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A Cognitive Model of the Learning Curve

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  • Guido Fioretti

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This article provides a cognitive foundation of the parameters that regulate a model of the learning curve. Organizational learning and its actual occurrence are linked to the number of available categories and to the amount of information to be processed.

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  • Guido Fioretti, 2002. "A Cognitive Model of the Learning Curve," Industrial Organization 0207010, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpio:0207010
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    Keywords

    Learning Curve; Organization of Production; Team Work;
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    JEL classification:

    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • D79 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Other
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management

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