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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783482403321

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

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.