Networks, Knowledge and Entrepreneurship

Steele, Gerald (2012) Networks, Knowledge and Entrepreneurship. Critical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society, 24 (1). pp. 101-113. ISSN 0891-3811

Abstract

Neural activity and social activity share close parallels, particularly the fact that spontaneous adaptations are paramount in both realms. Environmental pressures require organisms and societies to adapt to new and uncertain situations. Adaptations create, respectively, stronger neural and social networks that may, in turn, make the system more resilient to future uncertainties—but only if the adaptations are beneficial to the system.