The paper examines the determinants of the division of labor within firms. It provides an explanation of the pervasive observed changes in work organization away from the traditional functional departments and towards multi-tasking and job rotation. Whereas the existing literature on the...

The need for a new grammar of organizing -- The orientation of activities in time and space -- The challenges of coordination -- Influence - taking a political stand on organizing -- Identity construction : mixing cultural diversity and integration in organizing -- Agreements : acknowledging the...

We consider an entrepreneur that is the sole producer of a cost reducing skill, but the entrepreneur that hires a team to use the skill cannot prevent collusive trade for the innovation-related knowledge between employees and competitors. We show that there are two types of diffusion-avoiding...

Chap. 1: Jiang Xiaojuan: Economic transition and industrial development. Relevance, rationale, and significance to theories on economic transition. Chap.2: Marukawa, Tomoo: The Chinese television industry. An example of gradual transition. Chap. 3: Toshio, Tajima: Formation of Chinese-type...