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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... Internal and external organization in the I - space along the abstraction dimension into internal transacting populations , those that can be reached and made to share a unifying vision , and external populations that cannot . The ...
... Internal and external organization in the I - space along the abstraction dimension into internal transacting populations , those that can be reached and made to share a unifying vision , and external populations that cannot . The ...
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... internal or external transactions , and any particular mix or transaction style will reflect , on the one hand , efficiency considerations and the availability of internal and external structures , and on the other , the distribution of ...
... internal or external transactions , and any particular mix or transaction style will reflect , on the one hand , efficiency considerations and the availability of internal and external structures , and on the other , the distribution of ...
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... internal environment . ' Internal contracting ' took place in many enterprises , at the instigation of their supervising bureaux - they themselves responding to central govern- ment directives . It was extended to different units within ...
... internal environment . ' Internal contracting ' took place in many enterprises , at the instigation of their supervising bureaux - they themselves responding to central govern- ment directives . It was extended to different units within ...
Contents
Orienting thoughts on information | 9 |
The structuring of information | 39 |
The sharing of information | 93 |
Copyright | |
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