IMMUNITY AND ERROR-CORRECTION - SYSTEM-DESIGN FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEFENSE

The boundary subsystem of a living system protects the components of t he system from environmental stresses, filtering inputs and outputs of various sorts of matter. energy, and information. The boundary provid es several layers of protection; the innermost layer is the subsystem of immunity reactions and error correction processes. This immunity su bsubsystem (IS) is generated by the genetic template in cells, organs, and organisms but must be carefully designed for organizations, commu nities, and societies. This paper examines principles and pathologies of IS structure and process in organisms and explores their applicabil ity to the design of the IS for organizations.