1st Edition
Smart and Sustainable Gig Economy in the Industrial 5.0 Era Engineering and Management Aspects
PART 1 Foundation and Context
Chapter 1 Exploring the Gig Economy: Definitions and Exemplars
Ololade Durodola
Chapter 2 The Upcoming Era of Industry 5.0: New Age, New Rules, and the Transition from Industry 4.0 to 5.0
Nurcan Deniz
Chapter 3 Society 5.0, Sustainability, and Social Aspects of the Gig Economy
Ehsan Khajeh, Mobina Mousapour Mamoudan, and Nima Pourkhodabakhsh
PART 2 Core Transformations and Labor Dynamics
Chapter 4 Global Trends in the Gig Economy: Online Labor Market and Future of Work
Mobina Mousapour Mamoudan
Chapter 5 Revolutionizing Industry 5.0: Human Resource Transformation in the Gig Era
Umar Farooq and Zahra Mohammadnazari
Chapter 6 Designing for Uncertainty: How Organizations and Workers Navigate the Gig Economy’s Shifting Structures
Soroush Sadooghi and Mobina Mousapour Mamoudan
PART 3 Operational Applications
Chapter 7 Supply Chain Management in the Gig Era
Umutgül Bulut and Eren Özceylan
Chapter 8 Logistics and Cargo Services in the Gig Economy
Mobina Mousapour Mamoudan and Zahra Mohammadnazari
PART 4 Technological Enablers
Chapter 9 Machine Learning and Data Analytics in the Gig Economy: Big Data Applications
Zahra Mohammadnazari and Umar Farooq
Chapter 10 AI, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Technology, and Robotics in the Gig Economy
Azadeh Jafar Nezhad and Zahra Mohammadnazari
Chapter 11 The Role of Large Language Models and the Gig Economy in Industry 5.0: Reimagining Supply Chains and Labor Dynamics
Ehsan Torshizi, Mobina Mousapour Mamoudan, Ehsan Khajeh, and Zahra Mohammadnazari
PART 5 Advanced Applications and Decision-Making
Chapter 12 Gig Economy: Mathematical Modeling and Optimization Aspects
Birsen İrem Kuvvetli and Yusuf Kuvvetli
Chapter 13 Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in the Gig Economy: A Comparative Application
Mehmet Şahin
PART 6 Strategic and Business Implications
Chapter 14 Strategic Management Consultancy in the Age of Industry 5.0: Leveraging the Gig Economy for Business Transformation
Nima Pourkhodabakhsh and Ehsan Khajeh
Chapter 15 Innovative Marketing Strategies for Gig Economy Platforms
Wenlin Xiong and Zhaoxing Wang
Biography
Dr. Ehsan Khajeh is an assistant professor of business processes and operations management at Coventry University, with extensive international academic and professional experience. He holds a PhD in management and business from Kingston University London, an MBA from Staffordshire University (UK), and a bachelor’s degree in e-commerce from Staffordshire University (Malaysia). He has gained substantial international experience in management and consulting across Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
Dr. Khajeh’s expertise lies in operations and supply chain management, with particular research interests in Industry 4.0, queuing theory, behavioral operations management, and logistics. He is proficient in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. His scholarly contributions reflect a commitment to advancing knowledge in operations and supply chain strategies in dynamic global contexts.
Dr. Zahra Mohammadnazari received her BSc and MSc in industrial engineering from the University of Tehran and later earned a Master of Research (MRes) in business management and social science from Kingston University London in 2022. Her doctoral research centered on blockchain applications in supply chain optimization, bridging the gap between cutting-edge technologies and practical industry challenges.
Dr. Mohammadnazari has collaborated with scholars and academics across diverse disciplines and international contexts. She also brings significant teaching expertise, having worked with undergraduate and postgraduate students from a wide range of cultural and academic backgrounds. Her research interests span optimization, supply chain management, performance assessment, data analytics, and uncertainty modeling. In addition, she actively contributes to the scholarly community as a reviewer and guest editor for several esteemed academic journals.
