ABSTRACT

Sustainable Entrepreneurship is nowadays considered as a discipline at the cross-roads of many others. This book describes recent cases, techniques and tools proposed for leaders, entrepreneurs, and practitioners who are involved and responsible for making strategic decisions in their companies and aiming at sustainable development.

This book highlights the use of new business models/methods that can be employed by organizations and researchers to save millions of dollars, to enhance the economic growth, as well as to resolve environmental and social issues, via sustainable networks, renewal energy distribution, and social/green entrepreneurship. It will provide a comprehensive discussion of practical techniques, like Machine Learning, Robotics, Photovoltaic solar energy, in the field of renewable energy, and other digital tools, such as digital marketing, crowdsourcing platforms, and digital currency. Meanwhile, it will enlighten the way for entrepreneurs and decision makers by helping them to learn how to grow their business. The focus will be on how to benefit from these techniques to develop sustainable and renewable energy-based projects, as well as digitalized new ventures.

The book walks the reader through the latest emerging trends in digitalization that can support practitioners, managers, entrepreneurs, and researchers to help them appreciate the application of sustainable solutions in various functional domains.

chapter 1|19 pages

The Era of a Digitalized World

Pandemics and Academia

chapter 2|19 pages

Innovation for Sustainable Development

The Role of Knowledge Management

chapter 16|14 pages

Migration and Livelihood Sustainability

A Case Study of the Migratory Workers of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

chapter 17|11 pages

The Urban Poor and Their Financial Behavior

A Case Study of Slum Dwellers in Lucknow (India)