---
entity_slug: economic_system_adoption_factor
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:12:40.788959'
overall_score: 2.6
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is overly broad and umbrella-like, encompassing "conditions,
    circumstances, and influences" without clear boundaries. It reads more like a
    general category than a precise concept that could be operationally distinguished
    from related phenomena.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity claims to derive from "Book IV, Chapter 0" (which doesn't
    exist) and relies on vague implications rather than explicit textual evidence.
    While Smith does discuss different systems in different contexts, he doesn't systematically
    theorize "adoption factors" as a distinct analytical concept.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"General Theory" is appropriate given the broad, cross-cutting nature
    of the concept, though the entity is so abstract it could arguably fit in multiple
    domains. The placement isn''t wrong but reflects the entity''s lack of specificity.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as
    it concerns how systems adapt to and are shaped by their environment. The concept
    of adoption factors naturally relates to the intelligence function's role in sensing
    environmental conditions and facilitating systemic adaptation.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity names a phenomenon (that adoption depends on various factors)
    without illuminating specific mechanisms or providing analytical leverage. It's
    more of a placeholder concept than a tool for understanding how economic systems
    actually get adopted or why.
---

# Evaluation: Economic System Adoption Factor

## definition_precision — 2.0 / 5.0

The definition is overly broad and umbrella-like, encompassing "conditions, circumstances, and influences" without clear boundaries. It reads more like a general category than a precise concept that could be operationally distinguished from related phenomena.

## source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

The entity claims to derive from "Book IV, Chapter 0" (which doesn't exist) and relies on vague implications rather than explicit textual evidence. While Smith does discuss different systems in different contexts, he doesn't systematically theorize "adoption factors" as a distinct analytical concept.

## domain_placement — 3.0 / 5.0

"General Theory" is appropriate given the broad, cross-cutting nature of the concept, though the entity is so abstract it could arguably fit in multiple domains. The placement isn't wrong but reflects the entity's lack of specificity.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it concerns how systems adapt to and are shaped by their environment. The concept of adoption factors naturally relates to the intelligence function's role in sensing environmental conditions and facilitating systemic adaptation.

## explanatory_value — 2.0 / 5.0

The entity names a phenomenon (that adoption depends on various factors) without illuminating specific mechanisms or providing analytical leverage. It's more of a placeholder concept than a tool for understanding how economic systems actually get adopted or why.
