What is the role of co-evolution in a population of firms’ adaptation to a hostile environment ? To answer this question, the network sociology is revisited starting from the Kauffman’s biological computer model. A qualitative methodology is used, updating the mechanisms of exploitation and...

The present research examines small-firm networks in Japanese industrial districts. We propose and discuss the typology of these networks. Special attention is paid to horizontal networks, characterised by enhanced co-operation and competition between small firms. We analyse these networks from...

What is the role of co-evolution in a population of firms’adaptation to a hostile environment? To answer this question, the network sociology is revisited starting from the Kauffman’s biological computer model. A qualitative methodology is used, updating the mechanisms of exploitation and...

What is the role of co-evolution in the adaptation of a population of firms to a hostile environment ? To answer this question, we revisit network sociology starting from Kauffman s biological computer model. We apply a qualitative methodology to update exploitation and exploration mechanisms in...