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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Saunders - Wired for Innovation: How Information Technology Is Reshaping the Economy




Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Saunders – Wired for Innovation: How Information Technology Is Reshaping the Economy
2013 | ISBN: 0262518619 | English | 176 pages | PDF | 0.6 MB


A wave of business innovation is driving the productivity resurgence in the U.S. economy. In Wired for Innovation, Erik Brynjolfsson and Adam Saunders describe how information technology directly or indirectly created this productivity explosion, reversing decades of slow growth. They argue that the companies with the highest level of returns to their technology investment are doing more than just buying technology; they are inventing new forms of organizational capital to become digital organizations. These innovations include a cluster of organizational and business-process changes, including broader sharing of information, decentralized decision-making, linking pay and promotions to performance, pruning of non-core products and processes, and greater investments in training and education.


Innovation continues through booms and busts. This book provides an essential guide for policy makers and economists who need to understand how information technology is transforming the economy and how it will create value in the coming decade.




Sunday, May 15, 2016

Adam Lazarus, Steve Schlossman - Chasing Greatness: Johnny Miller, Arnold Palmer, and the Miracle at Oakmont




Adam Lazarus, Steve Schlossman – Chasing Greatness: Johnny Miller, Arnold Palmer, and the Miracle at Oakmont
2011 | ISBN: 045123264X | English | 448 pages | EPUB | 0.6 MB


Now in paperback-the unforgettable story of the 1973 U.S. Open and the unknown young golfer who astonished the world.


In 1973, a Who’s Who of golf greats gathered at Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus were among those favored to win. Instead, 26-year-old Johnny Miller edged out the legends and crafted a record-setting 63 to win by a single stroke.


With fascinating profiles of Miller, Palmer, Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Tom Weiskopf, and John Schlee, Chasing Greatness beautifully captures one of the unlikeliest victories and most dramatic sports triumphs of the past half century.