Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the Industrial Enterprise
Content: Book | Subjects: Management, Strategy
In Search of Excellence : Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies
Content: Book | Authors: Robert H. Waterman, Thomas Peters | Subject: Management
Value Propositions
Interview with Mercer Management Consulting’s David Bovet and Joseph Martha (authors of book titled ‘Value Nets: Breaking the Supply Chain to Unlock Hidden Profits’) elicited five value propositions that are reshaping the relationships between companies and their customers.
Content: Article | Author: Keith Hammonds | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Customer Related, Management
Online Pharmacy Sales – 1999
Internet Telephony Statistics
ASP Market Prediction
Online Pharmaceuticals Market Stats/Predictions
Small Business Communications Market
Reinventing The CIO
Tomorrow’s IT leaders will have to be part general, part maestro, and part evangelist
Content: Article | Author: Chris Murphy | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Management
CRM Market Predictions
Corps Business : The 30 Management Principles of the U.S. Marines
Content: Book | Authors: Charles C. Krulak, David H. Freedman | Subject: Management
Why Can’t We Get Anything Done?
Stanford B-school professor Jeffrey Pfeffer has a question: If we’re so smart, why can’t we get anything done? Here are 16 rules to help you make things happen in your organization.
Content: Article | Author: Alan M. Webber | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management
Mercenaries vs. Missionaries: John Doerr Sees Two Kinds of Internet Entrepreneurs
The growth of the Internet revolution from zero to $400 billion in five years owes much of its momentum to venture capitalists like John Doerr, partner at VC firm Kleiner Perkins. Yet Doerr worries about the future of that revolution, including an educational system in the U.S. that inadequately prepares its students to be business leaders. He also distinguishes between entrepreneurs who are mercenaries … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Trends / Analysis
Where Schumpeter was nearly Right – the Swedish Model and Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
In Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Joseph A. Schumpeter concluded that socialism would eventually displace capitalism in Western democracies. This would come about as a result of the superior performance of capitalism. Six essential elements of Schumpeter’s prediction about the fate of capitalism are confronted with the development of the Swedish economy.
Content: Article | Authors: Magnus Henrekson, Ulf Jakobsson | Source: SSE/EFI Working Paper Series | Subjects: Economics, Trends / Analysis
The Concept of Copyright Fights for Internet Survival
Article discusses implications of technology on the idea of copyright; doesn’t attempt to provide answers as much as the questions {free registration required}
Content: Article | Author: John Markoff | Source: The New York Times | Subjects: Legal, Trends / Analysis
Trading Places
Business-to-business marketplaces are bringing buyers and sellers together on the Internet, and all the parties involved are reaping the benefits. Here’s what you need to know.
Content: Article | Author: Sari Kalin | Source: CIO Magazine | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis
Venture funding is reinvented
part of Red Herring’s 10 Trends 2000 special, this article talks about the increasing competition among VCs to fund a limited supply of good ideas and teamsand the associated implications and strategies
Content: Article | Author: Peter Rojas | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Trends / Analysis, Venture Capital
Emerging Market Access Index (EMAI)
Based on research at Darmouth’s Tuck MBA program, the EMAI describes, in a single, summary measure, the degree to which emerging countries have opened their borders to trade.
Content: Online Resource | Source: Tuck | Subjects: International, Trends / Analysis
Behind the Numbers: The Mystery of B-to-B Forecasts Revealed
Forecasts say business-to-business e-commerce will be huge. Yet, research firms disagree on the definition of business-to-business and how to tally it.
Content: Article | Author: Stacy Lawrence | Source: The Standard | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis
A Template for Sucessful B2B Companies
A 9-minute Real Video interview with Edward McCabe, VP of Merrill Lynch about B2B industry; talks about various things, incl. a discussion and comparison of VerticalNet, ICG, and Ariba
Content: Article | Source: ON24 | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis