This book investigates the intuitive application of strategic knowledge arbitrage and serendipity (SKARSE) principles by CEOs in their use of mobile electronic devices. CEOs of small to mid-sized organizations are responsible for the income, expenses, and profitability of their respective division and rely heavily on mobile devices for learning, knowledge management, and communication. This book explores the effects of mobile devices on the individual CEO, their interpersonal relationships, and culture. It will benefit students, academics, and business professionals recognize events that can add to knowledge and enhance management skills.

Tracks the behaviors of CEOs when using specific mobile electronic devices in the workplace Offers greater clarity as to how technology can be used to enhance a CEOs role in the organization Explores both the positive and negative effects of mobile technology in an increasingly inter-connected corporate landscape

Autorentext

Stephen C. Clark is Senior Vice President with Wells Fargo Bank California, USA. He has advised organizations in the technology, healthcare, and service sectors and has held numbers board positions for non-government organizations related to education, military, recreation, and healthcare. He is a graduate of California State University - Sacramento, USA and holds an MBA and BS degree in Finance and Marketing and a Doctorate in Business Administration.

Theodora Valvi is an Economist at the central offices of the Piraeus Bank of Greece where she is involved in the Financial Controls section of the bank. She is a PhD graduate of the Law and Economics School of the Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Inhalt

1. Systems Concepts.- 2. Winning the game.- 3. Learning how to Learn.- 4. Knowledge Management in Practice.- 5. SKARSE in Business Management.- 6. A design approach to studying CEOs.- 7. Exploring the CEO.- 8. Phase 1 (Qualitative) results.- 9. Navigating through our journey.- 10. Effects on individual CEOs.