Chapter 1 Autopoiesis Theory and Organization: An Overview

Abstract

This introductory chapter elaborates some of the key ideas which shaped the concept of this book. The overriding idea is that autopoiesis theory has the potential to provide a unifying framework for the study of organizational phenomena in the 21st century. Although organization studies have recently had no shortage of new paradigms and approaches — such as postmodernism, phenomenology, ethnomethodology, reflexivity, and critical theory — the field seems to be expanding in ways that make it increasingly difficult to comprehend, especially for the uninitiated.

Citation

Magalhães, R. and Sanchez, R. (2010), "Chapter 1 Autopoiesis Theory and Organization: An Overview", Magalhães, R. and Sanchez, R. (Ed.) Advanced Series in Management (Advanced Series in Management, Vol. 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-6361(2009)0000006002