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Technological Progress, Inequality and Entrepreneurship

From Consumer Division to Human Centricity
Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics

von: Vanessa Ratten
53,49 €
Verlag:	Springer
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	29.08.2019
ISBN/EAN:	9783030262457
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

<p><i>Although there have been considerable technological advances over the past decade, particularly in terms of mobile applications, much remains unknown about their effect on societal progress. This book focuses on how inequality and entrepreneurship are both by-products of technological change. The book provides insights into how society has shifted from consumer division to human centricity, and helps readers gain a better understanding of the positive and negative effects of entrepreneurship.</i><br></p><div></div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<div>Chapter 1:Technological progress, inequality and entrepreneurship: from consumer division to human centricity.- Chapter 2:Transformative changes and developments of the coworking model: A narrative review.- Chapter 3:The role of ICT in involving the tourist and in sustainability of tourism destinations.- Chapter 4:Technology-based tourism businesses: Extracting actionable knowledge and insights from social networks.- Chapter 5:Digital accessibility on institutional websites of Portuguese tourism.- Chapter 6:The ethical assumptions in higher education.- Chapter 7:Geotourism in Latin America and Caribbean UNESCO Global geoparks: Contributions for sustainable development goals.- Chapter 8:Social innovation in refugee support: Investigating prerequisites towards a conceptual framework.</div>

Autorenportrait

Dr Vanessa Ratten is the programme director of the entrepreneurship and innovation courses at La Trobe University.  Her research focuses on entrepreneurship,  innovation and technology management. <br> <br>

Back cover copy

<p></p><p><i>Although there have been considerable technological advances over the past decade, particularly in terms of mobile applications, much remains unknown about their effect on societal progress. This book focuses on how inequality and entrepreneurship are both by-products of technological change. The book provides insights into how society has shifted from consumer division to human centricity, and helps readers gain a better understanding of the positive and negative effects of entrepreneurship.</i><br></p><p></p>

Sonderbeitrag

Discusses the positive and negative outcomes of technology progress Examines the inequality that results from technological innovations in society Focuses on entrepreneurial usages of technology when it is too expensive or hard to access