Future Perfect

Davis, Stanley M. Davis. Addison Wesley Longman, $13 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-201-51793-4

In our aging postindustrial era, we're witnessing a technological explosion, notes Davis, a Boston-based business consultant, and in this short but ``deeply provocative'' book he sets out ``to give new meaning to time, space and matter in shaping tomorrow's busi ness and organization.'' PW called Davis's insights ``eye-opening.'' (Sept.)

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