Wikinomics

Anthony D. Williams

ISBN 10: 184354637X / ISBN 13: 9781843546375

Published by Atlantic Books, 2008

About this Item

2008. Paperback. The knowledge, resources, and computing power of billions of people are self-organizing into a massive collective force. This book investigates how small businesses can achieve success by using a dynamic ecosystem of partners to co-create and peer-produce value in a networked economy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: KJC; KJE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 342. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wikinomics
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184354637X
• ISBN 13: 9781843546375
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

An International Bestseller.
An Economist Book of the Year.
A Financial Times Book of the Year.
Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year.

Wikinomics shows how businesses can collaborate creatively with their customers to succeed in the age of Wikipedia, YouTube and Linux: 'The Number 1 must-read... A breathtaking piece of work.' Tom Peters.

The knowledge, resources and computing power of billions of people are self-organizing into a massive, new collective force. Interconnected and orchestrated via blogs, wikis, chat rooms, peer-to-peer networks, and personal broadcasting, the web is being reinvented to provide the first global platform for collaboration in history.

About the Author

Don Tapscott is chief executive of New Paradigm, a think tank and strategy consulting company he founded in 1992. He is the author of ten books, including the bestsellers Paradigm Shift, The Digital Economy, Growing Up Digital, The Naked Corporation and Digital Capital. He teaches at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Anthony D. Williams is a research director at New Paradigm. He holds a master’s of research from the London School of Economics where he has been teaching over the last year. He leads New Paradigm’s work in the areas of innovation and intellectual property.