Mor Harel is a young and bright CEO of SafeHarbor, a fast-growing technology company. During political unrest in her country, Israel, Mor is faced with a dilemma. On the one hand, she wants to remain focused on what she believes her company and its shareholders need, developing products further...

This chapter discusses the body of research on retirement savings and income planning. It examines both the theory and the practice, starting with the life cycle hypothesis, which captures saving and spending patterns, and then tackles some major risks like longevity, inflation, healthcare...

The growing presence of Chinese multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Africa has created both economic development opportunities and concerns over neo-colonial practices and greenwashing. This chapter examines the dual nature of Chinese engagements in Africa, particularly in terms of theirpromises...

The State as the “shield of the weak” is an expression attributed to José Batlle y Ordóñez, a Uruguayan President in the first decade of the twentieth century; his government achieved some societal goals that led to characterizing Uruguay as the first welfare state of Latin America....

For researchers in the social sciences and humanities, the digital data revolution has primarily been about data—its scale, variety, and granularity. The theoretical opportunities presented by these new data sources, however, have often been backgrounded. Digital trace data are generated for...

As I reflect on the challenges of sustainability, I’m struck by the untapped potential of environmental data. In this chapter, I explore how blockchain technology can help us transform these invisible elements into tangible, tradable assets. We can tokenize environmental data that is captured...

This chapter introduces key areas where businesses are enhancing the consumer experience through social media. The digital transformation businesses are undertaking in Marketing 4.0 includes merging from social media channels to omnichannel, targeting consumers with big data (BD), artificial...

This chapter navigates gender in the future of work by conceptualising women’s entrepreneurship as a ‘wicked problem’ and exploring the wicked problem conditions of women’s entrepreneurship. We take a feminist approach and contrast this with the current positioning of women in...

This chapter looks at the supposed divide between quantitative and qualitative methods in the social sciences and humanities. The rise of digital data is supposed to disrupt these entrenched categories, but this chapter examines why this division has proven so sticky – appropriately using a...

This chapter critically examines the transformative potential of blockchain technology in advancing mobile money (MM) systems, particularly in the context of financial inclusion in developing countries. It highlights how blockchain's decentralized, secure, and transparent architecture addresses...