The following will be discussed in this chapter: Organizing principles, the learning organization, processes rather than functions, communities rather than groups, virtual rather than physical, self-organizing rather than designed, adaptable rather than stable, distributed rather than centralized. | The Challenges Ahead Lecture 30 1 Today’s Lecture Organizing Principles The Learning Organization Processes Rather Than Functions Communities Rather Than Groups Virtual Rather Than Physical Self-Organizing Rather Than Designed Adaptable Rather Than Stable Distributed Rather Than Centralized 2 The Challenges Ahead The computer’s capability to leverage people’s brain power allows companies to not only communicate in new ways, but to compete in new ways It looks at the challenges facing IS organizations worldwide by assembling a collage of opinions about possible principles underlying the e-world Acknowledging our transformation into a networked world, it describes three viewpoints of the differences between non-networked and networked and their importance 3 The Challenges Ahead Case examples include NYNEX, a football team, National Semiconductor, Sun Microsystems, Cemex, Semco ., Capital One, MIT’s IT for the Non-IT Executive Program and SIM’s Strategic Business Leaders Program . | The Challenges Ahead Lecture 30 1 Today’s Lecture Organizing Principles The Learning Organization Processes Rather Than Functions Communities Rather Than Groups Virtual Rather Than Physical Self-Organizing Rather Than Designed Adaptable Rather Than Stable Distributed Rather Than Centralized 2 The Challenges Ahead The computer’s capability to leverage people’s brain power allows companies to not only communicate in new ways, but to compete in new ways It looks at the challenges facing IS organizations worldwide by assembling a collage of opinions about possible principles underlying the e-world Acknowledging our transformation into a networked world, it describes three viewpoints of the differences between non-networked and networked and their importance 3 The Challenges Ahead Case examples include NYNEX, a football team, National Semiconductor, Sun Microsystems, Cemex, Semco ., Capital One, MIT’s IT for the Non-IT Executive Program and SIM’s Strategic Business Leaders Program Introduction Despite all the ‘bad news’ of the dot-com crash etc. Enterprises around the world are quietly redefining their strategy, work environment, and skills to move into the e-world In this Lecture we address the challenges faced by IS organizations worldwide by assembling a collage of possible principles underlying the ‘e-world’ 5 Introduction The computer is an amazing machine Leverages people’s brain power, not just muscle power This capability is being used to process data & communicate in new ways This communication in turn allows companies to compete in new ways Organizing Principles EXCITING TIMES! We are in a time of grand exploration – a new economy is being born (perhaps in fits and starts) Equally frustrating though – is that the tenets of this evolving economy are so different that the rules are just now being formulated, reformulated and reformulated again! As the economy matures – some principles will prove to be true, while others will fall by the wayside The .
