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Concentration of Power and Participation in Online Governance: the Ecosystem of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

open access: yesThe Web Conference
Blockchain technology enables a new form of online community: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), where members typically vote on proposals using tokens.
Andrea Peña-Calvin   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Division of Labour and Social Coordination Modes : A simple simulation model [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
This paper presents a preliminary investigation of the relationship between the process of functional division of labour and the modes in which activities and plans are coordinated. We consider a very simple production process: a given heap of bank-notes
Egidi, Massimo, Marengo, Luigi
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
wiley   +1 more source

Work organization and preferences dynamics [PDF]

open access: yes
We present a model with intergenerational transmission of preferences providing a joint explanation of preference evolution and of work organization changes in a society.
Victor Hiller
core  

Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parallel philosophy and intelligent technology: dual equations and testing systems for parallel industries and smart societies

open access: yes智能科学与技术学报, 2021
Starting from Karl Popper’s Three Worlds, the knowledge system facing three worlds and the corresponding philosophical problem were proposed.The scope of traditional philosophy from being and becoming to believing was extended, and a new parallel ...
Fei-Yue WANG
doaj  

The Seconomics (Security-Economics) Vulnerabilities of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Traditionally, security and economics functionalities in IT financial services and protocols (FinTech) have been perceived as separate objectives. We argue that keeping them separate is a bad idea for FinTech “Decentralized Autonomous Organizations” (DAOs).
Fabio Massacci   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

What to Make and How to Make It: Combining Machine Learning and Statistical Learning to Design New Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Combining machine learning and probabilistic statistical learning is a powerful way to discover and design new materials. A variety of machine learning approaches can be used to identify promising candidates for target applications, and causal inference can help identify potential ways to make them a reality.
Jonathan Y. C. Ting, Amanda S. Barnard
wiley   +1 more source

Does Motivation Trigger Autonomy, or Vice Versa? [PDF]

open access: yes
Do firms use autonomy to motivate workers, or do they give autonomous jobs to workers who are already especially motivated? A standard result in economics is that firms offer autonomous jobs to promote worker motivation.
Kameliia Petrova
core  

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