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- 1 online resource.
- Series Statement
- Economic complexity and evolution, 2199-3173
- Uniform Title
- Economic complexity and evolution.
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- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Reproduction (note)
- Contents
- Intro -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Acknowledgment of previously published work -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Editorial Introduction: We Are the Memes, Resistance Is Futile -- 1.1 Positioning, Aims, and Scope -- 1.2 Contribution and Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 ̀̀Meme Wars'': A Brief Overview of Memetics and Some Essential Context -- 2.1 Episode I: The Phantom Memetics -- 2.2 Episode II: Attack of the Meme Machines -- 2.3 Episode III: Revenge of the Myth -- 2.4 Episode IV: A New Replicator -- 2.5 Episode V: The Interactor Strikes Back
- 2.6 Episode VI: Return of the Memeplex -- References -- 3 A Case for Economemetics? Why Evolutionary Economists Should Re-evaluate the (F)utility of Memetics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Some Clarification and Classification -- 3.3 Implications of the Informationalist Perspective on Memes -- 3.3.1 No Meme is an Island: Memeplexes as Complex Systems -- 3.3.2 The Economics of Attention: Memes in Competition for a Scarce Resource -- 3.4 Rules and Imitation -- 3.5 Conclusion: Building Bridges and Pointing the Way -- References
- 4 It's More Than Complicated! Using Organizational Memetics to Capture the Complexity of Organizational Culture -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Memetics and Complexity -- 4.3 Literature Review -- 4.4 Case Example -- 4.4.1 Sample and Method -- 4.4.2 The Complex Memetic System of P3 Automotive -- 4.4.3 Meme Map and Results -- 4.4.4 Discussion and Limitations -- 4.5 Conclusion and Avenues for Future Research -- References -- 5 It's a Match! Simulating Compatibility-based Learning in a Network of Networks -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Theoretical Background -- 5.2.1 Relevant Literature and Research Focus
- 5.2.2 Motivation and Foundations -- 5.2.3 Model Description -- 5.3 Results -- 5.3.1 Baseline Analysis -- 5.3.2 Effects of Knowledge Diversity -- 5.3.3 Extended Analysis: Approaching the Qualitative Dimension of Knowledge -- 5.3.4 The Importance of Being in the Right Place at the Right Time -- 5.3.5 Results for Different Innovation Network Properties -- 5.4 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- 6 Viral Ice Buckets: A Memetic Perspective on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge's Diffusion -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Theoretical Background -- 6.2.1 Successful Memetic Replication and Diffusion
- 6.2.2 The IBC as a Meme -- 6.3 Descriptive Memetic Analysis -- 6.3.1 Origins and Examples of Variants of the IBC Meme -- 6.3.2 Remarks on the IBC Meme's Diffusion Pattern -- 6.3.3 Important Characteristics for the IBC's Diffusion -- 6.4 Agent-based Simulation of the IBC Diffusion -- 6.4.1 Baseline Scenario -- 6.4.2 Influence of Average Resistance -- 6.4.3 Influence of Social Network Topology -- 6.4.4 Influence of Celebrities -- 6.5 Discussion and Practical Implications -- 6.6 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- 7 General Discussion: Economemetics and Agency, Creativity, and Normativity
- ISBN
- 9783030599553
- 3030599558
- 303059954X (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 10.1007/978-3-030-59955-3
- OCLC
- om822438633
- Title
Memetics and evolutionary economics : to boldly go where no meme has gone before / Michael P. Schlaile, editor.
- Publisher
Cham : Springer, [2021]
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Series
Economic complexity and evolution, 2199-3173
Economic complexity and evolution. 2199-3173
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Source of description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 2, 2021).
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Schlaile, Michael P., editor.
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- Other Form:
Print version: 9783030599546
Print version: 9783030599560
Print version: 9783030599577
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1007/978-3-030-59955-3 doi