Does Darwin Belong in Business? The Danger and Comfort of the Evolutionary Metaphor

Baskerville, Rachel F; O'Grady, Winnie

dc.contributor.author	Baskerville, Rachel F
dc.contributor.author	O'Grady, Winnie
dc.date.accessioned	2012-04-03T01:45:35Z
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-05T02:31:36Z
dc.date.available	2012-04-03T01:45:35Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-05T02:31:36Z
dc.date.copyright	2007
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/18638
dc.description.abstract	The metaphor of Darwinism has been extensively researched and analysed in other research disciplines. The usage of the biological metaphor of “Darwinism” in IT related headlines is documented and reviewed. The use of the Darwinian metaphor in business studies has changed from its usage by Veblen and Stamp as a descriptor for the scientific method. More recently its meaning has been transformed to synonymy with the “struggle for existence”. The use of this metaphor in IT carries with it a reassurance, which can endanger consumer requirements for performance and accountability.	en_NZ
dc.format	pdf	en_NZ
dc.language.iso	en_NZ
dc.publisher	Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington	en_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseries	No. 44	en_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Working Paper	en_NZ
dc.relation.uri	http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sacl/cagtr/working-papers/WP44.pdf
dc.subject	Darwinism	en_NZ
dc.subject	accountability	en_NZ
dc.subject	consumer requirements	en_NZ
dc.title	Does Darwin Belong in Business? The Danger and Comfort of the Evolutionary Metaphor	en_NZ
dc.type	Text	en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit	Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research	en_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor	150199 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability not elsewhere classified	en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw	Working or Occasional Paper	en_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcforV2	350199 Accounting, auditing and accountability not elsewhere classified	en_NZ