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A connectionist model of the organizational learning curve

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Organizational learning can be understood as a spontaneous development of routines. Mathematically, this process can be described as a search for better paths on a graph whose nodes are humans and machines. Since the rules for connecting nodes depend on their ability to process goods, the slope of the learning curve may be connected to physical and psychological properties. Two suggestive examples are discussed.

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  • Guido Fioretti, 2007. "A connectionist model of the organizational learning curve," Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:comaot:v:13:y:2007:i:1:d:10.1007_s10588-006-9003-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s10588-006-9003-6
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