Workshop organized by: L. Ponta
To address “nowadays challenges” (i.e., digital and energy transitions, social and economic sustainability, global crises, and AI pervasiveness) and build future knowledge, new approaches are needed in economics, finance, and innovation management. These approaches are required to take into account the increasing complexity of organizations, businesses, and innovation ecosystems. Complexity science and concepts represent a useful approach to adequately address research issues concerning the above mentioned systems, which behave as Complex Adaptive Systems characterised by non-linear relationships between their constitutive elements, heterogeneity, self-reflexivity, emergent properties, self-organisation, expectations, and continuous dynamic adaptation. Economic systems are composed of interdependent agents that operate anywhere on multiple scales, from the macro and the meso level, into industries, markets, and firm contests, to the micro level, which involves work teams and individuals. The complex systems approach allows us to study the ecosystems in which organisations evolve, the dynamics of knowledge and innovation, and the role of technological advancements that shape business and organizational models.
This workshop aims to attract theoretical, methodological, and practical contributions that utilize complexity science to address economic, financial, and innovation management issues in business environments, with a particular focus on the role of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Particularly appreciated are papers that adopt innovative methodologies rooted in Complexity Science (e.g., Networks and Social Network Analysis, Agent-based modelling and simulation, System Dynamics, etc). We invite researchers who investigate complexity issues in economics, finance, innovation management systems, value chains, business ecosystems, and supply chains in different business sectors.
The workshop will combine short presentations with interactive discussions, encouraging participants from diverse backgrounds to share perspectives and develop innovative approaches to economic challenges in an increasingly interconnected world.