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...

Les auteurs se proposent d'appliquer aux relations marchandes la Théorie de la Régulation Sociale de Jean-Daniel Reynaud. A travers cette grille d'analyse, ils restituent les résultats d'une enquête de terrain menée auprès d'initiatives visant à développer un approvisionnement de la...