Industry 4.0 and global businesses : a multidisciplinary investigation / edited by Enis Yakut (Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey).

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter 1. Industry 4.0 and the new world of work / Deniz Dirik -- Chapter 2. Decentralization of finance and global businesses / Tuna Can Güleç and Selim Duramaz -- Chapter 3. Internet of things and big data analytics / Sultan Nezihe Turhan -- Chapter 4. Effects of technological innovations on consumer behavior: Marketing 4.0 perspective / Enis Yakut -- Chapter 5. Industry 4.0 and b2b websites as global marketplaces: A content analysis / Ismail Metin and Ahmed Yusuf Sarihan -- Chapter 6. Carbon emission and global trade sustainability / Hakan Tunahan and Halil Simdi -- Chapter 7. From commerce to e-commerce and social commerce: How global? How local? / Ramazan Nacar -- Chapter 8. Industry 4.0 and applications in manufacturing industry / Muhammed Enes Akpinar -- Chapter 9. The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on international trade and production in the age of industry 4.0: New evidence from European countries / Ayberk Seker -- Chapter 10. Internet of things for individuals with disabilities / Ayse Dilsad Yakut -- Chapter 11. The impact of covid-19 on football industry: Implications and future perspectives / Ümit Hasan Gözkonan, Selim Baha Yildiz, and Erdi Bayram -- Chapter 12. Logistics 4.0 and smart supply chain management / Askin Özdagoglu and Sezai Bahar.

Industry 4.0 has transformed how businesses work. It has revolutionized conventional production processes in an innovative way, enabling greater levels of efficiency across business functions as well as facilitating a more accurate and precise decision-making process. It has changed how businesses approach, understand, and use Internet and Big Data. Previously seen as a means of communication, internet today is the very heart of Industry 4.0 as it has become the ultimate conduit to businesses creating value and leveraging competitive advantage. Industry 4.0 is already hitting the headlines on a global scale by introducing new possibilities and prospects across a variety of disciplines. However, it is not a unidimensional phenomenon. Quite the contrary, a holistic approach is essential to fully comprehend its individual, societal, and environmental repercussions which the previous three industrial revolutions failed to neither pay attention to nor to resolve. Industry 4.0 and Global Businesses: A Multidisciplinary Investigation provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the transformative effects of Industry 4.0 by aggregating original theoretical, conceptual, and empirical research. This book highlights topics ranging from international trade, b2b marketing, supply chain management, blockchain systems, big data analytics, sustainability, individuals with disabilities to smart factories, and it aims to guide researchers, practitioners as well as students.