Cognitive comparative advantage and the organization of work: Lessons from Herbert Simon's vision of the future

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-187

  Langlois, Richard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Division of labor; Evolutionary psychology; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037333164     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(02)00201-5     Document Type: Article

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