1. From management to e-management

Across the Atlantic, J.G. Harris (et al.) published an article entitled "Do you have what it takes to be an e-manager". They focus on management issues in the context of the new economy. In other words, how and in what way do the upheavals associated with e-commerce, new business models and changes in internal procedures impact on the skills expected of managers? Based on work carried out by the Accenture Institute for Strategic Change, they draw the following conclusions. While certain managerial skills have clearly changed little, there is a need to develop skills specific to the following six areas:

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