Population Ecology Theory
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
COURSE : MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNIT : STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
UNIT CODE : BBA 611
LECTURER : DR. KILIKA
TASK : POPULATION ECOLOGY THEORY
GROUP MEMBERS REGISTRATION NUMBER
1. KUTIRI MUCHUMA ANTHONY D53/CTY/PT/20839/2010
2. JAMES KWERI D53/CTY/PT/20805/2010
3. STELLA MARETE D53/CTY/PT/21088/2010
POPULATION ECOLOGY THEORY
1. Background information:
In the late 1700s, Reverend Thomas Malthus published, “An Essay on the principle of population,” where he argued that unchecked population increases exponentially whereas the food supply grows only arithmetically; thus inevitable limitations of vital resources would have demographic implications, leading to a, “Struggle for existence.”
In the 18th century also a political economist, Adam Smith, in his book, “The wealth of nations,” identified a regulating mechanism in free markets which he referred to as the “invisible hand,” which suggests that prices self-adjust according to supplies and demand.
Charles Darwin was influenced by both Smith and Malthus, and thus Darwin, continued the conversation on the, “Struggle for existence,” in nature. Darwin determined that as population outgrew resources, “favourable variations would tend to be preserved and infavourable ones to be destroyed.” Darwin thus theorized that the result of this would be the formation of new species, more fit to survive due to this concept of natural selection.
Darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. He defined natural selection as, “the principle by which each slight variation (of a trait), if useful, is preserved.” The concept was simple but powerful;
COURSE : MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNIT : STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
UNIT CODE : BBA 611
LECTURER : DR. KILIKA
TASK : POPULATION ECOLOGY THEORY
GROUP MEMBERS REGISTRATION NUMBER
1. KUTIRI MUCHUMA ANTHONY D53/CTY/PT/20839/2010
2. JAMES KWERI D53/CTY/PT/20805/2010
3. STELLA MARETE D53/CTY/PT/21088/2010
POPULATION ECOLOGY THEORY
1. Background information:
In the late 1700s, Reverend Thomas Malthus published, “An Essay on the principle of population,” where he argued that unchecked population increases exponentially whereas the food supply grows only arithmetically; thus inevitable limitations of vital resources would have demographic implications, leading to a, “Struggle for existence.”
In the 18th century also a political economist, Adam Smith, in his book, “The wealth of nations,” identified a regulating mechanism in free markets which he referred to as the “invisible hand,” which suggests that prices self-adjust according to supplies and demand.
Charles Darwin was influenced by both Smith and Malthus, and thus Darwin, continued the conversation on the, “Struggle for existence,” in nature. Darwin determined that as population outgrew resources, “favourable variations would tend to be preserved and infavourable ones to be destroyed.” Darwin thus theorized that the result of this would be the formation of new species, more fit to survive due to this concept of natural selection.
Darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. He defined natural selection as, “the principle by which each slight variation (of a trait), if useful, is preserved.” The concept was simple but powerful;
References: 1. Hannan, Michael T., and John Freeman. 1974. “The population Ecology of Organizations”. The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 82, No.5 (Mar., 19977), 929-964. The University of Chicago Press. 2. Manjula S. Salimath. and Raymond Jones III. “Population Ecology: Implications for sustainability”. Emerald Journals. 3. Burnes Bernard. 2009. “Managing Change, A Strategic Approach to Organizational Dynamics” 5TH Edition. Prentice Hall.