Many authors have argued that digital technologies enable collaboration without central oversight or authority, obviating the need for hierarchical bureaucracies characterize industrial capitalism. In this context, Wikipedia is often mentioned as a paradigmatic example. We draw on classical accounts of Robert Michels and Max Weber to study mechanisms pushing towards away from power concentratio...

E-government initiatives are in their infancy in many developing countries. The success of these initiatives is dependent on government support as well as citizens’ adoption of e-government services. This research identified the attitudes and perceptions of the citizens of Kuwait, a developing country, towards the adoption of e-government services. Based on previous research exploring the deter...

This paper uses an institutional approach to investigate the relationship between the regional institutional environment and regional new firm formation. The importance of perceived attitudes regarding private enterprises, local taxes, political majority, the size of the government sector and perceived rules and bureaucracy on new firm formation in 286 Swedish municipalities are investigated. T...

ly speaking, we can identify three primary principles of social organization. Hierarchy uses authority to create and coordinate a horizontal and vertical division of labor—a bureaucracy in Weber’s ideal-type form. Market relies on the price mechanism to coordinate competing and anonymous suppliers and buyers. Community relies on shared values and norms. Table 1.1 summarizes the key contrasts. R...