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Leadership in Action: E-Leadership in the Networked Economy
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Leadership in Action: E-Leadership in the Networked Economy

by Mary Lynn Pulley, John McCarthy, Sylvester Taylor
August 2000
7 pages
23m
English
Center for Creative Leadership
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E-Leadership in the Networked Economy

Mary Lynn Pulley, John McCarthy, and Sylvester Taylor

A cataclysmic shift, driven by a revolution in technology, is under way in the world of work. Organizations modeled on industrial-age assumptions of control, hierarchy, and clocklike regularity are being eclipsed by flat, networked organizations that change shape and direction faster than ever before. Both organizations and their leaders face a steep learning curve in trying to adapt to this groundswell of change.

To get a sense of how steep the learning curve is, consider the following projections from Forrester Research:

  • Worldwide sales of goods and services over the Internet will top $6.8 trillion in 2004. Business-to-business sales will account for ...
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ISBN: 9781604914580