SECTION I

Foundations

For all the breadth of today's technology and business landscape, a surprisingly small number of general principles underlie many patterns of behavior. These principles, however, derive from several areas of the social and behavioral sciences that are usually considered in parallel rather than jointly. At base, the paradox of information technology lies in how much more potential remains to be explored, particularly in the economic realm.

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