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

• Pubblicazione: River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific Pub., 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Disciplina: 004/.068
• Soggetto topico: Computer industry; Internet industry; Technological innovations - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GreensteinShane M
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Diamonds are forever, computers are not
• ISBN: 1-281-34746-9; 9786611347468; 1-86094-600-3; 1-86094-452-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450179403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II