Formal organizations emerged as the strategic social units within industrial capitalist societies in the latter half of the nineteeth century as the scale and complexity of socioeconomic and political activity moved beyond the administrative capacity...

If information cannot be found when it is wanted, it cannot be integrated into the world of human knowledge or into an individual's personal knowledge base. Whether people want to write a newspaper article, complete a project, or learn about a...

An organization (or organisation — see spelling differences) is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment. The word itself is derived from...

It comes as no surprise to anyone that the number of organic farms is booming to meet consumer demand for healthy food. In Washington, a state known more for its apples than any other crop, there are 45 organic dairies. Five years ago, there were...

A Silicon Valley startup hoping to become "the Google of audio and video" introduced software this week that trolls the Internet for podcasts, music and videos, then sorts the clips into categories such as "fashionista," "hip hop" and "gossip snoop."Divvio Inc. _ whose 12 employees...

Sales of organic milk are soaring, but watchdogs say some of the dairy products shoppers are consuming may not be as earth-friendly as the labels purport.A large dairy in Tulare County recently became the first in California to have its organic certification suspended because it...

Police have broken up an organ transplanting ring that persuaded dozens of Israelis to have their kidneys removed in Ukraine for $30,000 each, a spokesman said Monday.Nine Israelis suspected of trafficking in organs and humans have been arrested and remain in custody, police spokesman Micky...