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Propositions about novelty
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Abstract The emergence of novelty is a ubiquitous feature in science, technology, and economic life. It is the crucial input to the growth of human knowledge. At the same time, novelty is one of the most amorphous concepts in scientific thought. Theorizing about novelty and its emergence faces notorious prob... mehr
The emergence of novelty is a ubiquitous feature in science, technology, and economic life. It is the crucial input to the growth of human knowledge. At the same time, novelty is one of the most amorphous concepts in scientific thought. Theorizing about novelty and its emergence faces notorious problems. This paper explores why this is so and what can be done to deal in a more systematic fashion with novelty. The notion of degrees of novelty is introduced, and its relationship with the concept of uncertainty is discussed. The results of the inquiry are summarized by a number of hypotheses.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Evolution
Klassifikation
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
novelty; creativity; uncertainty; probability; knowledge growth
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2009
Seitenangabe
S. 311-320
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 70 (2009) 1-2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2009.01.008
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)