Abstract
Exploring an interconnected world, as we suggested in the first chapter, immediately makes the link to biology and the lessons we can learn from biology. Ecosystems, life itself, and nature are interesting models of interconnectedness. The interactions that take place between different elements (be they amoebas, cells, animals in a colony, the process of photosynthesis, etc.) at different levels of existence suggest some ideas to explore in order to improve our understanding of the interconnectedness between people in markets and companies. In this chapter we consider some biological concepts that are challenging for the study of human behaviour and in particular for human behaviour within the context of groupings.
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Baets, W., Oldenboom, E. (2009). The Biology of Business. In: Rethinking Growth. The Diversity, Leadership and Responsibility Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230235793_2
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