Signposts for Problemistic Search: Reference Points and Adaptation in Rugged Landscapes

The authors thank Jose Arrieta, Jerker Denrell, Thorbjørn Knudsen, and Dan Levinthal for useful comments and suggestions on earlier drafts. The authors also thank seminar participants at SCANCOR at Stanford University, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Southern Denmark University, New York University Stern School of Business, the University of Strasbourg, and ETH Zurich and conference audiences at the 2022 Theoretical Organization Models Society Annual Meeting, DRUID2022, the Strategic Management Society Annual Conference 2022, the 2023 Carnegie School of Organizational Learning Conference, and the 2023 Strategy Science Conference. The authors are grateful to Felipe Csaszar and two anonymous referees for their valuable comments and suggestions. All errors remain the authors’ own.