I discuss the concept of complexity and the burgeoning field of complex systems and their
relevance to sociology. I begin by comparing and contrasting various definitions of …

Parrondo's paradox, in which losing strategies can be combined to produce winning
outcomes, has received much attention in mathematics and the physical sciences; a …

A classic thesis is that scientific achievement exhibits a “Matthew effect”: Scientists who have
previously been successful are more likely to succeed again, producing increasing …

There are well-understood psychological limits on our capacity to process information. As
information proliferation—the consumption and sharing of information—increases through …

High-growth firms (HGFs) have attracted considerable attention recently, as academics and
policymakers have increasingly recognized the highly skewed nature of many metrics of firm …

Peer review is the main institution responsible for the evaluation and gestation of scientific
research. Although peer review is widely seen as vital to scientific evaluation, anecdotal …

This study extends emerging theories of star performers to digital platforms, an increasingly
prevalent entrepreneurial context. It hypothesizes that the unique characteristics of many …

Seemingly similar individuals often experience drastically different success trajectories, with
some repeatedly failing and others consistently succeeding. One explanation is preexisting …

The largely dominant meritocratic paradigm of highly competitive Western cultures is rooted
on the belief that success is mainly due, if not exclusively, to personal qualities such as …

A central tenet in creativity research is that individual differences in creative achievement
arise from the interplay of individual differences in creative potential. So far, however …