LEADER 03404nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910827418503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a981-261-915-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000579843 035 $a(EBL)433501 035 $a(OCoLC)609835406 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357259 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11252002 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357259 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10352562 035 $a(PQKB)10147922 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL433501 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10515510 035 $a(PPN)170271617 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC433501 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000579843 100 $a20020904d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe blind tour guide$b[electronic resource] /$fPatrick Lambe 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSingapore $cTimes Books International$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (166 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a981-232-367-8 327 $aCover; 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 Economy 327 $a20 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; Index 330 $aPatrick 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 immigration 517 1 $aSurviving and prospering in the new economy 606 $aInformation technology$xEconomic aspects 606 $aKnowledge management 606 $aTechnological innovations$xManagement 606 $aIndustrial management 606 $aSuccess in business 606 $aInformation society 606 $aRisk management 615 0$aInformation technology$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aKnowledge management. 615 0$aTechnological innovations$xManagement. 615 0$aIndustrial management. 615 0$aSuccess in business. 615 0$aInformation society. 615 0$aRisk management. 676 $a380 676 $a658 700 $aLambe$b Patrick$f1960-$01104577 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827418503321 996 $aThe blind tour guide$94011289 997 $aUNINA