Cisco Systems, the networking giant, can close its books in 1 day. Just 5 years ago the same process took several weeks for a large multinational to complete. The knowledge economy is one in which information is evolving into dual parts. Once resource, knowledge is now tool and product. Technology's roles in the knowledge company Technology is a major catalyst in the revolutionary move to a knowledge economy.
Technology drives product innovation and is the engine for growth.
The challenge all managers face is the movement toward working with intangibles. With knowledge being a product, service, and work tool all in one, managers must lead their employees in creating structures and systems that will give workers direction, communication, and support. The triangle One of the first and most enduring models of management has been the triangle. Strong and stable, this was the shape of choice for structuring businesses for more than a century. The amoeba Consider the amoeba.