The Second Industrial Revolution: Business Strategy and Internet Technology - Softcover

Donovan, John J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0137456212 ISBN 13: 9780137456215

Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr, 1997

Synopsis

Argues that in order to survive, businesses must conduct all business transactions on the Internet or an internal intranet, including ordering, finance, sales, and customer service. Fortunately also describes how to do so by formulating strategy, implementing the infrastructure, understanding the technologies and players, and managing organizational change. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author

Educated at Yale, Tufts, Prague and MIT, Professor John J. Donovan's academic appointments include: tenure at MIT, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Management at MIT, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts Medical school, taught at Harvard and was a Silliman fellow at Yale. He has written sixteen books and has ten patents registered with the US Patent Office. 

Professor John J. Donovan is founder and formerly chairman of Cambridge Technology Partners, . He has formed an additional 23 companies including KPMG-CTG, Ibersis-CTG, , , Cambridge/Samsung Partners 
Over a 40-year period, he has formed and conserved some 600 acres of land for John Donovan Reservation and John Donovan Park in Hamilton, Essex, Ipswich , Massachusetts . 

John J. Donovan currently lives in Hamilton, MA. He is now a retired MIT faculty member and is completing two new books. And yes, he still enjoys riding horses, skiing and playing basketball.

From the Back Cover

To compete in the 21st century, businesses must reinvent the way they operate, and the way they reach and serve customers. This book shows managers how to use Internet technology to do precisely that.The Second Industrial Revolution begins by outlining the need for dramatic business change, and demonstrating how Internet technologies are ideally suited to support managers as they make these changes. Learn how to do business on the Internet, securely and profitably -- and how to use today's intranet technologies to dramatically improve the way your organization communicates internally. Walk through case studies to see how businesses are using Internet technology to reinvent themselves right now. Consider today's Internet technology landscape, the strategies of leading players in this market, and the likely evolution of the Internet. Finally, learn how to initiate the cultural changes your organization will need to succeed with Internet technologies -- and how to see those changes through.All managers, in both the private and public sector.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0137456212
• ISBN 13: 9780137456215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216