The pebble and the avalanche how taking things apart creates revolutions
Important revolutions of the past 30 years include the Internet, personal computers, the XML programming language, and the breakup of AT&T. What do they have in common? All are based on innovations that break technology apart. After breaking a technology apart, it still works -- phone calls coul...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco, CA :
Berrett-Koehler
c2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627497506719 |
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- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Disaggregation: Why the Sum of the Parts Is Greater Than the Whole; Chapter One: Disaggregation: The Driving Force of Revolution; Chapter Two: Starting Revolutions: What to Take Apart; Chapter Three: Benefits of Disaggregation: The Revolutionary's Bill of Rights; Chapter Four: Four Stages to Revolution: Devise, Interface, Accept, Evaluate; Part II. Case Studies: Two Hundred Years of Revolutions; Chapter Five: From Horses and Buggies to Jet Planes: The Revolution in Manufacturing; Chapter Six: The Automobile Takes On the Railroads
- Chapter Seven: The Internet's Permanent RevolutionPart III. Business Strategies: How to Cope, How to Fail, and How to Predict the Future; Chapter Eight: Interfaces and Standards: The Nuts and Bolts of Modern Civilization; Chapter Nine: Coping with Surprises; Chapter Ten: Marx, Lenin, and Gates: Failed Counterrevolutions; Chapter Eleven: The Role of Government; Chapter Twelve: Predictions: Three Revolutions in Progress; Chapter Thirteen: Getting Started, Finishing Touches; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; About Disaggregate; About the Author
