"The antidote to bland writing and bland thinking" Tom PetersFunky Business tells us that difference rules, and difference comes from the way people think. In this world, we can no longer do "business as usual" - we need funky business.With its fresh thinking approach and updated with the latest business messages and new examples, Funky Business will ensure you are always on the right side of change.Only talent will allow you to be unique. Forget what has come before. The new edition of Funky Business will rewrite the future for organizations and leaders."The gospel of new thinking is Funky Business" Industry Standard"Funky Business is rigorously researched, witty and intelligent, and overflows with provocative ideas" Business Voice
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CONTENTSIntroduction1. FUNKY TIMESThe battle of the brainsThe third knowledge revolutionRevolutions revisitedFunky business is truly globalFunky business means more competition for everything everywhereFunky business requires a creative search for differentiationFunky business requires organisational innovationFunky business puts management and leadership centre stageFunky business gives us the powerInto the funky future 2. FORCES OF FUNKTechnology: the endless riffDigital dataDigital dreamsInstitutions: remaking the mausoleumsThe institution of capitalismThe nation statePolitical partiesThe eternal enterpriseThe familyValues: from telescopes to kaleidoscopesWorking valuesFusion in the global villageSpiritual emptinessDeregulating life: condemned to freedomCoping with chaos 3. FUNKY VILLAGEThe surplus societyMarket maniaSenseless supplyCostless communicationThe return of the demanding customerCompeting for attentionNow: the real-time societyThe age of auctionsSoftwhere: the brain-based societyCompetence-based competitionEverywhere: the linked societyThe Far WestThe Far EastThe Close(d) EastNear hereEtc.Leaders and laggardsThe mighty termitesThe blurred societyThe fragmented societyPolarisationTribalisationIndividualisationThe hy-phe-na-ted societyThe winner takes allRecipe-based competition 4. FUNKY INC.Funky Inc. is focusedNarrow focusHollow focusTargeted focusFunky Inc. is leveragedInternal leverageIndustrial leverageInternational leverageFunky Inc. is innovativeInnovate through reinventing strategyInnovate through speedInnovate through smartnessIgnoring and listening to customersCombining heterogeneity and homogeneityFunky Inc. is heterarchicalThe funky modelSeven features of the funky firmA recipe for success? 5. FUNKY UMeaningful leadershipDirection spin meExperimentation forgive meEducation develop mePersonalisation see meComing outBe uniqueIncorporateGet connectedDreamanagement 6. FEELING FUNKYWet dreams are made of thisFrom location to organisationThe last tabooInfinite innovationSensational strategiesBuilding the emotional enterpriseThe average never ever wins Credits
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780273714132
Publisert
2007-10-04
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Financial Times Prentice Hall
Vekt
320 gr
Høyde
221 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
264

Biographical note

Funkster 1: Kjell Nordstroem Kjell is based at the Institute of International Business at the Stockholm School of Economics. He received his PhD before helping to found the prestigious Advanced Management Program, which attracts the elite of Scandinavian business leaders. His research has focused on internationalization, and, his ideas work; he makes things happen. He is also on the board of directors of Stokke Fabrikker, Swedish Internet company Spary Ventures and US digital change agent Razorfish. His advice has been key to many other organizations across the globe.

Funkster 2: Jonas RidderstrSle Based at the Center for Advanced Studies in Leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics, Jonas is at the forefront of the new generation of European-based business gurus. He has an MBA, a doctorate and a book on global innovation under his belt. He has run the Advanced Management Program and has been lecturer, adviser and consultant to many international companies - enabling them to look to the future creatively and develop dynamic strategies and solutions. In his spare time (yes really) he is an art collector and backs one of Sweden's funkiest galleries.