The evolution of local production systems: The emergence of the "invisible mind" and the evolutionary pressures towards more visible "minds"

Research Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1443-1462

  Lombardi, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cognitive architecture; Cognitive patterns; Distributed modularity; Information asymmetries and recurring interactions

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION;

LOCAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (LPS);

RESEARCH;

EID: 0043064139     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00157-9     Document Type: Article

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