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  • Speaker @think.BDPST

    I will be serving as panelist at think.BDPST, a fast-forward conference @Budapest, March 8-10, 2016. Do check the programme and consider to participate!

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  • Release | A virus for next organisations

    Roth, S. (2016), Growth and function. A viral research program for next organisations, International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 72 No. 4, pp. 269-309 [SCI .867, SSCI .365, FNEGE-CNRS**, ABS**, VHB**]. Article available for download here. Abstract: This article is the prototype of a virus that recodes economy-biased decision programs of capitalist organisations. To bypass the notorious firewalls of capitalism we developed a…

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  • Release | Ten systems. Toward a canon of function systems

    Roth, S. and Schütz, A. (2015), Ten systems. Toward a canon of function systems, Cybernetics and Human Knowing, Vol. 22 No. 4, pp. 11-31. Article available for download here. Abstract: There is no description of modernity without functional differentiation. The distinction of function systems such as economy, science, art, or religion, is a key to modernity. Modern science,…

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  • Seminar | Goethe Institut Eriwan

    Seminar: Wertepluralismus und Nachhaltigkeit. Ein Vorbereitungskurs auf die nächsten Herausforderungen für das Armenische Bildungssystem 14.-15. November 2015 in Eriwan Seminarleitung: Prof. Dr. Steffen Roth, ESC Rennes School of Business, Frankreich Seminarbeschreibung zum Download hier. Information und Anmeldung: Karen Badalyan Eine Veranstaltung im Rahmen des Programs Vernetzt für Nachhaltigkeit des Goethe Instituts Georgien. Partner: Sprachenlernzentrum Eriwan, Deutsches Auswärtiges Amt Armenien.

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  • Release | Is the future a political economy?

    Abstract: This article tests whether the field of foresight and futures studies shows significant variable selection biases in the modelling of the future in general and the impact of function systems in particular. We performed a word frequency analysis to measure the relative importance of the political system, the economy, science, art, religion, law, sport,…

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  • Preview | Entrepreneurship Made in Germany

    Durst, S. and Roth, S. (2018) Entrepreneurship Made in Germany. Special Issue of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 33 No. 1. Table of contents available for download here. Original Call for Papers Entrepreneurship: Made in Germany Guest Editors: Susanne Durst, University of Skövde, Sweden Steffen Roth, ESC Rennes School of Business,…

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  • CFP | Next Management Theory track @EURAM 2016 in Paris

    Call for Papers to the T 14_01 Next Management Theory track at the EURAM Annual Conference in Paris, June 1-4, 2016 Next Management Theory track invites contributions to the fields of management and organization theory. We welcome papers that address the general significance of theorizing or reappraise classical key concepts and their adequacy to the post-millenium…

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  • Release | Toward the golden moments of 3D printing

    Abstract: Since 3D printing technology has been available as early as in the early 19th century, the present article starts from the question why this radical and probably disruptive technology has been observed as only incremental innovation for so long a time. In answering this question, we assume that this incrementalisation of the supposed key…

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  • Release | Capitalism is boring. Here are 3628800 alternatives

    Roth, S. (2015), Free economy! On 3628800 alternatives of and to capitalism, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, Vol 27 No. 2, 107-128 [ABS, AERES]. Article available for download here. Abstract: Even the sharpest problem focus cannot help but sharpen the problem. Thus, the key to our understanding of alternatives to capitalism and alternative forms of capitalism is not…

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