The social sciences have sophisticated models of choice and equilibrium but little
understanding of the emergence of novelty. Where do new alternatives, new organizational …

" We are in the midst of rapid change in how firms organize themselves and their work.
There are numerous popular accounts of this evolution but few theoretically grounded and …

Much of the social science literature on institutions resembles a play that begins with the
second act, taking both plot and narrative as an accomplished fact. very little research asks …

Sociologists have long believed that psychology alone can't explain what happens when
people work together in complex modern societies. In contrast, most psychologists and …

Over time, social and organizational networks evolve. These networks have a great deal of
influence; eg, they effect the rate of information diffusion among individuals and within …

... in my opinion... readers... should find in this book both several remarkable insights
concerning basic statements of evolutionary theorising and concrete results that can be …

The ability of societies to respond to social problems may hinge crucially on the diversity of
organizational forms, and in the long run, in a dynamic environment, diversity can be …

Positing that organizational phenomena result from both individual human intentionality and
natural causes independent of individuals' intended behavior, the need for a quasi-natural …

This book is about change in Central and Eastern Europe, and about how we think about
social and economic change more generally. In contrast to the dominant'transition …

Every culture and civilization has creation stories or myths about how the society started and
took shape. These stories help define identity and order a chaotic, complex universe …