-centered world. The design focus is on services, not things. And new principles—above all, lightness—inform the way these services … and responsibility can inform design decisions without impeding social and technical innovation. …

powerful theory of design and industrial evolution. They argue that the industry has experienced previously unimaginable levels … different approaches, as long as they obeyed the established design rules. Drawing upon the literatures of industrial …

good design for those countries in the process of adopting or reforming their DI systems. Empirical evidence on the … contributors to this book draw on an original cross-country dataset on DI systems and design features to examine the impact of DI … about DI adoption, design, and pricing, and review individual country experiences with DI--including issues raised by the EU …

classic books on management. The book is the ghostwritten memoir of Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. (1875-1966), whose business and … management strategies enabled General Motors to overtake Ford as the dominant American automobile manufacturer in the 1920s and …

"present and future impact of computers on management organization and the nature of managerial work." No two papers cover the …

Design structure matrix (DSM) is a straightforward and flexible modeling technique that can be used for designing … engineering management, DSM is increasingly being applied to complex issues in health care management, financial systems, public … integration, knowledge management, and others). …

work processes and tracing flows of information across supply-chain management, product development, customer relations … ways to leverage information--by design and not by accident. …