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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew McAfeePublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Macmillan Business Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.538kg ISBN: 9781035026173ISBN 10: 1035026171 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 16 November 2023 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAndy understands that we geeks haven’t just been creating new technologies in Silicon Valley — we’ve also been creating new and improved ways to run a company in a world permeated by tech. Here he distills what we’ve come up with. This book is a handbook for disruptors -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google By combining management theory, competitive strategy, the science of evolution, psychology, military history and cultural anthropology, McAfee has produced a remarkable work of synthesis that finally expains within a single unified theory — The Geek Way — the reasons why the tech startup approach has taken over so much of the world -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author * The Start-Up of You * The chapter titles alone — which intrigue and baffle in equal measure — should compel you to read this smart, irreverent, informative guide to navigating the future of work. Companies that don’t follow The Geek Way will fall behind. And it’s all about creating the right culture — a culture of speed, ownership, science, and openness. Each of these simple words contains more than you can know. Read this remarkable book -- Amy C. Edmondson, Professor of Leadership & Management, Harvard Business School and bestselling author * Right Kind Of Wrong * In industry after industry, corporate boards are asking management what their plan is to thrive in an unsettled, fast-changing environment. The Geek Way contains among the best answers I've seen to this critical question -- Dambisa Moyo, bestselling author * Dead Aid * I've worked closely with Andy for more than a decade. I'm blown away by this book. It's bold and original, relevant and rigorous, and immediately useful for any restless, curious innovator. In other words, for any geek -- Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author * The Second Machine Age * Andy understands that we geeks haven’t just been creating new technologies in Silicon Valley — we’ve also been creating new and improved ways to run a company in a world permeated by tech. Here he distills what we’ve come up with. This book is a handbook for disruptors. -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google By combining management theory, competitive strategy, the science of evolution, psychology, military history and cultural anthropology, McAfee has produced a remarkable work of synthesis that finally expains within a single unified theory - The Geek Way - the reasons why the tech startup approach has taken over so much of the world. -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and NYT bestselling author * The Start-Up of You * The chapter titles alone – which intrigue and baffle in equal measure – should compel you to read this smart, irreverent, informative guide to navigating the future of work. Companies that don’t follow The Geek Way will fall behind. And it’s all about creating the right culture - a culture of speed, ownership, science, and openness. Each of these simple words contains more than you can know. Read this remarkable book. -- Amy C. Edmondson, Professor of Leadership & Management, Harvard Business School and bestselling author * Right Kind Of Wrong * In industry after industry, corporate boards are asking management what their plan is to thrive in an unsettled, fast-changing environment. The Geek Way contains among the best answers I've seen to this critical question. -- Dambisa Moyo, bestselling author * Dead Aid * I've worked closely with Andy for more than a decade. I'm blown away by this book. It's bold and original, relevant and rigorous, and immediately useful for any restless, curious innovator. In other words, for any geek. -- Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and NYT bestselling author * The Second Machine Age * Andy understands that we geeks haven’t just been creating new technologies in Silicon Valley — we’ve also been creating new and improved ways to run a company in a world permeated by tech. Here he distills what we’ve come up with. This book is a handbook for disruptors -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google The Geek Way makes a fascinating case that the most important technological revolution of our time isn't what companies make, but how they're managed. Andrew McAfee is a world-class intellectual provocateur - he never ceases to challenge my assumptions and sharpen my thinking - and reading this book will do the same for you. It's the most compelling analysis I've seen of what Silicon Valley has learned about building more effective organizations, and what they still have to learn -- Adam Grant, host of the TED podcast Re:Thinking and #1 New York Times bestselling author * Think Again * By combining management theory, competitive strategy, the science of evolution, psychology, military history and cultural anthropology, McAfee has produced a remarkable work of synthesis that finally explains within a single unified theory — The Geek Way — the reasons why the tech startup approach has taken over so much of the world -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author * The Start-Up of You * The chapter titles alone — which intrigue and baffle in equal measure — should compel you to read this smart, irreverent, informative guide to navigating the future of work. Companies that don’t follow The Geek Way will fall behind. And it’s all about creating the right culture — a culture of speed, ownership, science, and openness. Each of these simple words contains more than you can know. Read this remarkable book -- Amy C. Edmondson, Professor of Leadership & Management, Harvard Business School and bestselling author * Right Kind Of Wrong * In industry after industry, corporate boards are asking management what their plan is to thrive in an unsettled, fast-changing environment. The Geek Way contains among the best answers I've seen to this critical question -- Dambisa Moyo, Member of the House of Lords and bestselling author * Dead Aid * I've worked closely with Andy for more than a decade. I'm blown away by this book. It's bold and original, relevant and rigorous, and immediately useful for any restless, curious innovator. In other words, for any geek -- Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author * The Second Machine Age * Andrew McAfee's The Geek Way? outlines what has become a critical advantage for the United States, for Silicon Valley, and for many companies. If you wish to understand the last twenty years of life, and probably the next twenty as well, this book is essential reading -- Tyler Cowen, author of <i>Big Business</i> Author InformationAuthor Website: https://andrewmcafee.org/Andrew McAfee is the New York Times bestselling author of The Geek Way. He is the co-director of the IDE and a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research investigates how information technology changes the way companies perform, organize themselves and compete. In addition to having numerous papers published, McAfee also writes a widely read blog, which is at times one of the 10,000 most popular in the world. He is also the author of More from Less and The Second Machine Age. Tab Content 6Author Website: https://andrewmcafee.org/Countries AvailableAll regions |
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