1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450179403321

Titolo

Diamonds are forever, computers are not [[electronic resource] ] : economic and strategic management in computing markets / / editor Shane Greenstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-281-34746-9

9786611347468

1-86094-600-3

1-86094-452-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GreensteinShane M

Disciplina

004/.068

Soggetti

Computer industry

Internet industry

Technological innovations - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Musings; Part II. Observations, Fleeting and Otherwise; Part III. Developing the Digital World; Part IV. Internet Boom and Bust; Part V. Prices, Productivity and Growth; Part VI. Enterprise Computing; Part VII. Microsoft, from the Sublime to the Serious; Part VIII. Platforms and Standards; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a collection of 43 essays about the economics and managementof information technology markets. The first part of the book focuseson events, notable birth dates and longstanding trends. The unifyingtheme revolves around the role of human economic behavior in the faceof uncertainty and confusion. The contributors' intent is to explain,educate and entertain   to go beyond the obvious.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777984603321

Autore

White Michael <1951->

Titolo

A short course in international marketing blunders [[electronic resource] ] : mistakes made by companies that should have known better / / Michael White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Petaluma, CA, : World Trade Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-18471-7

9786612184710

1-60780-080-2

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

The short course in international trade series

Disciplina

658.8

658.8/48

658.848

Soggetti

Business failures

Export marketing

International business enterprises - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182).

Includes web resources.

Nota di contenuto

International Marketing Blunders; Preface; Introduction; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: The Why of International Marketing Blunders; Chapter 2: Language and Translation Blunders; Chapter 3: Product and Service Blunders; Chapter 4: Distribution Blunders; Chapter 5: Advertising Blunders; Chapter 6: Japan: A World Unto Itself; Chapter 7: Internal "International" Blunders; Chapter 8: Applying the Lessons Learned; Chapter 9: The (Almost) Blunder-Proof International Marketing Plan; Chapter 10: Glossary; Chapter 11: Resources

Sommario/riassunto

A Short Course in International Marketing Blunders is a series of short case studies describing marketing mistakes made by companies who should have known better. As a counterpoint to exclusively studying ""the correct way"" or only following the