1 — A New Industrial Organization Approach -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Production Functions and Governance Functions -- 1.3. The Effects of Telematics on the Governance Function -- 1.4. Telematics and Alternative Modes of Governance -- 2 — The Emergence of the Network Firm -- 2.1. The...

Contents: 1. The engines of the creative response: the introductory framework -- 2. Innovation as an emergent system property (with Gianluigi Ferraris) -- 3. The microfoundations of evolutionary complexity: from the Marshallian search for equilibrium to Schumpeterian dynamics (with Gianluigi...

Summary This paper provides empirical evidence on both the magnitude and determinants of unfilled positions for information technology workers using cross-sectional data on 4150 German firms. Vacancies are defined as unfilled positions excluding those created by replacement needs during the...

This paper provides empirical evidence on both the magnitude and determinants of unfilled positions for information technology workers using cross-sectional data on 4150 German firms. Vacancies are defined as unfilled positions excluding those created by replacement needs during the first half...

This paper analyses the link between the high-skilled employment share and the level of investment in information technology (IT) in the service production process. The analysis is based on an unbalanced panel data set for 933 West German firms over the period 1994-1996. To account for firms...