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- Haftor, Darek, et al.
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Toward Post Systems Thinking in the Conception of Whole-Part Relations
- 2014
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In: Proceedings of the 19<sup>th </sup>Annual Working Conference of the International Institute for Developmental Ethics. - Maarssen, the Netherlands : Rozenberg Publishers. - 9789036104203 ; , s. -111
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Systems thinking represent a diverse intellectual body that aims to support conception of phenomena. Systems thinking may be regarded as a reaction against the micro-reductionism inherent within the modernist scientific approach; more specifically in the latter’s conception ofwhole-part relations. While the propositions offered by systems thinking overcome that reductionism, we show that due to its biotic root-metaphor it instead imposes macro-reductionism. We proceed then by drawing on two alternative approaches that facilitate our conceptions of relations between a whole and its parts, in terms of encaptic relations and assemblage relations. A key conclusion advanced is that any utilization of analytical thinking and systems thinking must be conducted carefully and self-critically, due to their inherent limitations. As a consequence, this suggests an initiative for intellectual development of a post systems thinking approach, with regard to the conception of whole-part relations.
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- Kurti, Erdelina, et al.
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The Role of Path Dependence in the Business Model Adaptation : From Traditional to Digital Business Models
- 2014
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In: Proceedings of the Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems, Verona, Italy, September 3-5. - : AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). - 9788867872732
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The digital context has driven new prospects of value creation and capture thus challenging and disrupting the traditional business models. Organizations need business models to transform the specific inherent logic of digital information products into new ways of creating economic value creation and appropriation. Thus, the business model change is an imperative for organizations to exploit value creation opportunities and to survive. Over time, however, business models become deeply embedded and they represent the dominant logic of the organization. Moreover the shift to the digital context poses additional cognitive constrains due to the characteristics inherent in digital information products that are quite distinct from the conventional ones, hence requiring a fundamental shift of dominant logic. This proposed study aims to explore the role of cognitive path dependencies originating in the non-digital context as an isolating mechanism in the process of creation of new digital business model.
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