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Selbstorganisationstheorie — Denkstruktur, Varianten und Erklärungswert bei betriebswirtschaftlichen Fragestellungen
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 117 (1997), Iss. 4 : pp. 623–662
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Wolf, Joachim
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The present paper analyzes the explanatory and practical value of the theory of self-organizing systems as a basic concept of management studies. To this end, the paper analyzes to what degree the basic assumptions of the theory of self-organizing systems correspond with the context of economical institutions and their management systems. Then, three applications of the theory of self-organizing systems in the field of management science are presented, discussed, and compared. Finally, major problems associated with an application of the theory of self-organizing systems in management research are identified. These problems have to be solved before the theory of self-organizing systems can serve as a general framework of management research.