FirmNet: The scope of firms and the allocation of task in a knowledge-based economy

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-126

  Mollona, Edoardo ^a   Marcozzi, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition; Computer simulation; Cooperation; Dynamic organization networks; Evolving networks; Firm size; Knowledge management; Knowledge based economy; Peer to peer system; Task allocation

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; DYNAMIC ORGANIZATION; EVOLVING NETWORKS; FIRM SIZE; KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY; PEER-TO-PEER SYSTEM; TASK ALLOCATION;

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 63349104846     PISSN: 1381298X     EISSN: 15729346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10588-008-9049-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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