Competition in the 21st Century / Edition 1

by Kirk Tyson

Overview

Business competition will change radically in the next century. Short-sighted companies will go out of business. Survivors will successfully transition from the so-called Information Age of this century to the Intelligence Age of the 21st Century.

Ten years in the making, this book paints competition of the future based on in-depth research of worldwide business over the past 100 years. By analogy, it shows business competition in its 19th-Century childhood, 20th-Century adolescence, and 21st-Century adulthood. The book highlights new beginnings - the Intelligence Age, highly networked "MegaStrategic Business Entities," and the need for both a "Competitive Knowledge Base" and "Perpetual Strategy Process" to provide an early warning system for executives.

This is must-reading for business executives, managers and everyday consumers who want to plot a successful course for the future. It is also an invaluable reference tool for educators guiding the business leaders of tomorrow.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574440324
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/18/1996
Series:	St Lucie
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

On a Clear Day You Can See the 21st CenturyA Peek at the Future: Industries with the Inside Track and Those That Will DerailThe New Centurions: A Business Smorgasbord of Successful Global Companies, Leaders and Business Practices of the FutureTime Warp: The Ghosts of Business Past, Why They're Still Haunting Us, and Their Future MissionThe Industrial Revolution and Business Evolution: 19th Century Childhood, 20th Century Adolescence and 21st Century AdulthoodCompanies That Have Made a Difference in the 20th Century: What's Their M.O...And Should It be S.O.P for the Future?The 20th Century Hall of Fame: The Leaders That Redefined Business and Changed Our LivesBest Business Practices of the 20th CenturyCompetition in the 21st Century: Achieving Success in the Intelligence AgeToward the 22nd Century...Appendix 1: Industrial Revolution TimelineAppendix 2: 20th Century Business and World Events TimelineAppendix 3: International Business Jargon Glossary

Editorial Reviews

"Tyson's perception of Asian business is obviously based on much research and experience in the region!"
-James Ku
Inchcape Pacific, China

"Tyson's message is one of both future vision and historical perspective...should be required reading for everyone in business."
-Alan Eisenberg
AT&T, United States

"At last an American writes about companies outside of America! He has achieved an excellent balance between Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific region with his examples."
-Hans-Jurgen Welz
Boehringer Mannheim, Germany

"Tyson's prescription for a 'Perpetual Strategy Process' is timely! Gone are the days when companies could develop their business plans and strategies only once a year."
-Mike Kosicek
Westinghouse, United States

"A great book! Get it. Read it. Now."
Tim Powell, Infostrat

(FOLLOWING REVIEW ADDED 7/22/98)
"...maps out the crucial role of perpetual strategy, in which constant change is met with an equally swift and decisive decision-making process."
-Workforce

From the Publisher

A business executive's guide to the 21st century dismissing the information age as "adolescence" in corporate history, and proposing that the new buzz phrase in the next millennium should be "intelligence age." Tyson (business consultant and futurist) reviews business competition from the 19th century to today, supplying what he believes will be the characteristics of successful companies in the future, and including profiles of the business practices of companies such as Nestle, 3M, Toyota, Proctor & Gamble, and Sony. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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