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FlatworldKnowledge

by John Gallagher, Information Systems, FlatWorld Knowledge, Version 1.0, Jan. 2010.

Chapters introduce management students to some of the most cutting-edge topics in tech, including social media, cloud computing, new media advertising, business analytics, and information security. And while chapters offer durable frameworks, theory, and concepts, cases on approachable, exciting firms across industries further challenge students to apply what they’ve learned, asking questions like the following:

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  • Why was Netflix able to repel Blockbuster and Wal-Mart?

  • How did Harrah’s Entertainment become twice as profitable as comparably sized Caesars, enabling the former to acquire the latter?

  • How does Spain’s fashion giant Zara, a firm that shuns the sort of offshore manufacturing used by every other popular clothing chain, offer cheap fashions that fly off the shelves, all while achieving growth rates and profit margins that put Gap to shame?

  • Why is Google more profitable than Disney?

  • Is Facebook really worth $15 billion?


 

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Zara: Fast Fashion from Savvy Systems
  • Chapter 2: Strategy and Technology
  • Chapter 3: Netflix: David Becomes Goliath
  • Chapter 4: Moore’s Law and More: Fast, Cheap Computing and What It Means for the Manager
  • Chapter 5: Understanding Network Effects
  • Chapter 6: Peer Production, Social Media, and Web 2.0
  • Chapter 7: Facebook: Building a Business from the Social Graph
  • Chapter 8: Google: Search, Online Advertising, and Beyond…
  • Chapter 9: Understanding Software: A Primer for Managers
  • Chapter 10: Software in Flux: Partly Cloudy and Sometimes Free
  • Chapter 11: The Data Asset: Databases, Business Intelligence, and Competitive Advantage
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    Copyright 2010 by Warren Boe, University of Iowa