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July 24, 2009

Recommended Books

Thoughtful authors on networked business and society

Here are some books by both noted and new authors addressing value creating networks. The list is alphabetical order by author as they are all on target and worthwhile. Clicking on the title will take you to http://www.amazon.com/ where you will find more detail.

Recommended BooksThe Future of Knowledge: Increasing Prosperity through Value Networks, Verna Allee, Butterworth Heinemann, 2002.


Recommended BooksNet Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and In the World, Patti Anklam, Butterworth Heinemann, 2007.

Recommended BooksThe Wealth of Networks: How Social Markets Transform Production and Freedom, Yochai Benkler, Yale University Press, 2006

Recommended Books

The Rise of the Network Society (The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, Volume 1), 2nd Edition, Manuel Castells, Wiley-Blackwell, 2000.

Recommended BooksOpen Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape, Henry Chesbrough, Harvard Business School Press, 2006.

Recommended BooksThe Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth, Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor, Harvard Business School Press, 2003.

Recommended BooksDriving Results through Social Networks: How Top Organizations Leverage Networks for Performance and Growth, Rob Cross and Robert Thomas, Jossey-Bass, 2009.

Recommended BooksThe Hidden Power of Social Networks: Understanding How Work Really Gets Done in Organizations,  Rob Cross and Andrew Parker, Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

Recommended BooksThe Organizational Sweet Spot: Engaging the Innovative Dynamics of Your Social Networks, Charles Ehin, Springer 2009.

Recommended BooksThe Only Sustainable Edge:Why Business Strategy Depends on Productive Friction and Dynamic Specialization, John Hagel and John Seely Brown, 2005, Harvard Business School Press.

Recommended BooksIT Governance in a Networked World: Multi-Sourcing Strategies and Social Capital in Corporate Computing, Laurence Lock Lee, Information Science Reference 2009.

Recommended BooksThe Keystone Advantage: What the Dynamics of Business Ecosystems Mean for Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability, Marco Iansiti and Roy Levien, Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

Recommended BooksThe Moment of Complexity: Emerging Network Culture. Mark C. Taylor, University of Chicago Press, 2003.

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