"New Business Models for the Knowledge Economy" Is a Rigorous but Very Accessible Guide for Anyone Interested in Organizational Development and New Business Strategy.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c65040) has announced the addition of "New Business Models for the Knowledge Economy" to their offering. Few concepts in business today are as widely discussed as business models. Research shows that business models are a better predictor of financial performance than traditional industry classifications. The unprecedented potential of the internet (interactivity, connectivity and speed of communication) along with the new generation of IT applications for enabling co-operative working and communication create new business models for organization creation and development. It is becoming clear that organizations that manage to incorporate values such as sense of community, knowledge sharing and enlightened self-interest Enlightened self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self-interest. into their business model, will perform better in the network economy than organizations whose business models are based solely on economic rationalism Economic rationalism is an Australian term in discussion of microeconomic policy, applicable to the economic policy of many governments around the world, in particular during the 1980s and 1990s. . This book features a business model framework that presents three new types of business model, in which 'customization', 'innovation', and 'authenticity' play an important role as solutions to the new requirements of business. The authors provide an explanation of their new models and explain how they can be used by both profit and not-for-profit organizations to design an integrated strategy for organizational development, governance, IT and business processes. The result is a rigorous but very accessible guide for anyone interested in organizational development and new business strategy. About the Author/Editor Wendy Jansen is a Research Fellow in Information Management at the Universiteit van Amsterdam History Athenaeum The commonly-held predecessor of the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Athenaeum Illustre (Latin - the illustrious Athenaeum) was founded in the 14th-century Agnietenkapel in Amsterdam in 1632, to educate students in History and Philosophy. ; Wilchard Steenbakkers is a Principal Consultant and Partner at Ordina, a Dutch consultancy firm; Hans Jagers is Emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. Professor of Business Studies in the Faculty of Economics and Econometry at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. Topics Covered: Preface pref·ace n. 1. a. A preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author. b. An introductory section, as of a speech. 2. Introduction What is a business model? Innovation, customisation and authenticity The correct attribution of origin such as the authorship of an e-mail message or the correct description of information such as a data field that is properly named. Authenticity is one of the six fundamental components of information security (see Parkerian Hexad). The Chameleon chameleon (kəmē`lēən, –mēl`yən), small- to medium-sized lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae. About eighty species are found in sub-Saharan Africa, with a few in S Asia. model The Innovator model The Foyer model Business dynamics References Index For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c65040. |
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