Revista Española de Documentación Científica, 2014
In several scientific disciplines research has shifted from experiments of a reduced scale to lar... more In several scientific disciplines research has shifted from experiments of a reduced scale to large and complex collaborations. Many recent scientific achievements like the human genome sequencing or the discovery of the Higgs boson have taken place within the “big science” paradigm. The study of scientific collaboration needs to take into account all the diverse factors that have an influence on it. In the case of big science experiments, some of those aspects are particularly important: number of institutions involved, cultural differences, diversity of spaces and infrastructures or the conceptualization of research problems. By considering these specific factors we present a set of parameters for the analysis of scientific collaboration in big science projects. The utility of these parameters is illustrated through a comparative study of two large big science projects: the ATLAS experiment and the Human Genome Project.
Information is a key economic resource. Its proper conceptualization, as well as its practical in... more Information is a key economic resource. Its proper conceptualization, as well as its practical integration in socioeconomic environment, poses several questions and follows general premises. These are reviewed, and once this framework is established it is illustrated with an informational analysis of the 2008 financial crisis, including remarks on changes in the financial system information environment that affected stakeholders’ information behaviour and decision making.
RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, 2007
Abstract In the last few years, Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained much attention; for ... more Abstract In the last few years, Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained much attention; for example, due to the extensive media coverage on the Open Courseware initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the work of ever more organisations that ...
Page 1. MODELING KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMIC PROCESSES: A SIMULATION APPROACH Max Boisot Universitat... more Page 1. MODELING KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMIC PROCESSES: A SIMULATION APPROACH Max Boisot Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Sol Snider Center for Entrepreneurial Research ...
Abstract This paper describes the state of the art for social currencies and cognitive capitalism... more Abstract This paper describes the state of the art for social currencies and cognitive capitalism, which is used to found a new currency based on knowledge. This new currency better reflects the wealth of nations throughout the world, supports more social economic ...
1. The resource-based view (RBV) takes the possession of unique non-replicable resources as const... more 1. The resource-based view (RBV) takes the possession of unique non-replicable resources as constituting a source of competitive advantage for an organization or a firm (Wernerfelt, 1984; Barney, 1991). And in much of the RBV literature, knowledge constitutes the key ...
This sub-theme was originally designed to gravitate around the strategic governance of learning p... more This sub-theme was originally designed to gravitate around the strategic governance of learning processes. This was one of the multiple interests that Max Boisot shared with the rest of the initial team of convenors. Tragically, Max passed away last September. We ...
Revista Española de Documentación Científica, 2014
In several scientific disciplines research has shifted from experiments of a reduced scale to lar... more In several scientific disciplines research has shifted from experiments of a reduced scale to large and complex collaborations. Many recent scientific achievements like the human genome sequencing or the discovery of the Higgs boson have taken place within the “big science” paradigm. The study of scientific collaboration needs to take into account all the diverse factors that have an influence on it. In the case of big science experiments, some of those aspects are particularly important: number of institutions involved, cultural differences, diversity of spaces and infrastructures or the conceptualization of research problems. By considering these specific factors we present a set of parameters for the analysis of scientific collaboration in big science projects. The utility of these parameters is illustrated through a comparative study of two large big science projects: the ATLAS experiment and the Human Genome Project.
Information is a key economic resource. Its proper conceptualization, as well as its practical in... more Information is a key economic resource. Its proper conceptualization, as well as its practical integration in socioeconomic environment, poses several questions and follows general premises. These are reviewed, and once this framework is established it is illustrated with an informational analysis of the 2008 financial crisis, including remarks on changes in the financial system information environment that affected stakeholders’ information behaviour and decision making.
RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, 2007
Abstract In the last few years, Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained much attention; for ... more Abstract In the last few years, Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained much attention; for example, due to the extensive media coverage on the Open Courseware initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the work of ever more organisations that ...
Page 1. MODELING KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMIC PROCESSES: A SIMULATION APPROACH Max Boisot Universitat... more Page 1. MODELING KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMIC PROCESSES: A SIMULATION APPROACH Max Boisot Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Sol Snider Center for Entrepreneurial Research ...
Abstract This paper describes the state of the art for social currencies and cognitive capitalism... more Abstract This paper describes the state of the art for social currencies and cognitive capitalism, which is used to found a new currency based on knowledge. This new currency better reflects the wealth of nations throughout the world, supports more social economic ...
1. The resource-based view (RBV) takes the possession of unique non-replicable resources as const... more 1. The resource-based view (RBV) takes the possession of unique non-replicable resources as constituting a source of competitive advantage for an organization or a firm (Wernerfelt, 1984; Barney, 1991). And in much of the RBV literature, knowledge constitutes the key ...
This sub-theme was originally designed to gravitate around the strategic governance of learning p... more This sub-theme was originally designed to gravitate around the strategic governance of learning processes. This was one of the multiple interests that Max Boisot shared with the rest of the initial team of convenors. Tragically, Max passed away last September. We ...
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environment, poses several questions and follows general premises. These are reviewed, and once this framework is established it is illustrated with an informational analysis of the 2008 financial crisis, including remarks on changes in the financial
system information environment that affected stakeholders’ information behaviour and decision making.
environment, poses several questions and follows general premises. These are reviewed, and once this framework is established it is illustrated with an informational analysis of the 2008 financial crisis, including remarks on changes in the financial
system information environment that affected stakeholders’ information behaviour and decision making.