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- Teigland, Robin, et al.
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The multinational's nemesis: The rise of ict-enabled distributed collective intelligence? | La Némésis des multinationales: Les TIC et les formes modernes d'intelligence collective
- 2008
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In: ICIS 2008 Proceedings - Twenty Ninth International Conference on Information Systems.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Multinational Corporation bestrode the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries like the Colossus of Rhodes. Through their efficiency in organizing and effectiveness in achieving goals, multinationals have shaped the world in which we live perhaps even to a greater extent than governments and the people they purport to represent. Yet just as the Rhodes colossus was toppled from below, the rise of grass roots, virtual groups represents a similar seismic nemesis to the modern multinational. In this panel we will debate whether ICTenabled distributed collective intelligence organizations are truly a challenge to the multinational's hegemony in three areas: 1) are these new organizational forms as efficient and effective as traditional multinationals at enabling coordinated action, 2) are these new organizational forms superior to multinationals in providing social community, and 3) are these new organizational forms qualitatively more effective than multinationals as drivers of social change. Is the hierarchical colossus about to meet its nemesis: the rhizomorphic virtual collective?
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- van Camp, L. M., et al.
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Linking male and female morphology to reproductive success in captive southern calamary (Sepioteuthis australis)
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In: Marine and Freshwater Research. - 1323-1650. ; 56:7, s. 933-941
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Sexual selection theory predicts that mating success influences the evolution of traits. Previous behavioural observations of male Sepioteuthis australis have revealed two main mating strategies in the field: ( 1) large dominant males pair and mate with females, which they defend from ( 2) smaller males attempting to mate using 'sneaker' tactics. The current study examined whether fertilisation of squid eggs laid by polyandrous females within a mesocosm reflected this field-observed size-based mating system. Polymorphic microsatellite loci were used to identify mothers and fathers of embryos, which in turn allowed us to determine the effect of body size, age, and nine other morphological traits on reproductive success. Parentage of 112 embryos was assigned among 14 possible females and 20 candidate males of varying sizes. The mating behaviour observed in captivity was consistent with the size-based strategies seen in the field yet large males did not sire proportionally more offspring; instead nearly all males, regardless of size, sired some offspring. Regression analyses indicated that females did not select sperm based on male size, shape or age. Surprisingly, female contributions were skewed, with younger females contributing more eggs than older females. The possibility of male mate-choice was explored.
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