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Springer Managing In The Information Economy by Uday Apte
This book presents recent research directions that address management in the information economy. The contributors include leading researchers with interests in a diverse set of topics who highlight important areas and point to some important topics for future research. The book begins with perspectives at the level of the economy as a whole and then progressively addresses industrial structure, sectors, functions, and business practices._x000D_ _x000D_
The Information Economy.- Size, Structure and Growth of the U.S. Information Economy.- Information Technology and the G7 Economies.- Structure and the Organization of the Information Economy.- Business Process Outsourcing and "Off-Shoring": The Globalization of Information-Intensive Services.- Information Systems Outsourcing Contracts: Theory and Evidence.- Managing Network Organizations in the Knowledge Economy: Learning from Success and Failure.- Understanding Sourcing as a Strategic Business: The Risks and Rewards of Strategic Sourcing and Inter-Firm Alliances In India.- Marketing and Ecommerce.- Personalization and Technology-Enabled Marketing.- The Real Value of B2B: From Commerce Towards Interaction and Knowledge Sharing.- Business-To-Business Electronic Markets: Does Trading on New Information Create Value, and for Whom?.- Emerging Issues in the Information Economy.- Inter-Organizational Knowledge Transfer as a Source of Innovation: The Role of Absorptive Capacity and Information Management Systems.- Research Issues Concerning Ethics and the Internet: How can We Live Well in Cyberspace?.- Status Seeking and the Design of Online Entertainment Communities.- Information and Transaction Based Services.- Service Design, Competition and Market Segmentation in Business Information Services with Data Updates.- Channel Strategy Evolution in Retail Banking.- A Proactive Demand Management Model for Controlling E-Retailer Inventory.- Empirical Studies of Business Practices.- Information Technology Impact on Business Practices: The Ucla Bit Project.- Information and Communication Technology in India and its Impact On Business Sectors - A Pilot Study.- Firms and Digital Technologies in Italy: The Network Moves Forward._x000D_