Intranets do more than just undermine traditional organizations.
Three values differentiate intranet-centric organizations. First, they empower the individual. Downsizing, re-engineering, etc. Until the intranet, these remaining workers were rarely given the tools and power they needed to make up the difference. Now, in enlightened companies, the intranet gives workers new power and removes much of the former minutiae that interfered with creative problem-solving.