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| Author: | Fuller, T. Moran, P. |
| Title: | Small enterprises as complex adaptive systems: a methodological question? |
| Journal: | Entrepreneurship & Regional Development
2001 : JAN-MAR, VOL. 13:1, p. 47-63 |
| Index terms: | COMPLEXITY METHODOLOGY ENTERPRISE SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The paper explores whether complexity science offers ways of theory building that can take account of pluralistic or interdisciplinary research in enterprise dynamics. The authors offer a model of six theorized ontological layers, derived from the canon of research literature within a small enterprise domain, with boundaries at each end. It is suggested that dynamical concepts of agency (adaption, evolution, fitness, interdependence) coupled with the theory of evolutionary autopoietic structures generate a plausible field for the study of enterprise dynamics. A focus on ontological and experimental adequacy is necessary to develop theory within this framework. An appropriate methodology involves iterations between experimental forms of scientific analysis and the grounding of emergent or evolving theories. |
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