ORGANIZATIONS AS SOCIAL-SYSTEMS - THE SEARCH FOR A SYSTEMIC THEORY OFORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION PROCESSES

Attempts to develop a conceptual model for analysing organisations as social systems from a systemic point of view. Develops aspects of a ge neral theory for organisational innovation. Deliberates the way in whi ch systemic thinking can be used as a means to understand, explain and predict stability and innovation in organisations regarded as social systems. Uses social autopoiesis theory expressed through an analytica l model, conceptual models, and propositions.