Stefano Franchi, Güven Güzeldere and Erich Minch
Seeks to promote an understanding of a multidisciplinary approach to artificial intelligence and the humanities.
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Purpose
Seeks to promote an understanding of a multidisciplinary approach to artificial intelligence and the humanities.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper is based on an interview with Heinz von Foerster.
Findings
Describes von Foerster's personal and intellectual journey which made him a transdisciplinary scientist and the founder and director of the Biological Computer Laboratory.
Originality/value
Provides a better understanding in how the complexity of scientific practice should be reflected in an open and flexible attitude towards the objects of enquiry.
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Of all the social phenomena that have been investigated in the distribution channel context – including power, conflict, dependence, role performance, and opportunism – one that…
Abstract
Of all the social phenomena that have been investigated in the distribution channel context – including power, conflict, dependence, role performance, and opportunism – one that has escaped attention until now is alienation. Borrowing from traditional behavioral science and consumer behavior, the following monograph defines the concept of distributor alienation and elaborates a method for its measurement. After surviving a validation regimen, the measure is applied within the confines of a test of a theoretical model. The results may provide a preliminary framework for a future structure of channel alienation theory.