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Toward qualitative growth: Exaptations, graphene and Industry 4.0

Kovács, Olivér (2024) Toward qualitative growth: Exaptations, graphene and Industry 4.0. ACTA OECONOMICA, 74 (3). pp. 277-298. ISSN 0001-6373

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Abstract

This contribution aims to address the intriguing issue of whether Industry 4.0, as a techno-economic paradigm shifter, may have a greater potential for exaptation (i.e., using it not for pursuing of quantitative but that of qualitative development) and, if so, what technologies may accelerate this process. Existing research indicates that graphene technology has the potential to lead the way in this area. The paper addresses not only why and how a graphene-aided Industry 4.0 can be conducive to this function (i.e., making exaptations easier on a larger scale), it examines the wider context for exaptations by questioning whether the current setup of the real economy, the financial universe, and the public sector offers a supportive environment for exaptations.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Graphene; exaptation; complexity; Industry 4.0; Zombies;
Subjects: H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > HB Economic Theory / közgazdaságtudomány
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 11 Oct 2024 11:59
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2024 11:59
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/207391

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