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The geek gap : why business and technology professionals don't understand each other and why they need each other to survive /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pfleging, Bill
Other Authors: Zetlin, Minda
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006.
Subjects:
Information technology > Management.
Communication of technical information.
Communication in management.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • What is the geek gap?
  • A brief history of the geek gap
  • Geeks gain legitimacy
  • Who's to blame for the dot-com bust?
  • Fundamental differences
  • Gripes about geeks
  • Gripes about suits
  • Geeks "grep" suits "potentialize" : why we don't speak the same language
  • Cybercrime: when geeks seek revenge
  • Ping-pong versus PowerPoint
  • Outsourcing the geek gap
  • Same bed, different dreams
  • Closing the geek gap
  • The future of the geek gap.