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Unexpected
Consequences
Much as the stirrup's invention eventually led to
feudalism, technology is producing surprises that may help your business—or smash it.
—by Chunka Mui
The Care and
Feeding of `Intrapreneurs'
While companies fostering entrepreneurial ventures
often hammer on the need for speed, careful analysis shows how haste makes waste.
—by Gordon Bell and Heidi
Mason
The Powers
That Were
As governments try to regulate or tax on-line
transactions, they miss the point: Cyberspace, by its very nature, can't be controlled.
—by John Perry Barlow
WWW.ord to the
Wise
—by Paul Carroll,
Editor-in-Chief
The
Write Stuff
Letters to the Editor.
Off the Cuff
The European Union makes a silly attempt to
control the international flow of data; faulty predictions for the telecom industry; and
other snippets about events on the digital frontier.
Virtual
Horizons
Auctioning goods on the Internet; a Dick
Tracy-like wrist phone; an Internet-based assault on investment banking; and items on
other gadgets.
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The
Internet's Awkward Adolescence
Those changing the world via the Web find much of
it stuck in a heavy-breathing, dirty-magazine phase.
—by Craig Forman
Unlearning
Bad Habits
Finding solutions to some of the most common
managerial problems can prove surprisingly tough. Awareness is a great place to start the
process.
—by Graham Alexander
Creating
Options
In trying to be rigorous, most companies become
simplistic in evaluating technology. Venture capitalists suggest a better way.
—by Jay Kingley and Tim Andrews
Apocalypse
Soon?
Edward Yardeni, chief economist at Deutsche Morgan
Grenfell, and David Starr, chief information officer at Reader's Digest, discuss whether
the "Year 2000" problem will cause a global recession or is a hoax dreamed up by
consultants.
The Illusion
of Golf
An excerpt from The Inner Game of Golf.
—by W. Timothy Gallwey
Falling Apple
A review of Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania and Business Blunders,
by Jim Carlton.
—by Dan Mitchell
Innovator's
Dilemma
A review of The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail,
by Clayton M. Christensen.
—by Jim McGee
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