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Many scientific developments are based on the observation of -natural phenomena. The studies of the Hungarian journalist Arthur Koestler proposed a neologism based on a new word, holon, to describe social systems and live beings. This paper will explain the holonic paradigm as a metaphor for the coordination problem of a virtual enterprise. The intentional stance will be used as a cognitive analysis tool, lending typically human intentions (believe, desire, intention) to the individuals of a system and explaining their holonic behavior. Thus, it will be possible to discover important issues to be questioned when a virtual enterprise environment is being designed.
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Franco, G.N., Batocchio, A. (2001). The Holonic Paradigm as a New Metaphor for the Coordination Problem of Virtual Enterprises. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Afsarmanesh, H., Rabelo, R.J. (eds) E-Business and Virtual Enterprises. PRO-VE 2000. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 56. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35399-9_19
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