
Building on the historical analysis of organizations and theories that have influenced their development, Gianfranco Dioguardi provides an insightful exploration of the network enterprise and its evolution from the Medieval guilds to the present innovation clusters of Silicon...

Toward a Definition of the "Network Enterprise" Model.- The Complex Nature of the Network Enterprise.- Innovation and Service Provision in the Network Enterprise.- Outline of the History of Organization Doctrines.- The Production Pole: From Fordism to Toyotism.- The Toyota Spirit.-...