E-book exclusive: David Sheff's Address to the First Annual Chengwei Conference, 2000. China's dynamic entrepreneurs are using technology to radically transform business and cultural life in China. They are fighting not only outdated business models and a tumultuous economy but also an unpredictable ... more »

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Concise and to-the-point, David Thielen's insider's report on how Microsoft achieved the impossible - retaining the responsiveness of a small company as it became one of the largest corporations in the world - is a primer on what any company must do to reach the top. Painting a compelling portrait of ... more »

The central theme of this book is competition treated as an evolutionary process in which the focus is upon economic change and not economic equilibrium. This theme is explored by linking together differences in economic behaviour with the role of markets as co-ordinating institutions. In this picture ... more »

... together articles written by some of the most eminent researchers in the field to cover the three main dimensions of the globalisation process: * the reduction of barriers to international trade through multilateral agreements. * the proliferation of regional trading arrangements such as EU and NAFTA ... more »

We are on the cusp of a new economic era that will make the changes and challenges of the Information Era seem like child's play. From the bestselling authors of Blur--a defining book of the Information Age--comes a startling glimpse into the near future and the emerging economy that awaits us. It's ... more »

Internet Marketing Pioneer Seth Godin says he wants to change the way almost everything is marketed today. Will you give him permission to show you the future? The man Business Week calls the ultimate entrepreneur for the Information Age explains Permission Marketing -- the groundbreaking concept that ... more »

Tired of swimming with the sharks? Fed up with that big ape down the hall? Real animals can teach us better ways to thrive in the workplace jungle. You're ambitious and want to get ahead, but what's the best way to do it? Become the biggest, baddest predator? The proverbial 800-pound gorilla? Or does ... more »

In the last half of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution sparked a remarkable, historic series of innovations--the first transatlantic telegraph cable, electric lights and motors, automobiles, telephones, and more. This process of discovery and invention led to a noninflationary boom in economic ... more »

Traditional brick-and-mortar companies are waking up to the fact that competitive survival in the New Economy depends on learning how to think and act like today's most successful dotcom enterprises. Now this important new book from the authors of the bestseller The Disney Way shows them how. Based on ... more »

Product Info This book is an important and stimulating analysis of how industrial activity can be organized efficiently when the work is divided across different firms. more »

Product Info Peter Herriot argues that it is often employees' dark rather than bright side, which best expresses how they really feel. more »