A Thousand Tribes: How Technology Unites People in Great Companies

From Book News, Inc.
Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) consulting partners Lissak and Bailey examine the evolving "business-to-everything" (B2E) revolution, through which companies can use the Internet as the platform and enterprise portals as the vehicle to reach everyone, everywhere. Detailed case studies of successful B2E developments at Hewlett Packard, Ford, PwC, and the British Broadcasting Corporation are included. For CEOs and managers.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Review
"...an enlightening examination of how the worlds largest organisations use technology themselves..." (Information Age, July 2002)

"...I both understood and enjoyed this book...engaging, no nonsense language facilitated that…definitely worth a look..." (M2 Best Books, 2 August 2002)

“…it is essential reading for managers and those charged with leading companies through a changing electronic environment…”(Managing Information, April 2003)


Review
"...an enlightening examination of how the worlds largest organisations use technology themselves..." (Information Age, July 2002)

"...I both understood and enjoyed this book...engaging, no nonsense language facilitated that…definitely worth a look..." (M2 Best Books, 2 August 2002)

“…it is essential reading for managers and those charged with leading companies through a changing electronic environment…”(Managing Information, April 2003)


Book Description
The promise of the Internet fulfilled
In this groundbreaking book, the experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers share their vision and astonishing track record for a new Internet model: "B-to-E," business-to-employee, or more appropriately, business-to-everything. In the B-to-E model, employees of large corporations can conduct all professional and personal business through a single corporate web portal. The result is not only a more integrated, dynamic corporate community, but also huge potential cost savings maximizing technology already in place. Illuminating case studies of Hewlett Packard, Ford Motor Company, and others demonstrate that the future of the Internet is as first promised: unified enterprises, empowered individuals, new horizons for both.
Robin Lissack is a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers and an expert in B-to-E issues. George Bailey is the leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers' B-to-E business in the western United States.


Book Info
Discover the real power of the Internet-the power to help your organization achieve instant global connectivity, lower costs, and maximize the value of existing resources. Provides all the information you need to rush to the front lines in the business-to-everything revolution.


From the Inside Flap
A Thousand Tribes The Business-to-Everything revolution is upon us. Organizations are connecting everything and everyone, finally working seamlessly toward one, well-defined goal. A Thousand Tribes shows that a massive new capital investment is not required for this monumental shift into high-gear productivity; rather, it uncovers the power of the Internet to help your organization, like many others, achieve instant global connectivity, lower costs, and maximize the value of existing resources. Many organizations have begun to use the Internet on a technological level to integrate the disparate systems that often hobble corporate communication and business performance. But top companies know how to take it three steps further. They see the real power of the Internet and have embraced it to make fundamental, enterprise-wide changes, transforming the way work is done. Isn’t it time your company became truly global–integrated, united, and focused? A Thousand Tribes explores several Fortune 1000 companies to uncover how they use their portals to: Move work to the Web Communicate important information instantly, enterprise-wide Reduce infrastructure costs Implement business strategy Increase productivity Drive innovation Connecting people–both within the organization and to the resources they need to get the job done–has reached new heights. Through detailed case studies in companies great and small, you will see the tangible results of what’s really happening with the Internet. You’ll read how HP, Ford, and other companies use the Internet to respond immediately to market shifts, new opportunities, and fluctuating economic conditions. Don’t continue to invest millions on proprietary systems. Take the Internet–and your company–to a higher level, and discover how Business-to-Everything can transform your organization. Join the revolution.


Back Cover Copy
"With A Thousand Tribes, Lissak and Bailey have shown us the power of corporate portals to promote innovation and further employee satisfaction while reducing operational costs. They back up their position with compelling case studies and firsthand experience. This is a must-read for CEOs and managers who want to harness the power of ‘Business-to-Everything’." –Tom Kelley, General Manager, IDEO author, The Art of Innovation Discover the real power of the Internet–the power to help your organization achieve instant global connectivity, lower costs, and maximize the value of existing resources. A Thousand Tribes gives you all the information you need to rush to the front lines in the Business-to-Everything revolution. You’ll learn how B2E enables you to fully activate existing technologies, unify every aspect of your business, and integrate the disparate systems that often hobble corporate communication and business performance. But even more importantly, you’ll discover how leading companies such as Ford and Hewlett-Packard use the Internet to make fundamental, enterprise-wide changes that transform the way work is done. Detailed case studies demonstrate how organizations of all sizes use B2E portals to move work to the Web, communicate important information throughout the enterprise instantly, reduce infrastructure costs, implement business strategies, and drive innovation. Read A Thousand Tribes and learn how to make it happen in your company.


About the Author
ROBIN LISSAK, PhD, PwCConsulting partner and global leader of the firms B2E Solution Set, has spent the past twenty years working with large, complex organizations on technology-based business transformation. He has spent his career building products and companies that use interactive technology to solve business problems. A resident of South Orange, New Jersey, Dr. Lissak and his wife, Lisa, are the parents of two daughters, Ilana and Rachel. His interests include his wine collection, nineteenth-century art, and the familys four golden retrievers.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"The Business-to-Everything revolution is upon us. Organizations are connecting everything and everyone, finally working seamlessly toward one, well-defined goal. A Thousand Tribes shows that a massive new capital investment is not required for this monumental shift into high-gear productivity; rather, it uncovers the power of the Internet to help your organization, like many others, achieve instant global connectivity, lower costs, and maximize the value of existing resources." Connecting people - both within the organization and to the resources they need to get the job done - has reached new heights. Through detailed case studies in companies great and small, you will see the tangible results of what's really happening with the Internet.

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