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Selected Publications and Invited Presentations

(Partial List, not including articles published in Future of Work Agenda)

James P. Ware, PhD.

Books and Articles

• Closing the Talent Gap, with Charles Grantham, The Leader (CoreNet Global), September/October, 2007.
• Corporate Agility: A Revolutionary New Model for Competing in a Flat World, with Charles Grantham and Cory Williamson, American Management Association, New York, 2007.
• The Next Generation Economy: A New Equation for Success? Capital Magazine, November, 2006.
• Location Strategies, with Charles Grantham, Corporate Real Estate Leader, July, 2006.
• The Next Generation Economy: A New Equation for Success? Capital Magazine, November, 2006.
• The Times They Are A-Changin': The Future of Work Is Already Here, Capital Magazine, December 2005.
• Which skills and competencies will be most critical for leaders as the workplace continues to evolve? (with Charles Grantham), Leadership in Action (Center for Creative Leadership), vol 4, #6, January/February 2005.
• The Changing Nature of Work and the Workplace (with Eric Scaff and Charles Grantham), CoRE 2010 Report, CoreNet Global, July, 2004.
• Demographics and the Changing Nature of Work, with Charles Grantham, Corporate Real Estate Leader, May 2004, pp 36-42
• Where, Oh Where, Should I Go?, with Charles Grantham, Business Xpansion Journal, November 2003.
• Changing Patterns of Workforce Management, with Charles Grantham, Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 2(2) September 2003, pp 142-160.
• The Search for Digital Excellence. (with Judith Gebauer, Amir Hartman, and Malu Roldan), McGraw-Hill, 1998
• Knowledge Work and Information Technology (with Peter Degoey), Fisher Center for Management and Information Technology, University of California, Berkeley, 1998.
• The Impact of New Technologies on Work. In Ozawa, Saveri, Schmid, and Ware, The Corporate Toolkit for the Nineties, Institute for the Future Corporate Associates Program, 1993.
• Moving Toward the Networked Organization. In Ozawa, Saveri, Schmid, and Ware, The Corporate Toolkit for the Nineties, Institute for the Future Corporate Associates Program, 1993
• Groupware: Executive Issues and Challenges. CSC Index Vanguard White Paper, 1993.
• Managing Interpersonal Conflict (with Louis B. Barnes). In John J. Gabarro, editor, Managing People and Organizations. Harvard Business School Publications, 1991
• Managing a Task Force. In John J. Gabarro, editor, Managing People and Organizations, Harvard Business School Publications, 1991.
• How to Run a Meeting. In John J. Gabarro, editor, Managing People and Organizations. Boston: Harvard Business School Publications, 1991
• Problem Solving and Interpersonal Conflict in Groups. In John J. Gabarro, editor, Managing People and Organizations. Harvard Business School Publications, 1991
• Creating the 21st Century Organization (with Richard L. Nolan and Alexander J. Pollock). Stage by Stage, 1988.

Research Reports (Partial List)

• eProcesses for eBusiness. 2001.In partnership with Jim Champy, Chairman of Perot Systems Consulting and co-author of the best-selling book Reengineering the Corporation.
• Leading IT in Internet Time. In collaboration with Professor James Cash, Harvard Business School, and Professor Michael Earl, London Business School.2001.
• A Business Performance Scorecard for HR. A radically new approach to assessing the impact of HR activities on overall organizational capability and business performance. Conducted in collaboration with Judy Bardwick of Bardwick Associates, author of In Praise of Good Business. 2000.


• Focusing IT Professionals on Business Results: Techniques for teamwork, account management, and enduring education, 2000.
• Developing Technology Leadership at the Top: Enabling executive teams to make informed technology decisions, 2000
• Mapping and Leveraging Channel Power: Strategies for succeeding at eBusiness. In partnership with Professor Eric Clemons of The Wharton School. 1999.
• Information Technology and Management Structure. (with Thomas Sargent and Frank Berrish), Filene Research Institute and Center for Credit Union Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998

Invited Presentations (Partial List)

• Corporate Agility. (with Charlie Grantham) World Workplace Conference, IFMA, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 27, 2007.
• Top Tips for Managing Distributed Work. (with Charlie Grantham) Citrix webinar, October 23, 2007
• Achieving Corporate Agility. (with Charlie Grantham). Featured Presentation at IIDA Seattle Chapter, September 13, 2007.
• Managing Distributed Work. (with Charlie Grantham). SuccessFactors webinar, September 12, 2007
• Making Distributed Work "Work". Conference Board Working Group, Springfield, Illinois, September 11, 2007 (delivered virtually)
• Discover the Changing Role of the Workplace. (With Jill Duncan) NeoCon 2007, Chicago, Illinois, June, 2007.
• Corporate Agility. (with Charles Grantham) IFMA Industries Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, May, 2007.
• Economic Development and Distributed Work: WIRED for the New Economy. Panel Discussion at CoreNet Global Summit, Denver, Colorado, April, 2007.
• Corporate Agility, with Charles Grantham, IFMA WestFac Conference, Anaheim, California, March, 2007.
• Distributed Work at the Intersection of Corporate Real Estate and Regional Economic Development. Panel Discussion at CoreNet Global Summit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 2006.
• The Future of Work: Strategic Implications for HR Leadership. HR Leadership Forum, Santa Clara University, April, 2006 and October, 2006
• Distributed Work at the Intersection of Corporate Real Estate and Regional Economic Development. Panel Discussion at CoreNet Global Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 2005.
• Notes from the Field: A Report on the Second Annual World Congress on the Future of Work. Presented at NEOCON Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June, 2005.
• The Changing Nature of Work, Presentations delivered to CoreNet Global Local Chapters in New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Kansas City, 2004, 2005, 2006.
• The Changing Nature of Work and the Workplace: Summary of Findings. Panel Presentation at CoreNet Global Summit, Chicago, Illinois, May, 2004 (with Eric Scaff, Renee Leach, and Sam Unger).
• Defining the "Grammar of Work" in the Public Sector. Presented at the Braintrust International Conference on Knowledge Management, Scottsdale, Arizona, February, 2004 (with Charles Grantham and Gloria Young).
• The Future of Work: It's Already Here, Just Not Evenly Distributed. Presented at Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, February 2004.
• The Future of Work: Integrating Information Technology, Human Resources, and Facilities Strategies. Credit Union Combined Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, April, 2003 (with Charles Grantham).