The Distributed Mind

by Kimball Fisher and
Mareen Duncan Fisher

The Distributed  Mind (AMACOM Books, 1998) examines how progressive companies are creating teams of "knowledge workers" and coordinating their efforts into high-performance results. Based on interviews conducted with hundreds of knowledge workers, the Fishers show readers how to understand the characteristics of knowledge work teams, organize individual specialists into a cohesive unit, share knowledge without creating information overload, understand the critical role of technology in this new work structure and learn the seven key competencies of knowledge work team leaders.

Virtual Organizations and Beyond

by Bo Hedberg, Göran Dahlgren,
Jörgen Hansson and Nils-Göran Olve

Second in the Wiley   Series in Practical Strategy, Virtual Organizations and Beyond (John Wiley & Sons, 1997) guides managers and entrepreneurs in understanding the virtual organization. Possessing all the capability of real organizations, virtual organizations lack the tangible facilities and permanent employees traditionally used in meeting customers' needs. However, virtual organizations offer flexibility, lower overall cost and a reduction in a business's capital needs. Virtual organizations can benefit new and established businesses, providing both with a means of achieving success.

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