As new condition black boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Foreword by Geoffrey Moore; Contributors; Introduction; Appendix: List of Abbreviations/Acronyms; Bibliography; and Index. Signed and inscribed by the author with black pen on the blank first free front endpaper. ""As the global economy embarks on a new business cycle, Greg Pelling's brand-new book. is a must read for regional business leaders. A timely sequel to Cisco Systems, Inc.'s highly acclaimed book, Net Readiness, this book answers many questions on how to achieve visible benefits from the Internet and how to use it to manage organizations in Asia Pacific. The book has an arresting set of Asian examples that squarely link growth with productivity, and demonstrates how the Internet delivers real productivity gains to any company or organization that takes a close and practical look at its business and the Internet. Key features of the book include: Economic impact of the Internet and projected investments in major Asian economies; How the Internet is being used to manage the future of Asia's top companies and governments; Asian business and government examples, perspectives and opinions of Internet successes; Achieving strategic benefits from the Internet and applying the local lessons learned. The different country perspectives are all linked by a common thread -- the Internet -- with valuable insights from the contributing authors from Cisco System' Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) in Asia Pacific and Japan. Cisco Net Impact is an indispensable guide for the next generation of regional Internet business leaders."" -- from the inner front jacket flap.