Kirjahaku

Managing technology and globalization are two of the main concerns facing companies today. This book argues that the success of firms such as Ericsson and Nokia is a function of how they have managed these two areas simultaneously. The author summarises the development of the global mobile communications industry to date, examining how global standards have been established, and why particular firms have succeeded within these standards. He goes on to examine the factors that will determine the market leaders in third-generation mobile communications systems and phones, and shows how other high technology industries can benefit from the strategies used.

A must-read on Mobile Disruption "This book is a must-read for anybody who wishes to gain a vivid description and understanding of the potential of the mobile Internet." –Raomal Perera, founder and CEO of Network365 "Jeff Funk, by using an innovative model and extensive interviews with firms, goes far beyond the simple predictions made for most new industries. He describes in detail the interaction between key technologies, applications, and platform strategies in the mobile Internet to set a new standard for understanding how new industries emerge." –Seiichiro Yonekura, PhD, Co-President of the Institute of Strategy, Sony Corporation "Jeffrey Funk uses the concept of disruptive technologies to give us a completely new view to understanding the mobile Internet phenomenon. This book is definitely a must for all people that are involved in this market." –Cedric Nicolas, Mobile Multimedia and i-mode Expertise and Roadmap Manager, Bouygues Telecom "A book highly recommended for anyone who is contemplating engaging in the mobile industry and particularly someone who wants to gain insights into the genesis of the mobile industry in Japan." –Andrew Seit, Corporate Strategy Manager for Mobile, SingTel Optus Pty Limited "This book is a must-read for not just mobile Internet industry professionals, but for any company wondering how they can incorporate the mobile device into their business." –Mica Imamura, Corporate Officer and General Manager, Product Management, Vodafone Japan (J-Phone)

Technology Change and the Rise of New Industries explores why new industries emerge at specific moments in time and in certain countries. Part I shows that technologies which experience "exponential" improvements in cost and performance have a greater chance of becoming new industries. When "low-end" discontinuities incur exponential improvements, they often displace the dominant technologies and become "disruptive" innovations. Part II explores this phenomenon and instances in which discontinuities spawn new industries because they impact higher-level systems. Part III addresses a different set of questions—ones that consider the challenges of new industries for firms and governments. Part IV uses ideas from the previous chapters to analyze the present and future of selected technologies. Based on analyses of many industries, including those with an electronic and clean energy focus, this book challenges the conventional wisdom that performance dramatically rises following the emergence of a new technology, that costs fall due to increases in cumulative production, and that low-end innovations automatically become disruptive ones.

Managing technology and globalization are two of the main concerns facing companies today. This book argues that the success of firms such as Ericsson and Nokia is a function of how they have managed these two areas simultaneously. The author summarises the development of the global mobile communications industry to date, examining how global standards have been established, and why particular firms have succeeded within these standards. He goes on to examine the factors that will determine the market leaders in third-generation mobile communications systems and phones, and shows how other high technology industries can benefit from the strategies used.