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

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dc.contributor.authorBaskerville, Rachel F
dc.contributor.authorO'Grady, Winnie
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-03T01:45:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-05T02:31:36Z
dc.date.available2012-04-03T01:45:35Z
dc.date.available2022-07-05T02:31:36Z
dc.date.copyright2007
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThe 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.formatpdfen_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/18638
dc.language.isoen_NZ
dc.publisherTe Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellingtonen_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNo. 44en_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Paperen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/sacl/cagtr/working-papers/WP44.pdf
dc.subjectDarwinismen_NZ
dc.subjectaccountabilityen_NZ
dc.subjectconsumer requirementsen_NZ
dc.titleDoes Darwin Belong in Business? The Danger and Comfort of the Evolutionary Metaphoren_NZ
dc.typeTexten_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unitCentre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Researchen_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor150199 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcforV2350199 Accounting, auditing and accountability not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuwWorking or Occasional Paperen_NZ

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