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Complexity and co-evolution : continuity and change in socio-economic systems
Garnsey, Elizabeth (contributor); McGlade, James (contributor) - 2006
This book applies ideas and methods from the complexity perspective to key concerns in the social sciences, exploring co-evolutionary processes that have not yet been addressed in the technical or popular literature on complexity. Authorities in a variety of fields--including evolutionary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851000
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Economic institutions and complexity : structures, interactions, and emergent properties
Schenk, Karl-Ernst - 2003
This book presents a concept of interactive economic institutions and systems, considered by the author to be a bottleneck to scientific progress. In the author's evaluation of contemporary institutional economics, the focus is on the interaction of complex economic structures in terms of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474159
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Politics as a peculiar business : insights from a theory of entangled political economy
Wagner, Richard E. - 2016
1. Public choice and the Virginia tradition of political economy -- 2. Alternative paths for a theory of political … economy -- 3. Systems theory and parts-to-whole relationships -- 4. The logic of economizing action : universal form and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419852
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Complexity and the economy : implications for economy policy
Finch, John H. (contributor); Orillard, Magali (contributor) - 2005
The authors examine the causes and consequences of complexity among the broadly economic phenomena of firms, industries and socio-economic policy. The book makes a valuable contribution to the increasingly prominent subject of complexity, especially for those whose interests include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852131
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Innovation, evolution and complexity theory
Frenken, Koen - 2006
The motivation behind this book is the desire to integrate complexity theory into economic models of technological …-Schumpetarian literature on innovation, diffusion and technological paradigms. Recent advances in complexity theory provide a new understanding … aircraft and helicopter designs and recent innovations in personal computers. Innovation, Evolution and Complexity Theory makes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474137
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Knowledge intensive business services : organizational forms and national institutions
Grimshaw, Damian (contributor); Miozzo, Marcela (contributor) - 2006
This book focuses on the development of Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and the associated market characteristics and organisational forms. It brings together reputed scholars from a mix of disciplines to explore the nature and evolution of a range of Knowledge Intensive Business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851263
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Economic advice and rhetoric : why do consultants perform better than academic advisers?
Bouwmeester, Onno - 2010
. Advice analysis and rhetoric -- 4. Espoused theory of advice argumentation -- 5. Advice on further growth of Amsterdam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852096
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Management consulting
Avakian, Stephanos - 2012
Cyert, R.M. and J.G. March (1963), A Behavioural Theory of the Firm, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice …Recommended readings (Machine generated): Argyris, C. and D.A. Schön (1978), Organizational Learning: A Theory of …. Gillespie and G. Dietz (eds), Trust Across Cultures: Theory and Practice, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 129 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852257
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Blockchain + antitrust : the decentralization formula
Schrepel, Thibault - 2021
-- Part 2 best frenemies? -- 6. The theory of the firm -- 7. The theory of granularity -- 8. Collusion on blockchain -- 9 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012704219
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A research agenda for workplace stress and wellbeing
Kelloway, E. Kevin (ed.); Cooper, Cary (ed.) - 2021
Contents: Part I: Setting the scene -- 1. Introduction to a research agenda for workplace stress and wellbeing / E. Kevin Kelloway and Cary L. Cooper -- 2. Workplace stress and wellbeing: Pathways for future research advances / James Campbell Quick -- 3. The cost of stress to uk employers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012665638