Technology, entrepreneurship, innovation and social change in digital economics

Technology and digitalization are increasingly core subjects for researchers across disciplines, from economics and management to engineering and the humanities. Digital innovations, such as the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and various digital technology-based platforms, are influencing business venturing and changing the ways that extend beyond entrepreneurship and innovation practices to influence culture, politics and society. Social media platforms and digital communications have even restructured social relations. Yet little research has fully addressed the profound relationship between technology, entrepreneurship/innovation and social change. To correct this oversight, this Special Issue in Technovation is devoted to publishing original research that enriches our knowledge about the nature of digital technology and its influence on entrepreneurship and innovation in digital economies. We elaborate the emerging new business models, their antecedents, and their economic and social consequences. The issue also highlights key emerging research areas of digital technology-based entrepreneurship/innovation and articulates an agenda for future scholarship.

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Technology and digitalization are becoming core subjects for interdisciplinary research, influencing various fields from economics to engineering. However, the relationship between technology, entrepreneurship/innovation, and social change remains underexplored. In this Special Issue of Technovation, original research is published to enrich our understanding of digital technology's impact on entrepreneurship and innovation in digital economies. The issue explores emerging business models, their antecedents, and their economic and social consequences, shedding light on key research areas in digital technology-based entrepreneurship/innovation.