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Murmann, Johann Peter; Korn, Jenny; Worch, Hagen - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 234 (2014) 2-3, pp. 210-233

Summary Building on recent research on dynamic, high-growth firms - so-called “gazelles” - this paper explores a simple question that is important in both theoretical and practical terms: What is the fastest rate at which firms can grow? Based on a sample of seven high-growth firms (Cisco,...

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A Utility-Based Diffusion Model Applied to the Digital Camera Case

Orbach, Yair; Fruchter, Gila E. - In: Review of Marketing Science 8 (2010) 1

We present a model that deals with the challenge of forecasting market acceptance and technology evolution along the … product lifecycle, pre-launch. Market growth is driven by product's utility increase due to technology evolution, while firms … supply aspects, before the product is introduced, leads to a pre-launch forecasting. The evolution of the cumulative adoption …

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Speculating and evolving in documentation

Bawden, David - In: Journal of Documentation 60 (2004) 1, pp. 7-8

, on “Evolution and information”, is set in the context of debates as to the reality and significance of the link between … the growth and development of human information and knowledge, and of biological (genetic) information and evolution. …

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Evolution and information

Madden, A.D. - In: Journal of Documentation 60 (2004) 1, pp. 9-23

. It is proposed that information was derived from the environment as a direct result of the evolution of organisms that … used other organisms as a food source. Only with the evolution of sexual reproduction did it become necessary for organisms … to be aware of others of the same species. It is argued that one of the consequences of the evolution of different sexes …

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Interpreting the world across a boundary

David Madden, Andrew - In: Journal of Documentation 70 (2014) 4, pp. 676-686

boundaries: it therefore needs information. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the evolution of physical, social … were alleviated by the evolution of better information gathering and processing tools. Amongst these tools were the means … to communicate, which afforded the evolution of social boundaries. Originality/value – This is a new perspective on a …

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Structural change in industrial output: China 1995-2010

Albala-Bertrand, J.M. - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies 9 (2016) 2, pp. 146-170

Purpose The aim of this paper is to learn about some patterns of sectoral and industrial structural change of the Chinese economy over the 1995-2010 period, which also complements a previous paper of the author. The chosen period is about (and conveniently) bounded by two international crises:...

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The evolution of an evolutionary perspective on B2B business

Wilkinson, Ian F. - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 21 (2006) 7, pp. 458-465

Purpose – The paper seeks to review recent developments in theory and research regarding the nature and role of relations and networks in business markets and to argue for a more dynamic, interactive and evolutionary view. Design/methodology/approach – Complexity theory, as well as theories...

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The managerial challenge of business interaction: behind the market façade

Håkansson, Håkan; Ford, David - In: IMP Journal 10 (2016) 1, pp. 154-171

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address three aspects of the managerial challenge that arises from the process of business interaction: the diversity of interaction; the dynamic effects of interaction; and the integration of interaction into company operations and strategy. The paper...

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Memetics as informational difference: offering an information-centric conception of memes

Smith, Alexander O.; Hemsley, Jeff - In: Journal of Documentation 78 (2021) 5, pp. 1149-1163

Purpose Information scientists may find value in studying cultural information evolution and information diffusion … such a way that the authors can datafy information or cultural evolution more clearly. Originality/value Here the authors … offer an approach for studying cultural information evolution through the study of memes. In doing so, the authors forward a …

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Unified Theory of Information, hypertextuality and levels of reality

Gnoli, Claudio; Ridi, Riccardo - In: Journal of Documentation 70 (2014) 3, pp. 443-460

Purpose – The different senses of the term information in physical, biological and social interpretations, and the possibility of connections between them, are addressed. Special attention is paid to Hofkirchner's Unified Theory of Information (UTI), proposing an integrated view in which the...

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