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Technological Parasitism

Journal of Economic and Social Thought

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Title Technological Parasitism
 
Creator COCCIA, Mario;

Arizona State University
 
Subject Measurement of technology Technometrics; Technological evolution; Technological change; Coevolution; Nature of technology; Host technology; Parasitic technology; Technological parasitism; Technological innovation; Technological forecasting.
O32; O33.
 
Description Abstract. Technological parasitism is a new theory to explain the evolution of technology in society. In this context, this study proposes a model to analyze the interaction between a host technology (system) and a parasitic technology (subsystem) to explain evolutionary pathways of technologies as complex systems. The coefficient of evolutionary growth of the model here indicates the typology of evolution of parasitic technology in relation to host technology: i.e., underdevelopment, growth and development. This approach is illustrated with realistic examples using empirical data of product and process technologies. Overall, then, the theory of technological parasitism can be useful for bringing a new perspective to explain and generalize the evolution of technology and predict which innovations are likely to evolve rapidly in society.Keywords. Measurement of technology, Technometrics, Technological evolution, Technological change, Coevolution, Nature of technology, Host technology, Parasitic technology, Technological parasitism, Technological innovation, Technological forecasting, Technology assessment, Technological progress.JEL. O32, O33.
 
Publisher Journal of Economic and Social Thought
Journal of Economic and Social Thought
 
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Date 2019-10-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/view/1926
10.1453/jest.v6i3.1926
 
Source Journal of Economic and Social Thought; Vol 6, No 3 (2019): September; 173-209
Journal of Economic and Social Thought; Vol 6, No 3 (2019): September; 173-209
2149-0422
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/view/1926/1935
 
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