Table of contents
SHORT TAKES
Unscheduled employee absenteeism declined for the second consecutive year, reaching the lowest level in 10 years, but the high cost of worker no‐shows continued to hit employers…
CLIPPINGS
We are heading toward a totally different type of economy. The term “information economy” is repeatedly used, but this does not fully describe what is happening. Information…
Real Time Strategy: Is It the Beginning, Or Is It the End?
Richard W. OliverDetermining whether the so‐called e‐economy is dead, in purgatory, or merely at the end of the beginning, is today's BSQ (big strategic question). “Invest or ignore” in the…
E‐Business: Thinking Inside the Box
Alberto Ruocco, Thea DurfeeIt's late one night and you're shopping at the E‐Biz Mall (open 24/7). You come across the “Ebiz Transformation Kit” and take it off the virtual shelf. The side panel says the kit…
YOUR COMPANY DOES NOT EXIST
Don Yates, Mark DavisOnly in the search tor answers to disruptive questions will you find the means to build an Extraordinary Organization
NOTES FROM THE M&A TRENCHES
Dick MassimilianDeciding to join with another company is easy. The hard part is making the marriage work.
GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR B2B‐ENABLED SUPPLY CHAIN
Tom Brewton, Kirsten KingseedThere are no “plug and play” solutions to integrating your supply chain with the Internet.
PRIVACY WHOSE RIGHT IS IT ANYHOW?
JOANN GRECODo employers have an inalienable right to look over employees' shoulders as they work on PCs and access the Internet?
BUILDING A SOLUTIONS‐BASED ORGANIZATION
Steve Sheridan, Nick BullingerSeems like every company today says it aims to “partner” with its customers and become a “solutions provider.” But saying it and doing it are two different things.
EDI AND THE INTERNET: CAN TWO GENERATIONS OF E‐COMMERCE COEXIST?
Stuart SawabiniSupplier relationship management programs accessed over the Internet can offer small companies many of the benefits large firms gain from their EDI systems.
Stack Attack: Power to the People
Bristol Lane VossAs the dot‐coms crumble and the cash machines that funded them merge, suddenly all the urgency about finding and keeping the best people seems so … not urgent. That means you…
The Last Word: Loyalty
In an era in which neither employers nor employees are willing to promise constancy over the long haul, loyalty is a quality that's in short supply. Today, most of the business…
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