THE TABLE IS BASED ON COURSE NOTES ON LEADERSHIP PROVIDED BY THE ART INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKE CITY, DRAPER, UTAH
Information age and culture

InternationalInstitute of Anthropology
Lolita Nikolova, PhD
Created: August 23, 2009.
Last updated: August 23, 2009.
CATEGORY
 INDUSTRIAL AGE
 INFORMATION AGE
ASSET
 TANGIBLE
 INTANGIBLE
NETWORK
 HIERARCHICAL [LINEAR]
 INTEGRATED NETWORK
TECHNOLOGY
 ANALOG (REPORTS, MEETINGS)
 DIGITAL (E.G. E-MAILS) [OPERATIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS]
STRATEGY
 GOAL-ORIENTED (SLOW AND LABORING);
PLANNING INVOLVED A LARGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE AND TOOK A LONG PERIOD OF TIME;
VALUES - PREDICTED
 INTENTION-BASED (STRATEGIES EVOLVE
DAILY), PLANNING - FAST AND FLEXIBLE;
VALUE - PLACED ON PROBABILITIES
CUSTOMERS

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CUSTOMER SAVVY

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 MORE DEMANDING, PROACTIVE, CUSTOMIZED
PRODUCTS
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MORE OPTIONS AND ACCESS TO MORE
INFORMATION THAT EVER BEFORE
EMPLOYEES
 SKILL-BASED
 KNOWLEDGE DOERS
BUSINESS
 OPERATES LIKE MACHINES, MAKING AND
SELLING PRODUCTS FOR POSSIBLE MARKETS
 OPERATES THROUGH INTERACTIVE
NETWORKS THAT ADDRESS SPECIFIC
CUSTOMERS NEEDS
KNOWLEDGE
 VALUED
 REQUIRED
ORGANIZATIONS
 HIERARCHY WITH STRUCTURED REPORTING
RELATIONSHIPS THAT GENERALLY FLOWED
FROM THE TOP DOWN  
 DESIGNED AROUND THE ROLE OF
INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
DEMANDS
 PHYSICAL LABOR
 "BRAINPOWER"
PROBLEMS:
     1. How the information age influences the popular culture?
     2. How the different categories from table 1 relate to popular culture?
     3. How have people been changing in the Information age?