This book investigates the question as to whether technological developments will ultimately mean the end of work and, if so, what the consequences will be. The author addresses this question from the perspective of a technologist well versed in econometrics and game theory, and argues that it...

Introduction -- Ethical Premises and Values -- Technical Progress in Economics, Market and Democracy and Informational Revolution -- The End of Communism and the Beginning of an End of Capitalism -- A Vision of Informed Society and a Sustainable Redistribution System -- Who will be Adverse? --...

This book presents selected papers from an international workshop devoted tothe theory, techniques and tools of decision analysis and support. Major trends in the development of this field are stressed, such as the tendency to place the final user of a decision support system in the center of...

I. Introductory Lecture -- Interactive Decision Analysis and Interpretative Computer Intelligence -- II. Approaches and Concepts in Interactive Decision Analysis -- DIDASS — Theory, Implementation and Experiences -- Handling Conflicts in Fuzzy Multiple-Criteria Optimization -- A Game-Theoretic...

I. Theory and methodology -- On measurable multiattribute value functions based on finite-order independence of structural difference -- Preference separability and value functions -- Two-person finite games with messages on the nature choices -- A methodological approach to comparing parametric...

The book contains contributions in the field of aspiration-led Decision Support Systems (DSS). It consists of 3 parts. Part 1 is composed of 15 theoretical papers. It starts with general papers explaining the methodological approach and the theoretical backgrounds of the methodology presented in...

Purpose – This study aims to pose one major research question, i.e. why and how to use knowledge management methods in order to enhance knowledge creation in academia – at universities and research institutes? Design/methodology/approach – The paper defines KM in academia as any systematic...