Online Music Market Stats & Forecasts
The Myth Of Disintermediation
Distribution chains are becoming obsolete, replaced by distribution communities that collectively create value for the customer
Content: Article | Author: Michael Hammer | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: Operations, Trends / Analysis
Internet Indicators – UT Study Results 2000
International Economic Trends
This 47-page document from FRB St. Louis, full of charts and graphs, reports on economic trends from countries throughout the world, including Japan, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, the US, the United Kingdom and the Euro Area. Also includes an interesting cover page discussing the disconnect between opinions about free trade held by the general public and economists.
Content: Article | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis
Background Report: Employee Stock Options (.pdf)
This .pdf file from the Financial Markets Center offers a closer look at the rise of stock options. The report “summarizes the key trends in the use of stock options and highlights the broader implications of this practice for measuring earnings and conducting national economic policy.” Five points are discussed in this nine-page document, allowing readers to understand the basic principles and problems surrounding stock … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Financial Markets Center | Subjects: Finance, Trends / Analysis
Top trends in end-user training
If you’d like a look at the short-term direction of the training industry, consider these 12 trends described by Gartner. The trends fall into two categories–technology and management–and cover everything from knowledge management to bigger budgets.
Content: Article | Sources: Gartner, TechRepublic | Subjects: Education, Trends / Analysis | Industry: Education / Training
Essential ERP – Current Market Trends – Part I
ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization’s underlying business processes – primarily accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll. This note identifies 3 current trends in the ERP market: ERP Functional Scope Expansion; Sharper Vertical Focus; and Flexibility Enabled by Adaptable Architecture. These trends are the direct consequence of vendors’ attempts to resolve current ERP functional and/or technological deficiencies, and/or expand software sales both within … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: P.J. Jakovljevic | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: Operations, Trends / Analysis
Essential ERP – Current Market Trends – Part II
Part 2 of 2-part note. This part identifies 3 more current trends in the ERP market: Web- and E-commerce Enablement of ERP Systems; Intensified Market Merger & Acquisition Activity; and Advent of Application Hosting Services.
Content: Article | Author: P.J. Jakovljevic | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: Operations, Trends / Analysis
2000 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
From the United States Trade Representative (USTR), this report “surveys significant foreign trade barriers to U.S. export.” Created from information collected from government agencies including the USTR and the US Departments of Agriculture and Commerce, the report attempts to classify barriers in foreign trade into ten categories including import policies, government procedures, lack of intellectual property protection, and investment barriers. Reports on US trade … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: United States Trade Representative (USTR) | Subjects: International, Trends / Analysis
Online Pharmacy Sales – 1999
Internet Telephony Statistics
ASP Market Prediction
Online Pharmaceuticals Market Stats/Predictions
Small Business Communications Market
CRM Market Predictions
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