This open access book explores the global challenges and experiences related to digital entrepreneurial activities, using carefully selected examples from leading companies and economies that shape world business today and tomorrow. Digital entrepreneurship and the companies steering it have an enormous global impact; they promise to transform the business world and change the way we communicate with each other. These companies use digitalization and artificial intelligence to enhance the quality of decisions and augment their business and customer operations. This book demonstrates how cloud services are continuing to evolve; how cryptocurrencies are traded in the banking industry; how platforms are created to commercialize business, and how, taken together, these developments provide new opportunities in the digitalized era. Further, it discusses a wide range of digital factors changing the way businesses operate, including artificial intelligence, chatbots, voice search, augmented and virtual reality, as well as cyber threats and data privacy management. "Digitalization mirrors the Industrial Revolution's impact. This book provides a complement of perspectives on the opportunities emanating from such a deep seated change in our economy. It is a comprehensive collection of thought leadership mapped into a very useful framework. Scholars, digital entrepreneurs and practitioners will benefit from this timely work." Gina O'Connor, Professor of Innovation Management at Babson College, USA "This book defines and delineates the requirements for companies to enable their businesses to succeed in a post-COVID19 world. This book deftly examines how to accomplish and achieve digital entrepreneurship by leveraging cloud computing, AI, IoT and other critical technologies. This is truly a unique "must-read" book because it goes beyond theory and provides practical examples." Charlie Isaacs, CTO of Customer Connection at Salesforce.com, USA "This book provides digital entrepreneurs useful guidance identifying, validating and building their venture. The international authors developed new perspectives on digital entrepreneurship that can support to create impact ventures." Felix Staeritz, CEO FoundersLane, Member of the World Economic Forum Digital Leaders Board and bestselling author of FightBack, Germany

Der Autor entwickelt in dieser Arbeit einen integrativen Ansatz zur Entwicklung und Internationalisierung von Geschaftsmodellen in multinationalen Unternehmen (MNU). Weiterhin konzipiert er den Geschaftsmodellkern als zentrales Werkzeug zur internationalen Skalierung von Geschaftsmodellen. Die konzeptionelle Entwicklung des integrativen Ansatzes und des Geschaftsmodellkerns basieren auf einer tiefgehenden Fallstudie im Kontext der Elektromobilitat. Anhand der Fallstudie wird aufgezeigt, wie sich das fur MNU charakterisierende Spannungsfeld zwischen lokaler Anpassung und globaler Integration auf die Entwicklung neuer Geschaftsmodelle auswirkt.