• DocumentCode
    320558
  • Title

    The virtual economy as an emerging paradigm: an essay

  • Author

    Lefebvre, Louis A. ; Lefebvre, Elisabeth

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
  • Volume
    6
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-9 Jan 1998
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Abstract
    Investigates some of the manifestations and major forces driving the emergence of the new `virtual´ economy. A model of the virtual enterprise is proposed and investigated in the context of a virtual industry value chain. The transition to the virtual economy is definitely technology-driven but is also shaped by social, economic and institutional forces. As such, it raises a number of significant issues presented as propositions concerning the new governance, restructuration and social distancing
  • Keywords
    socio-economic effects; economic forces; governance; institutional forces; restructuration; social distancing; social forces; technology-driven transition; virtual economy; virtual enterprise; virtual industry value chain; Consumer electronics; Context modeling; Costs; Disaster management; Electronic mail; Europe; Job shop scheduling; Marketing and sales; Team working; Veins; Virtual enterprises;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Sciences, 1998., Proceedings of the Thirty-First Hawaii International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kohala Coast, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-8255-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HICSS.1998.654755
  • Filename
    654755