Technological Progress, Inequality and Entrepreneurship

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Technological Progress, Inequality and Entrepreneurship: From Consumer Division to Human Centricity

   • Vanessa Ratten

   Pages 1-7

3. Transformative Changes and Developments of the Coworking Model: A Narrative Review

   • Marko Orel, Ondřej Dvouletý

   Pages 9-27

4. The Role of ICT in Involving the Tourist and in Sustainability of Tourism Destinations

   • Célia M. Q. Ramos, Georgette Andraz, Irene Cardoso

   Pages 29-45

5. Technology-Based Tourism Businesses: Extracting Actionable Knowledge and Insights from Social Networks

   • Jose Ramón-Saura, Pedro R. Palos-Sanchez, María de la Cruz del Río-Rama

   Pages 47-65

6. Digital Accessibility on Institutional Websites of Portuguese Tourism

   • Fátima Matos Silva, Isabel Borges

   Pages 67-85

7. The Ethical Assumptions in Higher Education

   • Rui Pedro Lopes, Cristina Mesquita, Amador Durán-Sánchez, Juan R. Coca

   Pages 87-105

8. Geotourism in Latin America and Caribbean UNESCO Global Geoparks: Contribution for Sustainable Development Goals

   • Emmaline M. Rosado-González, José Luis Palacio-Prieto, Artur Abreu Sá

   Pages 107-121

9. Social Innovation in Refugee Support: Investigating Prerequisites Towards a Conceptual Framework

   • Phyllis McNally, Nikolaos Apostolopoulos, Haya Al-Dajani

   Pages 123-138

Although there have been considerable technological advances over the past decade, particularly in terms of mobile applications, much remains unknown about their effect on societal progress. This book focuses on how inequality and entrepreneurship are both by-products of technological change. The book provides insights into how society has shifted from consumer division to human centricity, and helps readers gain a better understanding of the positive and negative effects of entrepreneurship.

• Income disparities
• Subsistence entrepreneurship
• Access to technology
• Technology innovation
• Micro entrepreneurs
• Knowledge workers
• Labor replacement
• Self-service innovations
• Frugal innovations
• Smart sustainable cities

• Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Marketing, La Trobe Business School, Melbourne, Australia

  Vanessa Ratten

Dr Vanessa Ratten is the programme director of the entrepreneurship and innovation courses at La Trobe University.  Her research focuses on entrepreneurship,  innovation and technology management.