Title :
The virtual economy as an emerging paradigm: an essay
Author :
Lefebvre, Louis A. ; Lefebvre, Elisabeth
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1998.654755
