Implications of Self-Reference: Niklas Luhmann’s Autopoiesis and Organization Theory  

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Hernes, Tor ; Bakken, Tore

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Organization Studies vol. 24 no. 9 (Nov. 2003), page 1511–1535.
Topik: organization theory; autopoiesis; systems theory; Luhmann
Fulltext: 1511OS249.pdf (110.58KB)

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This article reviews the potential of Niklas Luhmann’s autopoiesis as a contribution to organization theory. We consider organization theory to consist of three epistemological foundations, which we label equilibrium-based theory, process-based theory and recursivity-based theory. We review critically Luhmann’s autopoietic theory in relation to each of these three foundations. We suggest that whereas it deviates radically from equilibrium-based theory and deviates significantly from process-based theory, it holds potential in its complementarity with Giddens’s structuration theory in providing a promising basis for recursivity-based organization theory.

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