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The starfish and the spider the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York Portfolio 2006Description: vii, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781591841838
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.35BRA
Summary: Cut off a spider's head, and it dies; cut off a starfish's leg and it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organisations are like spiders, but now starfish organisations are changing the face of business and the world. What's the hidden power behind the success of Wikipedia and Skype? What does Ebay have in common with the women's rights movement? The authors have discovered some unexpected answers, gripping stories and a tapestry of unlikely connections.
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Book Book UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam 302.35BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 008128

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-217) and index.

Cut off a spider's head, and it dies; cut off a starfish's leg and it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organisations are like spiders, but now starfish organisations are changing the face of business and the world. What's the hidden power behind the success of Wikipedia and Skype? What does Ebay have in common with the women's rights movement? The authors have discovered some unexpected answers, gripping stories and a tapestry of unlikely connections.

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