TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fung,Victor K.
AU  - Fung,William
AU  - Wind,Yoram
TI  - Competing in a flat world: building enterprises for a borderless world 
SN  - 9780132332903 (hbk.)
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Wharton School Pub.
KW  - Business logistics
KW  - Management
KW  - Business networks
KW  - Business enterprises
KW  - Computer networks
KW  - Electronic commerce
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-224) and index; The orchestration imperative -- Pt. I. Focus : firm and network. Orchestrate the network ; Compete network against network -- Pt. II. Management : control and empowerment. Take responsibility for the whole chain (whether you own it or not) ; Empower'little John Waynes' to create a big-small company ; Establish the three-year stretch to balance stability and renewal ; Build the company around the customer ; Follow the 30/70 rule to create loose-tight organizations -- Pt. III. Value creation : specialization and integration. Capture the'soft $3' by looking beyond the factory ; Sell to the source by bridging marketing and operations -- Pt. IV. Implications for policy and practice. Policy : building a borderless business in a world of nation-states ; Practice : a lever to move the world ; Conclusion : are you ready to compete flat out?
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007017885.html
ER  -