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Business goes virtual : realizing the value of collaboration, social and virtual strategies /

Despite several false starts, the concept of virtual business is finally coming to fruition. A melding of four critical enablers drives this new reality, social technology, visionary leadership, an increasing recognition of the value of a collaboration culture, plus virtual worlds. This so-called TL...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Girard, John P., 1961-
Other Authors: Gordon, Cindy, Girard, JoAnn L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Business Expert Press, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Strategic management collection.
Subjects:
Electronic commerce.
Business networks.
Business planning.
Social media.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. The convergence. Chapter 1. Virtual business: real or imaginary?
  • Chapter 2. The new face(book) of organizations
  • Chapter 3. Real leadership in the virtual world
  • Chapter 4. The power of sharing
  • Chapter 5. Making sense of virtual worlds
  • Part II. The strategies. Chapter 6. Any place, any time
  • Chapter 7. The people know best
  • Chapter 8. Everyone has a stake
  • Chapter 9. Real in the virtual world
  • Part III. The way ahead. Chapter 10. What every leader needs to know
  • Part IV. Appendixes. Appendix 1. The big money top 50
  • Appendix 2. Guiding organizations into the future
  • Appendix 3. Virtual worlds: a walk down memory lane
  • Appendix 4. Helix's innovation and social enterprise research
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.