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Warner, Malcolm

Managing in virtual organization Malcolm Warner; Morgen Witzel - London Thomson Learning 2004 - 161 p. Paper

1. Introduction --
I. Making virtual space --
2. Creating and managing virtual space --
3. Enabling virtual space through technology --
4. Ghosts in the machine: how people work in virtual space --
II. Capital in virtual organizations --
5. Intangible capital: definitions --
6. Intangible capital: sources and value --
7. The knowledge transformation process --
III. Managing in virtual organizations --
8. The general manager --
9. Real vs virtual: the strategy mix --
10. Managing the virtual organization: operations, motivation and co-ordination --
11. The virtual general manager --
12. Summing up.

The virtual organization is a new and dynamic form of organization which is threatening to challenge more conventional forms of business organization. This book explores and simplifies the challenges of managing virtually and explains how the virtual firm can best be employed.

ISBN: 9781861529848

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Virtual corporations--Management

Dewey Class. No.: 658