the date of receipt and acceptance should be inserted later Keywords Saturated models · institutions · institution-independent model theory Abstract Saturated models constitute one of the powerful methods of conventional model theory, with many applications. Here we develop a categorical abstract model theoretic approach to saturated models within the theory of institutions. The most important ...

Recent court decisions, starting with the State Street decision in 1998, allow business methods to be patentable and now give …nancial institutions the option to seek patent protection for …nancial innovations. This new patentability paradigm and the heterogeneity of characteristics associated with …nancial innovations, poses an immediate decision problem for senior management: what to patent. ...

The purpose of rational choice theory is to explain social phenomena by assuming rational choice at the actor’s level. To realize this purpose, the theory assumes two mechanisms: choice by actors and the macro–micro–macro transition. After explaining these mechanisms, this article first shows how rational choice theory successfully explains the problem of social order embodied in various fields...

Managing knowledge of research is one way to ensure just in time information and knowledge to support research strategist and activities. Unfortunately researcher found the vital research knowledge in IHL (Institutions of Higher Learning) are scattered, unstructured and unorganized. Aiming on lay aside conceptual foundations for understanding and developing OMS (Organizational Memory System) to...