Stuck in the future? : tracing 'the new economy'

For half a decade, the new economy was on everybody 's lips. The world had changed: information technology had altered the way people communicated, old economic models no longer held true,employment structures had changed, and the entrepreneur was hailed as society 's savior. But suddenly,entrepreneurs were disavowed,

IT-stocks plummeted and the Interneteconomy was seen as a chimera. Just in a few months time,the concept faded away and was put to scorn. This edited volume traces and explores the construction of the new economy. It critically analyzes the ideology and the rhetoric. It examines the role of broadband and the new business strategies.It scrutinizes the role of time and place in a world characterized by virtuality and constant connection.It provides a close examination of identity and gender in a working life infused by new technologies.

All chapters in the book are based on empirical studies of organized life.Together, they provide insights of how the new economy was constructed,and shed light not only on a concept and a label, but on organizing and management in today 's volatile society.

Participating authors are: Mats Benner, Peter Dobers, Christina Garsten, Ingalill Holmberg, Tomas Müllern, Jonas Ridderstråle, Miriam Salzer-Mörling, Johan Stein, Lars Strannegård, Anna Wahl.