Enterprise Ontology: Theory and Methodology

by Jan L.G. Dietz

Book Overview

If one thing catches the eye in almost all literature about (re)designing or (re)engineering of enterprises, it is the lack of a well-founded theory about their construction and operation. Often even the most basic notions like "action" or "process" are not precisely defined. Next, in order to master the diversity and the complexity of contemporary enterprises, theories are needed that separate the stable essence of an enterprise from the variable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540291695
• ISBN13: 9783540291695
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.4"