The aim of this paper is to explain consulting failure from a systems-theoretical perspectiveand to provide a new framework for analysing consultant–client relationships. By drawing onLuhmann’s systems theory, clients and consultants are conceptualised as two autopoieticcommunication systems...

In this paper Luhmanns concept of autopoietic social systems will be explained. Redaktion EconBiz]

This paper explores the form and function of organisational interactions from the perspective of Luhmanns Theory of Social Systems.

In this paper the authors will explore the concepts of organisational knowledge and intelligence from the perspective of new systems theory.

Abstract In der theoriegeleiteten Beratungsforschung finden sich zwei zentrale Theorieansätze. Auf der einen Seite sind dies Studien, die im weitesten Sinne der Praxistheorie zuzurechnen sind. Auf der anderen Seite existieren recht umfangreiche Forschungsarbeiten, die sich explizit auf die...

In this paper we discuss the strengths and limitations of Niklas Luhmann's systems theory as a theoretical lens for studying organisations. We outline the main contributions of his work to contemporary organisation studies: the differentiation between social and psychological logics, the...