Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify issues concerning the implications and usefulness of the concept of supervenience in social analysis and research. Design/methodology/approach – Supervenience refers to the notion that interaction in complex systems gives rise to...

Patent litigation is a visible and widespread feature of the semiconductor industry, as firms pursue judicial mechanisms to defend, or promote, their intellectual property portfolios. This study highlights the antecedents, strategic goals, tactics and outcomes of the most significant US trial of...

The wide use of artificial insemination by dairy farmers has facilitated the development of a multi-billion dollar international market in animal genetics. In the major western dairy producing nations, each country has developed a single index to rank bulls, based on the value of traits they are...