Business goes virtual [electronic resource] : realizing the value of collaboration, social and virtual strategies / John P. Girard, Cindy Gordon, JoAnn L. Girard.

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ISBN:

9781606490778

Title:

Business goes virtual [electronic resource] : realizing the value of collaboration, social and virtual strategies / John P. Girard, Cindy Gordon, JoAnn L. Girard.

Author:

Girard, John P., 1961-

Personal Author:

Girard, John P., 1961-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2011.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 256 pages) : illustrations, digital file.

Series:

Strategic management collection,

General Note:

Part III. The way ahead. Chapter 10. What every leader needs to know.

Title from PDF title page (viewed July 18, 2011).

Contents:

Acknowledgments -- Part I. The convergence. Chapter 1. Virtual business: real or imaginary? -- Chapter 2. The new face(book) of organizations -- Chapter 3. Real leadership in the virtual world -- Chapter 4. The power of sharing -- Chapter 5. Making sense of virtual worlds.

Notes -- References -- Index.

Part II. The strategies. Chapter 6. Any place, any time -- Chapter 7. The people know best -- Chapter 8. Everyone has a stake -- Chapter 9. Real in the virtual world.

Part IV. Appendixes. Appendix 1. The big money top 50 -- Appendix 2. Guiding organizations into the future -- Appendix 3. Virtual worlds: a walk down memory lane -- Appendix 4. Helix's innovation and social enterprise research.

Local Note:

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Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2011

Publication Information:

[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2011.

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Summary

This book combines academic theory with real world, practitioner success stories to provide executives a summary of current best practices. This book examines five virtual business strategies that are showing unprecedented opportunity. The Any Place, Any Time strategy focuses on providing high quality service 24/7 by ignoring traditional geographic challenges.