In this paper, we argue that a trade off between homogenization and differentiation in social and cultural systems can be linked to systemic theories of evolutionary change. We briefly introduce the necessary perspectives from biological evolution, sociology and social psychology, innovation and...

The paper extends the argument (Reschke 2005b,c,d; Reschke and Kraus 2005) that strategy and strategic management can be seen as elements of a process of social evolution based on a model of systemic evolution that considers feedback on developments from the perception of actors. After...

Most economic theories, which are based on concepts of equilibria and closed systems, do not sufficiently manage to describe the dynamics of the economic process. The Austrian economist Schumpeter already formulated at the beginning of the 20th century that revolutionary innovations are often...

This article investigates the catalyst effect of industrial cluster formation on innovation propensity using as a basis small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in two regions of transformation and structural change: Brandenburg in Eastern Germany (the former German Democratic Republic) and...