using a digital nervous system Gates, Bill 1955- creator author. Hemingway, Collins author. text nyu New York, NY Warner Books c1999 1999 monographic eng

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xxii, 470 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm. "In his new book, Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates discusses how technology can help run businesses better today and how it will transform the nature of business in the near future. Gates stresses the need for managers to view technology not as overhead but as a strategic asset, and offers detailed examples from Microsoft, GM, Dell, and many other successful companies. Companion Web site." --Provided by the publisher Contents: I Information flow is your lifeblood -- 1 Manage with the force of facts – 2 Can your digital nervous system do this? – 3 Create a paperless office – II Commerce: the Internet changes everything -- 4 Ride the inflection rocket – 5 The Middleman must add value – 6 Touch your customers – 7 Adopt the web lifestyle – 8 Change the boundaries of business – 9 Get to market first – III Manage knowledge to improve strategic thought – 10 Bad news must travel fast – 11 Convert bad news to good -- 12 Know your numbers – 13 Shift people into thinking work –14 Raise your corporate IQ –15 Big wins require big risks – IV Bring insight to business operations – 16 Develop processes that empower people – 17 Information technology enables reengineering –18 Treat it as a strategic resource – V Special enterprises – 19 No health care system is an island – 20 Take government to the people – 21 When reflex is a matter of life and death – 22 Create connected learning communities – VI Expect the unexpected – 23 Prepare for the digital future. Adult Bill Gates with Collins Hemingway. Includes bibliographical references and index. Biore, Christopher College of Business and Accountancy Business / Management Text in English Business enterprises Computer networks Business enterprises Communication systems 0446525685 [hardbound] University of Cebu-Banilad 990104 20250711104448.0