Dot-Coming of Age
What the authors learned about on-line exchanges working for GM, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler.
—by John Sviokla and Adam Gutstein


Living on the Fault Line
The Internet means that every company is now driven by fast-changing technology.
—by Geoffrey Moore


(Not) Made in the U.S.A.
Despite American hubris, the U.S. trails in many technologies.
—by Mats Lederhausen



Off the Cuff


Virtual Horizons
Phone Fun
Now that seemingly everyone has a cell phone, surprising uses are appearing.
—by Joanne Kelley



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

The Write Stuff
Letters to the Editor.

Like Bees to Honey
Commitment to people and openness will attract recruits faster than any catchy gimmick.
—by Jill Rupple


Caution: Curves Ahead
Corporate globalization may be inevitable, but it won't be as easy as most people seem to think.
—by Marvin Zonis


Word-Weary
Internet-related neologisms are giving the language a beating.
—by T.J. Carson


Ties That Bind
In an age of free-agent employees, two experts describe ways that companies can cope.


Car Wreck
American ingenuity collides with German efficiency in the Chrysler/Daimler-Benz merger.
—by Bill Vlasic and Bradley A. Stertz


Old Hat
A review of The Invisible Continent: Four Strategic Imperatives of the New Economy by Kenichi Ohmae.
—by Eric Nee

Buy This Book! (But Don't Read Too Much of It)
A review of Leading the Revolution by Gary Hamel.
—by Jim McGee