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Hakenes, Hendrik; Schnabel, Isabel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

their sophistication. Banks can search for arguments of differing complexity against tighter regulation. Finding such …

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Innovation Beyond Patents: Technological Complexity as a Protection against Imitation

Henry, Emeric; Ruiz-Aliseda, Francisco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

A large portion of innovators do not patent their inventions. This is a relative puzzle since innovators are often perceived to be at the mercy of imitators in the absence of legal protection. In practice, innovators however invest actively in making their products technologically hard to...

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Complexity and Monetary Policy

Orphanides, Athanasios; Wieland, Volker - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

The complexity resulting from intertwined uncertainties regarding model misspecification and mismeasurement of the … of robust policy guides aiming to maintain stability in the economy while recognizing this complexity. We document …

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The Metaconvergence Spiral Rethinking Sociological Working Styles Systemically

Pitasi, Andrea - In: International Journal of Academic Research in Business … 4 (2014) 9, pp. 160-165

comparisons become very unlikely and the convergence concept in the age of complexity scenarios is not a mere socio …

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Why Sociology Should Use Agent Based Modelling

Chattoe-Brown, Edmund - In: Sociological Research Online 18 (2013) 3, pp. 3-3

Although Agent Based Models (hereafter ABM) are now regularly reported in sociology journals, explaining the approach, describing models and reporting results leaves little opportunity to examine wider implications of ABM for sociological practice. This article uses an established ABM (the...

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Awarding Procedures for Public works. An Empirical Analysis on Italian Data

Simona, Baldi; Anna, Bottasso; Maurizio, Conti; … - In: L'industria (2014) 4, pp. 621-642

This study sheds additional light on the relationship between public work complexity and the choice between different … public procurement procedures. In particular, the analysis examines in detail the role of project complexity as one of the … choosing negotiation as awarding procedure; among those factors it includes an ad-hoc measure of complexity built by surveying …

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Methodology of the Social Sciences in the Age of Complexity: Unity, Autonomy or Integration?

Nachane, Dilip M. - In: Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics 27 (2015) 1, pp. 1-32

the social sciences, with complexity theory offering much promise.JEL: A12, B41 …

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INNOVACIÓN COMO CAMBIO INSTITUCIONAL: UNA APROXIMACIÓN DESDE LAS TEORÍAS DE LA COMPLEJIDAD / INNOVATION AS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: A COMPLEXITY APPROACH

Guia Julve, J.; Prats Planagumá, L.; Comas Trayter, J. - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 15 (2009) 2, pp. 93-104

of a new paradigm that goes beyond the previous two. It lies on the postulates of the complexity theories and takes the …

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A blueprint for the successful implementation of a corporate headquarters project: The case study of Swiss Re Germany AG

Pongratz, Martin - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 5 (2003) 2, pp. 94-106

Based on a case study of the new Swiss Re headquarters in Munich, Germany, this paper outlines key design and planning principles integral to achieving an outstanding project result, both from the functional and the architectural point of view. A special focus is given to various simulation...

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Does complexity theory offer anything to the understanding of children in need?

Rowlands, John - In: Journal of Children's Services 4 (2009) 2, pp. 25-35

This article discusses how complexity theory is being used to understand social phenomena. It notes that published … quantitative evidence that one aspect of complexity thinking, ‘self‐organising criticality’, could be at work in generating …

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