TY - BOOK AU - Goldman,Steven L. AU - Nagel,Roger N. AU - Preiss,Kenneth TI - Agile competitors and virtual organizations: : strategies for enriching the customer SN - 0442019033 U1 - 658.812 PY - 1995///] CY - New York PB - Van Nostrand Reinhold KW - Competition KW - Organizational change KW - Customer services N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-402) and index; Part I. Confronting change and uncertainty; What is agility and why do we need it?; The emergence of a new industrial order; Agility : a framework for mastering change; The transition to agility; Part II. Thriving on change and uncertainty; Leading, learning, and thinking; Virtual organizations; Enriching the customer; Customizing agile business strategies; Barriers to assimilating agility; Enabling systems and infrastructures; Measuring agility : a self-assessment approach ER -