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The infinite resource : creating and leading the knowledge enterprise

William E. Halal, editor ; with Raymond Smith ... [et al.]

(The Jossey-Bass business & management series)

Jossey-Bass, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Harness the Boundless Power of Knowledge Take a fascinating glimpse into the not-too-distant future. In The Infinite Resource, seventeen visionary thinkers explore knowledge--the only inexhaustible source of competitive advantage--as the juggernaut of an remarkable new order whose advent is fast rAndering today's business conventions obsolete. Their incisive observations include up-to-the-minute examinations of knowledge-change initiatives currently under way at Bell Atlantic, MCI, Lufthansa, and other forward-thinking companies. Filled with fresh ideas, perspectives, and voices, it's a state-of-the-art appraisal of emerging organizational forms vital to anyone grappling with the challenges and possibilities posed by the Information Age.

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Economic Imperatives of Knowledge: New Organizations for a New Era. CREATING THE INTERNAL ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. A Small Government Solution to Big City Problems. Transforming Organizations into Market Economies. Reintroducing Alcoa to Economic Reality. Market-Based Management at Koch Industries. Lufthansa Soars on Internal Markets. FORMING A NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE ALLIANCES. Knowledge Companies. The Spherical Network organization. The Age of the Network. Novell's Ten- Thousand- Piece Puzzle. Managing the Virtual Organization. LEVERAGING KNOWLEDGETH AN INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE. Our Vision of the Information Superhighway. Taking a Byte Out of Bureaucracy. Welcome to the Revolution. The Intelligent Organization. An Advertising Agency Without Walls. Riding the Information Tiger.

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