Original scientific paper
MEANING AND APPLICATION OF THE MECHANICAL AND THE ORGANIC PRINCIPLE
Mijo Biličić
; Pomorski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Abstract
The author describes the evolution of philosophical foundations of the mechanical and the organic principle, from Spencer to Whitehead as well as Durkheim’s first application of these principles (mechanical and organic solidarity) and their sociological extensions as a form of sociability (L. v. Wiese, Gurvitch). And finally, the author gives a detailed review of the application of the mechanical and the organic as a structure of organisation in the science of management (Burns, Stalker, and later theoreticians). The mechanical and the organic principles identify the structure of being, society and organisations from the point of view of the capacities of individuals and their involuntary or voluntary ties. The mechanical and the organic are also the poles between which the structure of an organisation varies depending on strategy, size, technology and environment.
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32245
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Publication date:
6.12.1998.
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