Information processing and organizational structure

Search and Congestion in Complex Networks

“…In particular, great effort has been exerted to understand the behavior of technologically based communication networks such as the Internet [6], the World Wide Web [7], or e-mail networks [8][9][10]. However, the study of communication processes in a wider sense is also of interest in other fields, remarkably the design of organizations [11,12]. For instance, it is estimated that more than a half of the U.S. work force is dedicated to information processing, rather than to make or sell things in the narrow sense [11].…”

Information-processing, technological progress, and retail markets dynamics

“…The interfaces between developments in information technology, retailing strategies and consumer behaviour are attracting an increasing amount of attention in the marketing and economic literature. Most of this literature either summarizes recent developments or speculates about future developments and their economic and social impacts (see e.g., Webster, 1994;Jeannet and Hennessey, 1995;De Canio and Watkins, 1998). This present contribution takes a somewhat different stance.…”

An Investigation Into the Barriers to Energy Efficiency Within Medium to Large Manufacturing Firms Operating Withinin the Ethekwini Municipal Area

“…This provides some evidence of the possibility of an EE gap. A vast literature on the phenomenon known as 'the efficiency gap' or 'the energy paradox' has been published to date, as discussed in DeCanio [4], Weber [5], DeCanio [6], and DeCanio and Watkins [7]. This concept can be argued as follows: while it is well known that, from a technical point of view, EE improvement programmes are economically profitable, it is not well understood why such technical solutions are not exhaustively exploited by firms.…”