Are organizations autopoietic? A call for new debate

Robert Kay

doi:10.1002/sres.376

Are organizations autopoietic? A call for new debate

Robert Kay^*

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Abstract

Discussion and debate over the application of autopoiesis to social systems has been enthusiastic since Maturana and Varela's (1980) theory was translated from Spanish into English in the early 1980s. In this paper I will examine the debate so far, in order to propose a new 'frame' for discussion based upon the establishment of a working ontology for organizations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	461-477
Number of pages	17
Journal	Systems Research and Behavioral Science
Volume	18
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.376
Publication status	Published - Nov 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autopoiesis
Observer
Organizations
World-view

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