The geek gap : why business and technology professionals don't understand each other and why they need each other to survive
by
Pfleging, Bill.
Title
:
The geek gap : why business and technology professionals don't understand each other and why they need each other to survive
Author
:
Pfleging, Bill.
ISBN
:
9781591024156
Personal Author
:
Pfleging, Bill.
Publication Information
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Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2006.
Physical Description
:
251 p. : 23 cm.
Contents
:
What is the geek gap? -- A brief history of the geek gap -- Geeks gain legitimacy -- Who's to blame for the dot-com bust? -- Fundamental differences -- Gripes about geeks -- Gripes about suits -- Geeks "grep" suits "potentialize" : why we don't speak the same language -- Cybercrime: when geeks seek revenge -- Ping-pong vs. Powerpoint -- Outsourcing the geek gap -- Same bed, different dreams -- Closing the geek gap -- The future of the geek gap.
Abstract
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"As the first book to directly address issues of communication and understanding between business and technology people, The Geek Gap - in identifying this problem and providing numerous practical and workable solutions - is an indispensable guide for all."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Information technology -- Management.
Communication of technical information.
Communication in management.
Added Author
:
Zetlin, Minda.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168020389645 | 306.36 P531G 2006 | 1 |