Organizing and Organizations or Silicon Alley

Organizing and Organizations

Author: Stephen Fineman

'An excellent introductory text .... it provides a concise and well-written coverage of the main concepts in organizational behaviour. The combination of case studies and discussion of theoretical issues is well structured and provides the reader with a good framework for further reading' - Leadership and Organization Development

Engaging with the highs and lows of organizational life, this Third Edition of an established textbook consolidates and builds on the strengths of previous editions. It will be welcomed by undergraduate and postgraduate students alike.

The latest key concepts, research and literature are explained. Challenging, real life, scenarios are presented; readers are encouraged to use them to produce their own approaches to organizational problems. Throughout, the book's clear structure and informal delivery support its readability.

This Third Edition includes:

- new chapters and case studies that explore virtuality, motivation, innovation and knowledge management

- an extended and updated thesaurus

- an expanded Reading On Section at the end of each chapter

This textbook will provide excellent support to students of management, organizational behaviour and the psychology and sociology of organizations.

Book about: Communist Manifesto or Born on the Fourth of July

Silicon Alley: The Rise and Fall of a New Media District

Author: Michael Indergaard

The 1990s dawned with a belief that the digital revolution would radically transform our traditional notion of cities as places of commerce and industry. Many predicted that digital technology would render cities--or at least their economies--obsolete. Instead, precisely the opposite happened. The IT-intensive firms of the "new economy" needed to be plugged into a sizeable network of talent, something that established cities like New York and San Francisco provided in abundance.
In addition to creating new types of jobs and luring thousands of workers back into the city, new media districts created a new technobohemian urban culture. With vignettes of the high-rollers in New York's new media economy and stories of wild parties in downtown lofts, Michael Indergaard introduces us to the players in this new economy, and explores this intersection of commerce and culture in 1990s New York. He also reveals how the dot-com crash laid bare the hidden connections between the so-called new economy of new media, and the ages old engines of New York wealth: real estate speculators and Wall Street.
Chronicling the go-go years and ultimate crash of the new media district, Silicon Alley is a brilliant account of how hype forged a marriage of technology and finance, which in turn generated a new urban culture.

Library Journal

Indergaard (sociology, St. John's Univ.) offers an in-depth analysis of New York City's Silicon Alley, chronicling the reasons for its development and ultimate fall. Named by Mark Stahlman, one of the original financiers, Silicon Alley created more than 80,000 new jobs a year and exploded the real estate market in 1998 and 1999. When the Internet stock bubble burst and the Nasdaq declined in value by 34 percent in spring 2000, layoffs and the closing of companies signaled the beginning of the end. The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center caused loss of lives and property, layoffs, as well as a major economic downturn. Indergaard goes on to offer analysis and suggestions for rebuilding the digital economy, including statistical tables and a compilation of the fates of 37 public companies in Silicon Alley. Also included are extensive bibliographic footnotes. Highly recommended, primarily for academic libraries.-Lucy Heckman, St. John's Univ. Lib., Jamaica, NY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Illustrations
	Preface
Ch. 1	The New Media People: Who Were They and Why Did They Believe?	1
Ch. 2	Making and Selling a New Media District	25
Ch. 3	Capital and Credibility: Hooking up with Wall Street	55
Ch. 4	Taking New York into a "New" Economy?	83
Ch. 5	Over the River and through the 'Hoods	113
Ch. 6	Silicon Alley Unplugged	133
Ch. 7	Creativity Unbound (and Reframed?)	155
App. A	Changes in Firm Employment Totals after Stock Listed for Thirty-seven Public Companies in Silicon Alley	181
App. B	Changes in Firm Revenue Totals after Stock Listed for Thirty-seven Public Companies in Silicon Alley	183
App. C	Changes in Firm Net Income Totals after Stock Listed for Thirty-seven Public Companies in Silicon Alley	184
App. D	Fates of Thirty-seven Public Companies in Silicon Alley	185
	Notes	189
	Index	211