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This book proposes a comprehensive analysis of the existing schools ofthought on technology-driven entrepreneurship to point out the process-based nature of this phenomenon. It explores whether entrepreneurship can belearned and examines the main processes that help influence entrepreneurialmind-sets.

In the current economic landscape, technology-drivenentrepreneurship is the driving force behind national economies and entrepreneurialsocieties. It is the engine of innovation, job creation, productivity andeconomic growth, bringing benefits both at the level of the individual and ofthe society and promoting sustainable smart growth and development. Thisbook provides a comprehensive view of “how” entrepreneurs and futureentrepreneurs learn and develop their business ventures in a wider environment.Moreover, it discussesissues concerning setting up thesuitable entrepreneurial environments, processes, values and policies toencourage and foster individual entrepreneurial aptitudes. It also explores practices fordeveloping technology-driven entrepreneurship in a European context as well asin emerging regions. 

A new model of business has emerged within the Digital-Economy called Internetworked Enterprise (IE); it’s a model that posits networks, communities of individuals and refusal of a centralized mindset as the core elements of the new frame of reference. Internetworked Enterprises are called by some scholars ''Extended'' Enterprises, which use digital network to co-operate and compete with other e-business community partners by exchanging knowledge and information across trans-national borders.

Evolving Towards the Internetworked Enterprise: Technological and Organizational Perspectives is an edited volume based on a three year research project financed by the Italian Ministry of Research and Education. Researchers for this project are located at Polytechnic of Milan, University of Milan, University of Chieti, Engineering S.P.A and ISUFI-University of Salento. This book presents an overview of IE business methodologies, models, and an interpretative framework analyzing the sector and organizational contingencies that influence the digitalization of organizational processes in networks of SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprise). A set of case studies that provide empirical evidence on the IE phenomenon is included as well.

This book is designed for advanced-level students in computer science and business management concentrating on e-business, digital computing, information technology, economics of technology and innovation management as a reference or secondary text book. Practitioners working in these fields as corporate strategic planners and consultants will also find this book a valuable asset.

The rapid expansion of digital innovation is reshaping organizations for greater agility and resilience. Digital Innovation Management shows how digital innovation management practices can facilitate project coordination aimed at business success while prioritizing environmental and social responsibility.  Structured around the four pillars of digital innovation (People, Process, Platforms and Policy), the book illustrates how digital and physical elements of innovation management can be integrated to create new marketing offerings, organizational processes, and business models that align with sustainability and human-centric ideals. The book supports a theoretical framing of digital innovation management with case studies of creative digital ecosystems such as smart cities, which leverage integrated digital systems to advance research, innovation, and education. Finally, the book provides an analysis of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, that may introduce significant digital innovations to make smarter organizations and territories.