Product Description: The revolution in information technology transforms not only information and its uses but, more important, knowledge and the ways we generate and manage it. Knowledge is now seen as input, output, and capital, even if imperfectly accounted for or understood...read more

The internet bubble which peaked in size in 2000 is now well and truly burst. As with all bubbles, there are varying explanations for its occurrence, but the hype which surrounds the internet has shouldered a lot of the blame. There is however, no doubt that the internet has significantly changed the way people live, think and do business.This impressive volume presents the Austrian school of thought and its considered response to the "internet economy". Contributions are from such figures as Peter Boettke, Richard Aréna and the late Don Lavoie (to whose memory this book is dedicated). With impressive clarity and insight, the book covers such areas as:· "Austrian" theories of the firm and the internet economy· entrepreneurship and e-commerce· private lawmaking on the internet· Hayek and the IT entrepreneurs.

Essays examine the new knowledge-based economy, discussing regional economic development, policies regarding technology and innovation, and corporate strategies for the changing economy.

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Product Description: As the development of the knowledge economy gathers speed, the fundamental structure of the global economy is undergoing drastic changes in the movement from tangible goods to a virtual output. At the same time, growing uncertainty in the stability of the markets has made monetary policy more difficult...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Based on the Fifth Information Resources Management Association International Conference, the contributions to this text investigate the challenges involved in the use of information technologies in managing fundamental social and economic changes of the 1990s.

Product Description: Keeping up with constant changes and innovations puts a lot of pressure on information providers and users to change continually. This change means being flexible enough to recognise that the knowledge received today must be constantly updated - abandoning methods and processes that are obsolete, and researching, inventing and reaffirming the knowledge needed for the most effective utilisation and management of information technology in organisations...read more