Frenken, Koen; Mendritzki, Stefan - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 22 (2012) 5, pp. 935-956
Modularity is an important concept in evolutionary theorizing but lack of a consistent definition renders study … difficult. Using the generalized NK-model of fitness landscapes, we differentiate modularity from decomposability. Modular and …, while in the latter, subsystems are completely isolated. We derive the optimal level of modularity, which minimizes the time …