Complexity-based View of the Firm
Complexity-based View of the Firm
Introduction to the Theory and Practice of An Emerging Paradigm
About the Book
This book is an introductory level text into the emergence of a new paradigm devoted to understanding, predicting and influencing the behavior of the firm based upon on our increased capacity to tackle complexity. More specifically, the book: 1) explores the theoretical implications derived from the application of the idea of complexity to the context of the firm, 2) questions whether a complexity-based view of the firm can be brought to practice, and 3) investigates the form in which this approach might be replicated. Furthermore, by providing empirical evidence from real-life firms, the author tests the feasibility of a complexity-based view of the firm as a means to extend our understanding of the behavior of the firm.
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES...................................................................................................................... ix
LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................................... xi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................................................... xiii
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... xv
PART I. TOWARDS A NEW PARADIGM..... 1
CHAPTER 1. COMPLEXITY AND THE FIRM..... 3
CHAPTER 2. BASIS FOR A NEW APPROACH..... 15
CHAPTER 3. CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE FIRM..... 21
CHAPTER 4. REFOCUS OF THE THEORIZING PROCESS..... 29
PART II. THEORY AND METHOD..... 37
CHAPTER 5. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS..... 39
CHAPTER 6. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH..... 57
CHAPTER 7. MAPPING THE FIRM-SYSTEM..... 67
CHAPTER 8. VISUALIZING COMPLEXITY..... 89
CHAPTER 9. MODELING AND SIMULATION..... 99
CHAPTER 10. OPTIMIZATION..... 123
PART III. CASE STUDY: AIRLINE INDUSTRY..... 133
CHAPTER 11. FIELD RESEARCH DESIGN..... 135
CHAPTER 12. DELPHI PROCESS..... 141
CHAPTER 13. MAPPING AND VISUALIZING AIRLINES’ COMPLEXITY..... 149
CHAPTER 14. AIRLINE MODELING AND SIMULATION..... 161
CHAPTER 15. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS..... 179
CONCLUSIONS..... 185
FURTHER RESEARCH..... 191
APPENDICES..... 195
APPENDIX A. REVIEW OF THEORIES OF THE FIRM..... 197
APPENDIX B. THE DELPHI METHOD..... 217
APPENDIX C. METHODOLOGY SUMMARY..... 219
APPENDIX D. FIELD RESEARCH DATA..... 221
APPENDIX E. TOPOLOGICAL NETWORK COMPLEXITY..... 239
BIBLIOGRAPHY..... 243
ABOUT THE AUTHOR..... 259
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