What is the impact of the changing world of business on the way in which companies organize themselves? Based on investigations in companies including Volvo and Hewlett Packard, this book argues that companies are increasingly organized as networks, and describes the necessary capabilities.

This book provides a detailed account of the network-like organizational forms that some firms are adopting to make themselves more flexible and responsive to changing technologies and customer demands. As these organizations become more pervasive, the winners will be those firms that develop the specific capabilities that are needed to thrive in a networked world.