Oh, this is actually for the week before last… Sorry, for being not very up to date. But here goes:

• Rezension: Das Ende des Managements (in German)
  Review of the book ‘The Future of Management’ by Gary Hamel

• Grundlegende Studie zur Recherche im Internet – die erfolgreichen Suchstrategien (in German)
  How succesful researches search on the web

• Understanding the new breed of intranet managers
  According to an inter-generational survey of workers, the younger generations of workers are set to dominate the workforce, but have slightly different motivations.

• Enterprise 2.0: The Nature of the Firm
  The break-up of behemoth, vertically integrated enterprises commenced in the 1970′s, got a boost from junk bond financing in the 1980′s, and accelerated in the 1990′s with globalization. Now, late in the 2000′s, Social Media (aka Web 2.0) is adding another gear that will accelerate the fundamental restructuring of the enterprise.

• Site Map Usability
  New user testing of site maps shows that they are still useful as a secondary navigation aide, and that they’re much easier to use than they were during our research 7 years ago.

• 12 ways to use your intranet to save costs
  In an era of corporate belt-tightening, intranets can play a pivotal role in helping organisations cut costs. In a new paper called ’12 ways to use your intranet to cut costs’, IBF presents some pointers and prominent examples for doing this.