Today's executives, whether they are at the helm of a dot-com or a traditional firm, are faced with building the foundation and then growing their business operations in what seems like shifting sand. There is no best practices database to refer to, because best practices are just emerging. Sitting on the fence and waiting to see what happens is no longer a good tactical option, because the bar is raised every 90 to 120 days, and you have to be in it to win. Business schools around the country need to retool their curriculum to deal with the converging economy. As the underlying e-business technologies and business models themselves evolve constantly and rapidly, management education faces a constant challenge to be proactive in initiating and managing change to remain competitive in the marketplace, and not to be changed by default.
Time is of the essence.
The meek shall not inherit the earth in this game. The foolhardy will perish. It's important that students are ready for this game. To return to quote unquote click here.