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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... population chosen for the exercise could be of any size ranging from a handful of people to a nation - state or ... population for our purposes . The target population is placed on the horizontal scale of the diagram and is ...
... population chosen for the exercise could be of any size ranging from a handful of people to a nation - state or ... population for our purposes . The target population is placed on the horizontal scale of the diagram and is ...
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... population . Yet not only will the first and the last recipients of a given message in a population then gain access to different information , they will also bring to its interpretation quite different contexts and orientation ...
... population . Yet not only will the first and the last recipients of a given message in a population then gain access to different information , they will also bring to its interpretation quite different contexts and orientation ...
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... POPULATION Figure 4.12 External and internal diffusion biases - - knowledge as held by a focal population – say , individuals within a firm – to the distribution of the same item of knowledge as held by a larger , external population ...
... POPULATION Figure 4.12 External and internal diffusion biases - - knowledge as held by a focal population – say , individuals within a firm – to the distribution of the same item of knowledge as held by a larger , external population ...
Contents
Orienting thoughts on information | 9 |
The structuring of information | 39 |
The sharing of information | 93 |
Copyright | |
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