Elmo Gomes | University of Hertfordshire (original) (raw)

Elmo Gomes

Address: United Kingdom

less

Uploads

Papers by Elmo Gomes

Research paper thumbnail of Mecanismos De Reputação No Comércio Eletrônico: Uma Análise Através De Modelos Baseados Em Agentes

Research paper thumbnail of The Meaning of Evolutionary Language in the Study of Organizations: Lost in Translation?

This paper explores the institutionalisation of key evolutionary terms in scientific discourse an... more This paper explores the institutionalisation of key evolutionary terms in scientific discourse and how these impact the language concerned with the evolution of organizations. Evolutionary models in management and organization theory display a bewildering array of applications and interpretations so that the meaning of key terms such as “selection” and “co-evolution” is inconsistent, frequently confused and lost in translation. Through a comprehensive bibliometric and narrative analysis of an expanding literature we determine that “evolution” is a vague word. Often treating evolutionary terms as precise and meaningful, and “evolution” as a term upon which we are all agreed, we find broad and ambiguous terms often substitute in this literature for clear definition and precise explanation. In the interests of progress towards a more unifying evolutionary interpretive framework, we call for greater clarity and precision in the use of evolutionary language.

Research paper thumbnail of THE INVISIBLE HANDSH AKE THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDG E IN THE GLOBALIZING WORLD

Like the invisible hand that leads the capitalist to promote welfare in spite of his primary inte... more Like the invisible hand that leads the capitalist to promote welfare in spite of his primary intentions, today's economic institutions are been driven by an invisible handshake to a global perspective of knowledge, where standards and connectivity are making knowledge exchange overcome geographic distances. This phenomena brings to every nation a wider concept of globalization, where the scale of developed

Research paper thumbnail of Mecanismos De Reputação No Comércio Eletrônico: Uma Análise Através De Modelos Baseados Em Agentes

Research paper thumbnail of The Meaning of Evolutionary Language in the Study of Organizations: Lost in Translation?

This paper explores the institutionalisation of key evolutionary terms in scientific discourse an... more This paper explores the institutionalisation of key evolutionary terms in scientific discourse and how these impact the language concerned with the evolution of organizations. Evolutionary models in management and organization theory display a bewildering array of applications and interpretations so that the meaning of key terms such as “selection” and “co-evolution” is inconsistent, frequently confused and lost in translation. Through a comprehensive bibliometric and narrative analysis of an expanding literature we determine that “evolution” is a vague word. Often treating evolutionary terms as precise and meaningful, and “evolution” as a term upon which we are all agreed, we find broad and ambiguous terms often substitute in this literature for clear definition and precise explanation. In the interests of progress towards a more unifying evolutionary interpretive framework, we call for greater clarity and precision in the use of evolutionary language.

Research paper thumbnail of THE INVISIBLE HANDSH AKE THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDG E IN THE GLOBALIZING WORLD

Like the invisible hand that leads the capitalist to promote welfare in spite of his primary inte... more Like the invisible hand that leads the capitalist to promote welfare in spite of his primary intentions, today's economic institutions are been driven by an invisible handshake to a global perspective of knowledge, where standards and connectivity are making knowledge exchange overcome geographic distances. This phenomena brings to every nation a wider concept of globalization, where the scale of developed

Log In