Review article

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF AUTOPOIETIC THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO LIVING, SOCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Markus SCHATTEN ; Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin
Miroslav BAČA ; Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin

Abstract

Autopoietic theory, a theory of complex, non-linear,
autonomous and especially living systems, found its way from
biology, through the social sciences to organization theory
and information systems. It enjoys major attention from
scientific audiences in lots of different disciplines. Still, there
hasn't been enough effort to establish a common foundation
for a new theory. There are often contradictions in the very
essence of the theory which are outlined in this article. By
using a more simplistic conceptualization of autopoiesis, we
are trying to give guidelines for a new foundation in this area.

Keywords

autopoiesis; information; living systems; social systems; organizational systems; information systems

Hrčak ID:

60121

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/60121

Publication date:

31.10.2010.

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