Web-weaving : intranets, extranets and strategic alliances /
edited by Peter Lloyd and Paula Boyle.
- Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.
- xxxvii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Elements of Web-Weaving -- 1. definition and dynamics of intranets / M. Hills -- 2. cybercorp / J. Martin -- 3. Organizing knowledge / J. Seely Brown and P. Duguid -- 4. learning organization / L. Evans -- 5. extranet solution / OneSoft Corporation -- 6. Electronic commerce / D. Flint -- 7. Electronic consumerism / Deloitte and Touche -- 8. Competitive advantage through information / F. Abramson and G. Telford -- 9. Automating the virtual sales force / T. Siebel and M. Malone -- 10. elusive strategic alliance / L.G. Friedman -- 11. Why virtual teams? / J. Lipnack and J. Stamps -- 12. Virtual teaming and virtual organizations / D.J. Skyrme -- 13. Transactional communities as organic market systems / A. Saveri -- pt. 2. Web-Weaving in Practice -- 14. Assembling a simple intranet at IPC Magazines / J. Roberts -- 15. Making an intranet by the book at the British Library / P. Judge -- 16. Fostering information flow at Parsons Brinckerhoff / J. Chow -- 17. Virtual learning at City University Business School / C. Holtham -- 18. Intra- and extra-netting at the Boeing Company / A.H. Kim -- 19. Virtual teamwork at British Petroleum / Ernst & Young -- 20. Enhancing an alliance with technology at Halliburton Brown and Root / N. Zdravkovie -- 21. Benefiting on-line alliances with an extranet at Oracle Corporation / K. Potterf -- 22. Electronic commerce at Cisco Systems / A.M. Klineberg -- 23. Reality bytes / S.B. Weissman -- 24. Improving global communication at Global Office Network / K. Tea -- 25. Team syntegrity / R. Espejo -- 26. Generous networks of productive connections at BrainPool / I. Willshaw -- 27. Trading Post: a safe place for champions / P. Lloyd -- pt. 3. Web-Weaving -- What Next? -- 28. digital utility / J. Birnbaum -- 29. digital nervous system / B. Gates -- 30. Realizing the potential of the Web / T. Berners-Lee -- 31. Changing the organization to meet the needs of networks / M. Belbin -- 32. internetworked business / D. Tapscott -- 33. empowered individual / M. Wolff -- 34. Tomorrow's company / J. McIntyre -- 35. global village: today and tomorrow / N. Thall -- 36. Staying human in a machine-dominated world / S. Opper -- 37. Symplecties: weaving world views / R. Wood.
Focusing on human rather than technological issues, Lloyd and Boyle illustrate the benefits and pitfalls of using technology to enhance internal and external connections. Cases include Digital, Silicon Graphics, BP and the Halifax Building Society. Intranets and Extranets are the fastest growing use of internet technology and are being adopted by a large number of organizations. This book, intended for managers, illustrates the benefits and pitfalls of using technology to enhance internal and external connections. It brings together a number of subjects in IT and Organizational Development.
0750638664 (pbk.)
98182791
Business enterprises--Computer networks. Internet. World Wide Web. Intranets (Computer networks) Extranets (Computer networks) Knowledge management. Strategic alliances (Business)