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Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy

by Bill Gates, Collins Hemingway · 1999

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In his new book, Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates discusses how technology can help run businesses better today and how it will transform the nature of business in the near future. Gates stresses the need for managers to view technology not as overhead but as a strategic asset, and offers detailed examples from Microsoft, GM, Dell, and many other successful companies. Companion Web site.

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businessbusinessMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of thisleadershipleadershipMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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technologytechnologyMore like thisLess of thisworkworkMore like thisLess of thiswealthwealthMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 496 pages

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