This paper examines empirical evidence on the impact that venture capitalists can have on the development path of new firms. We use a hand-collected data set on Silicon Valley start-up companies that allows us to “look inside the black box” and analyze the influence of venture capital on the professionalization of firms’ internal organization. The evidence suggests that there is a “soft” facet ...

Theoretical conditions associated with division of labour among firms are considered in relation to designers and constructors of buildings in the UK. A long-term historical view of this slow-changing industry suggests that designers' independence peaked around the middle of the twentieth century and that subsequently some of their functions began to be integrated into other firms. The waning o...

Pastoral caregiving within a clinical setting and the parameters of interdisciplinarity team approach to healing helping, cannot escape public demand for professional i.e. safeguarding well-being people patients. In this regard, differentiation in terms theory, paradigmatic conceptualization, directives base anthropology, are paramount. To detect identity pastoral caregiver ministry Christian t...