CHAPTER 19
Reaggregations, Swarms, and Virtualized Firms
First, let’s recap. In a world of zero TxCs, there would be no hierarchies. Individual disaggregated tasks would be done by different firms. Every task would be coordinated and choreographed perfectly in an on-demand, completely disaggregated manner. We would have incredibly deep specialization and division of labor. The productivity levels would be extraordinary.
Such a world is still at the horizon—infinite years away. The designers of organizations need to live in the mundane here and now of lingering TxCs. What are the possible waystations from today’s world of relatively aggregated firms to the horizon of completely disaggregated firms? What will be the impact of falling TxCs on the ...
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