Chapter 11 Autopoiesis and the Evolution of Information Systems

Abstract

The relation between organizational change and information systems has received much attention in the information systems literature. Much of this research has concentrated on the effects of organizational change on information systems and vice versa. Such research has generated rich insights in the facilitating as well as constraining role of information systems in the process of organizational change. Many analyses assume a distinction between the system and its environment, the organization. Information systems are seen as being relatively stable entities while the environment is a source of change and uncertainty. Such a perspective stresses the need for a continuous adaptation of the information system to its dynamic environment.

Citation

Huysman, M., van der Blonk, H. and Spoor, E. (2010), "Chapter 11 Autopoiesis and the Evolution of Information Systems", Magalhães, R. and Sanchez, R. (Ed.) Advanced Series in Management (Advanced Series in Management, Vol. 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 201-213. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-6361(2009)0000006012