Structures and Dynamics of Autopoietic Organizations Theory and Simu
Knowledge, learning, and memory are major concepts in management science and organization theory. First and foremost, they are attributed to individuals rather than organizations. Steffen Blaschke reconsiders the three major concepts in the light of socia
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GABLER EDITION WISSENSCHAFT
Steffen Blaschke
Structures and Dynamics of Autopoietic Organizations Theory and Simulation
GABLER EDITION WISSENSCHAFT
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Dissertation Universität Marburg, 2007
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Acknowledgements Good science rests on self-proclaimed principles such as accuracy, precision, and rigor. These principles reduce error of all sorts (α, β, etc.) in the work of scientists; at the same time, they leave them with little room for passion in their work. The present work follows the principles of good science, of course. Nonetheless, it is deeply passionate about its subject of interest— organizations. On a more personal note than all the subtle and sometimes not so subtle hints of my own point of view on management science and organization theory, I want to acknowledge some of the people who in one way or another made a difference to my work. In terms of scientific influences, I thank Prof. Niklas Luhmann (†1998) for his lifelong work on social systems which I have come to both love and hate, Prof. Richard Harrison who exposed me to computational simulation while I was at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Prof. James March as well as Prof. Kathleen Carley whose work I admire despite the critique I put on it. Since the present work is unmistakebly my dissertation, I thank Prof. Paul Alpar and Prof. Jochen Röpke for the first and second opinion which all in all appraised the level of my academic distinction with summa cum laude. Misery loves company, and therefore I thank my brother in arms Dr. Dennis Schoeneborn for all of his critique, followed by ceaseless encouragement, my colleagues Patrick Noll and Dr. Sebastian Olbrich who helped me defend the barriers of good science, and my friend Petros Stathakos for the weeks of retreat to his family home on the Greek island of Styra. Finally, I thank my mom and dad, my sister, and my grandparents who supported me and my work without ever questioning the time and effort it took me to writ
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