03377nam 2200697Ia 450 991082741850332120200520144314.0981-261-915-1(CKB)1000000000579843(EBL)433501(OCoLC)609835406(SSID)ssj0000357259(PQKBManifestationID)11252002(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357259(PQKBWorkID)10352562(PQKB)10147922(Au-PeEL)EBL433501(CaPaEBR)ebr10515510(PPN)170271617(MiAaPQ)EBC433501(EXLCZ)99100000000057984320020904d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe blind tour guide /Patrick Lambe1st ed.Singapore Times Books International20021 online resource (166 p.)Includes index.981-232-367-8 Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Becoming a New Economy Manager; 2 How are the Mighty Fallen; 3 Sick Companies; 4 Leadership in the New Economy; 5 The Panopticon; 6 Branching Out: Dilemmas in Education; 7 Sisyphus; 8 The Geeks Have It; 9 The Real Threat to Asian Companies; 10 In Praise of Older Workers; 11 Time and Motion; 12 Gutenberg's Periscope; 13 Buying into Risk; 14 The New Landscape of Risk; 15 Fast Technology, Slow People; 16 Slow People, Slower World; 17 Lower Friction, Higher Risk; 18 Who Pays for Risk in the Connected Economy?; 19 Buying Time: Coffee and the New Economy20 Spending Time: An Anatomy of Outrage 21 Innovating - Inside the Box; 22 Innovation:Out of the (Juke) Box; 23 In Praise of Laggards; 24 Friction is Dead: Long Live Friction; 25 Tale of Dog and Duck; 26 The Old New Economy; IndexPatrick Lambe explores the impact of technological change on business and working life, providing a frontline view of the day-to-day changes that accompany one of the most incredible transformations of society in the world today -- the much debated new economy. Though the book's context and perspective is Singaporean, the issues discussed are global ones. The thoughtful analysis and engaging style of its British writer range widely over new economy issues from the forests of Sweden (becoming rapidly depleted of women), to the cyber cafes of Kazakhstan (where teenagers eye Australian immigrationSurviving and prospering in the new economyInformation technologyEconomic aspectsKnowledge managementTechnological innovationsManagementIndustrial managementSuccess in businessInformation societyRisk managementInformation technologyEconomic aspects.Knowledge management.Technological innovationsManagement.Industrial management.Success in business.Information society.Risk management.380658Lambe Patrick1960-1104577MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827418503321The blind tour guide4011289UNINA