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This book presents trends, developments, and examples of how digital disruption is currently reshaping the logistics industry. Logistics is the invisible force behind the global economy, influencing and providing a lens into all economic activities. Chapters written by respected experts in the field describe how new technologies such as autonomous vehicles, blockchain, Internet of things (IoT), and state-of-the-art freight management solutions are fundamentally changing supply chain solutions. Special emphasis is placed on promising start-ups and venture capital firms around the world that are now investing in the future of logistics."Supply chains hold significant room for optimization to the benefit of customers, industry participants, authorities and the environment. This book provides a unique set of perspectives from industry leaders covering a wide range of topics. It is a ΓÇÿmust readΓÇÖ for anyone seeking to understand and contribute to a better tomorrow in supply chains logistics." ΓÇö Thomas Bagge, Chief Executive Officer and Statutory Director DCSAΓÇ£The need for standardisation and digitalisation in logistics is no longer an option. This book gives insights from industry experts, shows trends and innovations in platforms, underlines the need for transparency and how big data and analytics can make a world of difference. ItΓÇÖs an incredible resource if you wish to better understand the new normal of logistics.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇö Global Chief Digital & Information Officer, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company"This book presents readers with a straightforward and comprehensive assessment of supply chain innovation and trends and their impact on the industry. With contributions from several industry leaders, it provides critical knowledge and insight that supply chain and logistics managers need to implement disruptive technologies strategically.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇö Rene Jacquat, Founder / Advisor, LogiChain Solutions

You Wanted More Freedom...As an entrepreneur, being your own boss is probably not what you had in mind when you first started. In a broken business culture that promotes workaholism and non-stop hustle, where productivity and performance are measured by quantity over quality, it''s easy to get sucked into the dark side of entrepreneurship and lose sight of the very reasons why you became an entrepreneur in the first place. That translates into a daily life of unmanageable workloads, focus-robbing reactivity, and deep overwhelm.But if your goal is to build a business that works for you instead of enslaving you, then this book is the answer.Here''s what you can expect to learn and implement with this book:How to finish what you used to do in 40+ hours per week in 20 hours or less.The 2 types of tasks to focus on daily to double your productivity while delegating, outsourcing and automating most of your draining recurring tasks.3 simple tweaks to swat away distractions and free you from firefighting, non-stop emergencies, and never-ending to-do lists.An easy to implement system that will allow you to optimally manage your time, energy and attention to ensure you''ll perform at work and win at your personal life.Unique strategies to create the space in your schedule for what really matters.And much more!Dave Ruel is a former competitive physique athlete turned serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, and leadership mentor. After founding and growing multi-million dollar online companies in the field of health, fitness and sports nutrition, Dave founded Effic, an innovative leadership development company that helps busy entrepreneurs maximize their impact and freedom. His systems and tools are now used by entrepreneurs all around the world. Dave lives on the East Coast of Canada with his wife Karine and their 2 daughters.

When you hire your first employee you enter the world of human resources management. Are you prepared: Building a strong team of employees involves hiring the right people, making sound decisions on pay and benefits, complying with legislation, and managing staff effectively. You can find everything you need to know on-line, but do you know what to look for? As the saying goes, "You don''t know what you don''t know."Pamela Urie developed her human resources and business acumen with a major Canadian chartered bank and as a member of the Canadian leadership team of a Fortune 1000 medical instrument company. In her book, From Entrepreneur to Employer, Pam draws on her background and experience to help new employers understand their human resources obligations and challenges.

Looking for a roadmap for building a successful startup? Want to avoid the common mistakes that many first-time founders make? Author Uttara Shekar Khedekar''s The Startup Leap shares everything you need to know! Taking insights from real-founder experiences, this book teaches you how to find structure in the chaotic initial phases to create a thriving and successful startup.No two startups are built the same way, but many of them go through similar journeys. Uttara gives insight into what makes a company successful in each phase of development, making this a go-to guide for aspiring startup founders.You will learn from founders like:Na''ama Moran, whose personal interest in improving the food supply chain led her to build Cheetah, a service that provides next-day delivery of food supplies to small businesses and restaurants.Aditya Sharma, who cofounded The Souled Store, a wildly successful online retail store in India that sells a wide range of official merchandise and unique fashion apparel.Joon Beh, who solved a personal problem he closely related to by creating Hallo, an online platform that helps English learners become fluent through live classes.This book is all you need to make the leap, so get started with The Startup Leap!

The book presents results related to studying the common trends of innovation and entrepreneurship education at the times of economic globalization and the experience of major countries, exploring the cultivation model of key innovation and entrepreneurship talents and mechanism of the innovation and entrepreneurship education ecosystem.

The rise of hybrid ventures is proof that another way of doing business is possible. Many developments in the last 15 years highlight the significance of social entrepreneurship: the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Grameen Bank, the efforts of scholars in studying social ventures, and the new academic programs at Ivy League universities, as well as the creation of indices such as the United Nations Human Development Index to measure non-economic issues. This book portrays these as strong indicators to support the development and sustenance of a market-based economy that also imbibes social progress and human values. This book emphasizes that awareness of the conditions under which social start-ups emerge is crucial. The authors provide a thorough and empirical analysis of the emergence of social entrepreneurship using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data as well as case studies from practice. From the perspective of individuals, they examine the most important characteristics of social entrepreneurs, and from a macro perspective, social ventures are studied as agents of change. A handpicked collection of successful cases of social ventures also provides the reader with an awareness of the best practices.

¿The fourth sector¿ consists of for-benefit organizations that combine market-based approaches of the private sector with the social and environmental aims of the public and non-profit sectors. This book examines successful experiences around the world in entrepreneurship in the fourth sector in recent times. The chapters also reveal the pivotal role of the public sector collaboration with private entities in solving the problems of humanity.

This edited volume discusses the development of the new social and impact economy in ten countries around the globe. The new social and impact economy is an attempt to conceptualize developments after the 2008 economic crisis, which emphasized the pifalls of the Neo-Liberal economic system. In the aftermath of the crisis, new organizational entities evolved, which combined social and business objectives as part of their mission. Using data gathered by two recent international research projects¿the ICSEM project and the FAB-MOVE project¿the book provides an initial portrait of the forces at play in the evolution of the new social and impact economy, linking those to the past crisis as well as to Covid19 and comparing the emergence of the phenomenon in a varied group of countries. The book begins with an overview of the classical definitions of social economy and proposes a comprehensive concept of new social and impact economy, its characteristics, and sources. Ten country chapters as well as a comparative chapter on international social economy organizations follow. The volume concludes with an overall analysis of the data from the country chapters, forming a typology of social economy traditions and linking it to recent Post Capitalism trends.Creating a conceptual framework to analyze the new phenomena in social economy, this volume is ideal for academics and practitioners in the fields of social economy; social, economic and welfare policies; social and business entrepreneurship in a comparative fashion; social and technological innovation as well as CSR specialists and practitioners.

This book explores the historical, current and future prospects of women¿s entrepreneurial activities in the former Yugoslavia, a region that is currently in a process of transition from socialism to a free-market economy. Each chapter presents the past, present and future of female entrepreneurship for each individual country. Some of the questions that the book answers include: Have women been historically and culturally ignored, marginalized, or systematically forbidden to run their own businesses? What are the status quo and future prospects for this group? And, is the investment climate conducive to women-owned businesses?The book provides an extensive overview of female entrepreneurship, its promotion and development, the role of the state, and other key factors that shape the female entrepreneurship ecosystem. Readers will gain an overall perspective on the essential issues and challenges to women¿s entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial initiatives and innovation,policy structures and institutional support to female entrepreneurship in the region.

The study of dynamics of institutional change in emerging markets are subjects of great interest in contemporary political economy. The dynamics and quality of institutional change can have significant impacts on the long-run performance of economies, economic growth and development of nations, and play a fundamental role in societies. It provides a comprehensive understanding of legal-economic institutions, and sheds light on the way to global peace by producing a better understanding of the dynamics of historical change. Topics range from institutional uncertainty, hybrid market order and labor market institutions, to good governance of institutions and WTO rules as trade institutions, as well as entrepreneurship and institutional change in emerging markets, and the role of modern technologies.This edited volume emphasizes legal-economic institutions, and the role of management and entrepreneurship on dynamics, trends, and implications of institutional change in emerging markets. Presenting research articles by eminent scholars and experts engaged in education and research, who address and discuss the most recent issues in the field, they reveal new insights into the dynamics of institutional change for researchers interested in development of new theories and comparative studies, especially in the era of emerging markets. The book is appealing to a wide range of global audience, can serve as a useful reference work in education and research, offers innovative and productive discussions, and can satisfy scholarly and intellectual interests, regarding institutional development and a broad spectrum of its interactions with functioning of markets and economies.