Dominant technology formation is the key for the hightech industry to“cross the chasm”and gain an established foothold in the market(and hence disrupt the regime).Therefore,a stimulus-response model is proposed to i...Dominant technology formation is the key for the hightech industry to“cross the chasm”and gain an established foothold in the market(and hence disrupt the regime).Therefore,a stimulus-response model is proposed to investigate the dominant technology by exploring its formation process and mechanism.Specifically,based on complex adaptive system theory and the basic stimulus-response model,we use a combination of agent-based modeling and system dynamics modeling to capture the interactions between dominant technology and the socio-technical landscape.The results indicate the following:(i)The dynamic interaction is“stimulus-reaction-selection”,which promotes the dominant technology’s formation.(ii)The dominant technology’s formation can be described as a dynamic process in which the adaptation intensity of technology standards increases continuously until it becomes the leading technology under the dual action of internal and external mechanisms.(iii)The dominant technology’s formation in the high-tech industry is influenced by learning ability,the number of adopting users and adaptability.Therein,a“critical scale”of learning ability exists to promote the formation of leading technology:a large number of adopting users can promote the dominant technology’s formation by influencing the adaptive response of technology standards to the socio-technical landscape and the choice of technology standards by the socio-technical landscape.There is a minimum threshold and a maximum threshold for the role of adaptability in the dominant technology’s formation.(iv)The socio-technical landscape can promote the leading technology’s shaping in the high-tech industry,and different elements have different effects.This study promotes research on the formation mechanism of dominant technology in the high-tech industry,presents new perspectives and methods for researchers,and provides essential enlightenment for managers to formulate technology strategies.展开更多
In 2005,Richard Conn Henry from Johns Hopkins University published“The Mental Universe”in Nature,advancing the idealistic claim that the universe is fundamentally mental and conscious,and that matter has no objectiv...In 2005,Richard Conn Henry from Johns Hopkins University published“The Mental Universe”in Nature,advancing the idealistic claim that the universe is fundamentally mental and conscious,and that matter has no objective reality.Grounded in a one-sided interpretation of the observational effects in quantum mechanics,this view has sparked long-standing debates across physics,philosophy,neuroscience,and other disciplines.The Unified Complex System Theory(UCST),centered on an ether-mind dualistic ontology,differs from both traditional materialist monism and idealist monism,and offers a more comprehensive account of the mind-matter relationship.Using UCST as a theoretical framework,this paper systematically analyzes multiple fallacies in“The Mental Universe”concerning conceptual definition,logical deduction,and the demarcation of scientific boundaries.It comprehensively reviews both supportive and critical arguments in authoritative journals since 2005,and integrates evidence from interpretive disputes in quantum mechanics,empirical findings in neuroscience,epigenetic mechanisms,and parapsychological phenomena.The study demonstrates that:Quantum measurement essentially involves interactions between material systems,rather than consciousness determining existence;consciousness emerges from the interaction between mind and the physical body,and cannot exist independently of a material substrate;science applies only to the finite,observable world accessible to humans,and cannot pronounce absolute truths about the universe as a whole;monism is unsuitable as a reliable ontological foundation for science,and ether-mind dualistic ontology possesses greater logical completeness and explanatory power.展开更多
Because of poor ground conditions, stoping methods of underhand headings withcemented fill were used in the Jinchuan No. 2 mine, a paste fill system was set up. In order toevaluate the reliability of the new system, i...Because of poor ground conditions, stoping methods of underhand headings withcemented fill were used in the Jinchuan No. 2 mine, a paste fill system was set up. In order toevaluate the reliability of the new system, investigations and trial running have been done. Morethan 20 items of modification or improvements related to paste preparation subsystem, pump and pipesubsystem, auto-controlling and monitoring subsystem were finished. The reliability of the pastefill system was analyzed by using the theory of large complex system, and it is useful inreliability study on paste fill system.展开更多
基金supported by the Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Foundation(2022ECK004)Shanghai Soft Science Research Project(23692123400)。
文摘Dominant technology formation is the key for the hightech industry to“cross the chasm”and gain an established foothold in the market(and hence disrupt the regime).Therefore,a stimulus-response model is proposed to investigate the dominant technology by exploring its formation process and mechanism.Specifically,based on complex adaptive system theory and the basic stimulus-response model,we use a combination of agent-based modeling and system dynamics modeling to capture the interactions between dominant technology and the socio-technical landscape.The results indicate the following:(i)The dynamic interaction is“stimulus-reaction-selection”,which promotes the dominant technology’s formation.(ii)The dominant technology’s formation can be described as a dynamic process in which the adaptation intensity of technology standards increases continuously until it becomes the leading technology under the dual action of internal and external mechanisms.(iii)The dominant technology’s formation in the high-tech industry is influenced by learning ability,the number of adopting users and adaptability.Therein,a“critical scale”of learning ability exists to promote the formation of leading technology:a large number of adopting users can promote the dominant technology’s formation by influencing the adaptive response of technology standards to the socio-technical landscape and the choice of technology standards by the socio-technical landscape.There is a minimum threshold and a maximum threshold for the role of adaptability in the dominant technology’s formation.(iv)The socio-technical landscape can promote the leading technology’s shaping in the high-tech industry,and different elements have different effects.This study promotes research on the formation mechanism of dominant technology in the high-tech industry,presents new perspectives and methods for researchers,and provides essential enlightenment for managers to formulate technology strategies.
基金supported by the scientific research project of Westlake University under Grant Number WU2025A006.
文摘In 2005,Richard Conn Henry from Johns Hopkins University published“The Mental Universe”in Nature,advancing the idealistic claim that the universe is fundamentally mental and conscious,and that matter has no objective reality.Grounded in a one-sided interpretation of the observational effects in quantum mechanics,this view has sparked long-standing debates across physics,philosophy,neuroscience,and other disciplines.The Unified Complex System Theory(UCST),centered on an ether-mind dualistic ontology,differs from both traditional materialist monism and idealist monism,and offers a more comprehensive account of the mind-matter relationship.Using UCST as a theoretical framework,this paper systematically analyzes multiple fallacies in“The Mental Universe”concerning conceptual definition,logical deduction,and the demarcation of scientific boundaries.It comprehensively reviews both supportive and critical arguments in authoritative journals since 2005,and integrates evidence from interpretive disputes in quantum mechanics,empirical findings in neuroscience,epigenetic mechanisms,and parapsychological phenomena.The study demonstrates that:Quantum measurement essentially involves interactions between material systems,rather than consciousness determining existence;consciousness emerges from the interaction between mind and the physical body,and cannot exist independently of a material substrate;science applies only to the finite,observable world accessible to humans,and cannot pronounce absolute truths about the universe as a whole;monism is unsuitable as a reliable ontological foundation for science,and ether-mind dualistic ontology possesses greater logical completeness and explanatory power.
文摘Because of poor ground conditions, stoping methods of underhand headings withcemented fill were used in the Jinchuan No. 2 mine, a paste fill system was set up. In order toevaluate the reliability of the new system, investigations and trial running have been done. Morethan 20 items of modification or improvements related to paste preparation subsystem, pump and pipesubsystem, auto-controlling and monitoring subsystem were finished. The reliability of the pastefill system was analyzed by using the theory of large complex system, and it is useful inreliability study on paste fill system.
