Ecosystem: Living the 12 Principles of Networked Business - Softcover

Power, Thomas; Jerjian, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273656228 ISBN 13: 9780273656227

Publisher: ft com, 2001

Synopsis

Discover networked business in action Ecosystem reveals how organizations can bring their business to life by developing networked ecosystems, bringing together customers, shareholders, employees, partners and even competitors in a unique, internet-enabled value-chain.  Delivering inside accounts of the strategies and experiences of leading companies, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers Global, Simmons & Simmons, BT, eBay, Commerce One, British Aerospace, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Charles Schwab, Titleist, Eastman Chemical, Rolls-Royce, BMW, EDS and Heidrick & Struggles, Ecosystem brings to life a new business order of collaboration and connection.
These lessons in living the 12 principles of networked business show how to make your ecosystem work. 
"… very valuable to people seeking to understand the e-business transformation." - Professor Erik Brynjolfsson, Co-Director, Center for E-Business, MIT, USA  "…a practical book for organizations, who want detailed advice about all elements of e-business wrapped in a powerful and coherent strategy." - Professor Malcolm McDonald, Cranfield School of Management, UK  "I hope this pioneering book will stimulate further fresh thinking ... I believe it has much to offer in this exciting and un-charted territory we are entering." – Patricia Hewitt MP, Minister for Trade & Industry, UK Government "Authoritative and readable, Ecosystem provides a concise overview of key issues, problems and potential consequences of e-business. It deserves to be read." - Professor Anthony Hopwood, Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK  "It is not a hard piece of work to see that Microsoft.NET maps very closely onto the 12 principles of networked business." - Terry Smith, Director, Internet Business Group, Microsoft UK Ltd What are the 12 Principles of Networked Business? Part 1 B2S: Business to Shareholders Principle 1 – Learning - This is the primary responsibility of the Chief Knowledge Officer Principle 2 – Planning - This is the primary responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer Part 2 B2E: Business to Employees Principle 3 – System Software Evaluation Principle 4 – Network Evaluation Principle 5 – Security Part 3 B2B: Business to Businesses Principle 6 – Internet Payments Principle 7 – Buying Principle 8 – Supplier Portal Principle 9 – Inventory & Logistics Part 4 B2C: Business to Customers Principle 10 – Selling Software Principle 11 – Customer Portal Principle 12 - Personalisation These are more than just stakeholders, they are communities: communities of shareholders, employees, suppliers and customers.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas Power is the co-author of various books including E-business to the Power of 12 and Ecosystem. A former director of the TDS Group, Power left to create Ecademy Ltd, an e-Business learning organisation. Widely  recognised for his experience, vision, energy and drive, power has worked with Amstrad, Microsoft and Mercedes Benz. George Jerjian is an author and chartered marketeer. Over the past 20 years Jerjian has worked in marketing in Africa, the US and the UK, embarcing numerous sectors including impoert/export, real estate, financial services and now electronic business. Following an MA in Journalism from New York University in 1993 and a stint at CNBC television, Jerjian won an EMMY award for a documentary. He co-authored The Battle of the Portals and E-business to the Power of 12 with Thomas Power.

From the Back Cover

 Ecosystem reveals how organizations can bring their business to life by developing networked ecosystems, bringing together customers, shareholders, employees, partners and even competitors in a unique, internet-enabled value-chain.  "I hope this pioneering book will stimulate further fresh thinking ... I believe it has much to offer in this exciting and un-charted territory we are entering."  – Patricia Hewitt MP, Minister for Trade & Industry, UK Government  
"… very valuable to people seeking to understand the e-business transformation."  - Professor Erik Brynjolfsson, Co-Director, Center for E-Business, MIT, USA  "…a practical book for organizations, who want detailed advice about all elements of e-business wrapped in a powerful and coherent strategy."  - Professor Malcolm McDonald, Cranfield School of Management, UK  "Authoritative and readable, Ecosystem provides a concise overview of key issues, problems and potential consequences of e-business. It deserves to be read."  - Professor Anthony Hopwood, Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK  "It is not a hard piece of work to see that Microsoft.NET maps very closely onto the 12 principles of networked business."  - Terry Smith, Director, Internet Business Group, Microsoft UK Ltd

Edition details

• Publisher: ft com
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273656228
• ISBN 13: 9780273656227
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416