The gig/platform economy has witnessed sharp growth in the past decade owing to technology adoption and servicing various everyday needs. This has resulted in the rise of informal work contracts and several partners/associates whose employment structures differ significantly from traditional...

The chapter deals with the necessity and possibility of organizing housing as social infrastructure. Based on the work on infrastructures and the foundational economy, social infrastructure is understood not only as a specific facility and service, but also as a unique form of state...

The world has seen significant level of emergence of the developing nations over the years. But the world has been going through certain economic crises – be it the worldwide recession of 2008 – that had a worldwide impact, be it the ongoing depression in economic activities since...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) currently has 41 non-graduated developing member countries (DMCs), with a population of approximately 3.7 billion and an estimated school-age population of about one billion. The ADB works across its DMCs to promote quality, accessible education to support...

This study examines the relationship between collegial isolation and contextual work performance and the mediating role of relatedness. Contextual work performance, referring to work behaviors beyond one’s job description that support the organization’s, peers’ and individuals’...

To ensure effectively tackling climate crises, it is important for firms to ensure reduction of emissions and respect of human rights at Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers. Effectively monitoring, measuring or even changing behaviors of independent firms, located in different countries, to...

There is a dearth of studies on entrepreneurial ecosystems and governance models in the growing context of smart cities. This chapter aims to address this by critically reflecting on the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems, outlining a shift from unsustainable to sustainable entrepreneurial...

The business academic has a wide range of responsibilities: generating ideas, working with Ph.D. students, obtaining research funding, getting published, crossing boundaries and forming alliances with other functional areas and with industry, and making valid societal contributions—all while...

Corporations, as legal entities that provide goods and services, can only achieve integrity by adhering to both coherent and inherent conditions. The theory of the liberal capitalistic system that omits enslaved labour and confiscated land as sources of wealth fails on both counts. It maintains...