Dead Ahead: The Web Dilemma and the New Rules of Business

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Managers who recognize the Internet's importance but don't know how to incorporate it into their own operations will benefit from Dead Ahead. Written by consultant Laurie Windham with Jon Samsel, it introduces six utilitarian cyberbusiness guidelines derived from firsthand research and observations by practitioners such as Robert Olson of Virtual Vineyards. They are: satisfying individual market requirements (such as information, sales, distribution, and support); resolving conflicts with existing strategies (such as those related to Encyclopedia Britannica's total reconfiguration of its sales procedures); establishing and sustaining customer loyalty (by addressing factors including visibility and awareness); creating appropriate executive and organizational structures, skill sets, and funding models (with suggestions for "educating and energizing" management, among others); making long-term technology decisions (through explanations of hardware, content, and additional components); and understanding barriers to global expansion (with, for instance, advice on learning specific local regulations). There's also a useful concluding chapter with checklists and questions to help put the ideas into practice. --Howard Rothman

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The visionary business strategy set forth in this dynamic guide defines and helps resolve the key challenges that all companies face as the Web becomes an integral part of doing business. Lucidly written text details innovative ways to facilitate consumer behavior on the Web; create a game plan that fits business needs; resolve leadership, organization, and budgetary issues for Web strategies; establish a brand, gauge competition, internationalize Web presence; and invest in the right technology to succeed.

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5 Stars!.......2000-07-14

I must congratulate Ms. Windham on her excellent book "Dead Ahead". I think I must have read it more than three times by now. I am a consultant and my company is involved in web design and development. On many of my assignments, I relied on this book as a guide and many of her ideas have worked very well with my clients.

Excellent book. Easy to read and informative.......2000-04-06

This was used as a text book in my e-business MBA class and would recommend it to others outside of class. It covered a lot of issues relevant to the topic. I enjoy reading books like this that are up-to-date in a dynamic industry.

"Must" reading for web-based entrepreneurs........2000-03-05

Dead Ahead covers the 'new rules' of web-based commerce, from using existing businesses and strategies to succeed to establishing recognition and associations via the internet. Important chapters on investing in the right technology and conducting e-business make for important insights on the rules and atmosphere of the web.

A resource of wonderful information.......2000-02-09

Our company provides e-commerce and web presence solutions. We use "Dead Ahead: The Web Dilemma and the New Rules of Business" by Laurie Windham extensively to help us provide effective solutions for our clients.

A fantastic resource for business school.......2000-02-02

I love this book. It should be required reading for all undergraduate and graduate business students. I'll be looking for Windham's next book.

Dead Ahead : The Web Dilemma and the New Rules of Business

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Dead Ahead : The Web Dilemma and the New Rules of Business
Laurie et al Windham
Manufacturer: Allworth Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O5XQO8

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In 1992, an explosion of "stock fever" hit Shanghai. Ellen Hertz's anthropological study sets the stock market and its players in the context of Shanghai society, and probes the dominant role played by the state, which has yielded a stock market very different from those of the West. She explains the way in which investors and officials construct a "moral storyline" to make sense of this great structural innovation, identifying a struggle among the big investors, the little investors and the state to control the market.

THE TRADING CROWD: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of Contemporary Asia

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THE TRADING CROWD: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of Contemporary Asia
Herb Thompson
Manufacturer: Journal of Contemporary Asia Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008GVUYQ
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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Title: THE TRADING CROWD: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET.(Review) (book review)
Author: Herb Thompson
Publication: Journal of Contemporary Asia (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2000
Publisher: Journal of Contemporary Asia Publishers
Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Page: 133

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Much effort has been devoted to developing theories to explain the wide variation we observe in reproductive allocation among environments. Reproductive Allocation in Plants describes why plants differ in the proportion of their resources that they allocate to reproduction and looks into the various theories. This book examines the ecological and evolutionary explanations for variation in plant reproductive allocation from the perspective of the underlying physiological mechanisms controlling reproduction and growth. An international team of leading experts have prepared chapters summarizing the current state of the field and offering their views on the factors determining reproductive allocation in plants. This will be a valuable resource for senior undergraduate students, graduate students and researchers in ecology, plant ecophysiology, and population biology.

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This book focuses on phonons and electrons, which the student needs to learn first in solid state physics. The required quantum theory and statistical physics are derived from scratch. Systematic in structure and tutorial in style, the treatment is filled with detailed mathematical steps and physical interpretations. This approach ensures a self-sufficient content for easier teaching and learning. The objective is to introduce the concepts of phonons and electrons in a more rigorous and yet clearer way, so that the student does not need to relearn them in more advanced courses. Examples are the transition from lattice vibrations to phonons and from free electrons to energy bands.

The book can be used as the beginning module of a one-year introductory course on solid state physics, and the instructor will have a chance to choose additional topics. Alternatively, it can be taught as a stand-alone text for building the most-needed foundation in just one semester.

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Very Readable Account.......2005-08-23

Its a nice little book on phonons and electrons,the chapters are well-laid out,the explanations are good,though some parts like the section on crystal momentum and the associated "normal"and "umklapp" process have been given rather perfunctory physical attributes.At any rate any one looking into transport phenomenon in solids and semiconductors should read it.Chapters 3&4 are the crucial ones of the book.And yes,it provides an excellent launching pad to delve into Ziman's "Electrons and Phonons",this book helped me understand much of Ziman's work as contained in his text and regarded as the one of the best ever on phonons and electrons.The work by Liang-Fu-Lou is certainly worth reading.

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The famous chronicle of the wealthy Athenian leader Xenophon, brought to life for the modern reader

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An exciting literary expedition.......2003-05-10

This is one of those books you have on your list of "books-I-am-going-to-read-someday." Okay, someday arrived. I should have read it decades ago. This is a fairly good translation and the story is written, as was the custom at that time, from the third person point of view. The story begins with a bang and immediately carries us into the expedition itself. When a Greek mercenary army attempts to help Cyrus overthrow his relative, (his brother, Artaxerxes, was the Persian King), it marches all the way to Babylon to give battle...and wins! But Cyrus is killed in the battle and the Greeks find themselves stranded. After the Greek generals are killed in a treacherous parley, the army does not disintegrate, as Artaxerxes and the Persians expect. Instead, they elect new officers, Xenophon among them, and proceed to march out of the Persian Empire across 1,500 miles of hostile terrain teeming with savage adversaries. Xenophon employs a straightforward, soldierly style as he describes people, places and events. It is a wonderful narrative and the action keeps you turning pages until the end. By a happy coincidence, history has preserved this enchanting adventure story. If you prefer to hear a recorded version of it, I recorded it for Audio Connoisseur and you can find it here at Amazon.

The March Up Country: A Translation of Xenophon's Anabasis into Plain English

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MARCH UP COUNTRY, THE A Translation of Xenophon's Anabasis
W.H.D. Rouse
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The Historical Dictionary of Sydney aims to provide both specialists and general interest readers with a scholarly reference to Sydney's rich and diverse history, as well as a general introduction to the city. It is intended for an international English-speaking audience.

Sydney: from A to Z.('Historical Dictionary of Sydney' )(Book Review): An article from: The Australian Library Journal

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Title: Sydney: from A to Z.('Historical Dictionary of Sydney' )(Book Review)
Author: Edward R Reid-Smith
Publication: The Australian Library Journal (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2002
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An in-depth revision of Lindsay Riviere's 1982 edition. ... essential for academic libraries that support African and Third World studies.... Anyone who wishes to know or understand more about Mauritian life and history will find the volume invaluable. --James A. Casada, ARBA

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Essential for understanding modern thought

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Essential for understanding modern thought.......2000-07-12

Lanham writes eloquently about the Renaissance consciousness and how people 500 years ago related to language and performativity and subjectivity. He discusses the rhetorical and serious sides of being and how they functioned.

This book has been essential to my intellectual life--especially when it comes to understanding central themes in Shakespeare.

This book is well worth the time spent for an out-of-print search.

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The Motives of Eloquence Literary Rhetoric In The Renaissance
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International E-conference on Computer Science, Ieccs 2005 (Lecture Series on Computer and Computational Sciences) (Lecture Series on Computer and Computational Sciences II)
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