Out Of The Box

by Hagel, John, III

• ISBN13: 9781591397595
• ISBN10: 1591397596
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr

Summary

"Anyone in search of an exhaustive treatment of the role of technology in enabling loose 'process networks', should turn to John Hagel's Out Of The Box." -Financial TimesManagers are understandably skeptical of the promises of new technologies.Now, leading business strategist John Hagel III has a refreshing message for managers burned by over-hyped technologies yet pressured to find innovative ways to deliver more value with fewer resources. Out of the Box tackles the most fundamental business issue facing managers today: how to continue to create value as competition intensifies. The book's practical advice will enable companies of all sizes to realize bottom-line savings quickly with modest investment, and create leveraged growth platforms for long-term competitiveness. For any manager who must envision and execute the next IT/business strategy, and the strategy after that, this book will prove to be a rich source of new ideas and a landmark in shaping their thinking.

Table of Contents

Foreword, by John Seely Brown	ix
Acknowledgments	xvii
PART I FINDING FLEXIBILITY
1 Responding to Unmet Needs	3	(16)
2 Web Services Create New Options	19	(24)
3 A False Start: Application Service Providers	43	(24)
PART II FINDING NEAR-TERM PROFITABILITY
4 Pragmatic Adoption of Web Services	67	(18)
5 Moving from the Edge to the Core	85	(22)
PART III CREATING FOCUS
6 Process Networks: Creating Value through Specialization	107	(20)
7 Unbundle to Rebundle	127	(26)
PART IV ACCELERATING GROWTH
8 Creating Value through Leveraged Growth	153	(22)
9 Reconfiguring the Organization	175	(22)
Epilogue	197	(2)
Further Reading	199	(6)
Index	205	(12)
About the Author	217