tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post8924639290319325688..comments2023-03-17T22:02:34.195+11:00Comments on This is the old ChiefTech blog...: Do Enterprise 2.0 technologist have something to learn from the sociologists?James Dellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816163470369202593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-90616374011052348502008-06-11T02:21:00.000+10:002008-06-11T02:21:00.000+10:00This is a very interesting issue, and in my view g...This is a very interesting issue, and in my view goes to the heart of the question about what the future holds for corporations. if the 'Enterprise 2.0 evangelist' view proves right, middle management should be swept away. But they won't go without a fight, that fight might involve subtle weapons, and maybe they do add some value after all? If they don't add value but do survive, and resist E2.0, either E2.0 tools aren't very revolutionary after all, or their employers will be trounced in the marketplace by those firms that do adopt E2.0. Watch this space over the next 5 years or so....Simon Carswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261661353528274581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-63898239249471858522008-06-09T00:40:00.000+10:002008-06-09T00:40:00.000+10:00That's the old innovation and new revenue generati...That's the old innovation and new revenue generation versus profit maximisation argument. Markets do tend towards equilibrium but something always happens to cause imbalance (and the world would be very boring if it didn't). IN a networked world, the big often tend to get bigger, especially at the infrastructure layer (eg Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo etc) while it globalises the capabilities of niche service providers. You are right that disruptive technologies cause significant disruptions to markets, in some extents, completely dissolving them over time. It is natural for the incumbents to resist - but often this is futile. For inside organisations, it's the middle managers who often tend to resist and depending on the power balance, it might be futile too! <BR/>My view? Vive la difference!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253963199705978978noreply@blogger.com