Information Space: A Framework for Learning in Organizations, Institutions and CultureIn this book, Max Boisot lays the foundation for a new political economy of information to effectively meet today's needs. Information Space is the conceptual framework in which organizations, institutions, and cultures are being transformed by new information and communication technologies. This book proposes a radical shift in the way we approach the emerging information age and the implications it holds for societies, organizations, and individuals. |
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... science'134 - prima facie evidence for a strong capacity to diverge . Convergers in science correspond to what Kuhn135 calls ' puzzle - solvers ' , people who tackle well - formed - i.e. , coded - problems in an incremental ...
... science'134 - prima facie evidence for a strong capacity to diverge . Convergers in science correspond to what Kuhn135 calls ' puzzle - solvers ' , people who tackle well - formed - i.e. , coded - problems in an incremental ...
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... Science in Context : Readings in the Sociology of Science , Milton Keynes : The Open University Press , 1982 . 44 I. Prigogine , From Being to Becoming : Time and Complexity in the Physical Sciences , New York : W.H. Freeman and Co ...
... Science in Context : Readings in the Sociology of Science , Milton Keynes : The Open University Press , 1982 . 44 I. Prigogine , From Being to Becoming : Time and Complexity in the Physical Sciences , New York : W.H. Freeman and Co ...
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... Science and Method , New York : Dover , n.d. [ 1908 ] ; W. Heisenberg , Physics and Beyond , New York : Harper and Row , 1971 , p . 210. Both quotes in J. Wechler , On Aesthetics in Science , Cambridge , Mass .: The MIT Press , 1981 ...
... Science and Method , New York : Dover , n.d. [ 1908 ] ; W. Heisenberg , Physics and Beyond , New York : Harper and Row , 1971 , p . 210. Both quotes in J. Wechler , On Aesthetics in Science , Cambridge , Mass .: The MIT Press , 1981 ...
Contents
Orienting thoughts on information | 9 |
The structuring of information | 39 |
The sharing of information | 93 |
Copyright | |
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