Free Market Fusion [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Glenn R. Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999

This is a how-to-manual for entrepreneurs and nonprofit managers who want to form strategic partnerships to accomplish their goals. Includes detailed information on research, planning, and the effects of global trends and events on the manager`s planning process, including interviews with change experts such as Alvin Toffler, David Osborne, Richard Saul Wurman, and James Fallows, plus case studies

Editorial Reviews

Review

A man with one foot rooted in history and the other in the future, Jones has long viewed cable and telecommunications as a "bridge" to the millennium. There, commerce, education, philanthropy, information-sharing and community-building efforts will gain more currency thanks to technology's warp and woof. -- The Denver Post, May 23, 1999

From the Publisher

Glenn Jones, founder of a $700 million cable TV and private education empire, has previous been published in such diverse areas as on-line education and poetry. Now he turns his attention to another natural field of expertise, entrepreneurship, and how it can be used to further altruistic goals and missions. Based on his myriad experiences in the for-profit and non-profit worlds over the past 35 years, Jones offers a rare perspective on 21st century organizations and how they will be effected by technological change.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Cyber Pub Group Inc; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885400683
• ISBN-13: 978-1885400680
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,455,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Glenn R. Jones has spent four decades extending the reach of technology, first by bringing cable television to American homes, then by fusing education with the Internet to deliver education to lifelong learners worldwide. Along the way, Mr. Jones has created numerous businesses in the fields of digital encryption, digital compression, Internet technology, e-commerce, software development, education, cable networks, entertainment, mobile communications, radio networks and advertising sales. He has also authored several books.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read book for entrepreneurs as well intrapreneurs, May 18, 2000

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Lee Say Keng "KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURER/TECHNOLOGY... (Ho Chi Minh City/Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Free Market Fusion (Paperback)

I have always enjoyed reading books by entrepreneurs, particularly those who are willing to share their strategic thinking thought processes behind their entrepreneurial successes.

From my personal perspective, just the author's various scanning methods and scenario building methodology (with case studies) as well as information resources outlined in his book are already worth the price you pay for the book.

Most entreprenuers-authors talk about environmental scanning (a very important input part of strategic thinking process) but often do not share their tactical approaches. This author does very well and quite in depth. Also, he outlines the scenario building process (a seemingly complex thinking process according to several business/management books) in only 7 simple steps. He has a website which readers can access using a password code given in the book but unfortunately his does not have much new stuff other that what is already in the book.

The book is also interspersed with insightful interviews with leading thinkers, whose books I have also enjoyed reading, e.g. Alvin Toffler, Richard Saul Wurman, Thoedore Modis, and Andrew Garvin.

On the whole, this is a very light, easy-to-read and no-frills book, and I strongly recommend it to all entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.

5.0 out of 5 stars many important themes, April 18, 2005

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Jonathan G. Curtis "game player and book reader" (Worcester MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Free Market Fusion (Paperback)

A must read book for lovers and haters of Capitalism. If you want problems solved, this book offers a very interesting guide.

Most people think government interferes with business, and media
interferes with education. This book shows how the opposite can and should be the case. The book talks about entrepreneurship, technological change, and scenario planning. There are also some
interesting interviews with a variety of thought leaders.

The author seems very interested in using cable TV technologies to widely distribute education. It seems that this interest is not shared by many in the cable TV industry today.