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Don Tapscott

Born1947
OccupationChairman, New Paradigm
SpouseAna Lopes
Children2
Website
ngenera.com

Don Tapscott (born 1947) is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and speaker based in Toronto, Ontario, specializing in business strategy, organizational transformation and the role of technology in business and society. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page While executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an Organization, the exact meaning of the role is variable An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A consultant (from the Latin consultare means "to discuss" from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a Professional Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Strategic management is the art science and craft of formulating implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that will enable an organization to achieve its objectives Tapscott is chairman of business strategy think tank New Paradigm (now nGenera), which he founded in 1993. Tapscott is also Adjunct Professor of Management at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. The Rotman School of Management is the University of Toronto 's business school This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus [1][2]

Tapscott holds a B.Sc. in Psychology and Statistics, and an M.Ed. specializing in Research Methodology. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection analysis interpretation or explanation and presentation of Data. The Master of Education (MEd MAEd or EdM is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries He also holds two honorary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) granted by the University of Alberta in 2001, and Trent University in 2006. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This article is about Trent University in Peterborough Ontario Canada [3][4] While earning his Master's of Education at the University of Alberta, he ran for mayor of Edmonton in the 1977 municipal election. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The 1977 municipal election was held October 19, 1977 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school [5] [6]

Tapscott has authored or co-authored eleven books on the application of technology in business and society. His latest book, co-authored with Anthony Williams and published in 2006 is Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (with an expanded edition to be published in April of 2008). Wikinomics How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything is a book by Don Tapscott and Anthony D His penultimate book, co-authored with David Ticoll in 2003 is The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency Will Revolutionize Business. The Naked Corporation describes how corporate transparency, accountability, and stakeholder relationships are the new frontier for competitive innovation.

He has also co-authored, Digital Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs. This book describes how business webs are replacing the traditional model of the firm and changing the dynamics of wealth creation and competition. His popular 1997 book Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation explained the business and social impact of the first generation to come of age in the digital age. Digital Economy: Promise and Peril In The Age of Networked Intelligence, published in 1995, was one of the first books to describe how the Internet would change business and society. Tapscott is probably best known for his 1992 book Paradigm Shift: The New Promise of Information Technology.

Tapscott lives in Toronto.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ New Paradigm : The Business Innovation Company
  2. ^ Strategic Management Faculty
  3. ^ Web leader receives honorary degree - ExpressNews - University of Alberta
  4. ^ Trent University :: News and Events
  5. ^ Edmonton Journal, October 20 1977
  6. ^ Brothers.com, Trent Magazine, Fall 2001

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