Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Java to Jurassic Park - Brossura

Grant, Ken; Holland, Matthew

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ISBN 10: 0470832029 ISBN 13: 9780470832028

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

Riassunto

Angefangen bei der Entwicklung von Java und drahtloser E-Mail bis hin zur Definition der XML Spezifikationen - die Kanadier haben still und leise mit ihren Gesch&#228;ftsmodellen die international innovativsten Unternehmen geformt und damit das Aussehen der Weltwirtschaft nachhaltig ver&#228;ndert. Sie haben sich an die Spitze der gr&#246;&#223;ten Technologieunternehmen in den USA gesetzt, so z.B. Jeff Mallet, COO von Yahoo!, und Jeff Skoll, First President von eBay. <br /> <br /> "Innovation Nation" erz&#228;hlt diese faszinierenden und spannenden Erfolgsstories, die in Kanada und auch weltweit kaum bekannt sind.<br /> <br /> Das Buch wirft einen Blick hinter die traditionelle kanadische Bescheidenheit und portr&#228;tiert 30 Kanadier, die die Welt doch kennen sollte.<br /> <br /> Es demonstriert an diesen Pers&#246;nlichkeiten F&#252;hrungsqualit&#228;ten von heute und morgen, wie z.B. innovatives Denken, unternehmerischer Ehrgeiz, und Teamgeist.<br /> <br /> Die hier erz&#228;hlten Geschichten sind genauso verschieden und vielf&#228;ltig wie die behandelten Personen selbst, doch alle haben eines gemeinsam: Sie alle haben Grenzen &#252;berwunden, um einen sehr pers&#246;nlichen und bedeutungsvollen Beitrag zur aktuellen Technologielandschaft zu leisten.<br /> <br /> Ihre faszinierenden, bisweilen chaotischen und immer aufregenden K&#228;mpfe sind sowohl informativ als auch unterhaltsam, denn wir lernen hier wichtige Lektionen von echten kanadischen Unternehmern.<br /> <br /> Wenn Sie dieses Buch gelesen haben, werden Sie verstehen, wie Kanada als Nation dazu beigetragen hat, die Denkweise dieser Gesch&#228;ftsleute mit zu pr&#228;gen: Durch starke Gemeinschaften, vorteilhafte Steuergesetze f&#252;r Technologieunternehmen sowie durch die geographische und kulturelle N&#228;he zu den USA, baut Kanada eine physische und intellektuelle Infrastruktur auf, die notwendig ist, um weiterhin als f&#252;hrende 'Innovation Nation' die Spitze anzuf&#252;hren.<br />

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<b>Leonard Brody</b> is currently CEO of Ipreo, a new private equity research firm which assists the financial community in determining the success of private offerings. Previously, Leonard was Vice President of Corporate Development at Onvia.com (Canada's largest dot.com IPO) and jointly oversaw its Canadian operations. Leonard is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Information Technology Association of Canada and the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable. <br /> <br /> <b>Wendy Cukier</b> is a professor of Information Technology Management in emerging technology trends and strategies at Ryerson University. Professor Cukier has presented and published over 100 papers and articles and is a regular contributor to the Globe and Mail's "Report on Business." <br /> <br /> <b>Ken Grant</b> is the director of the new School of Information Technology at Ryerson University, where he is responsible for the establishment and supervision of the School's administrative and academic operations. Prior to becoming part of the Ryerson community, Ken spent over 20 years in high-tech management consulting at KPMG and as a VP with A.T. Kearney. <br /> <br /> <b>Matthew Holland</b> is a VP of The Boston Consulting Group and manages the Canadian practice. Matt has helped many major multinationals channel innovation into sustainable new businesses. Matt was the captain of the International Branding Team for the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable. <br /> <br /> <b>Catherine Middleton</b> is Co-ordinator of the e-Business Minor within the Faculty of Business at Ryerson and an Assistant Professor in Ryerson's School of Information Management. <br /> <br /> <b>Denise Shortt</b> is a Harvard-educated writer and consultant. She recently joined the faculty at Ryerson University's School of Information Technology Management as a Research Associate.

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Canadians have quietly altered the face of the world economy with business models that have changed the way the world does&everything.; From developing Java and wireless e-mail to defining the specifications for XML, Canadians have sculpted, touched, researched, improved processes and blazed trails in the world's most innovative companies. Canadians have also risen to the top of the largest technology firms in the United States, providing a COO for Yahoo!, Jeff Mallet, and eBay's first President, Jeff Skoll.
While fascinating and compelling, these stories are not well known either in Canada or around the globe. This sets the stage for Innovation Nation, a fascinating new book designed to cut through traditional Canadian modesty and provide a window into the fibre, minds and makeup of 30 Canadians whom the world needs to know.
Demonstrating qualities such as innovative thinking, entrepreneurial drive, and team building, these profiled Canadians are leaders for today and tomorrow. While their stories are as rich and varied as the people themselves they share a common characteristic-they have all overcome barriers to make a very personal and momentous contribution to the technology landscape.
These fascinating, sometimes chaotic and always exhilarating struggles both entertain and inform us as we learn lessons from flesh-and-blood Canadian entrepreneurs. Readers will come to understand how Canada as a nation helped shape the thinking of these business minds. With qualities such as strong communities, favourable technology tax laws and geographic and cultural proximity to the US, Canada is building the physical and intellectual infrastructure necessary to continue to develop as a leading Innovation Nation.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0470832029
• ISBN 13: 9780470832028
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Redattore: Brody Leonard
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile