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Complexity and technological change: knowledge interactions and firm level total factor productivity

Antonelli, Cristiano; Scellato, Giuseppe - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 23 (2013) 1, pp. 77-96

complexity. Social interactions are a specific form of interdependence whereby the changes in the behavior of other agents affect …

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Optimal modularity: a demonstration of the evolutionary advantage of modular architectures

Frenken, Koen; Mendritzki, Stefan - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 22 (2012) 5, pp. 935-956

Modularity is an important concept in evolutionary theorizing but lack of a consistent definition renders study difficult. Using the generalized NK-model of fitness landscapes, we differentiate modularity from decomposability. Modular and decomposable systems are both composed of subsystems, but...

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An NK-like model for complexity

Valente, Marco - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 24 (2014) 1, pp. 107-134

The level and nature of complexity is widely regarded as an important determinant of a number of economic …, technological and organizational phenomena. A popular modeling tool for the representation of complexity in economics and … organizational sciences is the NK model that represents the complexity stemming from the interactions among the elements of a system …

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Property rights as a complex adaptive system: how entrepreneurship transforms intellectual property structures

Harper, David - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 24 (2014) 2, pp. 335-355

complexity as it evolves. Entrepreneurs discover gaps in the property rights system. As they organize production to exploit …

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Intentionality and the emergence of complexity: an analytical approach

Muñoz, Félix-Fernando; Encinar, María-Isabel - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 24 (2014) 2, pp. 317-334

with the locus and role of goals and intentionality in relation to the emergence of complexity we propose an analytical …

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A complex systems methodology to transition management

Alkemade, Floortje; Frenken, Koen; Hekkert, Marko; … - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 19 (2009) 4, pp. 527-543

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Complexity and the limits to learning

Allen, P.; Strathern, M.; Baldwin, J. - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 17 (2007) 4, pp. 401-431

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Knowledge, hierarchy and the selection of routines: an interpretative model with group interactions

Lazaric, Nathalie; Raybaut, Alain - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 15 (2005) 4, pp. 393-421

The aim of this paper is to analyze the selection of routines inside an organizational structure characterized by different cognitive representations and facing hierarchical pressure leading to either truce or conflict. After a brief discussion of the role of hierarchy and the related problems...

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The innovation process as a complex structure with multilevel rules

Dias, Marcelo; Pedrozo, Eugenio; Silva, Tania - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 24 (2014) 5, pp. 1067-1084

<Para ID="Par1">Increasingly, innovation is conceived in a context of conventions or rules and complexity. However …, there is a need for a theoretical basis that describes the innovation process based on complexity. In this essay, we propose … a multilevel micro-meso-macro framework that aims to meet this need and further the discussion on complexity. In this …

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Knowledge growth, complexity and the returns to R&D

Caminati, Mauro - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 16 (2006) 3, pp. 207-229

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