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David Lane
Researcher at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Publications - 27
Citations - 1129
David Lane is an academic researcher from University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dynamical systems theory & Network model. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 27 publications receiving 1091 citations.
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Ontological uncertainty and innovation
David Lane,Robert Maxfield +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the relationship between uncertainty and innovation, and develop some implications of ontological uncertainty for innovation processes at three levels of organization, by means of three theories: a narrative theory of action at the level of individual economic actors, the theory of generative relationships at the meso-level of agent interaction, and a theory of scaffolding structures at the macro level of market systems.
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Complexity perspectives in innovation and social change
TL;DR: In this article, Pumain et al. proposed an agent-based model of information flows in social dynamics in the context of networks, hierarchy and social cohesion, and used it to model the evolution of human social organization in cities.
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Foresight, Complexity, and Strategy
David Lane,Robert Maxfield +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that strategy in the face of complex foresight horizons should consist of an on-going set of practices that interpret and construct the relationships that comprise the world in which the firm acts.
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Choice and action
TL;DR: The authors argue that rational choice provides an inadequate foundation for a theory of economic action and propose an alternative foundation for economic action that builds on the critique of rational choice presented in this paper, and argue that most economic agents lack the judgement and execution coherence required by RC.