Social sciences are becoming increasingly interested in Evolutionary Theory. For instance, management research is making increasingly usage of the NK-Model. However, Evolutionary Theory is only partially known by social scientists. In particular, the two following aspects have gone unnoticed hitherto: Scholars point to organizational routines as the equivalent of genomes. However, nobody has ever exploited[…]

Vision is the most essential ingredient of leadership. This course illustrates how visions arise out of collective decision-making, naturally leading to socially accepted leadership. Visions are based on business narratives that provide a coherent interpretation of the past pointing towards a direction for the future. This course understands the emergence of business narratives with the[…]