In THE NEW PIONEERS, Thomas Petzinger travels the wide world of business, from banking and baking to weaving and web design, to uncover the entrepreneurs on the sharpest edges of change in business today. His startling conclusions reveal not only a changing of the guard, but a revolution in values that emphasises creativity and collaboration. With compelling storytelling and keen insight, Petzinger draws from 30 case studies of companies around the world. Despite the image of economic instability suggested by the megamergers, takeovers, and downsizing that command the front pages of the financial press, Petzinger finds an opportunity rich economy growing in the small firm. By exploring the pioneering use of motivational strategies and novel compensation systems which create a new kind of workforce, Petzinger illuminates inspiring examples of creativity flourishing 'at the edge of chaos'. Intelligent and profound, THE NEW PIONEERS is an engaging study of a varied cast of innovators who value resilience, reward, and individuality more than conformity to a corporate regime.
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John Naisbitt author of Megatrends Thomas Petzinger is our navigator, the storyteller of the new opportunity economy. The New Pioneers is a brilliant and energizing tour de force. Phil Condit chairman and CEO, The Boeing Company For those would-be pioneers who are considering a venture into the tumultuous world of small-business ownership, Thomas Petzinger's book should be required reading. Adam Brandenburger coauthor of Co-opetiton and Harvard Business School professor Petzinger has written a passionate account of the "new order" in business -- an order in which exciting technology goes hand-in-hand with a culture of compassion. Robert Shapiro chairman and CEO, Monsanto Company Tom Petzinger understands everything important in business -- how technology changes the world, how adaptive organizations work, how people do heroic things. And instead of preaching about it, he tells stories that are instantly understandable and unforgettable.
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Höhe: 214 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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978-0-684-86310-8 (9780684863108)
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Thomas Petzinger, Jr., spent twenty years at The Wall Street Journal, working as a beat reporter, investigative reporter, bureau chief, Washington economics editor, and author of the weekly column "The Front Lines." The author of Hard Landing and Oil & Honor, he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Contents
Introduction: The Age of Adaptation
1. Being in Business
Trade and technology are fundamentally human.
2. Everyone a Middleman
Why the new rules favor the small and connected.
3. "Have It Your Way"
The customer is the common denominator.
4. What Am I Bid?
A revolutionary economy demands radical pricing.
5. From Planning to Playing
How agility and identity nurture innovation and trust.
6. Nobody's as Smart as Everybody
Knowledge and self-organization flourish at the edge of chaos.
7. All Together Now
How common purpose comes to life.
8. Money and Motivation
Where people yearn to perform.
9. At Home in the Economy
The reunion of family and work.
10. "All My Sons"
Will business save society?
Notes
Annotated Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
