Table of Contents - Spring 1999

  
OOPS!
The five worst predictions of the Internet Age.
—by Evan Schwartz

Economics Goes Tilt
Peter Drucker says that profound social changes will soon overwhelm prevailing economic theories.
—A Context Interview

Quick-Change Artist
Egghead's CEO bets the company on a plan to become a "store without stores."
—by Laurie J. Flynn

The Ostrich
Lexis-Nexis may be squandering a 25-year lead by ignoring the Internet.
—by Claire Tristram










DIGITAL STRATEGY
Weapon of Math Destruction

A simple formula explains why the Internet is wreaking havoc on business models.
—by David P. Reed

IMPACT
Let's Not   Kill All the Lawyers
One argues for common sense, not lawsuits, in dealing with problems related to electronic commerce.
—by Mark Gordon

THE GREAT LIE
e-Mancipation
Despite widespread fears, Uncle Sam is keeping his hands off the Internet.
— Jonathan Greenblatt

        
Opening Remarks
WWW.ord to the Wise
—by Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief

The Write Stuff
Letters to the Editor.

      
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Off the Cuff
Etch-A-Sketch technology may be a shaky solution for Y2K fears; and "delicate orbs of womanhood" fool the New York Times.

Virtual Horizons
California vintners use digital technology to improve winemaking; hitting it out of the park with electronics; and software to stimulate impulse buying.




REFLECTIONS
INNER GAME OF WORK
Language Barrier

In discussions of technology, CEOs are from Mars, CIOs from Venus.
—by Anthony J. Paoni

CEO USER'S GUIDE
Tough Questions

To profit from on-line commerce, every CEO must force six issues onto the table.
—by Mel Bergstein

MAN AND MACHINE
Row, Row, Row Your Machine

But don't assume it matches the experience of being on the open water.
—by Craig Lambert

THE LAST WORD
Rich Man, Poor Man

Will technology shrink the gap between haves and have-nots—or worsen it?

Book Reviews
All the Worlds' a Stage
An excerpt from The Experience Economy: Work Is Theatre & Every Business a Stage.
—by B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore

Book Reviews
The Test of Time
Looking back at three books shows how quickly strategy fads can change.
—by Eric Nee






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