Toward a complexity science of entrepreneurship

B McKelvey - Journal of Business Venturing, 2004 - Elsevier
Darwinian selectionist theory is characterized as equilibrium bound. Complexity science
focuses on order creation, hence is a better platform for a science of entrepreneurship.“Self …

1.5 complexity science and organization studies

S Maguire, B McKelvey, L Mirabeau… - Sage handbook of …, 2006 - torrossa.com
Complex systems have received increased attention from numerous scientific disciplines
recently, and from this has emerged a broad ranging interdisciplinary science of complexity …

Coevolution of communication and knowledge networks in transactive memory systems: Using computational models for theoretical development

ET Palazzolo, DA Serb, Y She, C Su… - Communication …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
This study focuses on the initial conditions of work teams and the impacts of these conditions
on the development of teams' transactive memory (TM) systems through computational …

Model‐centered organization science epistemology

B McKelvey - The Blackwell companion to organizations, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Distinguishes between “justification logic” and “discovery logic”. Weick sees theorizing as
“disciplined imagination”. Weick appropriately captures the essence of theory …

[HTML][HTML] Complexity science as order-creation science: New theory, new method

B McKelvey - … -MAHWAH-LAWRENCE ERLBAUM …, 2004 - journal.emergentpublications.com
Traditional 'normal'science has long been defined by classical physics and most obviously
carried over into social science by neoclassical economics. Especially because of the …

[PDF][PDF] Situated learning theory: Adding rate and complexity effects via Kauffman's NK model

Y Yuan, B McKelvey - Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life …, 2004 - researchgate.net
For many firms, producing information and knowledge and enhancing learning capability
have become the primary basis of competitive advantage. A review of organizational …

Postmodernism versus truth in management theory

B McKelvey - Post Modernism and Management, 2003 - emerald.com
Organizational researchers live in two worlds. The first demands and rewards speculations
about how to improve performance. The second demands and rewards adherence to …

A modular modelling framework for hypotheses testing in the simulation of urbanisation

C Cottineau, R Reuillon, P Chapron… - Systems, 2015 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present a modelling experiment developed to study systems of cities and
processes of urbanisation in large territories over long time spans. Building on geographical …

Four types of emergence: a typology of complexity and its implications for a science of management

BB Lichtenstein, B McKelvey - International Journal of …, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
Complexity science has the potential to explain emergence; unfortunately most
management applications of complexity rarely define emergence. We develop a typology …

Coevolutionary dynamics and agent-based models in organization science

BF Tivnan - Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper provides empirical and theoretical support for the application of coevolutionary
dynamics and agent-based models in organization science. The support stems from the …