DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The primary idea behind this book is to provide a platform for the sharing of contributions from the doctoral students of the Entrepreneurship and International Business group at the Department of Business Administration of Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia). The talented group, consisting of students from countries such as Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Kazakhstan and Russia, are studying across various topics relating to Digital Transformation for Entrepreneurship and its related subjects. This thus creates a ripe opportunity for the sharing of perspectives from different theoretical and methodological applications.

The book's chapters study decision-makers of small entrepreneurial firms, both start-ups and mature, as the primary target group, digging deep into their insights on recent and fresh research findings produced by the doctoral students as part of their studies.

Therefore, the book fulfills two main objectives: 1) entrepreneurial firms will get concrete ideas and recommendations as to how to address and/or improve their entrepreneurial activities/approaches to entrepreneurship triggered by digital transformation, and 2) the doctoral students will get a unique opportunity to expand their scientific writing skills while at the same time having an opportunity to present their findings in a way that is considered relevant and impactful by practitioners.

The scientific quality of each chapter has been ensured by the participation of two experienced scholars and supervisors — one of whom is the head of the Entrepreneurship and International Business group, and an active researcher on the book's topic — who have closely monitored the development process of the book.

Contents:

• Introduction (Susanne Durst)
• Digital Transformation for Entrepreneurship (Susanne Durst)
• Ethical Challenges in Digital Transformation for Entrepreneurship (Aive Pevkur)
• The Role of Knowledge Management in the Preparedness of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises for Digital Transformation (Lidia Davies)
• Discovering the Hidden String Connecting Knowledge Risks and the Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (Samuel Foli)
• Digital Technology in Entrepreneurship Education: An Overview of the Status Quo (Basel Hammoda)
• From Technostress to Digital Well-being (Velli Parts)
• We Want to Work Smart Now! How Digitalization Challenges Entrepreneurial Leadership (Velli Parts)
• Disruptive Services as an Opportunity for Digital Entrepreneurs (Johann Timo Theisen)
• Transformation of Entrepreneurial Business Finance (Fabian Zimmermann)
• Moving to New Digital Platforms: A Case Study of Kazakhstani Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Talshyn Tokyzhanova)
• Digitalizing Micro-Business in Times of Disruption: Insight into Innovative Strategies in the Kazakh Economy (Tommaso Aguzzi)
• Sustainability Transformation Journey of Smalland Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Path of a Design Company (Elisabeth Kraut)
• Conclusions and Outlook (Aive Pevkur and Susanne Durst)

Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates interested in digital transformation, and industry professionals.

Key Features:

• Entrepreneurship is being discussed/addressed by a new generation of researchers, including doctoral students active in entrepreneurship and related fields
• Thus, the topic will be discussed not only from different angles and perspectives but also from those that reflect this generation's world of thought on the topic