Entrepreneurship and Work in the Gig Economy
The Case of the Western Balkans
Mirjana RadoviÄ â MarkoviÄ, Borislav ÄukanoviÄ, DuĆĄan MarkoviÄ, Arsen DragojeviÄ
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Entrepreneurship and Work in the Gig Economy
The Case of the Western Balkans
Mirjana RadoviÄ â MarkoviÄ, Borislav ÄukanoviÄ, DuĆĄan MarkoviÄ, Arsen DragojeviÄ
Ă propos de ce livre
The crisis caused by COVID-19 poses a major challenge for the global economy and business. It has been a test for economic resilience, and how this crisis will affect business activities will be determined by their competitiveness. Only firms that have succeeded in reorienting and quickly adapting to the emerging crisis have continued without interruption in their operations, thus demonstrating their flexibility and high level of resilience.
Research shows that companies driving the gig economy celebrate the benefits: flexibility, additional income, freedom and other various opportunities for workers. They require entrepreneurial digital skills that improve their competitiveness and benefit not onlythemselves but the economy as well. Therefore, digital competencies are becoming a significant resource and precondition for employment, and it is essential to promote digital entrepreneurial skills, introducing them into education programs through different forms of education. This book stresses and explores the importance of synergy between industry and virtual universities. Considering the importance of these issues, this book draws together literature on globalization and small and medium enterprise development and internationalization from disparate sources into a cohesive body of work, which traces the evolution of entrepreneurship and our understanding of the topic. It investigates the impact of digitalization on creating job opportunities in the labor market.
Covering social, economic and psychological approaches to the most current topics, this book will be a useful framework to new theories and practices that are emerging to challenge conventional wisdom. It will be of interest to scholars, upper-level students, and researchers involved in the field of entrepreneurship.
Foire aux questions
Informations
Part I
Theoretical Perspectives of Globalization
1
Global Business Flows
1.1 Introduction
- Determining the degree of integration of Montenegro and other Western Balkan countries into the global business flows and their positioning in the global market.
- Exploring the impact of globalization on economic development; competitiveness; innovation; entrepreneurship development and new forms of education, work and employment as well as the resilience of states and enterprises to external and internal shocks (contagions, earthquakes, climate changes, etc.).
1.2 Basic Concept and Different Dimensions of Globalization
Theories | Authors | Characteristics | Sources: |
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Modernization theory | Max Weber and Talcott Parsons | It is based on economic development, political and economic stability and democratization of society | Nash, K. (2007). Contemporary Political Sociology: Globalization, Politics and Power. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell |
The theory of postmodernism | Jean-François Lyotard, Jacques Derrida and Fredric Jameson | Postmodernism is directly connected with the process of globalization. The representatives of this theory emphasize the importance of knowledge. They also focus their attention on the economic and cultural aspects of globalization. | Nozari, H.A. (2005). The Formulation of Modernity and Post-modernity. Tehran, Iran: Jahanneghsh Press. Harvey, D. (1989). The Condition of Postmodernity: An Enquire into the Condition of Cultural Change. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. |
Hyperglobalist theory | Thomas Friedman | The hyperglobalist approach is based on the view that the world has entered a âglobal ageâ, legalizing the dominance of âglobal capitalismâ. The logic of the hyperglobalist stance is based on âneoliberal capitalismâ. | Tikly, L. (2001). Globalisation and education in the postcolonial world: Towards a conceptual framework. Comparative Education, 37(2): 151â171. Held, D. (2004). Democratic accountability and political effectiveness from a cosmopolitan perspective. Government and Opposition, 39(2): 364â391. |
Dependency theory | Raul Prebisch | Globalization is linked to multinational corporations, international commodity markets, foreign aid and foreign investment. | Ferraro, V. (2008). Dependency theory: An introduction. In Giorgio Secondi (Ed.), The Development Economics Reader. London: Routledge. |
World-systems theory | Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein | This theory places emphasis on capital-intensive production and trade dominance. According to this theory, the world is divided into central countries, semi-peripheral countries and peripheral countries. | Robinson, W (2011). Globalization and the sociology of Immanuel Wallerstein: A critical appraisal. International Sociology, 26(6): 723â745. Available at: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.918.9776&rep=repl&type=pdf (accessed on 21 March 2020). |