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Abatecola, Gianpaolo - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 20 (2012) 3, pp. 274-293

Purpose – The purpose of the article is to contribute to the debate on organizational adaptation by providing both scholars and practitioners with reasoned observations as to where this research domain is and, perhaps, could be going, and as to what important questions and gaps still exist in...

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An extra‐memetic empirical methodology to accompany theoretical memetics

Gill, Jameson - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 20 (2012) 3, pp. 323-336

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the difficulties encountered by researchers who are looking to operationalise theoretical memetics and provide a methodological avenue for studies that can test meme theory. Design/methodology/approach – The application of evolutionary...

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The selfish signifier: meaning, virulence and transmissibility in a management fashion

Price, Ilfryn - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 20 (2012) 3, pp. 337-348

compatible with recent and classic Darwin, thoughts on cultural evolution as a selection process between competing discourses …

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Developing smart and safe organizations: an evolutionary approach

Gotcheva, Nadezhda; Watts, Germaine; Oedewald, Pia - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 21 (2013) 1, pp. 83-97

potential for growth and evolution of organizations. It highlights the critical role of human systems and leadership in … Culture (DISC) model to describe evolutionary development of safety practice in organizations. The result is an ‘evolution … matrix’, that reveal the links between safety performance and organizational evolution. Findings – Development of an …

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Decision and intuition during organizational change

Talat, Usman; Chang, Kirk; Nguyen, Bang - In: The Bottom Line 30 (2017) 3, pp. 236-254

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review intuition in the context of organizational change. The authors argue that intuition as a concept requires attention and its formulation is necessary prior to its application in organizations. The paper provides a critique of dual process theory and...

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Open source development: a hybrid in innovation and management theory

Ulhøi, John P. - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 9, pp. 1095-1114

This paper addresses innovations based on open source or non‐proprietary knowledge. Viewed through the lens of private property theory, such agency appears to be a true anomaly. However, by a further turn of the theoretical kaleidoscope, we will show that there may be perfectly justifiable...

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Managerial cognition, action and the business model of the firm

Tikkanen, Henrikki; Lamberg, Juha‐Antti; Parvinen, Petri - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 6, pp. 789-809

and evolution of a firm and built a synthesis that describes the different components of a business model. Findings – The … offers new insights into the functions and evolution of firms and will be of interest to both researchers and practising …

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