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BL
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1018162
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b772532
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Greenstein, Shane M.
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| Title & Author
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Diamonds are forever, computers are not : : economic and strategic management in computing markets /\ Shane Greenstein.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Imperial College Press ;Singapore ;River Edge, NJ :: Distributed by World Scientific Pub.,, ©2004.
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1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1281347469
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: 1860944523
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: 1860946003
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: 9781281347466
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: 9781860944529
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: 9781860946004
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1860944515
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Musings; Part II. Observations, Fleeting and Otherwise; Part III. Developing the Digital World; Part IV. Internet Boom and Bust; Part V. Prices, Productivity and Growth; Part VI. Enterprise Computing; Part VII. Microsoft, from the Sublime to the Serious; Part VIII. Platforms and Standards; Index.
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| Abstract
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This is a collection of 43 essays about the economics and managementof information technology markets. The first part of the book focuseson events, notable birth dates and longstanding trends. The unifyingtheme revolves around the role of human economic behavior in the faceof uncertainty and confusion. The contributors' intent is to explain, educate and entertain to go beyond the obvious.
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Computer industry.
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Internet industry.
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Technological innovations-- Economic aspects.
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Computer industry.
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COMPUTERS-- Computer Literacy.
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COMPUTERS-- Computer Science.
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COMPUTERS-- Data Processing.
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COMPUTERS-- Hardware-- General.
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COMPUTERS-- Information Technology.
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COMPUTERS-- Machine Theory.
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COMPUTERS-- Reference.
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Informationstechnik
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Internet industry.
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Strategisches Management
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Technological innovations-- Economic aspects.
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Wirtschaft
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Informationstechnik.
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Strategisches Management.
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Wirtschaft.
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ICT.
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| Dewey Classification
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004/.068
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| LC Classification
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HD9696.2.A2G74 2004eb
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83.62bcl
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DAT 060fstub
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WIR 540fstub
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| Added Entry
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Greenstein, Shane M.
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