Re - Why do we create organisations? LO15941]

Debbie Roth (dr@sprintmail.com)
Sat, 22 Nov 1997 09:15:09 -0800

Replying to LO15919 --

Two heads can be better than one, or 1+1. We wouldn't be having this
discussion if our parents hadn't formed an organization known as family.

I agree with the next question here, how to make them work better. I think
it is especially important now because of the pace and extent of change,
worldwide and right in my kitchen. And I see that as driven and enabled
significantly by information technology use.

To take a bit of a tangent, I'm mainly offering this because I found a few
tidbits I think others might welcome. They are related to a talk given by
Douglass North for WIDER (stands for something like world institute for
developing economy research) in Helsinki on March 7 this year. I note it
here because he focuses on the role of institutions and the inattention to
that by traditional economics. North's bio is at
http://www.nobel.se/laureates/economy-1993-2-autobio.html (great story for
other human beings) and the talk is at
http://www.wider.unu.edu/northpl.htm - or just search on WIDER and you'll
get that and more.

Regards - Debbie Roth

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Debbie Roth <dr@sprintmail.com>

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