suited to the topic. It is an important and welcome addition to the literature. Undergraduates through faculty; practitioners; general readers.’ -- S.A. Schulman, CHOICE‘Social Entrepreneurship - A Practice-based Approach to Social Innovation is a highly readable text which prefers to focus on the practical rather than be overly theoretical. It would make a great introductory text for those with no previous knowledge, for example a student taking an entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship module as an optional unit, or for practitioners, those exploring how they might take a social enterprise idea forward who are at an early stage. The practical nature of the book describing common issues and pitfalls with creating and running a social enterprise makes it suitable for those using an action learning approach - ideally where students are able to interact with real social enterprises in parallel with their studies.’ -- Robert A Phillips, Action Learning: Research and Practice‘Enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of an Appendix featuring an eleven page Sample Business Plan, and a five page Index, 'Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach to Social Innovation' is extraordinary and thoroughly “student friendly” in organization and presentation. While highly recommended for college and university library Business/Entrepreneurship collections, it should be noted for students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that the book is also available in a paperback edition.’ -- John Taylor, Midwest Book Review‘Social entrepreneurship continues to prove an impactful organizational model that provides value to multiple stakeholders and reshapes communities and culture. Dr. J. Howard “Jim” Kucher and Dr. Stephanie E. Raible provide readers with the insight and knowledge needed to understand social entrepreneurship as well as offer valuable case studies throughout the text. The information compiled in this book will help all social entrepreneurs hit the ground running as changemakers.’ -- Steve McDavid, CEO, The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation‘J. Howard Kucher and Stephanie E. Raible have put together a roadmap to entrepreneurship that allows the reader to learn from the successes and challenges of local, national, and international efforts. Resources are shared that expand the ability to make a genuine difference. Recognizing the power of social enterprise and its purpose in addressing new challenges, I highly recommend Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach to Social Innovation as a necessary resource for the emerging social entrepreneur.’ -- Pamela J. King, Open Society Institute-Baltimore, USTable of ContentsCONTENTS: Foreword by Tom Lumpkin PART I SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL OR BOTH? 1. Crazy little thing called love 2. The basics of entrepreneurship still matter 3. Social entrepreneurship is messy 4. The field is extra-disciplinary PART I CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: from barroom to breadline PART II WHO CARES? 5. The basics of product development 6. It springs up from the ground: idea generation and community assets 7. Social Change Theory as product design 8. Outputs or outcomes PART II CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: from non-profit to social enterprise PART III WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? 9. Metrics matter 10. Marketing has three faces PART III CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: spread the love PART IV HOW DOES THIS WORK? 11. Finance follows function 12. Form follows function: operating models first, legal structures second 13. Global perspectives on legal and operating structures PART IV CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: WHO’S DRIVING THE CART? PART V YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT 14. Don’t worry, be happy PART V CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: westward ho! Index

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Book SynopsisThis accessible textbook provides a comprehensive guide to the building blocks of sustainable social enterprise, exploring how core elements contribute to either the success or failure of the social venture. It analyzes the key skills needed to synthesize effective business practices with effective social innovation and points out both what works and what does not. Taking a practical approach, it demonstrates how big ideas can be transformed into entities that produce lasting change.Key Features: Discussion questions and activities to aid student learning and debate A multi-part case study that helps students see social enterprise in practice Recommended resources sections that encourage students to explore the topic further Readable, real-life anecdotes, examples, and analogies that illustrate how social entrepreneurship initiatives operate Learning objectives and chapter summaries to guide students through key topics including product development, idea generation, social change theory, marketing, and operating structures Making the case that social entrepreneurship may be the most effective way to bring about positive changes in society, this textbook will be an essential resource for introductory courses and electives in social entrepreneurship.Trade Review‘Highly recommended. This book admirably defines social entrepreneurship and serves as a gazetteer for practitioners and interested readers by clarifying current practices and providing applicable case studies to illuminate them. The text is clear and concise and conveys complex concepts in an inviting, almost conversational tone particularly well suited to the topic. It is an important and welcome addition to the literature. Undergraduates through faculty; practitioners; general readers.’ -- S.A. Schulman, CHOICE‘Social Entrepreneurship - A Practice-based Approach to Social Innovation is a highly readable text which prefers to focus on the practical rather than be overly theoretical. It would make a great introductory text for those with no previous knowledge, for example a student taking an entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship module as an optional unit, or for practitioners, those exploring how they might take a social enterprise idea forward who are at an early stage. The practical nature of the book describing common issues and pitfalls with creating and running a social enterprise makes it suitable for those using an action learning approach - ideally where students are able to interact with real social enterprises in parallel with their studies.’ -- Robert A Phillips, Action Learning: Research and Practice‘Enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of an Appendix featuring an eleven page Sample Business Plan, and a five page Index, 'Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach to Social Innovation' is extraordinary and thoroughly “student friendly” in organization and presentation. While highly recommended for college and university library Business/Entrepreneurship collections, it should be noted for students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that the book is also available in a paperback edition.’ -- John Taylor, Midwest Book Review‘Social entrepreneurship continues to prove an impactful organizational model that provides value to multiple stakeholders and reshapes communities and culture. Dr. J. Howard “Jim” Kucher and Dr. Stephanie E. Raible provide readers with the insight and knowledge needed to understand social entrepreneurship as well as offer valuable case studies throughout the text. The information compiled in this book will help all social entrepreneurs hit the ground running as changemakers.’ -- Steve McDavid, CEO, The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation‘J. Howard Kucher and Stephanie E. Raible have put together a roadmap to entrepreneurship that allows the reader to learn from the successes and challenges of local, national, and international efforts. Resources are shared that expand the ability to make a genuine difference. Recognizing the power of social enterprise and its purpose in addressing new challenges, I highly recommend Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach to Social Innovation as a necessary resource for the emerging social entrepreneur.’ -- Pamela J. King, Open Society Institute-Baltimore, USTable of ContentsCONTENTS: Foreword by Tom Lumpkin PART I SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL OR BOTH? 1. Crazy little thing called love 2. The basics of entrepreneurship still matter 3. Social entrepreneurship is messy 4. The field is extra-disciplinary PART I CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: from barroom to breadline PART II WHO CARES? 5. The basics of product development 6. It springs up from the ground: idea generation and community assets 7. Social Change Theory as product design 8. Outputs or outcomes PART II CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: from non-profit to social enterprise PART III WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? 9. Metrics matter 10. Marketing has three faces PART III CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: spread the love PART IV HOW DOES THIS WORK? 11. Finance follows function 12. Form follows function: operating models first, legal structures second 13. Global perspectives on legal and operating structures PART IV CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: WHO’S DRIVING THE CART? PART V YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT 14. Don’t worry, be happy PART V CASE STUDY DC Central Kitchen: westward ho! Index

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Book SynopsisPowerful new approaches and advances in medical systems drive increasingly high expectations for healthcare providers internationally. The form of digital healthcare - a suite of new technologies offering significant benefits in cost and quality - allow institutions to keep pace with society's needs. This book covers the need for responsible innovation in this area, exploring the issues of implementation as well as potential negative consequences to ensure digital healthcare delivers for the benefit of all stakeholders. This book offers a considered view on what a responsible innovation process might involve and how this will enable multiple stakeholders - users, medics, businesses and policymakers - to create a system of delivering better care at lower costs. Illustrated by international case studies, the contributing authors explore the dimensions of responsible innovation with patient engagement and the ways in which this can lead to better design, enhanced diffusion of knowledge and improvement in healthcare. A much-needed exploration of the role of innovation in healthcare with patients in mind, this book will be essential for academics in innovation, ethics, social entrepreneurship and healthcare studies.Trade Review'People ageing and the welfare society demand the intensive use of technology to provide a modern and sustainable care service. But the use of technology also raises new ethical questions about the way the knowledge is obtained and patients' privacy managed. This book is a benchmark on finding a solution to this challenge: taking advantage of the awesome possibilities of new technologies while respecting the privacy and dignity of the patient at all times. Congratulations.' --Jose Antonio Ondiviela, SmartCities Solutions Director, Microsoft, Western Europe'Medical care can be shifted towards a patient-centered innovation and care process. The editors of this book focus on an important aspect of this emergent system: digital health. Contributors especially focus on responsible ways digital health systems can be designed to protect patient privacy, and teach us a great deal about this important topic. A valuable book!' --Eric von Hippel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US'Based on major international research, this inspiring volume provides rich and suggestive insights into responsible innovation, often enabled by digital technologies and initiated by patients or caregivers. It is packed with observations, ideas and inspiring examples of value for researchers as well as innovators and managers within and beyond the health sector.' --Per Davidsson, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Responsible Innovation in Digital Health Tatiana Iakovleva, Elin M. Oftedal and John Bessant 2. Responsible innovation as a catalyst of the firm innovation process Tatiana Iakovleva, Elin M. Oftedal and John Bessant 3. Challenges in healthcare - the changing role of patients Elin M. Oftedal, Tatiana Iakovleva and John Bessant 4. Empowering patients to innovate: the case of Patient Innovation Pedro Oliveira, Salomé Azevedo and Helena Canhão 5. Patient-initiated innovation - Evidence and research agenda Thomas Laudal and Tatiana Iakovleva 6. University of Virginia Health System’s MyChart: Supporting Patient Care and Research Bala Mulloth and Michael D. Williams 7. Design space in digital healthcare – the case of health information TV John Bessant, Allen Alexander, Danielle Wynne, and Anna Trifilova 8. Responsible Research and Innovation: Innovation initiatives for Positive Social Impact Raj Thapa and Tatiana Iakovleva 9. The Blink innovation story – viewed through the lens of responsible innovation Dagfinn Wåge and Andrea Marie Stangeland 10. Hitting the institutional wall – the journeys of three firms from idea to market Elin M. Oftedal and Lene Foss 11. The role of user-led regional innovation networks in shaping responsible innovation in eHealth. Lessons from the East of the Netherlands Kornelia Konrad, Verena Schulze Greiving and Paul Benneworth 12. Management of Stakeholders’ Knowledge for Responsible Research and Innovation Elisa Thomas and Luciana Maines da Silva 13. Responsible Innovation and Commercialisation in the University Context: A case study of an academic entrepreneur in digital healthcare Bernard Naughton and Lene Foss 14. Responsible innovation within the healthcare sector: Digital Therapeutics and WellStart Health Jill Kickul, Mark Griffiths, and Marissa Titus 15. The Future of Responsible Innovation John Bessant, Tatiana Iakovleva and Elin M. Oftedal Index

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Book Synopsis'Diane Nijs's development of Imagineering is at the forefront of innovation research. It is both daringly original and eminently applicable. It is a major contribution to the scholarly literature on innovation as well as for practitioners who want to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the theory and practice of innovation.'- Alfonso Montuori, California Institute of Integral Studies, USThe most pressing problems facing society today, such as enhancing healthcare, revitalizing cities, and improving our systems and institutions are complex innovation eco-systems. Articulating and illustrating how experience design can unlock experience innovation, Diane Nijs and her colleagues present new ways of effectuating corporate, public, social and whole system innovation through collective creation. This ground-breaking book makes several contributions to the fields of innovation and design thinking by taking complexity science as its point of reference. It shows how two complementary types of science - a Newtonian equilibrium science of forces and a complexity science of simple rules - lead to two types of innovation policy and two complementary types of design thinking. By enhancing conventional design thinking with the systemic design approach of imagineering, this book offers readers a fresh perspective on innovation in times of growing complexity.This is a highly provocative book for scholars, practitioners and students in the field of change and innovation. It will also prove to be a useful tool for design thinking in management systems.Contributors include: C. Camargo-Borges, F. Campos, G. Maree, D. Nijs, F. Ouwens, L. Terzieva, A. van Dam, L. WanderleyTrade Review'Evolution does not just happen, it can be designed by the Imagineering approach as Diane Nijs and colleagues set out in this groundbreaking new book. Finding the right language to kindle inspiration and pro-active creativity can lead to a new self-organised sustainable yet dynamic state. This book argues that we can make people-led changes to society at a high systemic level to advance in desirable new directions.' --Ir. M.A. Voûte, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands'Design, innovation and co-creation are espoused by many executives and policy makers, but rather difficult to accomplish in practice. Advanced Imagineering shows how a mechanical view of the world locks executives and politicians into a 'hyper-simplification' that makes them blind to the complexity of reality. This book presents a highly useful roadmap for 'innovation as collective creation', illustrated with many cases. A must read for those facing fuzzy challenges that require collective action.' --Georges Romme, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands'Advanced Imagineering innovates the concept of innovation itself. It's a must-read for anyone who wants the latest theory, insights, and tools for leading collaborative transformation in today's disruptive world.' --Soren Kaplan, University of Southern California, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Benyamin Lichtenstein Preface 1. Introduction: Towards a New Design Discipline Diane Nijs PART I FOUNDATIONS OF IMAGINEERING 2. LANDSCAPE: A Big Shift in Society: Growing Complexity and the Innovation Opportunity Diane Nijs 3. LENS: A Big Shift in Science: Seeing Change and Innovation as a matter of Emergence Diane Nijs 4. LOGIC: A Big Shift in Design: Imagineering, Beyond Conventional Design Thinking Diane Nijs PART II THE SYSTEMIC DESIGN APPROACH OF IMAGINEERING 5. A-ppreciating Celiane Camargo-Borges 6. B-reathing Lilian Wanderley and Fabio Campos 7. C-reating Frank Ouwens 8. D-eveloping Geoff Maree 9. E-nabling Angelica van Dam 10. F-lourishing Liliya Terzieva Index

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Book SynopsisTechnology Transfer and US Public Sector Innovation provides an overview of US technology policies that are the genesis for observed technology transfer activities. By describing the technology transfer process from US federal laboratories and other public sector organizations, this exploration informs the reader in detail of how the transfer process behaves and the social benefits associated with it. Empirical information and evidence are presented on myriad forms of technology transfer including, but not limited to, patents, licenses and CRADA activity. Publications are a form of technology transfer as are new metrics that quantify the efficiency of the technology transfer process. Link and Oliver's work will be of great use to public policy makers in industrialized countries, scientists in federal laboratories worldwide and academic researchers. In addition, it will hold an important position in national and academic libraries.Trade Review'Al Link is a seasoned veteran of the US public-sector technology transfer historical experience. Drawing on that experience and assessing forces shaping future economic and social consequences of federal technology transfer efforts, he has delivered a must-read for policymakers, researchers, and students of the federal role in the nation’s technology transformation.’ -- Peter D. Blair, George Mason University, US'In this important new book, Link and Oliver, carefully trace how technology transfer from the public sector has been the sleeping giant of innovation in the United States. With meticulous care in the data analyses, the authors provide compelling and irrevocable evidence highlighting the central role played by technology transfer from the federal labs and other public research programs that have fueled America's innovative performance. With publication of this path breaking book, the key contributions of the public sector in driving American science, research, innovation and ultimately prosperity are clearing and unequivocally identified. It is a must read not just to scholars of science and innovation policy but also to thought leaders in business and public policy.' -- --David Audretsch, Indiana University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Irwin Feller 1. Introduction 2. An Historical Context for Technology Transfer Activity in the United States 3. U.S. Technology Transfer Policies toward Federal Laboratories and Agencies 4. The Economics of Technology Transfer 5. On the Effectiveness of U.S. Technology Transfer Policies 6. Literature on U.S. Federal Laboratory and Agency Technology Transfer Mechanisms 7. U.S. Federal Agency Technology Transfer Mechanisms and Metrics 8. Agency Growth Rates of Selected Technology Transfer Mechanism Metrics 9. Agency Examples of Successful Technology Transfers 10. A Public Sector Knowledge Production Function 11. Exploring the Broader Impact of R&D Spending on Technology Transfer in Federal Agencies 12. Exploring Publications as a Technology Transfer Mechanism 13. Exploring New Technology Transfer Metrics 14. Technology Transfer from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program 15. Concluding Remarks References Index

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge Handbook takes stock of a diverse set of theoretical and methodological perspectives that address creativity, innovation, and the ways in which they intersect. Considering the development of the field, the Handbook examines current trends to chart a path forward for promising future research. Leading international contributors showcase some of the most advanced and interesting work in the creativity and innovation field, providing a platform for idea exchange and cross-fertilization. Reviewing the foundations for conducting rigorous creativity research, chapters elaborate on theoretical models that explain both individual and team creativity and innovation, and discuss the relationship between creativity and standardization. The Handbook also analyzes the role of social influences in the processes of creativity and innovation, as well as how to make sense of and study creativity and innovation. In doing so, the Handbook highlights both quantitative and qualitative research methods for conducting creativity-innovation research. Presenting an expert analysis of research on creativity and innovation, this Handbook will be a vital reference point for scholars and students in these fields, in addition to the areas of organizational innovation and organizational behavior. It will also be useful for practicing managers interested in understanding creativity and innovation.Trade Review'This outstanding Handbook brings together leading scholars who show us, across different levels of analysis and methodological approaches, how creativity and innovation relate to topics as diverse as leadership, social networks, and loneliness. The intersection of different research trajectories is woven throughout. The book is structured to provide foundations for understanding existing research, social contexts in which creativity and innovation occur, and directions for future work. This volume captures the current universe of leading ideas concerning a vital research area.' -- Martin Kilduff, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: shared foundations and diverse inquiries for advancing creativity and innovation research 1 Jing Zhou and Elizabeth D. Rouse PART I FOUNDATIONS OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION RESEARCH 1 Conducting rigorous research on individual creativity 12 Christina E. Shalley and Amy P. Breidenthal 2 The dual pathway to creativity model: implications for workplace creativity 28 Bernard A. Nijstad, Eric F. Rietzschel, Matthijs Baas, and Carsten K.W. De Dreu 3 Team creativity and innovation 49 Daan van Knippenberg and Inga J. Hoever 4 Creativity and standardization: tension, complementarity, and paradox 67 Robert C. Litchfield, Yuna S.H. Lee, and Lucy L. Gilson PART II THE ROLE OF SOCIAL INFLUENCES, INTERACTIONS, AND PROCESSES IN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION 5 Social network and creativity 82 Ronald S. Burt 6 Creative leadership across contexts 105 Charalampos Mainemelis, Olga Epitropaki, and Ronit Kark 7 Leading groups and teams towards successful innovation 129 Eric F. Rietzschel, Diana Rus, and Barbara Wisse 8 Teams as synthesizers: the role of constraints in the process of creative synthesis 156 Sarah Harvey and Poornika Ananth 9 Family and its influences on work creativity 181 Nora Madjar 10 Creativity connects: how the creative process fosters social connection and combats loneliness at work 204 Jack A. Goncalo, Joshua H. Katz, Lynne C. Vincent, Verena Krause, and Shiyu Yang PART III STRETCHING HOW WE MAKE SENSE OF AND STUDY CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION 11 Creative spirals: when ideas beget ideas 225 Andrew Hargadon 12 Creativity over the career 245 Pier Vittorio Mannucci 13 Unraveling the bias against novelty: guiding the study of our tendency to desire but reject the new 267 Jennifer Mueller and Yidan Yin 14 Who is the creator? How uncertainty, threat and implicit models create paradoxical evaluations of creativity 290 Kerrie L. Unsworth and Aleksandra Luksyte 15 Using qualitative methods to generate divergence in creativity theory 309 Elizabeth D. Rouse and Michael G. Pratt Index 330

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Book SynopsisThis important book focuses on particular aspects of the development and implementation of community partnerships based in - and focused on - neighborhoods, municipalities, and regions. Throughout the book, David J. Maurrasse stresses the importance of philanthropy and representation from different types of organizations across public, private, and nongovernmental spectrums. In observing these collaborative efforts both in the US and various countries including Colombia, Malawi, England, India and Australia, two dynamics are emphasized: the role of private philanthropic institutions and their resources in facilitating the creation and continuation of these partnerships, along with the role of nongovernmental organizations as important enduring institutions in localities that are not, historically, considered as agents of community and economic development. It provides an evolving perspective on community partnerships particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and racial and income inequity, introducing the geographical, historical and cultural context behind these. Furthermore, the author defines and describes various roles in community partnerships and offers suggestions to help leverage these.Providing insightful case studies on the topic, this book will be key reading for practitioners in the field of community engagement at nonprofit institutions, such as universities, hospitals and philanthropic organizations. It will also be of use for academic researchers focusing on community studies and strategic partnerships.Trade Review‘As this volume trenchantly documents, our world faces the ravages of a perfect storm, shedding a glaring light on the disparate impact in our local communities of long-standing systemic racism, continually widening wealth gaps, and a raging global pandemic. Under this spotlight, the urgency and timeliness of strategic, cross-sector sustainable partnerships among organizations anchored in place, undergirded by enlightened philanthropy, and committed to moving the needle on the public good, could not be clearer. By documenting the efforts of ten such partnerships-in-place, spanning localities across the US and the globe, David Maurrasse brings home forceful shared lessons for progress.’ -- Nancy Cantor, Rutgers University-Newark, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction PART I PHILANTHROPY, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP 2. Evolving thinking on community partnerships 3. The nongovernmental sector and philanthropy PART II COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES 4. Introduction to Part II 5. The Newark Anchor Collaborative 6. Memphis Medical District Collaborative 7. Southeast Los Angeles Collaborative 8. Central Corridor Anchor Partnership 9. Quality Jobs Fund PART III INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS 10. Introduction to Part III 11. Colombia: Rebuilding El Salado 12. Malawi: Chipatala Cha Pa Foni 13. England: young Black men’s employment program in London – the Moving On Up initiative 14. India: Parivartan – health in Bihar 15. Australia: Metropolitan partnerships – Victoria PART IV LESSONS AND THE FUTURE 16. Introduction to Part IV 17. Successes and challenges 18. Future opportunities, considerations, and directions References Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a book of strategies and tactical plays, written by practitioners, for practitioners. It is designed to help innovators develop more effective approaches to benefitting from early stage university research. The authors are commercial innovators, experienced in the creation of partnerships to create and exploit valuable new ideas. They have decades of senior level experience in the research, innovation and product development teams of large multi-nationals, smaller high-tech companies, and start-up businesses. The unique perspectives offered by the authors cover all the key issues that an innovator needs to understand to help them achieve high-impact and mutually beneficial partnerships with academic researchers.

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Book SynopsisFINALIST: Business Book Awards 2020 - Start-Up Inspiration Category Start-Ups, Pivots and Pop-Ups is a must read for anyone with a business idea and the desire to be successful. It gives the reader the skills and knowledge to survive in today's innovation and entrepreneurial-focused world. This book is about starting a business. It's about putting your toe in the entrepreneurial water - perhaps through doing a short term business gig or a pop-up business - and then seeing what happens. It shows you how to listen to the customer and work out why failures may happen, and when they do, you'll learn how to deal with them and create a new business that is robust and ready to grow. Start-Ups, Pivots and Pop-Ups shows you the best ways of starting, testing and growing a business. It shares the stories, experience and insights of those who've done it, and explains how to innovate, trial, refine and succeed. Even if your business idea struggles, you'll find out how to learn so much that you'll pivot your business, try again and then win big time. You'll learn from a range of organizations including Blue Cow Vodka, Sandows Cold Filtered Coffee, Monty's Bakehouse and Lagom Kitchenware.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Prologue; Chapter - 01: The ups and downs of starting a new business; Chapter - 02: The start-up revolution; Chapter - 03: Pivots, refinements and surprises; Chapter - 04: Pop-ups, questions and experiments; Chapter - 05: Start-ups - How to do them. How to succeed; Chapter - 06: Conclusions and summary; Chapter - 07: Bibliography; Chapter - 08: Index

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Book SynopsisBlockchain provides a secure ledger of transactions, programmable smart contracts, and real-time trustworthy visibility and insight into the supply chain process. For all the promises it offers to supply chain professionals, however, there's very little guidance available on how organizations should begin evaluating and using it. Integrating Blockchain into Supply Chain Management provides that much needed step by step guidance. Integrating Blockchain into Supply Chain Management is a very practical book of tools, frameworks and case studies. It will help students and supply chain managers to evaluate the value proposition blockchain brings. It will then guide them through essential processes for making informed, practical, timely, and business-savvy decisions for using blockchain as an effective supply chain tool. It includes a valuable benchmark survey of the state of play in blockchain in supply chain management, including organisations such as Tyson Foods, IBM and Coca Cola, as well as downloadable frameworks and tools.Trade Review"Offers insight into how and where to consider blockchain in the supply chain and how to approach geting started. Blockchain has not yet proven to be a scalable solution for supply chain problems, but in isolated cases use cases it has already become an enabler of new value creation and capability development. This book will be helpful for supply chain leaders to separate hype from reality as they shape their strategy." * Cameron Geiger, Senior Vice President, Walmart US Supply Chain *"The most successful supply chain leaders are inquisitive about new technologies. The authors' research and deep passion to find out all we can and anticipate future options are laid out in an easy-to-understand fashion. The content is absorbable and engaging, and readers will certainly be better equipped as the future of blockchain unfolds." * Rick Blasgen, President and CEO, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Understanding blockchain technology; Chapter - 02: Using blockchain as a new database; Chapter - 03: Common blockchain features; Chapter - 04: How to adopt blockchain and bridge the gaps; Chapter - 05: Supply chain operations and blockchain; Chapter - 06: Blockchain as a supplier of a stable and secure supply chain system; Chapter - 07: The implications of traceability across the supply chain; Chapter - 08: Blockchain technology and advantages for marketing products and services; Chapter - 09: What is the business case for embracing blockchain?

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Book SynopsisFintech has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors in the financial services industry and has radically disrupted traditional banking. However, it has become clear that for both to thrive, the culture between fintech and incumbent firms must change from one of competition to collaboration. The Financial Services Guide to Fintech looks at this trend in detail, using case studies of successful partnerships to show how banks and fintech organizations can work together to innovate faster and increase profitability. Written by an experienced fintech advisor and influencer, this book explains the fundamental concepts of this exciting space and the key segments to have emerged, including regtech, robo-advisory, blockchain and personal finance management. It looks at the successes and failures of bank-fintech collaboration, focusing on technologies and start-ups that are highly relevant to banks' product and business areas such as cash management, compliance and tax. With international coverage of key markets, The Financial Services Guide to Fintech offers practical guidance, use cases and business models for banks and financial services firms to use when working with fintech companies.Trade Review"Few people in the financial services industry understand the challenger bank battlefield better than Devie Mohan. Providing a platform for why challenger banks exist and discussing the different business models being used by fintech firms and big tech organizations to compete with legacy banks, Devie has created the 'must read' guide for those new or tenured in the banking space." * Jim Marous, Co-Publisher of The Financial Brand, Owner of the Digital Banking Report and Host of ‘Banking Transformed’ podcast *"This book is a must-read for both sides of the equation: traditional financial services firms and their potential fintech partners. Devie Mohan provides a step-by-step practical approach for creating the best partnerships and producing winning outcomes for firms, fintechs and end customers. Anyone who reads this can benefit from her deep experience and subject matter expertise." * April Rudin, CEO, The Rudin Group *"There is a definite lack of comprehensive guides to our industry and even fewer examples of unbiased, research-driven perspectives while the sector continues to grow, with new professionals who need a short-cut to make sense of an intensive last 20 years arriving every day. What Devie accomplishes here, both as an insider who has lived it and as an astute scholar and exceptional analyst, is a one-of-a-kind must-read for anyone who has true interest in anything to do with either fintech or Financial Services in general."" * Duena Blomstrom, Author of Emotional Banking, Co-Founder and CEO of PeopleNotTech *"Devie Mohan combines a deep understanding of the evolution of fintech with a comprehensive view of its impact on financial ecosystems globally. This is essential reading for anyone in the financial services space." * Jay Palter, Chief Engagement Officer, Jay Palter Social Advisory *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Banks versus fintechs during the economic crisis; Chapter - 02: Fintech for customer experience; Chapter - 03: Early collaboration models; Chapter - 04: Widening of the fintech ecosystem; Chapter - 05: Emerging markets driving innovation; Chapter - 06: Governments and fintech hubs; Chapter - 07: Fintech segments at play; Chapter - 08: B2B fintech; Chapter - 09: Collaboration models within fintech; Chapter - 10: Challenger banking; Chapter - 11: Data and analytics; Chapter - 12: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisHow can organizations complete a major business model transformation and how can leaders successfully guide their business through this radical shift? As markets are constantly transformed by new technologies and disruptor competitors, once successful business models designed to function in a different time now struggle as the mainstream changes. This book is the guide for organizations looking to turn downward trends into upward momentum and gain an edge on the competition. Now in its second edition, this book offers practical advice on how to understand the fit of an existing business model and reconstruct it with a forward-thinking approach. New illustrative case studies of global organizations which have boldly transformed offer examples for change, including SAP, Netflix and Daimler. Business transformation is presented as a leadership challenge and methods to realize and implement opportunities for innovation company-wide are discussed in detail. Radical Business Model Transformation is essential reading for business leaders, transformation experts and MBA students interested in ensuring that their business model is future-proof and can withstand the new proliferation of innovations set to transform the business landscape.Trade Review"A challenging and thought-provoking read for those looking to master the complexities of making digital transformation work in practice. This excellent book gets right to the heart of business model transformation with frameworks for developing strategy and practical examples for delivery, transition and corporate buy-in." * Mark Spelman, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum *"This book demonstrates that business model transformation can be a highly effective means for successful digital transformation. When platforms and ecosystems challenge the market rules, especially for traditional companies, this step-by-step guide shows how to proactively shift your business model in order to shape future success. A must-read!" * Gisbert Rühl, CEO, Klöckner & Co SE *"The asset-heavy chemical industry is still very much based on traditional business models. Many of our customer industries, however, are in transformation. This book helps you question your own business models and at the same time better understand those customers who are already in a transformation mode." * Martin Brudermüller, CEO, BASF *"As we enter the 2020s, one of the most important forces transforming the fortunes of firms old and new is the change in business models. This book gives you a thoughtful, well-researched guide to what changes and why, what works and what you can do about it. With plenty of detail from sectors as diverse as automotive, chemicals, software, film distribution and production and education, the red thread of what business model transformation is, and how to succeed in it, comes alive. This is a tour-de-force providing a great illustration of one of today's key competitive challenges- how to respond to radical business model change and, better still, how to lead the way." * Michael G Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Professor of Strategy, London Business School *"I congratulate Dr Linz and his co-authors on this impressive, highly relevant book. Business model transformation is the prevailing theme of the modern economy. This is required reading for anyone who wants to know how innovation can create new opportunity and growth." * Bill McDermott, CEO ServiceNow *"Highly relevant for leaders. This book provides both an excellent conceptual structure and great insights through a wide range of real company cases. Until now, such guidance to transform your business model was missing." * Dr Sami Atiya, Member of the Group Executive Committee and President Robotics and Discrete Automation, ABB Ltd *"Transformation is becoming the mantra of our time, and for good reason: we are experiencing dramatic changes in technology, society and business. Technology can take us so far - yet without entrepreneurial leadership grounded in morality and ethics we will veer into technocracy. It is in the spirit of Peter Drucker that this book shows the broader picture of the transformation journey beyond management techniques and with the necessary emphasis on the human aspects of change." * Richard Straub, President Global Peter Drucker Forum *"The authors provide great insights into how to transform a business model. Clear guidelines and many examples provide important learnings for every transformation leader." * Oliver Gassmann and Karolin Frankenberger, Professors at the University of St Gallen, authors of The Business Model Navigator *"To stay ahead as innovation leaders, we at TRUMPF rethink, expand and even disrupt our business models. The authors have created a highly effective strategic framework and a wealth of case studies, which explores how to systematically transform business models to pioneer the fourth industrial revolution." * Dr Ulrich Faisst, Digital Transformation Officer, TRUMPF *"We are at a critical time for most incumbent organizations as their existing business models are failing and they struggle to adapt to technological change - they need to fight back! With Radical Business Model Transformation, the authors offer inspiration and a proven blueprint that enables leaders to upgrade their business models and get them fit for the new digital economy." * Felix Staeritz, CEO, FoundersLane and Founder, FightBackMovement *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: About the authors; Section - ONE: Why business models need to radically shift; Chapter - 01: How business model transformation became mainstream; Chapter - 02: Working with the Business Transformation Board; Section - TWO: Navigating the business model transformation journey; Chapter - 03: Drivers of business model transformation; Chapter - 04: How to assess your current and target business model; Chapter - 05: How to lead a radical shift of your business model; Section - THREE: Learning from successful transformational organizations; Chapter - 06: Case studies of companies radically shifting the level of inclusiveness; Chapter - 07: Case studies of companies radically shifting the level of customization; Chapter - 08: Case studies of companies that sequence multiple radical shifts; Section - FOUR: How to move forward; Chapter - 09: Mastering the transformational leadership challenge; Chapter - 10: Designing your business model transformation path; Chapter - 11: Index

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Book SynopsisHow can organizations complete a major business model transformation and how can leaders successfully guide their business through this radical shift? As markets are constantly transformed by new technologies and disruptor competitors, once successful business models designed to function in a different time now struggle as the mainstream changes. This book is the guide for organizations looking to turn downward trends into upward momentum and gain an edge on the competition. Now in its second edition, this book offers practical advice on how to understand the fit of an existing business model and reconstruct it with a forward-thinking approach. New illustrative case studies of global organizations which have boldly transformed offer examples for change, including SAP, Netflix and Daimler. Business transformation is presented as a leadership challenge and methods to realize and implement opportunities for innovation company-wide are discussed in detail. Radical Business Model Transformation is essential reading for business leaders, transformation experts and MBA students interested in ensuring that their business model is future-proof and can withstand the new proliferation of innovations set to transform the business landscape.Trade Review"A challenging and thought-provoking read for those looking to master the complexities of making digital transformation work in practice. This excellent book gets right to the heart of business model transformation with frameworks for developing strategy and practical examples for delivery, transition and corporate buy-in." * Mark Spelman, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum *"This book demonstrates that business model transformation can be a highly effective means for successful digital transformation. When platforms and ecosystems challenge the market rules, especially for traditional companies, this step-by-step guide shows how to proactively shift your business model in order to shape future success. A must-read!" * Gisbert Rühl, CEO, Klöckner & Co SE *"The asset-heavy chemical industry is still very much based on traditional business models. Many of our customer industries, however, are in transformation. This book helps you question your own business models and at the same time better understand those customers who are already in a transformation mode." * Martin Brudermüller, CEO, BASF *"As we enter the 2020s, one of the most important forces transforming the fortunes of firms old and new is the change in business models. This book gives you a thoughtful, well-researched guide to what changes and why, what works and what you can do about it. With plenty of detail from sectors as diverse as automotive, chemicals, software, film distribution and production and education, the red thread of what business model transformation is, and how to succeed in it, comes alive. This is a tour-de-force providing a great illustration of one of today's key competitive challenges- how to respond to radical business model change and, better still, how to lead the way." * Michael G Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Professor of Strategy, London Business School *"I congratulate Dr Linz and his co-authors on this impressive, highly relevant book. Business model transformation is the prevailing theme of the modern economy. This is required reading for anyone who wants to know how innovation can create new opportunity and growth." * Bill McDermott, CEO ServiceNow *"Highly relevant for leaders. This book provides both an excellent conceptual structure and great insights through a wide range of real company cases. Until now, such guidance to transform your business model was missing." * Dr Sami Atiya, Member of the Group Executive Committee and President Robotics and Discrete Automation, ABB Ltd *"Transformation is becoming the mantra of our time, and for good reason: we are experiencing dramatic changes in technology, society and business. Technology can take us so far - yet without entrepreneurial leadership grounded in morality and ethics we will veer into technocracy. It is in the spirit of Peter Drucker that this book shows the broader picture of the transformation journey beyond management techniques and with the necessary emphasis on the human aspects of change." * Richard Straub, President Global Peter Drucker Forum *"The authors provide great insights into how to transform a business model. Clear guidelines and many examples provide important learnings for every transformation leader." * Oliver Gassmann and Karolin Frankenberger, Professors at the University of St Gallen, authors of The Business Model Navigator *"To stay ahead as innovation leaders, we at TRUMPF rethink, expand and even disrupt our business models. The authors have created a highly effective strategic framework and a wealth of case studies, which explores how to systematically transform business models to pioneer the fourth industrial revolution." * Dr Ulrich Faisst, Digital Transformation Officer, TRUMPF *"We are at a critical time for most incumbent organizations as their existing business models are failing and they struggle to adapt to technological change - they need to fight back! With Radical Business Model Transformation, the authors offer inspiration and a proven blueprint that enables leaders to upgrade their business models and get them fit for the new digital economy." * Felix Staeritz, CEO, FoundersLane and Founder, FightBackMovement *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: About the authors; Section - ONE: Why business models need to radically shift; Chapter - 01: How business model transformation became mainstream; Chapter - 02: Working with the Business Transformation Board; Section - TWO: Navigating the business model transformation journey; Chapter - 03: Drivers of business model transformation; Chapter - 04: How to assess your current and target business model; Chapter - 05: How to lead a radical shift of your business model; Section - THREE: Learning from successful transformational organizations; Chapter - 06: Case studies of companies radically shifting the level of inclusiveness; Chapter - 07: Case studies of companies radically shifting the level of customization; Chapter - 08: Case studies of companies that sequence multiple radical shifts; Section - FOUR: How to move forward; Chapter - 09: Mastering the transformational leadership challenge; Chapter - 10: Designing your business model transformation path; Chapter - 11: Index

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Book SynopsisWINNER: NYC Big Book Award 2020 - Business General Companies that rapidly grow have one thing in common: their leaders create symbiotic relationships between technical, creative and business minds. Innovation and leadership consultant, Val Wright, provides the tools needed to nurture and harness these connections, the right way. An inspirational CEO who influences and innovates successfully will become the pivotal power in any business by orchestrating an organization that helps everyone dream big while staying grounded and rapidly putting ideas into action. Using examples from a number of leading corporations to provide advice to existing and aspiring CEOs, and featuring interviews with C-suite executives at some of the world's most innovative businesses, Rapid Growth, Done Right is an essential guide to creating products and services that customers will love while delivering consistent growth.Trade Review"Val Wright makes the complex simple. She zones in on what is happening and lightbulbs go off that truly allow you to grow your business in the right way." * Jennifer Anaya, SVP Marketing, Ingram Micro Inc. *"I have read many business and leadership books and never has one been so unique, practical, and immediately applicable as Rapid Growth, Done Right. Every executive should read it." * Andrew Clarke, CEO, francesca’s *"This is the ultimate guide for how technical, creative, and business teams can work together so that they are all talking the same language. Val Wright's advice and toolkit will help leaders of all disciplines improve their ability to lead innovative and fast-growing companies." * Lance Ralls, CIO, Belkin International *"As a creative business executive in the entertainment industry I love experimenting with new ideas. This advice provides rapid practical examples that I can immediately apply." * Mike Tunnicliffe, Former EVP, Head of Universal Music Group and Brands USA *"This advice is so concise and powerful. Just what executives need to hear right now to grow their business during times of change." * Carolina Stavrositu, Former Executive Director, Content Marketing, Time *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Why you cannot leave innovation to chance; Chapter - 02: How to evaluate your creative, technical, and business power; Chapter - 03: How to speak so everyone understands you; Chapter - 04: How to build an innovative company; Chapter - 05: How to communicate with anyone; Chapter - 06: How to speed up decisions; Chapter - 07: How to increase the quantity and quality of ideas; Chapter - 08: How not to act like an idiot when working with a genius; Chapter - 09: How to track and accelerate your success; Chapter - 10: How to implement fast

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Book SynopsisNamed as the best overall book on banking of 2022 by Investopedia. The finance industry is currently going through a digital revolution, with new and developing technology transforming the world of banking and financial services beyond recognition. Banks and financial institutions worldwide recognize the pressing need to innovate to avoid disruption or displacement by highly agile and often smaller fintech companies. Reinventing Banking and Finance is an essential guide for finance professionals to current trends in fintech, innovation frameworks, the challenges of outsourcing or embedding innovation, and how to effectively collaborate with other organizations. Beginning with the history and background of how banking got to the era of fintech, the book provides a thorough overview of the global fintech ecosystem and the drivers behind innovation in technologies, business models and distribution channels. Examples of key institutions and interviews with innovators and experts shine a light on key financial innovation hubs in UK, US, China, Israel and more, and offer advice for institutions looking to choose the right market for their needs. Covering genuine innovations in AI, machine learning, blockchain and digital identity, Reinventing Banking and Finance offers expert insight into navigating the complex and multi-layered finance industry.Trade Review"A compelling narrative of the history, forces, threats and opportunities that are reshaping the financial industry. The experience of the authors shines through in their confident and accessible writing, as well as in their cross-continental overview of the key institutions and people that are enabling better ways for all of us to manage our money in the mobile and data-centred world we live in." * Josh Bottomley, Global Head of Digital, HSBC *"With the emergence of fintech the banking industry is being dragged into the digital age kicking and screaming. This book describes how this transformation is taking place and how different parts of the globe are responding differently to the change. The authors' perspectives, derived from their first-hand knowledge of digital transformation in banking, make it a compelling read." * Paolo Zaccardi, Co-Founder & CEO FABRICK, President HYPE *"A must read for every forward thinking banking executive. The radically simple neo bank model outlined is one all banks should consider as part of their transformation to a customer centric organization, while the thorough global review of fintech hubs will bring any seasoned innovator right up to date. What makes the sharp perspective shared in this book so credible is the industry experience both authors bring. Developed through extensive first-hand knowledge running banks and advising a whole host of fintechs the rigorous point of view is rare in a book like this." * James Haycock, General Manager UK, idean Capgemini *"In this book the authors describe the impact digital adoption is having on banking and financial services across the globe. A must read for anyone seeking to know more about how a fundamental industry is transforming." * Matthew Chen, Group CEO, Sunline Holding *"Provides an insider's perspective on how technology is transforming financial services, I particularly enjoyed the historical context, the concept of the ideal Neobank and the profiles on the fintech hubs across the globe." * Elias A. Baltassis, Partner and Director, Data & Analytics, Boston Consulting Group *"Delivers great insight on the global fintech ecosystem with the profiles of both the fintech hubs and what they call the fintech tribes. An enjoyable and thoughtful book for anyone looking for an insider's perspective on banking innovation." * Shachar Bialick, Founder, CEO, Curve *"If you want to understand why 'digital banking' is not just a buzzword and how this movement is changing finance this is the book for you. Fintechs are powering a disruption that takes us back to the origins of banking, where personal outcomes and tailored services were the norm. In this book the authors do an exemplary job of explaining the banking revolution of our time, placing it within the historical context of the industry and showing how new ideas are helping to recover foundational concepts." * Prof Deeph Chana, Centre for Financial Technology, Imperial College London *"This book provides some fascinating insights into why there has never been a more exciting time to be innovating in the banking industry. Regulators and financial institutions are paving the way for a new digital-based economy - a faster, more transparent and secure banking industry!" * Diana Paredes, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Suade *"Thanks to the authors' experience, this book provides an insider view on what's next and an extensive analysis of how technology, data and a new approach can reshape banking services." * Paola Papanicolaou, Executive Director - Group Head of Innovation, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA *"A compelling book looking at how banking is being transformed at its core by technology, changing customer expectations and evolving regulation. It provides a global perspective on fintech, explaining how - unlike other tech innovations - it is not a US-centric phenomenon, with Europe and Asia being home to some of the more innovative businesses in the sector. A good book to read if you are keen to understand what is happening to banking around the world and how it will affect you." * Laurent Nizri, CEO Paris Fintech Forum and Chairman ACSEL *"This book could not be timelier as our financial institutions and economic models are severely disrupted and tested due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As digitized operations are forcibly accelerated and new tools integrated, the authors help us rethink traditional models and share a blueprint of the bank of the future, Neobank. This book is an important guide for understanding what to focus on going forward shaped by customer needs, technology capabilities, and business realities." * Sophie Wade, CEO Flexcel Network and Published Writer *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The History of Banking; Chapter - 02: The Digital Threat; Chapter - 03: The Shape of the Perfect Neobank; Chapter - 04: The Journey from Bricks and Mortar to Digital; Chapter - 05: The Fintech Hubs; Chapter - 06: The Fintech Tribes; Chapter - 07: London; Chapter - 08: The Gulf; Chapter - 09: Paris; Chapter - 10: New York City; Chapter - 11: Tel Aviv; Chapter - 12: Shenzhen; Chapter - 13: Final Thoughts; Chapter - 14: Further reading

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Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. No longer confined to the world of science fiction, AI has infiltrated the mainstream and is the new electricity for business. Bestselling author, Bernard Marr, shows you how to harness and integrate it with your business strategy. We all know about driverless cars, automated production lines and chatbots but how do you ensure your business keeps up and where do you start? Bestselling author and strategy guru, Bernard Marr, argues that AI absolutely applies to your business and explains how to design an AI strategy that will guarantee its success. The Intelligence Revolution explores the opportunities and challenges that come with this monumental new taskforce that is defining the new standards of business. Guiding us through intelligent products, services and work processes, The Intelligence Revolution illustrates how new technologies are impacting customer experience, product and service design and work efficiency. Bernard Marr delights us with fascinating case studies of businesses excelling at maximizing the potential of AI like Netflix, Autodesk, Disney, Rolls Royce and Amazon. Don't be left behind. Instead, discover how to turbocharge your business.Trade Review"The Intelligence Revolution is a complete guide for business leaders who want to truly transform their organization with AI. It provides a comprehensive framework to identify and implement a company-wide strategy to put AI into action." * David Carmona, General Manager, Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft *"Amid the dizzying array of AI uses and developments, having a straightforward guide to what this technology is and how businesses can use it is invaluable. The Intelligence Revolution is an important read for any executive who wants to thrive in the AI future." * Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Technology Association *"Bernard Marr has written an exceptional must-read manual on the opportunities and challenges of the AI revolution... the most significant technological opportunity for any and all businesses. Learn from one of the best, gain his insights and utilize his blueprint to prepare for the greatest revolution of our time." * Leslie Stevens, President, Ortho-Tain, Inc. *"Bernard Marr has done it again! This time with a book on AI, the most transformative business and technology trend of our times. The Intelligence Revolution is easy to understand and packed full of real-world examples and practical templates. A must read for ANY business and technology leader." * Bruno Aziza, Group Vice President, AI & Data Analytics Cloud, Oracle *"Bernard Marr has put business leaders in the driver's seat of the intelligence revolution with this excellent AI strategy guidebook, which dives into the broad spectrum of AI capabilities and technologies. The book avoids AI hype and instead offers an intelligent alternative: a wealth of forward-looking practical advice, while consistently demonstrating how AI will drive business success when it blends with time-tested business principles, focused on people, culture, leadership, goals, priorities, strategy, and governance. No business will be left untouched by the intelligence revolution, which is transforming and disrupting people, products, and processes everywhere. Get this book and get your business moving fast-forward with AI." * Dr. Kirk Borne, Principal Data Scientist and Data Science Fellow at Booz Allen Hamilton *"The Intelligence Revolution urges every business from tuna fishing to toothbrushes to embrace AI or risk being irrelevant. Bernard Marr provides a comprehensive strategic template for how to embrace and integrate AI to get the best out of your data and your people in the Fourth Industrial Revolution." * Andy Rubin, Chair, Pentland Brands *"Explaining a complex concept with simplicity is the most difficult challenge for a writer. In this book, Bernard Marr succeeded in enabling any business manager to easily understand AI and how it can bring benefits to businesses. The book is very pleasant to read, and action-oriented, illustrated with practical examples from across all industries. A must-read for the industry leaders of the future." * Pascal Bornet, Head of AI, and Digital Innovation, McKinsey & Company *"If you have ever been wondering about what AI means, or been confused and worried about the impact of AI, Bernard Marr will clarify it all in this book for you. Not only will you understand what AI is, you will understand how to embrace it and prepare to benefit from it, regardless of which industry you are in." * Conny Björling, Head of Enterprise Architecture, Skanska Group *"Bernard Marr is an expert storyteller. In his latest book The Intelligence Revolution, he hooks readers in from the start by revealing how the tuna fishing industry has advanced and transformed over the years; along with a few predictions of how the industry might look in the next 20 years. Every industry is on a similar transformation journey; companies of all sizes and types are adopting new technologies. This book provides the reader with examples, tools, and knowledge of AI that is needed to increase business success, improve performance, address barriers associated with adopting AI technologies, and build a company that is equipped for the future. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to understand the impact of AI and wants to strategically prepare for the intelligence revolution and use AI to boost business success." * Kate Strachnyi, Founder, Story by Data *"Bernard Marr has written an insightful book on the value of Artificial Intelligence with tools and techniques for all companies across all industries. His simple to understand concepts de-mystify AI. If you needed a kick starter to get yourself moving on your digital innovation ideas this is the book to do it!" * Tina Rosario, Chief Data Officer, SAP *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Introduction and setting the scene; Chapter - 01: The transformative impact of the intelligence revolution; Chapter - 02: How we got to the intelligence revolution; Section - TWO: Artificial Intelligence in business; Chapter - 03: Artificial Intelligence in business; Chapter - 04: Using AI to make more intelligent products; Chapter - 05: Using AI to provide more intelligent services; Chapter - 06: Using AI to improve your business operations and processes; Section - THREE: Getting ready for the intelligence revolution; Chapter - 07: Finding the AI opportunities in your business; Chapter - 08: Addressing people and culture needs; Chapter - 09: The need for ethics, trust and transparency; Chapter - 10: AI needs data (lots of data); Chapter - 11: The need for a technology overhaul; Chapter - 12: Leadership challenges in the intelligence revolution; Chapter - 13: A look ahead;

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Book SynopsisConversion rate optimization (CRO) is about understanding people and behaviour, not simply website visits. This book is an all-encompassing guide to the how, the why and the tools and techniques. Grounded in best-practice theory and research, E-commerce Website Optimization brings together usability, analytics and persuasion to offer a detailed, step-by-step guide to increasing the percentage of visitors who buy from your site and subsequently the amount that these visitors spend when they do. In a complex and evolving field, it will help you improve conversion rates, increase ROI from online marketing campaigns, generate higher levels of repeat business and increase the e-commerce value of websites. In the fast-moving world of e-commerce, this fully revised second edition includes updates on test metrics, prioritization and personalization, alongside updated case studies and newly recommended tools. E-commerce Website Optimization is an invaluable book for those seeking to implement a data-driven ethos for their organization's e-commerce programme, for everyone from chief digital officers and heads of online sales, to entrepreneurs and small business owners.Trade Review"'A must-have for any e-commerce business, this book captures technical expertise and the methodologies required to run very successful optimization programs.'" * John Donnellan, Director, E-Commerce EMEA, Canon Europe *"'At last, a practical guide dedicated to Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) for online retail.'" * Dr Dave Chaffey, co-Founder, SmartInsights.com *"'This book explores how to understand people, their behaviour, their feedback, their testing choices and win bigger revenues.'" * Avinash Kaushik, Digital Marketing Evangelist, Google and author of Web Analytics 2.0 and Web Analytics: An Hour a Day *"'Highly recommended for anyone who's looking to optimize their online store.'" * Paras Chopra, Founder & Chairman, VWO *"'Dan and Johann draw from their own in-the-trenches experience to craft an essential read for the developing CRO practitioner. From their strategic approach down to targeted tactics, they provide the playbook on how to uncover insights for e-commerce growth.'" * Bratt Wittwer, former CEO, Qualaroo *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction to e-commerce website optimization; Chapter - 02: The kick-off; Chapter - 03: How people buy; Chapter - 04: Essential research; Chapter - 05: Add depth with further research; Chapter - 06: Merchandizing analytics; Chapter - 07: Creating the optimization plan; Chapter - 08: Hypotheses and creative work; Chapter - 09: Testing your hypothesis; Chapter - 10: Personalization; Chapter - 11: Optimizing the optimization; Chapter - 12: People and culture; Chapter - 13: Persuasive website copywriting; Chapter - 14: Launching a new website

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Book SynopsisConversion rate optimization (CRO) is about understanding people and behaviour, not simply website visits. This book is an all-encompassing guide to the how, the why and the tools and techniques. Grounded in best-practice theory and research, E-commerce Website Optimization brings together usability, analytics and persuasion to offer a detailed, step-by-step guide to increasing the percentage of visitors who buy from your site and subsequently the amount that these visitors spend when they do. In a complex and evolving field, it will help you improve conversion rates, increase ROI from online marketing campaigns, generate higher levels of repeat business and increase the e-commerce value of websites. In the fast-moving world of e-commerce, this fully revised second edition includes updates on test metrics, prioritization and personalization, alongside updated case studies and newly recommended tools. E-commerce Website Optimization is an invaluable book for those seeking to implement a data-driven ethos for their organization's e-commerce programme, for everyone from chief digital officers and heads of online sales, to entrepreneurs and small business owners.Trade Review"'A must-have for any e-commerce business, this book captures technical expertise and the methodologies required to run very successful optimization programs.'" * John Donnellan, Director, E-Commerce EMEA, Canon Europe *"'At last, a practical guide dedicated to Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) for online retail.'" * Dr Dave Chaffey, co-Founder, SmartInsights.com *"'This book explores how to understand people, their behaviour, their feedback, their testing choices and win bigger revenues.'" * Avinash Kaushik, Digital Marketing Evangelist, Google and author of Web Analytics 2.0 and Web Analytics: An Hour a Day *"'Highly recommended for anyone who's looking to optimize their online store.'" * Paras Chopra, Founder & Chairman, VWO *"'Dan and Johann draw from their own in-the-trenches experience to craft an essential read for the developing CRO practitioner. From their strategic approach down to targeted tactics, they provide the playbook on how to uncover insights for e-commerce growth.'" * Bratt Wittwer, former CEO, Qualaroo *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction to e-commerce website optimization; Chapter - 02: The kick-off; Chapter - 03: How people buy; Chapter - 04: Essential research; Chapter - 05: Add depth with further research; Chapter - 06: Merchandizing analytics; Chapter - 07: Creating the optimization plan; Chapter - 08: Hypotheses and creative work; Chapter - 09: Testing your hypothesis; Chapter - 10: Personalization; Chapter - 11: Optimizing the optimization; Chapter - 12: People and culture; Chapter - 13: Persuasive website copywriting; Chapter - 14: Launching a new website

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Book SynopsisWhat's going on with the world of work? Will my job exist in five years' time? What's 'disruption' all about, and what does it mean for me? Jobs don't look like they used to. In this age of innovation, staying in control of your work life can feel overwhelmingly challenging. So what does it take to have - and be in control of - a successful and fulfilling career? Career Fear (and how to beat it) will help you answer this question for yourself. In this practical and reassuring book, you'll explore the perspective, mindset and uniquely human skills you need for a resilient and thriving career - without the fear. From understanding how the world of work is changing, to self-reflection and developing your critical thinking; author Somi Arian guides you through everything you need to be ready for an exciting and varied journey through life and work. Packed with clear, useful examples and inspiring case studies, Career Fear (and how to beat it) helps you beat that career fear and prepare to succeed - no matter where your career takes you.Trade Review"Committing to lifelong learning and nurturing soft skills that are innately human are crucial for success in the post-digital era. Somi Arian inspires you to start your learning journey today and beautifully articulates the personal satisfaction and opportunity that can be unlocked by developing a growth mindset." * Namrata Murlidhar, Marketing Director, LinkedIn Learning *"Somi Arian's book is just what is needed right now as she examines the existential impact of technology and in particular AI on us all, individuals and businesses alike. Her approach is both philosophical and practical and will enable the reader to build the right mental and emotional toolset to navigate and thrive within the accelerating change and disruption ... it's a must-read!" * Justine Southall, Managing Director, Marie Claire Jet Style, Former MD of Marie Claire *"If you want to understand how new technologies, and in particular, Artificial Intelligence will affect your career or business, this is the book for you. Somi Arian clearly explains the skills that you need to succeed in the 21st century." * Christophe Georges, President & CEO, Bentley *"Rapidly advancing technologies are disrupting our 21st-century careers and outmoding conventional career planning strategies. This book is a no-nonsense guide to cultivating and applying our uniquely human proficiencies-from ethics to emotional intelligence to contextual understanding-to achieving durable relevance in the face of an increasingly volatile job market." * Dan Ruderman, PhD. Director of Analytics and Machine Learning, University of Southern California *"If, like me, you've consumed so much content on the 'Future of Work' lately that you feel more agitated than up-to-date, read Career Fear. It's that signal in the noise I was searching for!" * Jackie Barefield, Head of Learning, Barclays International *"As an HR professional, I am encouraging all to read this to understand better how AI will and is impacting career paths and skills development now and in the future. For all of those concerned by the large scale introductions of AI technology into the workplace, Somi Arian's book and narrative sets out the context and what differentiates us and how to continue to add value to yourself, your career and the organisations you work for mindfully and relevantly." * Jacque Field, Global Head of Resourcing & Employer Branding, Vodafone *"Somi Arian does a great job of demystifying the forces that create a successful career in the post-digital revolution era." * Michael O’Toole, Former Managing Director at Morgan Stanley *"Somi Arian is bringing an actual and relevant perspective to the future of work, which is actually a reality to act on right HERE and NOW. Besides her book being a great guide for all of us into how to leverage new technologies in harmony and complementarity to our unique competencies, it is also an essential read for all leaders who would like to stay ahead of the curve and set their organization for success" * Alina Cojocaru, Learning & Development Manager, The LEGO Group *"This concise, well-structured, immensely readable book presents thoughtful analyses of the impact of technological and managerial developments on the nature of work, different types of careers, gaining the mindset to select an appropriate career, and acquiring the human skills required to succeed in it. I recommend this volume to ambitious early career professionals as well as everyone else seeking to secure their futures." * Thomas W Hartquist, Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics, University of Leeds *"This book tackles the big issues for those entering the world of work in 2020. It offers practical advice about how to choose the right vocation so that readers can gain satisfaction and a decent income from their job." * Luke Johnson, Former Chairman of Channel 4, Chairman of Risk Capital *Table of Contents Chapter - 0: Introduction; Section - ONE: PERSPECTIVE; Chapter - 1: A history of work; Chapter - 2: The modern career landscape; Chapter - 3: The future of work - AI and humanity; Chapter - 4: The future of work - Time, transition and machines; Section - TWO: MINDSET; Chapter - 5: Knowing yourself; Chapter - 6: Your place in the world; Section - THREE: (HUMAN) SKILLS; Chapter - 7: Emotional intelligence; Chapter - 8: Critical thinking; Chapter - 9: Contextual creativity; Chapter - 10: Mindfulness; Chapter - 11: Bringing it all together; Chapter - 12: Index

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Book SynopsisApproach the future as a conversation, not a declaration. How can you be prepared for what's next when emerging trends constantly threaten to turn your strategic plan on its head? The world of business is experiencing a state of hyperchange influenced by global movements, disruptive technologies, political uprisings and new consumer expectations. If your world is turned upside down, will you know how to pivot and thrive, or will you be roadkill in the 'adapt or die' business race? Futuring is the art of anticipating and testing the trade-offs of different futures by making sense of key trends, signals and emerging patterns. How to Future is the only book that will teach you how to become a strategy wayfinder, allowing you to evaluate, plan and prepare for better futures for you and your business. How to Future is a guidebook to futuring and arms you with tools, strategies and practices that illuminate new strategic pathways. Renowned futurists Scott Smith and Madeline Ashby teach you how to manage the daily flood of information and signals, and discern emergent patterns that have a direct impact on the direction of your business. How to Future isn't about the "one future" you expect. Instead, this book equips you with valuable tools and concepts, builds a future-focused mindset and enables you to envision, stress-test and prototype adaptable, informed and agile strategic visioning. These tools will empower you, your team and your organization to anticipate whatever futures emerge.Trade Review"Just like great science fiction, 'futuring' isn't about trying to predict the future; it's about stimulating creative thinking about a range of possible futures. In How to Future, two of the best strategic foresight professionals in the business share all of their secrets, explaining how you can use the same tools they use to help their clients systematically think about and prepare for what's coming next--whatever it might be. It's a toolbox for taking control of your own future." * Kevin Bankston, AI Policy Director at Facebook and Fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination *"The Future is no longer uncertain once you have read How to Future. The book does a brilliant job of providing the reader with the confidence and know-how to embrace uncertainty and work purposefully towards the future with ease. Using models of possibility and clear framework tools, anyone can learn to understand, predict, and shape the future, which is particularly refreshing considering the fact that futuring can often feel like an intimidating task." * Julie Doleman, Managing Director, Global Expansion at Experian Consumer Services *"The future is rarely singular, and even more rarely stable. And there are few voices I would rather have in my head, to keep me company into all those futures than Scott Smith and Madeline Ashby. Drawing on more than two decades of expertise and experience, this book is an exemplary way-finding tool, full of helpful instructions and sign-posts that will be unfailing useful no matter where you find yourself. And the book is also an incantation: summon the future, they write, but do it with intentionality, a sense of purpose, and a strong moral compass!" * Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell, Director of the 3A Institute, Australian National University and Senior Fellow, Intel Corporation *"Smith and Ashby have done our increasingly uncertain world a service with How to Future by sharing the crown jewels of the futurists' trade. This book is filled with plain-spoken but extremely sophisticated guidance on how to understand-and prepare for-what's over the horizon." * August Cole, co-author of Burn In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution and Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War *"Reading How to Future in mid-2020, reinforced in my mind how important it is to broaden the scope of who gets to 'future.' There has never been a better time to learn how to imagine new possibilities and incorporate more diversity of experiences and points of view into the process. If you want to engage communities and make new, different, and more resilient futures happen, Smith and Ashby's book provides both a manual and a call for doing so." * Matt Jones, Principal Designer, Google AI *"In a world that needs proper, grown-up futures thinking more than ever, How To Future is simply brilliant - it's the tonic (and the gin!) we've been waiting for. A true manual to futuring, it is both accessible and wise, written by two of the leading thinkers in the field with their characteristic wry pragmatism. With hope and without hype, the book shows us how to better think about, prepare for, and deal with the many strange things the future yet has to offer." * Professor Alf Rehn, Author "Innovation for the Fatigued" *"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The old pros at Changeist have written the definitive guide to thinking around corners, out of quarantine, and through the uncertainty ahead. How to Future contains all the accrued foresight you need to begin practicing futures as a team or organization, and persuasively argues that your "return on vision" will trump straight-line projections every time." * Greg Lindsay, Director of Applied Research, NewCities Foundation *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Different futuring for different needs; Chapter - 02: Getting started – scoping; Chapter - 03: Sensing and scanning – finding signals of the future now; Chapter - 04: Sense-making and mapping – turning data and insights into patterns and themes; Chapter - 05: Scenario development – combining patterns and themes to tell strategic stories; Chapter - 06: Storytelling and prototyping – creating ways for others to engage with your future stories; Chapter - 07: Assessing effectiveness – tools for monitoring and measuring fitness of approach; Chapter - 08: What to do next? Building a futuring culture; Chapter - 09: Conclusion

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Book Synopsis"How do we get customers to choose us over our competitors?"In a crowded market it's imperative to demonstrate that you understand what your customers value and can communicate how you can solve their problem better than the competition. Stand-out Marketing presents original research which compares the content produced by organizations in a range of sectors which demonstrates that customers are left swimming in a "sea of sameness" by copycat marketing that makes choice difficult. On the back of this unique and fascinating research, Stand-out Marketing sets out a framework of five competencies for business leaders, marketing and sales professionals to successfully differentiate themselves from competitors. These include seeing the next competitive move, staying in tune with your customers and becoming indispensable to them, activating and evaluating initiatives, as well as building an organizational culture which enables these competencies. Featuring interviews with industry experts, tools and exercises throughout, Stand-out Marketing is an essential resource to help companies stand out, deliver genuine value, and achieve competitive advantage.Trade Review"Based on highly credible, thorough research, this pragmatic book deals with an age-old problem of how to give customers something of stand-out value that they are prepared to pay for. I commend it to you." * Professor Malcolm McDonald, Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University School of Management *"It's increasingly hard for businesses to differentiate themselves in today's hyper-crowded marketplace. Far too many companies are pumping out the same bland messages that fail to resonate with customers. This excellent book equips sales and marketing professionals with the capabilities to stand out in this 'sea of sameness'." * Nick de Cent, Editor-in-chief, The International Journal of Sales Transformation *"For organizations to stand out they need people to stand out. This book offers invaluable advice, based on credible research, about how your marketing and sales professionals excel now and into the future." * Clare Kemsley, Managing Director, Hays Marketing, UK and Ireland *"Makes you look in the mirror and identify some potentially uncomfortable truths, while providing some fantastic insights on sharpening your clarity and cut through to target customers. A book I would highly recommend and will often come back to." * Tom Craig, CEO, Craig Roxburgh Consulting *"Great to find a book that recognizes that to give customers something meaningfully different, you need the people competencies and the leadership to be able stand out from the crowd. A must-read for sales and marketing leaders who want to develop the talent to set their organization apart." * Andrew Crouch, CEO, UniTek Global Services *"The fact that organizations all seem to offer the same things that don't appear to help customers, often means customers are paralyzed as the choice becomes too difficult. If you want to find out how to help your organization develop the competency to swim away from this 'sea of sameness' and differentiate yourself, you must read this book!" * Colin Shaw, CEO and Founder, Beyond Philosophy *"Top-performing companies that get ahead of the competition have great alignment between sales and marketing rooted in customer thinking. I commend this book as it provides great clarity for both marketing and sales leaders about the competencies required to develop and deliver outstanding customer value." * Andy McFarlane, Value Creation Executive, Telstra *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: B2B organizations are stuck in a Sea of Sameness; Chapter - 02: Why does sameness happen in B2B marketing?; Chapter - 03: The V.A.L.U.E. competency framework – core competencies for B2B differentiation; Chapter - 04: The role of sales and marketing in B2B organizations – what is important?; Chapter - 05: The visionary – competencies for seeing the next competitive move; Chapter - 06: The activator – competencies for getting things done; Chapter - 07: The learner – competencies for staying in tune with your customers; Chapter - 08: Usefulness – competencies for becoming indispensable to your customers; Chapter - 09: The evaluator – competencies for making good decisions; Chapter - 10: Building a V.A.L.U.E. competency culture; Chapter - 11: Using V.A.L.U.E. competencies to stand out from your competitors;

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Book Synopsis"How do we get customers to choose us over our competitors?"In a crowded market it's imperative to demonstrate that you understand what your customers value and can communicate how you can solve their problem better than the competition. Stand-out Marketing presents original research which compares the content produced by organizations in a range of sectors which demonstrates that customers are left swimming in a "sea of sameness" by copycat marketing that makes choice difficult. On the back of this unique and fascinating research, Stand-out Marketing sets out a framework of five competencies for business leaders, marketing and sales professionals to successfully differentiate themselves from competitors. These include seeing the next competitive move, staying in tune with your customers and becoming indispensable to them, activating and evaluating initiatives, as well as building an organizational culture which enables these competencies. Featuring interviews with industry experts, tools and exercises throughout, Stand-out Marketing is an essential resource to help companies stand out, deliver genuine value, and achieve competitive advantage.Trade Review"Based on highly credible, thorough research, this pragmatic book deals with an age-old problem of how to give customers something of stand-out value that they are prepared to pay for. I commend it to you." * Professor Malcolm McDonald, Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University School of Management *"It's increasingly hard for businesses to differentiate themselves in today's hyper-crowded marketplace. Far too many companies are pumping out the same bland messages that fail to resonate with customers. This excellent book equips sales and marketing professionals with the capabilities to stand out in this 'sea of sameness'." * Nick de Cent, Editor-in-chief, The International Journal of Sales Transformation *"For organizations to stand out they need people to stand out. This book offers invaluable advice, based on credible research, about how your marketing and sales professionals excel now and into the future." * Clare Kemsley, Managing Director, Hays Marketing, UK and Ireland *"Makes you look in the mirror and identify some potentially uncomfortable truths, while providing some fantastic insights on sharpening your clarity and cut through to target customers. A book I would highly recommend and will often come back to." * Tom Craig, CEO, Craig Roxburgh Consulting *"Great to find a book that recognizes that to give customers something meaningfully different, you need the people competencies and the leadership to be able stand out from the crowd. A must-read for sales and marketing leaders who want to develop the talent to set their organization apart." * Andrew Crouch, CEO, UniTek Global Services *"The fact that organizations all seem to offer the same things that don't appear to help customers, often means customers are paralyzed as the choice becomes too difficult. If you want to find out how to help your organization develop the competency to swim away from this 'sea of sameness' and differentiate yourself, you must read this book!" * Colin Shaw, CEO and Founder, Beyond Philosophy *"Top-performing companies that get ahead of the competition have great alignment between sales and marketing rooted in customer thinking. I commend this book as it provides great clarity for both marketing and sales leaders about the competencies required to develop and deliver outstanding customer value." * Andy McFarlane, Value Creation Executive, Telstra *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: B2B organizations are stuck in a Sea of Sameness; Chapter - 02: Why does sameness happen in B2B marketing?; Chapter - 03: The V.A.L.U.E. competency framework – core competencies for B2B differentiation; Chapter - 04: The role of sales and marketing in B2B organizations – what is important?; Chapter - 05: The visionary – competencies for seeing the next competitive move; Chapter - 06: The activator – competencies for getting things done; Chapter - 07: The learner – competencies for staying in tune with your customers; Chapter - 08: Usefulness – competencies for becoming indispensable to your customers; Chapter - 09: The evaluator – competencies for making good decisions; Chapter - 10: Building a V.A.L.U.E. competency culture; Chapter - 11: Using V.A.L.U.E. competencies to stand out from your competitors;

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Book SynopsisFintech continues to revolutionize financial services. Financial Technology shows you how to navigate this increasingly de-centralized, personalized and automated environment. This new textbook strikes a balance between academic depth and commercial relevance in examining the advantages and challenges of these changes through the lens of various analytical frameworks. Financial Technology demystifies key technologies, such as blockchains, APIs, AI, machine learning, and cloud computing, in a clear and accessible style suitable for readers with no technological background. Real-world case studies from a variety of international organizations including Lloyds Bank, TransferWise, Generali, Starling and Stocktwits, bridge the gap between theory and practice and contextualize learning in terms of real businesses, from large incumbents to smaller start-ups. With coverage of robo-advisors, mobile-only banks, open banking and risk and regulation, this book also explores a range of analytical frameworks to critically examine new technologies and emerging business models. Financial Technology enables readers to understand the fintech movement in the context of recent financial history, examine the key drivers of change and form insights about the financial system in a forward-looking and global manner. Online resources include PowerPoint slides for lecturers and additional case studies.Trade Review"Pitched against the backdrop of an evolving digital economy witnessing unprecedented innovation, change and societal challenges, this book captures key aspects of the fluid fintech landscape while adding to the growing body of knowledge in this emergent field." * Karen Elliott, Associate Professor of Enterprise and Innovation, Newcastle University Business School *"A relevant, fresh and enlightening read for both seasoned finance veterans as well as those new to finance and fintech innovation." * Erik Jonsson, Head of Digital Partnerships, Techcombank *"Niels accurately captures the key elements that contribute to innovation in the financial technology ecosystem, making this publication relevant to anyone who has an interest in the sector." * James Nurse, Managing Director, FINTRAIL *"If there's one book you need to read on fintech - this is it! Financial Technology is a must read for anyone who wants a deep insight into this exciting industry." * Angela Yore, SkyParlour *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Networks, APIs and fintech banking platforms – How technology is decentralizing finance; Chapter - 02: Disruption and disintermediation – How financial innovation and cloud computing gave birth to the fintech revolution; Chapter - 03: Behavioural economics and experience design – How to optimize user engagement; Chapter - 04: Artificial intelligence and automation in fintech – AI and machine learning in practice; Chapter - 05: Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies – The applications of distributed ledger technology in finance; Chapter - 06: Digitizing the price mechanism – The impact of automation and social media on financial markets; Chapter - 07: Financial crime, cybersecurity and risk management – Pitfalls and opportunities in fintech; Chapter - 08: Regtech and regulatory compliance – Financial regulation in a fintech context; Chapter - 09: Looking to the future – Optimization, decentralization and personalization;

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Book SynopsisFintech continues to revolutionize financial services. Financial Technology shows you how to navigate this increasingly de-centralized, personalized and automated environment. This new textbook strikes a balance between academic depth and commercial relevance in examining the advantages and challenges of these changes through the lens of various analytical frameworks. Financial Technology demystifies key technologies, such as blockchains, APIs, AI, machine learning, and cloud computing, in a clear and accessible style suitable for readers with no technological background. Real-world case studies from a variety of international organizations including Lloyds Bank, TransferWise, Generali, Starling and Stocktwits, bridge the gap between theory and practice and contextualize learning in terms of real businesses, from large incumbents to smaller start-ups. With coverage of robo-advisors, mobile-only banks, open banking and risk and regulation, this book also explores a range of analytical frameworks to critically examine new technologies and emerging business models. Financial Technology enables readers to understand the fintech movement in the context of recent financial history, examine the key drivers of change and form insights about the financial system in a forward-looking and global manner. Online resources include PowerPoint slides for lecturers and additional case studies.Trade Review"Pitched against the backdrop of an evolving digital economy witnessing unprecedented innovation, change and societal challenges, this book captures key aspects of the fluid fintech landscape while adding to the growing body of knowledge in this emergent field." * Karen Elliott, Associate Professor of Enterprise and Innovation, Newcastle University Business School *"A relevant, fresh and enlightening read for both seasoned finance veterans as well as those new to finance and fintech innovation." * Erik Jonsson, Head of Digital Partnerships, Techcombank *"Niels accurately captures the key elements that contribute to innovation in the financial technology ecosystem, making this publication relevant to anyone who has an interest in the sector." * James Nurse, Managing Director, FINTRAIL *"If there's one book you need to read on fintech - this is it! Financial Technology is a must read for anyone who wants a deep insight into this exciting industry." * Angela Yore, SkyParlour *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Networks, APIs and fintech banking platforms – How technology is decentralizing finance; Chapter - 02: Disruption and disintermediation – How financial innovation and cloud computing gave birth to the fintech revolution; Chapter - 03: Behavioural economics and experience design – How to optimize user engagement; Chapter - 04: Artificial intelligence and automation in fintech – AI and machine learning in practice; Chapter - 05: Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies – The applications of distributed ledger technology in finance; Chapter - 06: Digitizing the price mechanism – The impact of automation and social media on financial markets; Chapter - 07: Financial crime, cybersecurity and risk management – Pitfalls and opportunities in fintech; Chapter - 08: Regtech and regulatory compliance – Financial regulation in a fintech context; Chapter - 09: Looking to the future – Optimization, decentralization and personalization;

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Book SynopsisThe Future Home in the 5G Era looks at new hyper-connected home environments in which devices and apps will work together seamlessly to respond to and anticipate customers' needs, all with maximum security and privacy. Enabled by 5G, AI, and other new technologies such as eSim and edge computing, the Future Home's powerful service ecosystems will be a quantum leap from today's fragmented smart home technology, effectively extending the boundaries of the home even beyond the traditional bounds of the physical, to ultimately make consumers feel 'at home' anywhere. This will create tremendous opportunities for businesses including communication service providers (CSPs), device manufacturers and app developers, as well as those providing services in diverse sectors such as entertainment, health and social care, education, retail, and more. The Future Home in the 5G Era combines original research from Accenture with practical insights and examples, showing how intelligently orchestrated Future Homes can yield economic success for businesses. Written by leaders of strategy and technology consultancy at Accenture, the authors have vast industry experience leading major units of Fortune 500 companies and start-ups. This book looks at how businesses, especially CSPs, can overcome the challenges and capture the multi-billion-dollar Future Home market by putting strategic emphasis on excellent customer experiences, developing new business models, and turning their organizations into competitively agile platform-based innovators. For business leaders in any sector relevant to the Future Home, this book is an indispensable and value-creating guide.Trade Review"This book takes an in-depth look at one of the most fascinating challenges of today. It sheds light on the emergence of a radical new experience of home, driven by new technologies including 5G, AI, eSIM and edge computing. By using a powerful mix of real-life examples, strategic frameworks and thought-leading themes, it brings some great new insights for business leaders in the ecosystem connected to the Future Home. A must-read." * Vinod Kumar, CEO, Vodafone Business *"As new technologies such as 5G and others disrupt our daily life, including in our homes, this book shines new light on how communications service providers can thrive and grow in a landscape full of opportunities - but also full of competitors pushing from all sides. It is an inspiring roadmap for leaders to take the right strategic steps into the promising era of the Future Home." * Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière, Deputy CEO/Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Orange Group *"An inspiring book that helps telco leaders to finally capture the opportunity of the fast- growing Future Home market. The authors provide great insights about the impediments and challenges of the Future Home market and a practical guide on how to resolve them." * Dr Dirk Wössner, Member of the Board of Management, Deutsche Telekom and Managing Director, Telekom Germany *"'This is an inspiring book on how we can understand the emergence of a new experience of home and on how companies can seize the enormous business opportunities connected to this new experience. New perspectives, fresh concepts, unexpected ideas abound. The Future Home in the 5G Era is a groundbreaking book.'" * Ben Verwaayen, former CEO, BT Group and Alcatel-Lucent *"'Unfulfilled promise or future revolution - the connected home remained an enigma until the appearance of this analysis. The authors make a compelling case that cloud and 5G connectivity will ultimately deliver the seamless platform play the world is waiting for. In delivering this message they sparkle with ideas and innovative concepts - small wonder, given their collective entrepreneurial, corporate, tech and multi-industry experience.'" * Jens Schulte-Bockum, COO, MTN Group *"'The Future Home in the 5G Era gives executives a language and a framework to determine how they will evolve their products, services and strategies to flourish and innovate in a large, fast-growing market.'" * Clive Selley, CEO, Openreach *"'The Future Home in the 5G Era comes at an opportune moment, as science and new digital technologies unleash disruptive change across all fronts, transforming the (digital) lives of almost every individual: as private person, customer, manager, citizen or in other roles and function. An inspiring book with fascinating stories, well researched and clearly explained.'" * Professor Dr-Ing Boris Otto, Managing Director, Fraunhofer ISST (Institute for Software and Systems Engineering) *"'The nature and experience of home is fundamentally changing with 5G. Well researched and with concrete suggestions on 5G implementation, this valuable guide will help firms and leaders seize the opportunities of an emerging multi-billion-dollar market: the market of the Future Home in the 5G era.'" * Igor Leprince, Chair, WM5G Board, UK *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Introduction: The Future Home in the 5G Era and Beyond; Chapter - 01: A day in the life of a future home; Chapter - 02: Consumer needs in a hyper-connected world; Chapter - 03: From use cases to business cases; Chapter - 04: Turning homes into 5G Future Homes; Chapter - 05: Privacy and security - two separate challenges of the 5G Future Home; Chapter - 06: The rise of the connected living ecosystem builder; Chapter - 07: Emerging business models for the future home; Chapter - 08: Creating incentives for the Future Home ecosystem; Chapter - 09: The road to the Future Home

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Book SynopsisThe world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains was initially viewed as a niche space of little interest to mainstream business and finance sectors. With major banks now licensed to provide cryptocurrency custody solutions, and everyone from Facebook to governments using the underlying technology to create their own digital currencies, this has undoubtedly changed. The Cryptocurrency Revolution explains the most important takeaways from the continued growth of digital currencies and blockchain technology and explores the transformative possibilities of borderless payments, decentralized finance ('DeFi') and machine-to-machine transactions. Written in jargon-free and accessible language, this book examines the key value proposition of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and how decentralized technologies could enable banks and financial institutions to become more efficient. It looks at the potential impact of company-backed virtual currencies (such as Facebook's Libra) and how governments and regulators around the world are reacting to these innovations. With discussion of the principles of tokenomics and the difference between public and private blockchains, The Cryptocurrency Revolution is the essential guide for those wishing to understand the threats and opportunities of the changing world of payments and finance.Trade Review"This book is essential reading as an accessible, coherent and up-to-date non-technical introduction to the fast-paced jargon-laden world of cryptocurrency. Comprehensive in scope, it provides lucid insights into the philosophy of money, the evolution of the major cryptocurrencies, token economics, state-issued cryptocurrencies, regulation and much more." * Prof William Knottenbelt, Director of the Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering *"A recommended read to understand how blockchain technology shapes the future of finance. Rhian tells an exciting story about the rise of cryptocurrencies while also explaining complex concepts behind them." * Quynh Tran-Thanh, Chief Product Officer, CryptoCompare *"The Cryptocurrency Revolution is essential reading for anyone who wants to gain a clear understanding of digital currencies and blockchain-enabled economies and the way these rapidly evolving technologies are set to change our world." * Jamie Burke, Founder, Outlier Ventures *"Rhian's book is an excellent overview with topics including Bitcoin, other crypto assets, money in general and its regulation. It is not purely technical, but goes exactly as deep as needed to understand this inspiring and highly dynamic blockchain ecosystem." * Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner, Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: What is money?; Chapter - 02: The first 10 years of Bitcoin; Chapter - 03: Litecoin, Ethereum and a tidal wave of altcoins; Chapter - 04: Libra: how Big Tech moved in on digital currencies; Chapter - 05: Tokenomics and governance; Chapter - 06: Driving change with token economies: case studies; Chapter - 07: Public blockchains versus permissioned blockchains; Chapter - 08: ICO mania; Chapter - 09: Banking and financial services; Chapter - 10: A revolution in financial products; Chapter - 11: Regulation; Chapter - 12: State-issued digital currencies; Chapter - 13: Future digital currency trends

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Book SynopsisExpand your existing portfolio by using the creative luxury process to elevate specific products and provide greater value to customers. Contrary to popular belief, luxury is a well-defined code that can be reapplied to any other product or service to enhance its value. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio reveals how non-luxury companies can apply the principles of luxury and creativity to transition parts of their portfolio to luxury status. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio describes how companies can elevate any product or service at each step of the customer buying journey (awareness, search and compare, purchase, use, advocate). By applying the creativity technique Closed World Principle, readers can determine which luxury benefits (security, fun, self-respect, self-fulfillment, accomplishment, recognition, relationships or belonging) would best map to their product or service and garner the greatest business impact at that particular stage of the customer buying journey. Illustrated with examples from industries as diverse as healthcare and industrial equipment, Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio shows companies how to borrow the elements of luxury and sprinkle them throughout the customer experience in order to strengthen loyalty and increase their appeal to potential new customers. Online resources include sample syllabi, templates to aid in application of framework, case studies and discussion questions.Trade Review"A step-by-step guide for adding prestige to products to draw attention, attract customers and drive sales." * Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products *"Consumers, even in a rocky retail environment, are always looking for that special experience that transcends the day-to-day minutiae of their world, and makes it magical. Even small luxury product and experiences matter, and are something consumers will spend more for. This should be mandatory reading for businesses looking to grow their market share by elevating their offering." * Amy Hanson, executive vice president for credit, real estate and financial services, Macy's (retired) *"Drew Boyd makes a compelling case for adding prestige to your products: for the benefit of your customers and your employees. He gives the reader a thorough introduction to the leading research and a step-by-step guide to implementing it through the always-useful Systematic Inventive Thinking." * Doug Sackin, vice president, principal innovation design technologist, Fifth Third Bank *"Inspires the reader to tackle the ingredients of innovation and turn any product or a service into something unique. I suggest this reading not only to innovative thinkers interested in luxury, but also to all the managers and entrepreneurs looking for disruptive insights into customer experience innovation." * Lucio Lamberti, full professor of omnichannel marketing - Politecnico di Milano, School of Management *"Drew Boyd gives product innovators a new, powerful method to strengthen the creation of customer value propositions. Success is built upon a strong, unique value proposition, and Drew has pushed us to stretch our thinking while developing new products and services." * Mark Atkins, Board Vice Chair, Product Development and Management Association, Founder and President of Smart Hammer Innovation *"We've always known that creativity templates have many applications. But the next step is to tailor it to specific fields. Creativity is a general topic that can be used in many fields, but a specific connection between creativity and the selected field has to be investigated, defined and tested. Drew's latest book is the first successful attempt: it takes this idea further by mashing up creativity templates with luxury templates. I have no doubt this will pave the way for other "mergers" and open up completely new avenues. But, most importantly, anyone who wants to innovate inside the luxury or prestige goal can find useful techniques and many examples how it can be done." * Jacob Goldenberg, PhD, professor of marketing at the Arison School of Business at the IDC Herzliya and visiting professor at the Columbia Business School *"Every marketing leader now has a comprehensive playbook to attract and retain elite customers. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio describes in detail a completely new process (the Creative Luxury Process) that companies can use to make themselves more competitive. Let Drew be your creative concierge for luxury market success!" * Lisa Nirell, Founder, EnergizeGrowth® LLC, author, and Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches member *"Drew outdid us all with his incredibly insightful Inside the Box book and now he takes his always innovative perspective to a new focus: prestige and luxury. Having watched Drew work his creative magic in front of groups many times, it's not at all surprising that he brings a unique and insightful process to use the concept of luxury. This book isn't about luxury as we typically think about it. Rather, it is about how to grow your company by transforming part of your portfolio in a new and innovative way. Design thinking meets Inside the Box: the result is an entirely new innovative process for growing your company. A must read." * William Putsis, PhD, author of The Carrot and the Stick; professor of marketing at Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; CEO of Chestnut Hill Associates *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The Luxury Opportunity – Upscale and Grow; Chapter - 02: Switching on Luxury – The Tools of Creative Luxury; Chapter - 03: Transforming a Product or Service to Luxury; Chapter - 04: Transforming the Shopping and Buying Experience; Chapter - 05: Transforming the Usage Experience; Chapter - 06: Transforming the Post-Purchase Experience; Chapter - 07: Driving Prestige into Your Culture; Chapter - 08: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisExpand your existing portfolio by using the creative luxury process to elevate specific products and provide greater value to customers. Contrary to popular belief, luxury is a well-defined code that can be reapplied to any other product or service to enhance its value. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio reveals how non-luxury companies can apply the principles of luxury and creativity to transition parts of their portfolio to luxury status. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio describes how companies can elevate any product or service at each step of the customer buying journey (awareness, search and compare, purchase, use, advocate). By applying the creativity technique Closed World Principle, readers can determine which luxury benefits (security, fun, self-respect, self-fulfillment, accomplishment, recognition, relationships or belonging) would best map to their product or service and garner the greatest business impact at that particular stage of the customer buying journey. Illustrated with examples from industries as diverse as healthcare and industrial equipment, Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio shows companies how to borrow the elements of luxury and sprinkle them throughout the customer experience in order to strengthen loyalty and increase their appeal to potential new customers. Online resources include sample syllabi, templates to aid in application of framework, case studies and discussion questions.Trade Review"A step-by-step guide for adding prestige to products to draw attention, attract customers and drive sales." * Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products *"Consumers, even in a rocky retail environment, are always looking for that special experience that transcends the day-to-day minutiae of their world, and makes it magical. Even small luxury product and experiences matter, and are something consumers will spend more for. This should be mandatory reading for businesses looking to grow their market share by elevating their offering." * Amy Hanson, executive vice president for credit, real estate and financial services, Macy's (retired) *"Drew Boyd makes a compelling case for adding prestige to your products: for the benefit of your customers and your employees. He gives the reader a thorough introduction to the leading research and a step-by-step guide to implementing it through the always-useful Systematic Inventive Thinking." * Doug Sackin, vice president, principal innovation design technologist, Fifth Third Bank *"Inspires the reader to tackle the ingredients of innovation and turn any product or a service into something unique. I suggest this reading not only to innovative thinkers interested in luxury, but also to all the managers and entrepreneurs looking for disruptive insights into customer experience innovation." * Lucio Lamberti, full professor of omnichannel marketing - Politecnico di Milano, School of Management *"Drew Boyd gives product innovators a new, powerful method to strengthen the creation of customer value propositions. Success is built upon a strong, unique value proposition, and Drew has pushed us to stretch our thinking while developing new products and services." * Mark Atkins, Board Vice Chair, Product Development and Management Association, Founder and President of Smart Hammer Innovation *"We've always known that creativity templates have many applications. But the next step is to tailor it to specific fields. Creativity is a general topic that can be used in many fields, but a specific connection between creativity and the selected field has to be investigated, defined and tested. Drew's latest book is the first successful attempt: it takes this idea further by mashing up creativity templates with luxury templates. I have no doubt this will pave the way for other "mergers" and open up completely new avenues. But, most importantly, anyone who wants to innovate inside the luxury or prestige goal can find useful techniques and many examples how it can be done." * Jacob Goldenberg, PhD, professor of marketing at the Arison School of Business at the IDC Herzliya and visiting professor at the Columbia Business School *"Every marketing leader now has a comprehensive playbook to attract and retain elite customers. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio describes in detail a completely new process (the Creative Luxury Process) that companies can use to make themselves more competitive. Let Drew be your creative concierge for luxury market success!" * Lisa Nirell, Founder, EnergizeGrowth® LLC, author, and Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches member *"Drew outdid us all with his incredibly insightful Inside the Box book and now he takes his always innovative perspective to a new focus: prestige and luxury. Having watched Drew work his creative magic in front of groups many times, it's not at all surprising that he brings a unique and insightful process to use the concept of luxury. This book isn't about luxury as we typically think about it. Rather, it is about how to grow your company by transforming part of your portfolio in a new and innovative way. Design thinking meets Inside the Box: the result is an entirely new innovative process for growing your company. A must read." * William Putsis, PhD, author of The Carrot and the Stick; professor of marketing at Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; CEO of Chestnut Hill Associates *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The Luxury Opportunity – Upscale and Grow; Chapter - 02: Switching on Luxury – The Tools of Creative Luxury; Chapter - 03: Transforming a Product or Service to Luxury; Chapter - 04: Transforming the Shopping and Buying Experience; Chapter - 05: Transforming the Usage Experience; Chapter - 06: Transforming the Post-Purchase Experience; Chapter - 07: Driving Prestige into Your Culture; Chapter - 08: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisLONGLISTED: CMI Management Book of the Year 2021 The business world is currently experiencing fundamental disruption, in part driven by the technology enabled Fourth Industrial Revolution. Corporate value is created and lost in breathtakingly short periods, and the rise of 'unicorns' against the demise of once-venerated organizations has shown that how firms compete has changed. Management and Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution presents a framework for managing and winning in the new accelerated world of business, focusing on the key capabilities organizations now need to achieve competitively superior performance. Building on the 'dynamic capabilities' approach already familiar to strategists and based around his own research, Stephen Wyatt shows how executives can assess the dynamic capacity of their organization - a leading indicator of future performance in comparison to their industry peers. Written in an accessible style with best practice examples from companies and quotes from executives to support each insight, this book includes a self-assessment questionnaire to measure the dynamic capacity of your organization and advice on how to strengthen areas of relative weakness. Management and Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution offers timely insights on driving innovation and emphasizes the importance of long-term strategy, change management and new models of dynamic leadership.Trade Review"The 4th Industrial Revolution is disrupting businesses and beliefs all the way to the very concept of risk and performance. Professor Steve Wyatt demonstrates with extensive insight why and how leadership, above and beyond technology, is going to be the most important asset to compete dynamically and drive enduring growth. A thought-provoking and actionable read for anyone in the business. Dip in and out, there are treasures and actionable insights throughout the book." * Alessandro Bogliolo, Chief Executive Officer, Tiffany & Co. *"Steve Wyatt's development of a new form of competitive advantage (for the 4th Industrial Revolution) addresses an age-old strategy issue. How can the firm most effectively compete in the present - while at the same time investing in resources and capabilities to catch the next wave of competitive advantage? It is foundational thinking - along with a practical set of easy-to-use tools - that will help shape the evolution of the field of strategy." * Professor Bernie Jaworski, Dean and Peter F Drucker Chair of Management, Peter F Drucker School of Management, University of Southern California *"This is a brilliant piece of work by Steve Wyatt, skillfully balancing the strategic agility with purpose-led leadership as critical enablers to compete and win sustainably in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Steve's deep insights from emerging markets, supported by research and reflections, paint a compelling picture for change in the leadership narrative. Humanity in leadership or human-centred workforce management, which Steve has called out as one of the key elements of leadership in 4IR, will be the single biggest differentiator between success and failure of leaders. Having known Steve for a while and seen his work, there was no one better placed than him to create this masterpiece." * Atul Khosla, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Talent, Learning and Organization Effectiveness, Mondelez International *"Management and Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution is a critical read given the current global environment and the changing expectations and responsibilities of corporations. The 4th Industrial Revolution and the shift toward purpose-driven business strategy is already having a profound impact on the global economy, businesses and people. It's imperative that leaders today adopt a more human-centred and multi-stakeholder approach to grow responsibly and better serve everyone. Steve details how values-based strategy and business growth are not at odds with one another, but required for sustainable, purpose-led growth. This book is a must read for leaders looking to drive impactful growth in this new landscape." * Jonathan Auerbach, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy, Growth and Data Officer, PayPal *"Steve masterfully brings together his private sector and academic careers to codify and enunciate what many managers in various industries have been dealing with as a result of the massive changes taking place as part of the 4th Industrial Revolution. The ideas and thoughts outlined in this book force a re-evaluation of strategy and management from a completely fresh perspective and spurs the re-thinking of fundamental principles that many of us took for granted in leadership, talent management, and technological innovation. Reflections upon the principles that Steve brings forth will help equip all leaders to embrace disruption as opportunity rather than challenge - driving sustainable growth and innovation." * Luke Kang, Executive Vice President, Managing Director, North Asia, The Walt Disney Company *"A thought provoking and game changing book that perfectly captures the challenges and new realities of the 4IR! Steve is proposing genuine and pragmatic solutions anchored in real business transformation experiences from the most successful corporations on the planet. A must read for anyone looking to accelerate growth, transform continuously and stay ahead!" * Julien Hemard, Chief Transformation Officer, Group Sales, Pernod Ricard *"Fresh thinking from an experienced strategist who has also 'rolled up his sleeves'. Steve Wyatt's analysis and insight into leadership and management for the VUCA world shaped by the 4th Industrial Revolution should be mandated reading for those who lead businesses and those who advise and support them. 'More of the same' is not enough to survive, let alone thrive; with a clear focus on the organization and people therein this book will help shape your strategy, thinking and approach to the world at work - a handbook for success. A consultant and academic, Steve writes with an engaging, entertaining and educational style - you'll want to keep reading, and you'll want to apply what you read!" * Mark Hewett, Vice President, Capgemini Invent *"Prof. Steve Wyatt has a gem in writing. I highly appreciate the valuable insights and examples he provided in this book - first-hand from his work with prominent organizations around the world, particularly in Asia. In a fast-changing world with increasing complexities, being resilient and fast adapting is critical for business sustainability. Understanding Dynamic Capacity and how to harness it in one's organization will be critical in building the leadership and organization capabilities required for business sustainability and ongoing success. A great read with fresh perspectives." * Bryan Loo, Vice President/General Manager, Asia Pacific, Envista *"Only a consultant with tons of experience fixing companies across the globe could possibly provide these insights. Only a Professor with years of teaching experience could communicate these insights in a meaningful and easy way. Prof. Steve Wyatt is both, and in his book Management & Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution he helps leaders decrease uncertainty through sensing. He helps leaders facing ambiguity to seize and replicate opportunities. He helps leaders in complex environments simplify choices by reconfiguring options. This is a playbook for every business leader wanting to navigate and lead their organization through the 4th Industrial Revolution and beyond." * Hitendra Patel, Founder and CEO of IXL Center, Innovation Thought Leader, New Ventures Investor, President, Global Innovation Management Institute *"People often say, "Talent will trump strategy" - but why not have both! With Steve's unique background of both strategy consulting and human capital advisory he can really bring the best of both worlds together. As the world continues to transform at pace, it's increasingly clear that understanding how talent drives strategy is a critical component to success. Steve's experience and insight are therefore most timely and most valuable." * David Hui, Regional Managing Partner (Industrial), APAC & Middle East, CEO & Board Practice, Heidrick & Struggles *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Competing for tomorrow, today; Section - TWO: Build dynamic capacity - Thrive in 4IR; Chapter - 02: Sense & Make Sense; Chapter - 03: Seize & Replicate; Chapter - 04: Reposition & Reconfigure; Section - THREE: Drive audacious growth - Be purpose-led; Chapter - 05: Purpose-led, forward-leaning; Chapter - 06: Ambidextrous - ‘Both AND’ mindset; Chapter - 07: Continuous evolution; Section - FOUR: Win the 4IR talent race; Chapter - 08: The race to develop 4IR talent; Chapter - 09: Deploy talent with fluid teaming; Chapter - 10: Human-centred workforce management - Duty of care; Section - FIVE: Dynamic advantage; Chapter - 11: Superior performance in 4IR; Section - SIX: Summary; Chapter - 12: Boosters and key themes

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Book SynopsisWant to be the next Ella Mills? Award-winning rising star entrepreneur, Angelica Malin shows you how. For a new generation of fiercely independent and ambitious career women, going at it alone and even thinking you could launch your own successful business remains a pipe dream. The business world, and the start-up scene in particular, remain ruthless, unwelcoming and scary. She Made It is the secret weapon you need. With honesty, practicality and a helping of epic and successful women in business, this book offers you a voice of reason and encouragement that will allow you to square up to the big players in Silicon Valley or any of the tech entrepreneur scenes of the world. She Made It is your go-to guide to launching your own business, as well as to finding your feet and voice as a woman in business. It details the practicalities of being an entrepreneur and your own boss, guiding you through the day to day running of a start-up with lessons in hiring a team, raising investment and backing yourself and your ideas. It also addresses the challenges of being a female founder and businesswoman, with sections on stress management, finding your voice and style and building a personal brand. Angelica Malin has been there. An award-winning rising star entrepreneur, she tells the story of how she has overcome some of the barriers to success and tapped into a wealth of knowledge from fellow women founders. You can absolutely break out of the 9 to 5 - get your inspiration from She Made It and change your life.Trade Review"I wish I'd had this book at the beginning of my journey and I'm sure it'll resonate with all aspiring female entrepreneurs. It is jam-packed with practical advice and inspiring case studies - a must-read!" * Saasha Celestial-One, Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer, OLIO *"Essential for any aspiring entrepreneur. She Made It empowers people to take the plunge but also deals with the real challenges entrepreneurship brings." * Dan Murray-Serter, Co-founder, Heights; and host, Secret Leaders podcast *"A much-needed guide that will empower so many women." * Shahroo Izadi, bestselling author, The Kindness Method and The Last Diet *"The ultimate handbook for any aspiring entrepreneur - She Made It is smart, accessible and the perfect first step for any woman wanting to run her own business." * Rebecca Reid, former Digital Editor, Grazia; and author, Perfect Liars and The Power of Rude *"Practical and inspirational in equal measure - She Made It is packed full of advice, inspiration and wisdom from not just Angelica Malin, but many successful female entrepreneurs. This is a must-read, must-use toolkit for the next generation of kickass female founders and business leaders." * Katie Vanneck-Smith, Co-founder and Publisher, Tortoise Media *"This is the guide every female entrepreneur needs when starting out. Angelica Malin demystifies what is really involved in starting your business and what it takes to succeed - all the things I wish I'd known beforehand!" * Stephanie Johnson, Founder and Co-chief Executive Officer, Pollen + Grace *"This is the book I wish I'd had when I was getting started. It's absolutely comprehensive, practical, no-nonsense - and truly inspirational! As a reader, you are taken deep beneath the surface, emerging with a clear idea not just of what to do with your life, but why." * Rachel Carrell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Koru Kids *"Jam-packed with practical information and actionable tips. The ultimate toolkit for women who want to take control of their career." * Zanna Van Dijk, Influencer and Co-founder, Stay Wild Swim *"The book I wish I'd had when starting my business. It covers all areas you need to mentally prepare yourself and your business for success. All female entrepreneurs - new and experienced - can take what they need from She Made It." * Lucy Hitchcock, Founder, Sassy Digital and Partner in Wine *"A vital toolkit for any founder looking to build a structurally sound business, She Made It leverages decades of combined entrepreneurial learnings to ensure that 'learning the hard way' becomes a concept of the past." * Gabriela Hersham, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Huckletree *"It's such an exciting time for female entrepreneurs and this book really helps demystify the process of launching your own business, with lots of great actionable tips and real-life examples. A must-read for any woman wanting to start their own business - your toolkit for success in 2021!" * Camilla Ainsworth, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, M+LKPLUS *Table of Contents Section - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: All about you; Section - 01: How to own your career; Section - 02: How to build a business you love 18 Section - 03: How to think like an entrepreneur; Section - 04: How to define what success means to you; Section - 05: How to maximize your skill set; Section - 06: How to boost your productivity; Section - 07: How to find your inner boss; Section - 08: How to manage stress, burnout and founder fatigue; Section - TWO: All about your business; Section - 09: How to start the right business; Section - 10: How to structure and finance your business; Section - 11: Problem-solving businesses; Section - 12: Making your business stand out from the crowd; Section - THREE: Your toolkit for success; Section - 13: Creating a personal brand; Section - 14: Social media to supercharge your business; Section - 15: PR strategy for your business; Section - 16: Supercharge your community with events; Section - 17: Conclusion; Section - 18: Notes; Section - 19: Index

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - Change & Sustainability The ability to renew competitive advantage with flexibility is essential for any business in today's turbulent world. How do you go beyond trendy buzzwords and master the principles of business agility? Resetting Management helps leaders understand why business agility matters. Agility releases a new level of energy, innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling organizations to respond to disruption while still delivering business strategies with rigour and efficiency. Using diagnostic tools and practical models, the book describes how to master the essential components and principles of agility and respond to uncertain and fast-changing environments. Featuring case studies from some of the world's leading companies and illustrating how they have successfully and less successfully transformed for greater agility - including Lego, General Electric, LMVH and ING - Stéphane J.G. Girod and Martin Králik provide leaders with the skills to master the transformation journey that is right for their business.Trade Review"Girod and Králik have cracked the code on how to prosper in an increasingly unpredictable future. The true Management 4.0 playbook for competitive advantage in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Learn how to achieve the needed strategic adaptability - via extreme customer centricity, innovative agility and flexibility, constant balancing of trade-offs and much more." * Mikael Ronnblad, Group Executive Board Member, Fortum Corporation (Europe), and Board Member, Valo Ventures (USA) *"Resetting Management is a compelling treaty on modern leadership, where leaders have to distribute power across and beyond their organizations, and where a real competitive advantage lies in learning to learn, by exercising a combination of strategic and organizational agility together with intellectual humility. In a world of platitudes, this is a book that actually makes a difference by resetting the way we look at the world." * Alexis Nasard, Former CEO, Kantar *"In Resetting Management, Stéphane Girod and Martin Králik methodically review how one needs to lead in modern society. Behind polite and constructive build-up and analysis, the recipe is unrolling. But make no mistake, the title sets the tone, and it's brutal: 'Reset the way you and I lead, or... get out of the way.'" * Antoine Ernst, Chief Transformation Officer, Japan Tobacco International *"The beauty of Resetting Management is that it doesn't profess that there is only one way to obtain business agility. The book is filled with inspirational examples of companies following different paths towards agility as well as practical models that help us analyse our own company to select the best path forward." * Cecilie Heuch, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, Telenor Group *"Resetting Management clarifies the different facets of agility and presents very practical tools and frameworks that will help businesses shed their rigid corporate planning, seize the opportunities of the digital era and continuously renew their competitive advantage." * John J Zhang, former Director, Strategy and Corporate Development, Midea Group *"Agility is one of the hottest concepts in the world of business today, but what does it really mean? This book provides the answer - it's the most comprehensive guide to business agility available, full of deep insights into the challenges and tensions involved, and with practical takeaways for leaders and managers everywhere." * Julian Birkinshaw, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School *"In reading Resetting Management, I found the words, concepts and real-life case studies addressing the exact sort of issues that I, as a CEO, am dealing with these days. It's an excellent book combining academic rigor with accessible and applicable examples that help provide a roadmap for anyone leading a company through today's ever-changing, technology-driven business and social environment." * Mike Federle, CEO, Forbes *"We live in a world of accelerating change, where the future is less and less an extrapolation of the past. To thrive in this environment, we need organizations with an 'evolutionary advantage' - a capacity to change as fast as change itself. Resetting Management is a must-read for anyone who's serious about making resilience and agility a core competence." * Michele Zanini, Managing Director, Management Lab, and co-author of Humanocracy *"Thought-provoking, incisive and holistic, Resetting Management is the most comprehensive book I have read on business transformations. The value of this book lies in the integration of strategic, organizational and leadership agility, which are usually treated in a siloed way. I have found it particularly relevant for my work in strategy, M&A and post-merger integration." * Moncef Tanfour, Group Vice President Strategic Development and Integration, Grundfos *"Resetting Management unpacks thoroughly the 'Why' and the 'What' of how organizations can leverage agility to thrive in the realities of the new world. Rather than a one-shoe-fits-all approach, the authors provide practical insights with lots of corporate examples which allows anyone to calibrate and personalize the transformation of their business." * Parag M Parekh, VP Global Digital Sales, Adidas *"Resetting Management is really about playing to win! It is insightful and even disturbing to realize how conservative we can still be in our management approaches. It's time for a reset. This book gives the keys to reshape our future thanks to the entrepreneurial energy that strategic, organizational and leadership agility create." * Patrick Rasquinet, CEO, La Prairie *Table of Contents Section - ONE: A Call to Action (Why); Chapter - 01: Why Agility?; Chapter - 02: The What of Business Agility - Reshaping How Organizations Make Choices; Section - TWO: A New Agility Landscape (What); Chapter - 03: Strategic Agility; Chapter - 04: Ramping Up Organizational Agility Without a Profound Overhaul of the Hierarchy; Chapter - 05: Intermediate Stage of Organizational Agility - Pockets of Agility, Powered by Agile Methods; Chapter - 06: Organizational Agility: The Pioneers of New Organizational Forms; Chapter - 07: Leadership Agility; Section - THREE: How to Transform for Agility Successfully; Chapter - 08: Managing the Trade-offs of Strategic Agility; Chapter - 09: Navigating the Challenges of Implementing Agile Methods; Chapter - 10: Managing the Trade-offs of Radically New Organizational Forms; Chapter - 11: Final words;

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