The first studies on the modular production support that this dominant design led to a structure of industries deeply original. The assumption of technological determinism subjacent with these works need to be explored. The first part of the article aims at presenting the logic of this...

The agent-based approach views an organization as a collection of agents, interacting with one another in their pursuit of assigned tasks. The performance of an organization in this framework is determined by the formal and informal structures of interactions among agents, which define the lines...

Strategische Frühaufklärung befasst sich mit der frühzeitigen Entdeckung strategischer Chancen und Gefahren sowie der Einleitung geeigneter Reaktionen. Ziel ist es, Handlungsspielräume zu schaffen und dadurch bessere Entscheidungen zu treffen. Trotz hohem potenziellen Nutzen ist der...

"The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. Economists seeking to improve the efficiency of health care delivery frequently emphasize two issues: the fragmented structure of...