The notions of holon and holarchy (the hierarchical ordering of holons)—formally introduced in 1967 with the publication of Arthur Koestler’s The Ghost in the Machine—are more and more frequently found in the literature of management science, organizational studies, business administration, and entrepreneurship. By systematically applying the whole/part conceptual relation, we can reconsider the very same ideas of organization, management, and manufacturing. Connected to these ideas are those of holonic networks, holonic and virtual enterprises, virtual organizations, agile manufacturing networks, holonic manufacturing systems, fractal enterprise, and bionic manufacturing.
The Holonic Perspective in Management and Manufacturing
MELLA, PIERO
2009-01-01
Abstract
The notions of holon and holarchy (the hierarchical ordering of holons)—formally introduced in 1967 with the publication of Arthur Koestler’s The Ghost in the Machine—are more and more frequently found in the literature of management science, organizational studies, business administration, and entrepreneurship. By systematically applying the whole/part conceptual relation, we can reconsider the very same ideas of organization, management, and manufacturing. Connected to these ideas are those of holonic networks, holonic and virtual enterprises, virtual organizations, agile manufacturing networks, holonic manufacturing systems, fractal enterprise, and bionic manufacturing.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
