{"product_id":"data-ism-steve-lohr-9780062226815","title":"Data-Ism: The Revolution Transforming Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, and Almost Everything Else","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteve Lohr, a technology reporter for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, chronicles the rise of Big Data, addressing cutting-edge business strategies and examining the dark side of a data-driven world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoal, iron ore, and oil were the key productive assets that fueled the Industrial Revolution. Today, Data is the vital raw material of the information economy. The explosive abundance of this digital asset, more than doubling every two years, is creating a new world of opportunity and challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eData-ism is about this next phase, in which vast, Internet-scale data sets are used for discovery and prediction in virtually every field. It is a journey across this emerging world with people, illuminating narrative examples, and insights. It shows that, if exploited, this new revolution will change the way decisions are made--relying more on data and analysis, and less on intuition and experience--and transform the nature of leadership and management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLohr explains how individuals and institutions will need to exploit, protect, and manage their data to stay competitive in the coming years. Filled with rich examples and anecdotes of the various ways in which the rise of Big Data is affecting everyday life it raises provocative questions about policy and practice that have wide implications for all of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Lohr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062226819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062226815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Business\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 102","brand":"Steve Lohr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913269117183,"sku":"9780062226815","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_53a7f07f-d9be-4503-98d0-c56a722709c2.jpg?v=1680617435","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/data-ism-steve-lohr-9780062226815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}