Tech Trending
The Technology Survival Guide for Visionary Managers
1st Edition
Published on 25. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXIV, 400 pages
978-1-84112-137-6 (ISBN)
Description
Tech Trending is both a visionary book and a practical guide to preparing yourself and your company for the networked world of the not-too-distant future. Amy Zuckerman offers advice on what technology trends are here to stay and how to organize your business to meet the demands of technology change. Most importantly, it puts you, as tech trending professionals, firmly in the driver's seat by offering help on tracking technology change, managing your business in the new e-comm world and training employees to meet technology change and technology demands.
Reviews / Votes
"...provides a commendable roadmap for achieving that mindset. If you do not know where to start, start here." (Information Age, October 2001)More details
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84112-137-6 (9781841121376)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Amy Zuckerman is an internationally acclaimed expert in standards, technology and global trends. Author of three books on these subjects, she has been published and cited in over 70 publications worldwide. She is principal of A - Z International Associates, an information packager and international strategy consultancy based in Amherst, Mass., and co-founder of Technology Communication Group and Global Knowledge Productions.
Content
How to Use This Book. Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. TRACKING CHANGE: TODAY'S TREND ARE TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY. Technology Trends: Communications in a Networked, B2B World. Technology Trends: Moving from Supply Chain to Supply Network. Technology Trends: Transportation and Logistics Empower the New Economy. Tracking Change: Tools the Expert Use to Monitor and Affect Technology Trends. HOW TO MANAGE AND ORGANIZE YOUR COMPANY OR INSTITUTION TO REAP TECHNOLOGY'S BENEFITS. Managing Your Organization in a Networked, B2B World. Setting Up a New Economy Organization. Making Practical, Flexible, Cost--Effective Technology Choices. TRAINING TO MEET TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES. Human Skills to Increase Technology Benefits in a Networked, B2B World. Training to be a Tech Trender. Index.