Information Markets: What Businesses Can Learn from Financial Innovation - Hardcover

Wilhelm Jr., William J.; Downing, Joseph D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1578512786 ISBN 13: 9781578512782

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, 2001

Synopsis

Enables finance practitioners to compete in and understand the volatile new environment in the world of finance, and helps managers more readily anticipate and discuss the threats and opportunities ahead in modern financial markets.

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From the Back Cover:

"Using the financial services industry as a case study, Wilhelm and Downing offer an intelligent and provocative look at the implications that technological change has for information-intensive markets. Information Markets will influence how you think about doing business in the modern economy."

-Steven M. H. Wallman, Former Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission (1994-1997), Founder and CEO, FOLIOf

"When the skills of the coach builder are captured by the car presses of Ford, society gains but the coach builder loses. In Information Markets, Wilhelm and Downing have applied the logic of this old economic axiom to new information markets. What then follows is a witty and fascinating exploration of the history and future of banking. An important book for all professionals who work or simply dabble in financial markets." -Sam Lovick, Managing Director, London Economics International LLC

"Information Markets provides a fascinating and innovative look into the rapidly emerging world of electronic capital markets, with broader implications for corporate executives everywhere. Wilhelm and Downing present a framework that managers can use to understand the impact of rapid technological change on the powerful webs of relationships that characterize today's leading professional service organizations."

-Dr. Tim Opler, Director, Credit Suisse First Boston

"Information Markets is more than a description or a successfully elucidated set of principles: Academics and practitioners alike will learn the how's and why's of changes taking place in the financial landscape. Wilhelm and Downing provide an insightful and thorough framework for thinking about the future of financial services."

-Erik Sirri, Former Chief Economist, Securities and Exchange Commission (1996-1999), Associate Professor of Finance, Babson College

About the Author:

William J. Wilhelm Jr. is Professor of Management Studies at the Saïd Business School and a Professorial Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. He resides in Oxford, England, and Concord, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1578512786
• ISBN 13: 9781578512782
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 219