Brody / Cukier / Grant Innovation Nation

Canadian Leadership from Java to Jurassic Park
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-15825-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

From developing Java and the Blackberry to defining thespecifications for XML, Canadians have blazed trails in the world'smost innovative companies. Canadians have also risen to the top ofthe largest technology firms, providing a CEO for Yahoo!, JeffMallet, and eBay's first president, Jeff Skoll.
This sets the stage for Innovation Nation, a new bookdesigned to cut through traditional Canadian modesty and provide awindow into the fibre, minds and makeup of over thirty Canadianswhom the world needs to know. Demonstrating innovative thinking andentrepreneurial drive, these Canadians show themselves to be theleaders of today and tomorrow.
Through these profiles, readers will also come to understand howCanada as a nation helped shaped the thinking of these businesses.With strong qualities, Canada has the infrastructure necessary tocontinue fostering such leadership and emerge as the world'sInnovation Nation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brody, Leonard

Cukier, Wendy

Grant, Ken

Holland, Matt

Middleton, Catherine

Shortt, Denise

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.
Foreword: Welcome to the Always-On Generation by Anthony B.Perkins.
The Precis.
Introduction: The Canadian Story-Version 1.0.
Profiles.
Glenn Ballman: Entrepreneur in the Extreme.
Jim Balsillie and Michael Lazaridis: You Can't LearnSurfing From a Textbook.
Tim Bray: The Seer.
Rob Burgess: The Art of the Turnaround.
Paul Chen and John Eckert: Surviving the Long Walk Through theNight.
Evan Chrapko: "Seed" Financing.
Dr. Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande: Success at $26.95.
Brian Edwards: The Original Surfer.
Norm Francis: The Grand Slalom.
Michael Furdyk: Gen Next.
Dan Gelbart: True Control Is Being Needed.
James Gosling: Lessons My Wife Taught Me About Technology.
Rubin Gruber: Wednesday Nights.
The Hills-Austin, Hamnett, and Hammie: Missionaries andMercenaries.
Dr. Julia Levy: The Genomics of Profitability.
Don Mattrick: He Got Game.
Jean Monty: The Transformer.
Antoine Paquin: Finding the Magic Spot.
Jesse Rasche: Cash, Equity, and Community...CanadianStyle.
Andrea Reisman Johnson: The Winning Pitch.
Emad Rizkalla: Made in Canada. Sold in the USA.
Ted Rogers: Skate to Where the Puck Will Be.
Ellie Rubin: Interpretation vs. Invention.
Jonathan Seelig: Sharing the Podium.
Gerri Sinclair: Poetry and Coding.
Sukhinder Singh: Deal Diva.
Mark Skapinker, Rick Nathan, and Tony Davis: Zigging andZagging.
Carol Stephenson: The "Soft" Skills are Hard.
Sandra Wear: Navigating Through the Wind Tunnel.
Bob Young: Thinking Open Source.
Afterword: Lies an Entrepreneur Told Me by Dr. PaulKedrosky.
About the Authors.

Über Autor(innen)

Leonard Brody is currently CEO of Ipreo, a new privateequity research firm which assists the financial community indetermining the success of private offerings. Previously, Leonardwas Vice President of Corporate Development at Onvia.com (Canada'slargest dot.com IPO) and jointly oversaw its Canadian operations.Leonard is also a member of the Board of Directors of theInformation Technology Association of Canada and the CanadianE-Business Opportunities Roundtable.
Wendy Cukier is a professor of Information TechnologyManagement in emerging technology trends and strategies at RyersonUniversity. Professor Cukier has presented and published over 100papers and articles and is a regular contributor to the Globe andMail's "Report on Business."
Ken Grant is the director of the new School of InformationTechnology at Ryerson University, where he is responsible for theestablishment and supervision of the School's administrative andacademic operations. Prior to becoming part of the Ryersoncommunity, Ken spent over 20 years in high-tech managementconsulting at KPMG and as a VP with A.T. Kearney.
Matthew Holland is a VP of The Boston Consulting Group andmanages the Canadian practice. Matt has helped many majormultinationals channel innovation into sustainable new businesses.Matt was the captain of the International Branding Team for theCanadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable.
Catherine Middleton is Co-ordinator of the e-Business Minorwithin the Faculty of Business at Ryerson and an AssistantProfessor in Ryerson's School of Information Management.
Denise Shortt is a Harvard-educated writer and consultant.She recently joined the faculty at Ryerson University's School ofInformation Technology Management as a Research Associate.