Departmental Papers (ASC)
Title
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
8-1999
Publication Source
Management Communication Quarterly
Volume
13
Issue
1
Start Page
135
Last Page
145
DOI
10.1177/0893318999131007
Abstract
Much has happened since the 1960s and 1970s when the idea of self-organization emerged and began to alter our conceptions of human nature, of social organization, and of a social science that had heretofore been wedded to linear causal explanations. The experience that systems could organize themselves has been revolutionary and constitutes a paradigm shift that is still ongoing. In the following, I will (A) distinguish between indigenously and self-organizing systems, (B) consider autopoiesis as a biological step towards selfhood, (C) propose a way to distinguish selves and Others, and, based on this, (D) suggest self-organization to be a social phenomenon. As the notion of self-organization reconceptualizes social organization and human experience, I will close with (E), suggestions for further work on self-organization.
Copyright/Permission Statement
The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Management Communication Quarterly. Vol. 13(1), 1999, © SAGE Publications, Inc. at the Management Communication Quarterly page: http://mcq.sagepub.com/ on SAGE Journals Online: < a href="http://online.sagepub.com/">http://online.sagepub.com/
Recommended Citation
Krippendorff, K. (1999). Beyond Coherence. Management Communication Quarterly, 13 (1), 135-145. https://doi.org/10.1177/0893318999131007
Date Posted: 12 January 2011
This document has been peer reviewed.