Part I: Introduction to the Gig Economy 1. Evolution of Gig Economy: A Review Dr. Ashish Gupta, IIFT New Delhi 2. Gig Economy: A South Asian Perspective Dr. Badrinarayanan Gopalkrishnan (University of Seattle, USA) 3. Critical Success Factors for Gig Economy during Industry 4.0: An Emerging Market Perspective Dr. Satyendra Singh, University of Winnipeg, Canada 4. Gig Workforce: A saviour during the pandemic Dr. Alka Rai NTPC Business School, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Part II: Sustainability of Gig Era and Industry 4.0 5. Sustaining Gig Economy in Industry 4.0 Dr. Varsha Rokade MANIT Bhopal, India 6. Congruence of Social Media and Gig Economy in Industry 4.0 Dr. Deepak Singh, UCLA, USA 7. Industry 4.0 and the New Regulatory Framework for sustaining Gig Economy Dr. Manipadma Datta and Ms. Shinu Vig 8. Applicability and Usage of Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) in the Modern Workplace Dr. G. P. Sahu, Motilal Nehru NIT, Allahabad 9. Role of Automation in Gig Economy during Industry 4.0 Dr. Dinesh Kumar, IIM Bangalore 10. Role of Business Ethics in sustaining the Gig Economy during the 4th Industrial Revolution Dr. Hari Shankar Shyam and Jitender Kumar Sharda University, Greater Noida 11. Dark Side of Gig Economy: A Legal Perspective Dr. Pawan Budhwar, Aston University, UK Part III: Future Challenges of Sustaining a Gig Economy 12. Achieving SDGs Under Gig Economy Ginni Chawla, IIFT Delhi 13. Sustaining the workforce back to home during the pandemic Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Jaipuria Institute of Management, India 14. Managing Business in Crisis: Future Implications of COVID-19 Prashant Kumar, Institute of Management and Technology, Dubai