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The Road to Servitization

Author : Alessandro Annarelli
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030122514
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Servitization written by Alessandro Annarelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes state-of-the-art product service systems, and provides a framework to categorize the knowledge surrounding these systems. It discusses the evolution and spread of the servitization model across industries, and explores its current and most relevant applications in industry. Further, the book highlights the model’s strategic value for business and management, operations, and sustainability and shows readers how to enhance service design and implementation. The contributors provide the theory behind servitization as well as the evidence for it, and report practical and industrial lessons learned. Illustrations, charts, and tables effectively guide readers through real-world and potential applications of product service systems, and case studies describing how companies have innovated and developed award winning business models are also included. Moreover, the book exhibits the selection and implementation policies for product service systems in different industrial environments. Providing comprehensive information on the product service system phenomenon, this book is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in the product service and business industries. It is also of interest to students and lecturers in business strategy and service management, as it shows the latest trends shaping the modern contexts in which companies operate.

Made to Serve

Author : Timothy Baines
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118585283
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Made to Serve written by Timothy Baines and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, practical introduction to one of the most important new trends in manufacturing, globally The delivery of a service component as an added value when providing products, servitization is all the rage in the manufacturing sector around the world. Yet, despite the clear competitive advantage of servitization, most manufacturers remain reluctant to venture into, what for them, is a strange new world. Written by a team of internationally respected servitization experts and innovators, this book provides you with a detailed road map for successfully navigating the servitization terrain. Unlike most authors on the subject who merely sing the praises of servitization, Baines and Lightfoot provide you with a framework for accessing the feasibility of adopting a services-led competitive strategy in your company, along with strategies for designing and implementing the kinds of service offerings customers increasingly are coming to expect. Grounded in real-world practice and supported by a wealth of up-to-the minute research, this book helps ease the way for manufacturers considering adopting a servitization model Shows how to exploit your company's manufacturing competencies to build a strong servitization element without becoming "just another services company" Provides numerous illustrations and examples of services-led competitive strategies, with an emphasis on the advanced services most widely associated with servitization worldwide Packed with fascinating and instructive case studies from leading manufacturing firms across industry sectors, including Caterpillar, Rolls-Royce, Alstom, MAN, Xerox and others

Managing Industrial Services

Author : Thomas Friedli
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030727289
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis Managing Industrial Services by : Thomas Friedli

Download or read book Managing Industrial Services written by Thomas Friedli and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing importance of industrial services and rapid digitalization towards smart and remote services pose opportunities as well as challenges to the manufacturing sector. This book provides a holistic understanding of industrial service management and guides companies into building capabilities and management practices for smart and remote services. By combining insights from research and practice, it offers a unique perspective on the core and enabling activities of manufacturing companies for growth in the service business. In essence, the first part covers action-based research findings regarding service strategy, organizational design, service innovation, service sales, services operations, and customer relationship management together with insights into value networks. The second part introduces outstanding practices from leading manufacturing companies in industrial and smart services. The book concludes with a summary of key messages and recommendations to navigate the landscape of industrial and smart service management successfully.

The Road Map of China's Steel Industry

Author : Xinchuang Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811520747
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book The Road Map of China's Steel Industry written by Xinchuang Li and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-03 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the principles of supply-side structural reform and current practices in the Chinese steel industry. Focusing on the general requirements for high-quality development, it reviews the evolution of the global and Chinese steel industries with regard to reduction, innovation, and transformation. It also summarizes industrial development law from a transfer route perspective, analyzes major challenges and opportunities for the steel industry in the new era, and proposes strategic orientation and implementation measures for the future development of the steel industry. The book contends that high-quality development of the steel industry must be driven by innovation, and it is essential to promote integrated development based on several aspects – greenness, coordination, quality, standardization, differentiation, service, intelligence, diversification, and internationalization – in order to reshape the industrial value chain and continuously improve industrial competitiveness. This concept is essential to help Chinese steel companies prepare development plans for transformation and upgrading. Combining thorough analysis, unique insights, and many practical cases, the book offers a guide to and inspiration for future implementation approaches.

Sustainable Business Management and Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-COVID Era

Author : Marko Mihić
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031186451
Total Pages : 703 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Business Management and Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-COVID Era written by Marko Mihić and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at the 18th International Symposium of Organizational Sciences (SymOrg 2022) held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 11 to 14 June 2022. The aim of the book is providing stimulative framework for readers to explore viable alternatives and indicate implications for the post-pandemic world. Researchers from academia and industry present their original work focusing on different aspects of sustainable management and digital transformation including blockchain technology, business analytics, e-business, innovation, digital operations and logistics management, financial industry, public administration, lean business systems, digital transformation projects, human resources, marketing and communication, and quality and standardization. The chapters could be useful for industry experts, research institutions, universities, and all others who share a common interest in contemporary organizational sciences.

Proceedings of the XVIII International symposium Symorg 2022 (BOOK OF ABSTRACTS)

Author : Marko Mihić
Publisher : FON
ISBN 13 : 8676804117
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (768 download)

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Book Synopsis Proceedings of the XVIII International symposium Symorg 2022 (BOOK OF ABSTRACTS) by : Marko Mihić

Download or read book Proceedings of the XVIII International symposium Symorg 2022 (BOOK OF ABSTRACTS) written by Marko Mihić and published by FON. This book was released on with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 140 contributions by authors from 19 different countries, XVIII International Symposium of Organizational Sciences – SymOrg 2022 successfully sets the high level for future conferences. The topic of SymOrg 2020, “Sustainable Business Management and Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-COVID Era”, attracted researchers from different institutions, both in Serbia and abroad. This year, more than 300 scholars and practitioners authored and co-authored scientific and research articles that had been accepted for publication in the Book of Abstracts. All the contributions to the Book of Abstracts are classified into the following 13 key topics:  Blockchain Technology in Business and Information Systems  Business Analytics  Creativity, Innovation and Sustainable Management  Digital Operations and Logistics Management  Digital Transformation of Financial Industry  Digital Transformation of Public Administration  E-Business Ecosystems  Evidence-Based Public Policy Making in the Post-COVID Environment  LEAN Business Systems – Structures, Processes and Models  Managing Digital Transformation Projects under Discontinuity  Managing Human Resources in the Post-COVID Era  Rethinking Marketing and Communication in the Post-COVID Era  Quality Management and Standardization in Digital Transformation Era. The participation of numerous domestic and international authors and the diversity of topics justify our efforts to organize the Symposium. As SymOrg is traditionally at the intersection of academy and business, we believe that this year’s meeting will bring about many in-depth discussions, contribute to prospective partnerships, and build stronger business and academic networks. We also believe that meeting will contribute to the exchange of knowledge, research results and experience among industry experts, research institutions and faculties, which all share a common interest in contemporary organizational sciences. We are very grateful to our distinguished keynote and plenary speakers: Ana Draskovic, Aleksander Aristovnik, Manuel Mazzara, Basant Agarwa and Priyanka Harjule. Also, special thanks to moderators for organizing the panels and workshops in the fields of higher education, business, supply chain, doctoral research studies and student engagement and sustainability. The Faculty of Organizational Sciences would like to express its gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and all the partners and individuals who have supported and contributed to the organization of the Symposium. We are particularly grateful to the contributors and reviewers who made this issue possible. But above all, we are especially thankful to the authors and presenters for making SymOrg 2022 a success! Belgrade, June 6, 2022 Marko Mihić, Ph.D. Sandra Jednak, Ph.D. Gordana Savić, Ph.D.

Servitization and Physical Asset Management

Author : Michael John Provost
Publisher : SAE International
ISBN 13 : 0768095735
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Servitization and Physical Asset Management written by Michael John Provost and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Servitization and Physical Asset Management, third edition, was developed to provide a structured source of guidance and reference information on the business opportunities linked to servitization and the management of physical assets. A growing trend in the global economy, servitization focuses on the actual deliverables of an asset from the perspective of the customer: electricity instead of the power plant, thrust instead of the engine, mobility instead of a plane or a car. The book offers high-level overviews of how to servitized and manage assets from a variety of perspectives, reviewing nearly 1,500 books, magazine articles, papers and presentations and websites. Written by Michael J. Provost, Ph.D., and a subject matter expert in modeling, simulation, analysis and condition monitoring, Servitization and Physical Asset Management, third edition, is an invaluable reference to those considering providing asset management services for the products they design and manufacture. It is also meant to support middle management wishing to know what needs to be done to look after the assets they are responsible for and who to approach for help, and academics doing research in this field. Michael Provost, is a British engineer with a doctoral degree in thermal power from Cranfield University.

Collaborative Networks in Digitalization and Society 5.0

Author : Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031148444
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Book Synopsis Collaborative Networks in Digitalization and Society 5.0 by : Luis M. Camarinha-Matos

Download or read book Collaborative Networks in Digitalization and Society 5.0 written by Luis M. Camarinha-Matos and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2022, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in September 2022. The 55 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 119 submissions. They provide a comprehensive overview of major challenges and recent advances in various domains related to the digital transformation and collaborative networks and their applications with a strong focus on the following areas related to the main theme of the conference: sustainable collaborative networks; sustainability via digitalization; analysis and assessment of business ecosystems; human factors in collaboration 4.0; maintenance and life-cycle management; policies and new digital services; safety and collaboration management; simulation and optimization; complex collaborative systems and ontologies; value co-creation in digitally enabled ecosystems; digitalization strategy in collaborative enterprises’ networks; pathways and tools for DIHs; socio-technical perspectives on smart product-service systems; knowledge transfer and accelerated innovation in FoF; interoperability of IoT and CPS for industrial CNs; sentient immersive response network; digital tools and applications for collaborative healthcare; collaborative networks and open innovation in education 4.0; collaborative learning networks with industry and academia; and industrial workshop.

The Economics of Digital Transformation

Author : Katarzyna Śledziewska
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000423352
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis The Economics of Digital Transformation by : Katarzyna Śledziewska

Download or read book The Economics of Digital Transformation written by Katarzyna Śledziewska and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis revealed the scale and scope of a new type of economy taking shape in front of our very eyes: the digital economy. This book presents a concise theoretical and conceptual framework for a more nuanced analysis of the economic and sociological impacts of the technological disruption that is taking place in the markets of goods and services, labour markets, and the global economy more generally. This interdisciplinary work is a must for researchers and students from economics, business, and other social science majors who seek an overview of the main digital economy concepts and research. Its down-to-earth approach and communicative style will also speak to businesses practitioners who want to understand the ongoing digital disruption of the market rules and emergence of the new digital business models. The book refers to academic insights from economics and sociology while giving numerous empirical examples drawn from basic and applied research and business. It addresses several burning issues: how are digital processes transforming traditional business models? Does intelligent automation threaten our jobs? Are we reaching the end of globalisation as we know it? How can we best prepare ourselves and our children for the digitally transformed world? The book will help the reader gain a better understanding of the mechanisms behind the digital transformation, something that is essential in order to not only reap the plentiful opportunities being created by the digital economy but also to avoid its many pitfalls. Chapters 1, 3 and 5 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. They have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Practices and Tools for Servitization

Author : Marko Kohtamäki
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319765175
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Practices and Tools for Servitization written by Marko Kohtamäki and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book intends to provide knowledge on tools and practices of servitization to facilitate the formulation and implementation of servitization-based strategies, service infusion and manufacturing service transition globally. Including 22 practically relevant contributions, this book aims to help scholars and practitioners seeking to facilitate servitization in companies through original perspectives and advanced thinking in related issues such as business models, strategic change, practices, processes, routines, value creation and appropriation. Employing practice theory as a useful frame, the contributions span theoretical approaches such as product-service systems, service science, services-dominant logic and cocreation, resource-based views, industrial organization and institutional theory. The book presents tools and frameworks to enable and support servitization and engender understanding of servitization-as-practice.

Enterprise IoT

Author : Dirk Slama
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1491925329
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book Enterprise IoT written by Dirk Slama and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current hype aside, the Internet of Things will ultimately become as fundamental as the Internet itself, with lots of opportunities and trials along the way. To help you navigate these choppy waters, this practical guide introduces a dedicated methodology for businesses preparing to transition towards IoT-based business models. With a set of best practices based on case study analysis, expert interviews, and the authors’ own experience, the Ignite | IoT Methodology outlined in this book delivers actionable guidelines to assist you with IoT strategy management and project execution. You’ll also find a detailed case study of a project fully developed with this methodology. This book consists of three parts: Illustrative case studies of selected IoT domains, including smart energy, connected vehicles, manufacturing and supply chain management, and smart cities The Ignite | IoT Methodology for defining IoT strategy, preparing your organization for IoT adoption, and planning and executing IoT projects A detailed case study of the IIC Track & Trace testbed, one of the first projects to be fully developed according to the Ignite | IoT Methodology

Digital Business Models for Industry 4.0

Author : Carlo Bagnoli
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030972844
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Digital Business Models for Industry 4.0 written by Carlo Bagnoli and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technological advancements are contributing to shape future business models and the industrial scenario. Companies face the challenge of having to adapt to the frequently shifting technology landscape. Therefore, organizations must exploit technological advances to thrive in the digital revolution. This book presents and discusses emerging digital business models in the Industry 4.0. These models are illustrated with real case studies and include data-driven, platform, smart factory and servitization among others. The book introduces a detailed classification to help organizations to redesign their current business models and discusses how to gain unique competitive advantages. The book includes not only theoretical concepts to understand the context of digital transformation but also an assessment framework to enable and support innovation in organizations and create new revenue streams. The book will be of interest to students and professionals alike who want to understand the core of the Industry 4.0.

Functional Thinking for Value Creation

Author : Jürgen Hesselbach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642196896
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book Functional Thinking for Value Creation written by Jürgen Hesselbach and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the IPS2 conferences in Cranfield and Linköping in 2009 and 2010 the 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems (IPS2) 2011 takes place in Braunschweig, Germany. IPS2 itself is defined as “an integrated industrial product and service offering that delivers value in use”. The customers expect comprehensive solutions, which are adapted to their individual needs. IPS2 offers the possibility to stand out from competition and for long-term customer loyalty. Particularly in times of economic crisis it becomes apparent which producing companies understand to satisfy the needs and requirements of their customers. Especially in this relatively new domain IPS2 it will be important to keep track of the whole context and to seek cooperation with other research fields and disciplines. The 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems (IPS2) 2011 serves as a platform for such collaborations and the discussion of new scientific ideas.

The Palgrave Handbook of Servitization

Author : Marko Kohtamäki
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030757714
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis The Palgrave Handbook of Servitization by : Marko Kohtamäki

Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Servitization written by Marko Kohtamäki and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manufacturers have shifted their focus from products to smart solutions in search of higher returns and additional growth opportunities. This shift, described as servitization, or lately as a digital servitization, is not a simple process. Academic study has revealed that its issues are complex, problematic, contingent, and even paradoxical, involving multiple organizational layers, such as operations, strategic, relational, and even ecosystemic layers. Recent literature studies have called for improved theories in servitization, and even alternative narratives. In this handbook, the chapters take different perspectives towards servitization, digital servitization or Product-Service-Software systems, presenting and debating over concepts such as organizational transformation, change management, strategic management, business models, innovation and product-service operations. The handbook provides an opportunity to develop improved theoretical grounds for servitization, and thus to elaborate and develop the field further. This volume will be of great interest for the servitization community, including scholars, Ph.D. and master students, but also company managers, developers and consultants facilitating company’s servitization efforts.

Research Handbook of International Talent Management

Author : Yipeng Liu
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786437104
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook of International Talent Management written by Yipeng Liu and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International talent management has become a critically important topic for scholarly discussion, in policy debates, and among the business community. Despite this, however, research into talent management tends to lack theoretical underpinnings, especially from an international, multidisciplinary, and comparative perspective. This Research Handbook fills this gap, bringing together a range of leading researchers, scholars, and thinkers to debate and advance the conceptualization and understanding of this multifaceted subject.

Servitization Strategy and Managerial Control

Author : Anna Pistoni
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787148459
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book Servitization Strategy and Managerial Control written by Anna Pistoni and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book intends to present and discuss the main challenges that companies interested in servitization strategies have to overcome, with a particular focus on the design of managerial control systems. The book can represent a useful tool for companies interested developing successful servitization strategies.

Employee-centered Industry 5.0 - Case analysis of Haier

Author : Chaoan Lai
Publisher : OAE Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Employee-centered Industry 5.0 - Case analysis of Haier written by Chaoan Lai and published by OAE Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2024-05-08 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How green digital intelligence and ecology promote enterprises to transform into industry 5.0 has attracted the attention of the industry and academia. Still, its internal driving mechanism at the micro level has not been clarified. Based on the perspective of enterprise dynamic capability and resource allocation, this paper studies the “path-process-capability” logical scheme of Industry 5.0 restructuring value chain. Firstly, the multi-case configuration analysis is carried out through focused stepwise quantitative case analysis to explore the resource collaboration path of Industry 5.0 transformation. Then, the process of digital intelligence and ecological reconstruction of the value chain is studied longitudinally for a single case, and the stage characteristics of green digital intelligence and ecology driving the Industrial 5.0 transformation of manufacturing enterprises are studied by combining the time series interval method and the critical event method. The process mechanism of digital intelligence and Industry 5.0 key capabilities are found. Aimed at the path problem of green digital intelligence and ecological reconstruction of the manufacturing value chain, based on multi-case statistical analysis and single-case in-depth analysis, the reconstruction mechanism and scheme of manufacturing ecological value chain were obtained. The research findings are as follows: firstly, four configuration forms of digital intelligence and ecological resource allocation are identified, and the rational allocation of resources is realized through the collaborative effect of resources. Secondly, the ecological process of green digital intelligence of manufacturing enterprises is based on the process of “standardization - online - integration - intelligence - ecological - Industry 5.0”, and the key technologies of each stage are identified. Third, in the transformation process of Industry 5.0, three key capabilities of enterprise digital production, digital drive, and ecological economy are constructed and data-led to promote the transformation and development of enterprise intelligent services and leverage the new business form of digital ecology.