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Dr. Michael Schlaile
University of Hohenheim

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Review
Published: 28 June 2021 in Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
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Successful transitions to a sustainable bioeconomy require novel technologies, processes, and practices as well as a general agreement about the overarching normative direction of innovation. Both requirements necessarily involve collective action by those individuals who purchase, use, and co-produce novelties: the consumers. Based on theoretical considerations borrowed from evolutionary innovation economics and consumer social responsibility, we explore to what extent consumers’ scope of action is addressed in the scientific bioeconomy literature. We do so by systematically reviewing bioeconomy-related publications according to (i) the extent to which consumers are regarded as passive vs. active, and (ii) different domains of consumer responsibility (depending on their power to influence economic processes). We find all aspects of active consumption considered to varying degrees but observe little interconnection between domains. In sum, our paper contributes to the bioeconomy literature by developing a novel coding scheme that allows us to pinpoint different aspects of consumer activity, which have been considered in a rather isolated and undifferentiated manner. Combined with our theoretical considerations, the results of our review reveal a central research gap which should be taken up in future empirical and conceptual bioeconomy research. The system-spanning nature of a sustainable bioeconomy demands an equally holistic exploration of the consumers’ prospective and shared responsibility for contributing to its coming of age, ranging from the procurement of information on bio-based products and services to their disposal.

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Ulrich Wilke; Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer; Matthias Mueller; Kristina Bogner; Andreas Pyka. Time to Say ‘Good Buy’ to the Passive Consumer? A Conceptual Review of the Consumer in the Bioeconomy. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 2021, 34, 1 -35.

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Ulrich Wilke, Michael P. Schlaile, Sophie Urmetzer, Matthias Mueller, Kristina Bogner, Andreas Pyka. Time to Say ‘Good Buy’ to the Passive Consumer? A Conceptual Review of the Consumer in the Bioeconomy. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 2021; 34 (4):1-35.

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Ulrich Wilke; Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer; Matthias Mueller; Kristina Bogner; Andreas Pyka. 2021. "Time to Say ‘Good Buy’ to the Passive Consumer? A Conceptual Review of the Consumer in the Bioeconomy." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 34, no. 4: 1-35.

Book chapter
Published: 04 June 2021 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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Michael P. Schlaile. Correction to: “Meme Wars”: A Brief Overview of Memetics and Some Essential Context. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2021, C1 -C1.

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Michael P. Schlaile. Correction to: “Meme Wars”: A Brief Overview of Memetics and Some Essential Context. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2021; ():C1-C1.

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Michael P. Schlaile. 2021. "Correction to: “Meme Wars”: A Brief Overview of Memetics and Some Essential Context." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : C1-C1.

Journal article
Published: 28 April 2021 in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
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As a microcosm for future challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic exhibits increasingly transboundary dynamics, causing interconnected problems across multiple societal systems. To examine the role of innovations as a social mechanism to reconcile these arising challenges, we view the unfolding of the pandemic through the lens of a content analysis of 707 innovation projects that address the fundamental human needs of consumers and businesses. This study proposes a novel procedure to characterize large-scale innovative activities via text mining and employs a theoretical framework for identifying the pressing societal needs amidst crises. Our typology of rapid-response COVID-19 innovations exhibits a diverse set of domains ranging from technological innovations to what may be described as frugal and social innovations. We provide evidence for the growing prevalence of social needs beyond the basic notion of safety during the early months of the crisis. Our contributions show that a structural model of innovation activities and their latent drivers may help policy makers and innovators to move toward achieving a systemic reaction to such crises.

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Johannes Dahlke; Kristina Bogner; Maike Becker; Michael P. Schlaile; Andreas Pyka; Bernd Ebersberger. Crisis-driven innovation and fundamental human needs: A typological framework of rapid-response COVID-19 innovations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2021, 169, 120799 .

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Johannes Dahlke, Kristina Bogner, Maike Becker, Michael P. Schlaile, Andreas Pyka, Bernd Ebersberger. Crisis-driven innovation and fundamental human needs: A typological framework of rapid-response COVID-19 innovations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2021; 169 ():120799.

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Johannes Dahlke; Kristina Bogner; Maike Becker; Michael P. Schlaile; Andreas Pyka; Bernd Ebersberger. 2021. "Crisis-driven innovation and fundamental human needs: A typological framework of rapid-response COVID-19 innovations." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 169, no. : 120799.

Chapter
Published: 22 December 2020 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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The paper presented in this chapter contributes to evolutionary approaches in economics and related disciplines by discussing the potential of a memetic perspective. The central aim of this endeavor is to reveal and establish connections between various rather fragmented lines of research. The point of departure is the observation that both imitation and cultural evolution have not received sufficient attention from evolutionary economists. Building on a review of criticisms and definitions of both memes and cognate entities in evolutionary economics, an “informationalist” perspective is proposed that is also in line with the notion of complex population systems. Moreover, by shedding light on similarities and implications of both memetics and the rule-based approach to evolutionary economics, we are able to create links to imitation heuristics and evolutionary institutionalism. In summary, the chapter lays out four propositions that can be used as starting points for further work at the frontiers of memetics and evolutionary social science.

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Michael P. Schlaile. A Case for Economemetics? Why Evolutionary Economists Should Re-evaluate the (F)utility of Memetics. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2020, 33 -68.

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Michael P. Schlaile. A Case for Economemetics? Why Evolutionary Economists Should Re-evaluate the (F)utility of Memetics. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2020; ():33-68.

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Michael P. Schlaile. 2020. "A Case for Economemetics? Why Evolutionary Economists Should Re-evaluate the (F)utility of Memetics." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : 33-68.

Chapter
Published: 22 December 2020 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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This paper presents an exploratory memetic perspective on the diffusion pattern of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. More precisely, the paper contributes to research on social learning, cultural evolution, and social contagion by shedding light on endogenous (meme-related) as well as exogenous (structural) properties that may have influenced the Ice Bucket Challenge’s diffusion. In a first pillar, we present a descriptive memetic analysis of the diffusion pattern, including an evaluation of the Ice Bucket Challenge according to memetic criteria for successful replication. In the second pillar, we present an agent-based simulation model designed to illuminate the influence of particular social network characteristics on the Ice Bucket Challenge’s diffusion. By combining these two pillars, we contribute to the advancement of memetic theory, narrowing the gap between a solely meme-centered perspective and social network analysis.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Theresa Knausberg; Matthias Mueller; Johannes Zeman. Viral Ice Buckets: A Memetic Perspective on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’s Diffusion. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2020, 141 -180.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Theresa Knausberg, Matthias Mueller, Johannes Zeman. Viral Ice Buckets: A Memetic Perspective on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’s Diffusion. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2020; ():141-180.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Theresa Knausberg; Matthias Mueller; Johannes Zeman. 2020. "Viral Ice Buckets: A Memetic Perspective on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’s Diffusion." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : 141-180.

Chapter
Published: 22 December 2020 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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This chapter addresses some important issues that have not received sufficient attention in the previous chapters. It should be noted, however, that each topic would justify a full paper or perhaps even a book in its own right. Therefore, this general discussion strives for conciseness rather than completeness. Section 7.1 sets off with arguably one of the most widely debated issues in social science, namely the question of agency versus structure—yet, in this case, with a particular focus on the agency of memes. Section 7.2 addresses the implications of a memetic perspective on creativity and novelty. In Sect. 7.3, we turn to some of the normative implications of the (econo-)memetic approach.

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Michael P. Schlaile. General Discussion: Economemetics and Agency, Creativity, and Normativity. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2020, 181 -198.

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Michael P. Schlaile. General Discussion: Economemetics and Agency, Creativity, and Normativity. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2020; ():181-198.

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Michael P. Schlaile. 2020. "General Discussion: Economemetics and Agency, Creativity, and Normativity." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : 181-198.

Chapter
Published: 22 December 2020 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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While organizational and business researchers have fruitfully applied evolutionary theory at various levels of analysis, few utilize organizational memetics to capture the complexity of organizational culture. This article contributes to bridging the gap between theorizing and empirical research on organizational memetics by raising and addressing the question if and how the diversity and interdependence of organizational memes can be captured. To tackle this exploratory question, the authors present a comprehensive literature review on organizational memetics and demonstrate how meme mapping can be used to highlight interdependencies among organizational memes based on the case of a German consulting firm. Besides revealing the most prominent memes in the complex memetic system of the organization, the meme map illustrates connections of varying strength among the organizational memes, thereby supporting the argument that organizational memetics can help to expose attractive memes that are important for both the stability and change of organizational cultures.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Kristina Bogner; Laura Mülder. It’s More Than Complicated! Using Organizational Memetics to Capture the Complexity of Organizational Culture. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2020, 69 -98.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Kristina Bogner, Laura Mülder. It’s More Than Complicated! Using Organizational Memetics to Capture the Complexity of Organizational Culture. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2020; ():69-98.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Kristina Bogner; Laura Mülder. 2020. "It’s More Than Complicated! Using Organizational Memetics to Capture the Complexity of Organizational Culture." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : 69-98.

Chapter
Published: 22 December 2020 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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This chapter concludes the book by explicitly stating some general limitations and by providing a summary and an outlook. The four general limitations acknowledged here are conceptual ambiguity, under-representation of creativity (or remix), neglect of co-evolution, and the unresolved question of how far the analogies between cultural and biological evolution should go. The chapter also summarizes the book’s core findings and highlights the “five i” of economemetics: imitation, information, instruction, innovation, and interconnection. Finally, the chapter invites future research on philosophical implications of economemetics, overlaps and connections with framing theory, semiotics, organizational institutionalism, and alternative economic disciplines, as well as more in-depth inquiries into our understanding of information.

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Michael P. Schlaile. Conclusion and the Way(s) Forward. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2020, 199 -205.

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Michael P. Schlaile. Conclusion and the Way(s) Forward. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2020; ():199-205.

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Michael P. Schlaile. 2020. "Conclusion and the Way(s) Forward." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : 199-205.

Chapter
Published: 22 December 2020 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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This chapter provides an overview of memetics, starting with relevant terminology and examples of applications of memetics in other disciplines in Sect. 2.1. Section 2.2 highlights important contributions as well as cornerstones of the so-called “meme’s eye view”. Section 2.3 turns to some of the controversies in meme theory before Sects. 2.4–2.6 give an overview of the central notions of replicators, interactors, and memeplexes.

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Michael P. Schlaile. “Meme Wars”: A Brief Overview of Memetics and Some Essential Context. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2020, 15 -32.

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Michael P. Schlaile. “Meme Wars”: A Brief Overview of Memetics and Some Essential Context. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2020; ():15-32.

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Michael P. Schlaile. 2020. "“Meme Wars”: A Brief Overview of Memetics and Some Essential Context." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : 15-32.

Chapter
Published: 22 December 2020 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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This chapter provides a general editorial introduction to the book, positions it in the literature, and explains its rationale and contribution. This book is a collection of previously unpublished and already published work on what the author calls “economemetics”. All in all, this book presents a theoretical foundation and selected cases for economemetics, which is argued to have the potential to build bridges between various disciplines and approaches and is, therefore, suitable for combating the “siloism” or fragmentation of evolutionary economics.

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Michael P. Schlaile. Editorial Introduction: We Are the Memes, Resistance Is Futile. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2020, 1 -13.

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Michael P. Schlaile. Editorial Introduction: We Are the Memes, Resistance Is Futile. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2020; ():1-13.

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Michael P. Schlaile. 2020. "Editorial Introduction: We Are the Memes, Resistance Is Futile." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : 1-13.

Chapter
Published: 22 December 2020 in Innovation Networks for Regional Development
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In this article, we develop a new way to capture knowledge diffusion and assimilation in innovation networks by means of an agent-based simulation model. The model incorporates three essential characteristics of knowledge that have not been covered entirely by previous diffusion models: the network character of knowledge, compatibility of new knowledge with already existing knowledge, and the fact that transmission of knowledge requires some form of attention. We employ a network-of-networks approach, where agents are located within an innovation network and each agent itself contains another network composed of knowledge units (KUs). Since social learning is a path-dependent process, in our model, KUs are exchanged among agents and integrated into their respective knowledge networks depending on the received KUs’ compatibility with the currently focused ones. Thereby, we are also able to endogenize attributes such as absorptive capacity that have been treated as an exogenous parameter in some of the previous diffusion models. We use our model to simulate and analyze various scenarios, including cases for different degrees of knowledge diversity and cognitive distance among agents as well as knowledge exploitation versus exploration strategies. Here, the model is able to distinguish between two levels of knowledge diversity: heterogeneity within and between agents. Additionally, our simulation results give fresh impetus to debates about the interplay of innovation network structure and knowledge diffusion. In summary, our article proposes a novel way of modeling knowledge diffusion, thereby contributing to an advancement of the economics of innovation and knowledge.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Johannes Zeman; Matthias Mueller. It’s a Match! Simulating Compatibility-based Learning in a Network of Networks. Innovation Networks for Regional Development 2020, 99 -140.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Johannes Zeman, Matthias Mueller. It’s a Match! Simulating Compatibility-based Learning in a Network of Networks. Innovation Networks for Regional Development. 2020; ():99-140.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Johannes Zeman; Matthias Mueller. 2020. "It’s a Match! Simulating Compatibility-based Learning in a Network of Networks." Innovation Networks for Regional Development , no. : 99-140.

Book chapter
Published: 08 November 2020 in Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer. Transitions to Sustainable Development. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2020, 1067 -1081.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Sophie Urmetzer. Transitions to Sustainable Development. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2020; ():1067-1081.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer. 2020. "Transitions to Sustainable Development." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 1067-1081.

Journal article
Published: 13 August 2020 in Sustainability Science
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In this paper, we explore the notion of systems entrepreneurship in the context of innovation systems (IS) dedicated to transformations towards sustainability. To this end, our paper draws primarily but not exclusively on the leverage points concept, which was originally proposed by Donella H. Meadows and recently refined by sustainability scientists. More precisely, we flesh out four general propositions about the systems entrepreneurial process that serve as a starting point for illuminating how systems entrepreneurs can intervene at deep leverage points to introduce a dedication to sustainability in IS. The paper touches the important issues of directionality, formal institutions, as well as information flows and network structure that have received insufficient attention from researchers, policymakers, and practitioners aiming at transformations towards sustainability (e.g., funders and other support organizations). Taken as a whole, the paper serves as a conceptual basis for further theoretical and empirical work on systems entrepreneurs and dedicated IS. It should be read as a reminder that the fundamentally uncertain processes of systemic change call for collaborative efforts that transcend mental and organizational boundaries.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer; Marcus B. Ehrenberger; Joe Brewer. Systems entrepreneurship: a conceptual substantiation of a novel entrepreneurial “species”. Sustainability Science 2020, 16, 781 -794.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Sophie Urmetzer, Marcus B. Ehrenberger, Joe Brewer. Systems entrepreneurship: a conceptual substantiation of a novel entrepreneurial “species”. Sustainability Science. 2020; 16 (3):781-794.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer; Marcus B. Ehrenberger; Joe Brewer. 2020. "Systems entrepreneurship: a conceptual substantiation of a novel entrepreneurial “species”." Sustainability Science 16, no. 3: 781-794.

Journal article
Published: 03 November 2019 in Journal of Business Research
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While organizational and business researchers have fruitfully applied evolutionary theory at various levels of analysis, few utilize organizational memetics to capture the complexity of organizational culture. This article contributes to bridging the gap between theorizing and empirical research on organizational memetics by raising and addressing the question if and how the diversity and interdependence of organizational memes can be captured. To tackle this exploratory question, the authors present a comprehensive literature review on organizational memetics and demonstrate how meme mapping can be used to highlight interdependencies among organizational memes based on the case of a German consulting firm. Besides revealing the most prominent memes in the complex memetic system of the organization, the meme map illustrates connections of varying strength among the organizational memes, thereby supporting the argument that organizational memetics can help to expose attractive memes that are important for both the stability and change of organizational cultures.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Kristina Bogner; Laura Muelder. It’s more than complicated! Using organizational memetics to capture the complexity of organizational culture. Journal of Business Research 2019, 129, 801 -812.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Kristina Bogner, Laura Muelder. It’s more than complicated! Using organizational memetics to capture the complexity of organizational culture. Journal of Business Research. 2019; 129 ():801-812.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Kristina Bogner; Laura Muelder. 2019. "It’s more than complicated! Using organizational memetics to capture the complexity of organizational culture." Journal of Business Research 129, no. : 801-812.

Reference work
Published: 13 March 2019 in Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer. Transitions to Sustainable Development. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2019, 1 -16.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Sophie Urmetzer. Transitions to Sustainable Development. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2019; ():1-16.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer. 2019. "Transitions to Sustainable Development." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 1-16.

Journal article
Published: 22 September 2018 in Cognitive Systems Research
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This paper presents an exploratory memetic perspective on the diffusion pattern of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. More precisely, the paper contributes to research on social learning, cultural evolution, and social contagion by shedding light on endogenous (meme-related) as well as exogenous (structural) properties that may have influenced the Ice Bucket Challenge’s diffusion. In the first pillar, we present a descriptive memetic analysis of the diffusion pattern, including an evaluation of the Ice Bucket Challenge according to memetic criteria for successful replication. In the second pillar, we present an agent-based simulation model designed to illuminate the influence of particular social network characteristics on the Ice Bucket Challenge’s diffusion. By combining these two pillars, we contribute to the advancement of memetic theory, narrowing the gap between a solely meme-centered perspective and social network analysis.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Theresa Knausberg; Matthias Mueller; Johannes Zeman. Viral ice buckets: A memetic perspective on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’s diffusion. Cognitive Systems Research 2018, 52, 947 -969.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Theresa Knausberg, Matthias Mueller, Johannes Zeman. Viral ice buckets: A memetic perspective on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’s diffusion. Cognitive Systems Research. 2018; 52 ():947-969.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Theresa Knausberg; Matthias Mueller; Johannes Zeman. 2018. "Viral ice buckets: A memetic perspective on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’s diffusion." Cognitive Systems Research 52, no. : 947-969.

Regular article
Published: 14 June 2018 in Journal of Evolutionary Economics
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In this article, we develop a new way to capture knowledge diffusion and assimilation in innovation networks by means of an agent-based simulation model. The model incorporates three essential characteristics of knowledge that have not been covered entirely by previous diffusion models: the network character of knowledge, compatibility of new knowledge with already existing knowledge, and the fact that transmission of knowledge requires some form of attention. We employ a network-of- networks approach, where agents are located within an innovation network and each agent itself contains another network composed of knowledge units (KUs). Since social learning is a path-dependent process, in our model, KUs are exchanged among agents and integrated into their respective knowledge networks depending on the received KUs’ compatibility with the currently focused ones. Thereby, we are also able to endogenize attributes such as absorptive capacity that have been treated as an exogenous parameter in some of the previous diffusion models. We use our model to simulate and analyze various scenarios, including cases for different degrees of knowledge diversity and cognitive distance among agents as well as knowledge exploitation vs. exploration strategies. Here, the model is able to distinguish between two levels of knowledge diversity: heterogeneity within and between agents. Additionally, our simulation results give fresh impetus to debates about the interplay of innovation network structure and knowledge diffusion. In summary, our article proposes a novel way of modeling knowledge diffusion, thereby contributing to an advancement of the economics of innovation and knowledge.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Johannes Zeman; Matthias Mueller. It’s a match! Simulating compatibility-based learning in a network of networks. Journal of Evolutionary Economics 2018, 28, 1111 -1150.

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Michael P. Schlaile, Johannes Zeman, Matthias Mueller. It’s a match! Simulating compatibility-based learning in a network of networks. Journal of Evolutionary Economics. 2018; 28 (5):1111-1150.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Johannes Zeman; Matthias Mueller. 2018. "It’s a match! Simulating compatibility-based learning in a network of networks." Journal of Evolutionary Economics 28, no. 5: 1111-1150.

Journal article
Published: 23 May 2018 in Sustainability
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The transformation towards a knowledge-based bioeconomy has the potential to serve as a contribution to a more sustainable future. Yet, until now, bioeconomy policies have been only insufficiently linked to concepts of sustainability transformations. This article aims to create such link by combining insights from innovation systems (IS) research and transformative sustainability science. For a knowledge-based bioeconomy to successfully contribute to sustainability transformations, the IS’ focus must be broadened beyond techno-economic knowledge. We propose to also include systems knowledge, normative knowledge, and transformative knowledge in research and policy frameworks for a sustainable knowledge-based bioeconomy (SKBBE). An exploration of the characteristics of this extended, “dedicated” knowledge will eventually aid policymakers in formulating more informed transformation strategies.

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Sophie Urmetzer; Michael P. Schlaile; Kristina B. Bogner; Matthias Mueller; Andreas Pyka. Exploring the Dedicated Knowledge Base of a Transformation towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy. Sustainability 2018, 10, 1694 .

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Sophie Urmetzer, Michael P. Schlaile, Kristina B. Bogner, Matthias Mueller, Andreas Pyka. Exploring the Dedicated Knowledge Base of a Transformation towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (6):1694.

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Sophie Urmetzer; Michael P. Schlaile; Kristina B. Bogner; Matthias Mueller; Andreas Pyka. 2018. "Exploring the Dedicated Knowledge Base of a Transformation towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy." Sustainability 10, no. 6: 1694.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics
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Social networks provide a natural infrastructure for knowledge creation and exchange. In this paper, we study the effects of a skewed degree distribution within formal networks on knowledge exchange and diffusion processes. To investigate how the structure of networks affects diffusion performance, we use an agent-based simulation model of four theoretical networks as well as an empirical network. Our results indicate an interesting effect: neither path length nor clustering coefficient is the decisive factor determining diffusion performance but the skewness of the link distribution is. Building on the concept of cognitive distance, our model shows that even in networks where knowledge can diffuse freely, poorly connected nodes are excluded from joint learning in networks.

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Kristina Bogner; Matthias Müller; Michael P. Schlaile. Knowledge diffusion in formal networks: the roles of degree distribution and cognitive distance. International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics 2018, 8, 388 .

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Kristina Bogner, Matthias Müller, Michael P. Schlaile. Knowledge diffusion in formal networks: the roles of degree distribution and cognitive distance. International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics. 2018; 8 (3/4):388.

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Kristina Bogner; Matthias Müller; Michael P. Schlaile. 2018. "Knowledge diffusion in formal networks: the roles of degree distribution and cognitive distance." International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics 8, no. 3/4: 388.

Journal article
Published: 06 December 2017 in Sustainability
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The aim of this article is to complement research on transformations towards sustainability by drawing upon the innovation systems (IS) framework. The IS framework already serves as a suitable and influential basis for research on processes of technological innovation and economic change. We argue that improving the capacity of an IS framework for dealing with wicked problems and the normative complexity of sustainability requires a fundamental paradigm shift because in the current IS paradigm innovations are considered as per se desirable and in mostly technological terms. Therefore, we call for IS dedicated to transformations towards sustainability by opening up for systemic innovations beyond the technological dimension and by acknowledging that stakeholders have conflicting visions, interests, norms, and expectations with regard to sustainability goals. Taking the normative dimension of transformations towards sustainability seriously thus requires more explicit and integrative research on directionality, legitimacy, responsibility, and their interrelation in IS. The article concludes by proposing suggestions for future research based on IS-related approaches that can serve as building blocks for an IS framework capable of incorporating legitimate goal-orientation for transformative innovation by and for society.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer; Vincent Blok; Allan Dahl Andersen; Job Timmermans; Matthias Mueller; Jan Fagerberg; Andreas Pyka. Innovation Systems for Transformations towards Sustainability? Taking the Normative Dimension Seriously. Sustainability 2017, 9, 2253 .

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Michael P. Schlaile, Sophie Urmetzer, Vincent Blok, Allan Dahl Andersen, Job Timmermans, Matthias Mueller, Jan Fagerberg, Andreas Pyka. Innovation Systems for Transformations towards Sustainability? Taking the Normative Dimension Seriously. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (12):2253.

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Michael P. Schlaile; Sophie Urmetzer; Vincent Blok; Allan Dahl Andersen; Job Timmermans; Matthias Mueller; Jan Fagerberg; Andreas Pyka. 2017. "Innovation Systems for Transformations towards Sustainability? Taking the Normative Dimension Seriously." Sustainability 9, no. 12: 2253.