TY  - CHAP
AB  - Social systems theory (Luhmann, 1984, 1995) closely embraces the concept of autopoiesis which, originally, describes the recursive (self)-production of living systems (Maturana & Varela, 1980). Following this, autopoietic organization theory (Bakken & Hernes, 2003; Seidl & Becker, 2006) establishes a more specialized understanding of autopoiesis in terms of organization studies. The transition from the biological to the social realm, however, draws frequent critique. Some scholar suspiciously regard social systems theory as antihumanistic (Blühdorn, 2000; Viskovatoff, 1999), for it neglects individuals in favor of interactions, organizations, and societies. Others deconstruct autopoietic organization theory with the argument that its definition of communication is “flawed with an unavoidable mental dimension, namely the component of understanding” (Thyssen, 2003, p. 213).
VL  - 6
SN  - 978-1-84855-833-5, 978-1-84855-832-8/1877-6361
DO  - 10.1108/S1877-6361(2009)0000006013
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-6361(2009)0000006013
AU  - Blaschke Steffen
ED  - Rodrigo Magalhães
ED  - Ron Sanchez
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Chapter 12 The Autopoiesis of Organizational Knowledge, Learning, and Memory
T2  - Advanced Series in Management
T3  - Advanced Series in Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 215
EP  - 231
Y2  - 2024/09/20
ER  -