2024
DOI: 10.1177/01492063241247496
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Technology Emergence as a Structuring Process: A Complexity Theory Perspective on Blockchain

Elona Marku,
Maria Chiara Di Guardo,
Gerardo Patriotta
et al.

Abstract: Drawing on complexity theory, we investigate the structuring processes and underlying mechanisms underpinning the emergence of a new technology. Empirically, we track the emergence of blockchain technology by examining international patents issued between 2009 and 2020. Our results indicate that technology emergence follows an evolutionary trajectory that progresses from disordered to structured interactions among the technological elements, culminating in the formation of a technological core that acts as a p… Show more

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