HBR article: "The dawn of the Elance economy"

This article is available for download from the link below. Supposedly, this article was responsible for inspiring the company e-lance. Enjoy !

http://www.ecopywriters.com/downloads/dawn-elance-econ.pdf

Some random points: (will update later)

• By changing the way work is done, electronic networks may lead to a new kind of  economy centered on the individual.
• While big companies control ever larger flows of cash, they are exerting less and less control over actual business activity.
• The dominant business organization of the future may not be a permanent corporation
  but rather an elastic network.
• Individual workers will circulate through the e-lance economy as independent agents, joining together into temporary companies as opportunities arise.
• In the e-lance economy, the role of the traditional business manager changes dramatically and sometimes disappears completely.
• One of the primary roles for large companies may be to establish the rules, standards, and cultures for network organizations.
• An e-lance economy might lead to a flowering of individual wealth or to disruption and dislocation.