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Tag: knowledge is power
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The Innovation Based Business Case for Social
In management science innovation is typically thought of as a process which results in beneficial changes through novel ideas or solutions. Innovation is about change -- and change, volatility and flux have been the defining features of the business landscape since World War II and especially since the 1970s.
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Knowledge Is Power: Social and the Productivity-Based Business Case
We've all heard the claim that social business approaches increase worker productivity. But if you're looking to use that as the business case for your social business initiative, you should know -- it's not as straightforward as many would have us believe.
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Knowledge Is Power: What's Your Strategy for Social Business?
Social business has no value without purpose. This is the third article in my mini-series exploring the social business phenomenon. I began by claiming that there is a problem with "social," because despite all the hype, there’s confusion over the meaning of the term "social business" and its many
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Knowledge Is Power: Redefining Social
Last time in the first article of this mini-series I argued that despite all the media attention, the market growth, the huge investment by companies like Microsoft, and the almost hysterical claims by some "experts," there’s a problem with "social" -- there’s no clear definition, no one can clearly articulate
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Knowledge Is Power: The Problem With 'Social'
Social computing is changing the world -- but there's a problem. At a global level many have commented on the role which social computing appears to have played in the Arab Spring revolutions sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.
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