Information, Technology, and Innovation: Resources for Growth in a Connected World

Change has never happened so fast. How can individuals and organizations respond? Technology is changing the fundamentals of how we do business, but few organizations can meet the challenge of innovating and executing at this speed. Familiar leaders like Amazon, Apple, eBay, Facebook, and Google make up a short list; benchmarking them is not an option for most companies. Instead, Information, Technology, and Innovation shows you how to think more broadly and see deeper patterns in order to take advantage of the many emerging capabilities that will transform your business. Exploring the intersection of our connecting technologies and our institutions, and the changes that come to business as a result, author John Jordan a clinical professor and expert in IT strategy ties technology to the business and social environment in an approachable, informed manner, covering a broad range of topics including: The "Net" generation Behavioral and information economics Security and risk The many implications of power laws for business Crowdsourcing and other organizational innovations Mobile phone industry impact Internet principles Location, mobility, and identity Cloud computing and the enterprise Seven case studies review how emerging technology has disrupted long–standing business models in data and communications, software, music, news, health care, retail, and real estate. Plus, each chapter concludes with a "Looking Ahead" section, laying out potential obstacles you may face along the way, strategies to overcome them, and opportunities that await you. A must–read for investors, managers, and executives, Information, Technology, and Innovation helps you better anticipate and capitalize on the powerful technology changes that define our interconnected world.