by Andrea Prencipe, Andrew Davies, and Mike Hobday (2003)
This title refers to a model of industrial organization whereby firms and groups of firms combine different types of knowledge, skills, and activities, as well as hardware, software, and human resources to produce new products for the marketplace. The transition towards this model has fundamental implications for the capabilities of firms.
Kim Benjamin
This is the definitive guide to starting your own online business, written by experts in the small business world. Covering every aspect of the startup process, the book combines step-by-step information with the advice and experience of some of the most successful online retailers.
Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane P. Laudon
Laudon’s essential case-based text for the study of IS in business today. Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm provides the most comprehensive overview of information systems, while drawing connections between MIS and business performance. The Laudons are known for their outstanding real-world case studies, which describe how well-known companies use IT to solve problems and achieve business objectives. You will develop sought-after skills, and be adept at leading IS-related management discussions and using IT to meet bottom-line results. Each chapter of the 17th edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the latest industry and technology changes.
Ed Yourdon
How 9/11 is transforming IT -- and how to survive the new "decade of security"! The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are transforming information technology, leading to profound and permanent changes. In this book, Ed Yourdon -- legendary software engineering expert and author of Decline and Fall of the American Programmer -- focuses on the immediate changes IT professionals are already encountering and the long-term changes they must prepare for. Yourdon addresses 9/11's impact on IT at every level: strategic, national, corporate, and personal. - Jacket.
Mari Florence
By the year 2000, one half of all businesses in America will be owned by women. No matter how large or small the business, this book is an essential tool for those women. Organized by field, each chapter contains advice from experts, how-to information on the day-to-day running of a business, and inspirational profiles of such successful entrepreneurs as Judith Jamison, Kate Cheney Chappel, and Alice Waters.