Jay R. Galbraith Memorial Project

Response to Galbraith and Weill

To the Editor: The article of Galbraith and Weill (2009), which seriously questions whether diacetyl-induced bronchiolitis obliterans exists, also expressed doubt about the validity of the diagnoses of the two cases reported by the California Department of Health Services (Harrison 2006). We agree that the CAT scan results alone do not establish the diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans; howeve...

Jay Johnson

It is seldom possible to plausibly define and observe a pool of potential entrants to a market. This study overcomes that limitation by taking advantage of an opportunity to reasonably define the potential entrants into MTBE production, a rapidly growing environmental product from the mid-1980’s to mid-1990’s. Potential entrants are identified as those firms having access to specific assets tha...

The Corrupt Corporation: A Galbraith Inspired Analysis

The ACT-R/PM Project

Simulating human agents requires going beyond merely simulating the cognitive abilities of a human. It requires an analysis of human perceptual-motor abilities, the task being performed, and the artifact being used to perform the task. ACTR/PM is a system designed to foster such analyses.

Memorial of Joseph Murray

It has not been too long since we realized that Joseph Murray (1919-2012) has passed away while we heard this sad news 2 weeks ago. We never forget his memories and trip for the first time on 14th November 1974to Iran. He returned to our country one more time later to share his experiences with the country specialists. It is a great sorrow that he did not see our progress in plastic and reconst...