Viability Theory and PSI Theory Interrelation Inspired by Bunge Systemic Classification: the Viable System Ontology Theo
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Viability Theory and PSI Theory Interrelation Inspired by Bunge Systemic Classification: the Viable System Ontology Theory Nora Mouhib 1
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& Slimane Bah & Abdelaziz Berrado
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# Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019
Abstract This paper proposes a new theory called the Viable System Ontology Theory, which is an interrelation among two well-known theories in social science. The former is the Viability theory that is widely recognized through the Viable System Model, and covers the function design of a business. The latter is Performance in Social Interaction (PSI) Theory that provides a deep understanding of business processes and covers the construction design of a business. Both theories have the same referent with different extents. In addition, PSI theory starts when the Viability theory approaches its limits. In order to consider systematically both theories, relationships between their concepts are established. This interrelation is inspired by Bunge Systemic Classification of Concepts. The Viable System Ontology Theory intends to support the ontological design of a viable system, its operation and business processes. Furthermore, it provides a way of interrelating existing theories through the analysis of their concepts. Keywords Viability theory/viable system model . Performance in social interaction theory/Enterprise ontology . Systemic classification . Conceptual system . Theories interrelation . Business process design
Introduction Belief in the unity of science was famously argued and clarified by the positivism supporters like Bertalanffy and others. It concerns the view of the world as an organization of levels: physical,
* Nora Mouhib [email protected] Slimane Bah [email protected] Abdelaziz Berrado [email protected]
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Equipe AMIPS, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingenieurs, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
Systemic Practice and Action Research
chemical, biological, social and technical (Bunge 1979 p 246). Each level comprises a set of systems investigated using scientific theories. Each theory provides some evidence about a chunk of reality but no accurate and complete theory exists (Bunge 1970; Mintzberg 2005). The lack of logical unity among scientific theories implies that a theory in one department of science is selfcontained and cannot be related to theories in other departments; therefore, the test of any theory may not affect other theories (Bunge 1998 p 434). The logical interrelation among scientific theories enhances their accuracy and testability, and promotes knowledge by creating new propositions. Furthermore, the progress of any branch of science, as well as the progress of science as a whole is directly related to the degree of systemicity among isolated theories (Bunge 1998 p 435). In social science, several interesting theories exist. One of them is the Viability theory (Beer 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989a) which is widely known through the Viable System Model (VSM). Achterbergh and Vriens (2009, p 177–221) argued that the VSM is a functional model. Th
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