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Social systems theory as theoretical framework for Human Resource Management: Benediction or curse?
Social systems theory as developed by Niklas Luhmann is an option for the theoretical foundation of Human Resource Management (HRM). After clarifying the advantages of using a grand (social) theory as the basic theoretical perspective, the roots of this social systems theory - the deterministic view of systems as machines, the open systems approach and non-linear systems theory - are addressed. Based on the view of social systems as autopoietically closed systems, five major contributions to a theoretical foundation of HRM are identified: (1) the conceptualisation of organising and managing human resources as social processes, thus overcoming an individualistic angle; (2) the new importance of individuals as essential element in the system's environment; (3) the abstention form far reaching or highly unrealistic assumptions about the 'nature' of human beings; (4) the interaction between various levels and units of analysis built into the theory which is essential for comprehensive and in-depth analyses of HR phenomena and (5) the openness for additional theories for which social systems theory provides the overall framework.
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Englisch
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Journal: Management Revue ; ISSN: 1861-9916 ; Volume: 15 ; Year: 2004 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 178-191 ; Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag
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Management
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systems theory
Human Resource Management
organisation theory
Systemtheorie
Personalmanagement
Organisationstheorie
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Mayrhofer, Wolfgang
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Veröffentlichung
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Rainer Hampp Verlag
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Mering
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2004
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Mayrhofer, Wolfgang
- Rainer Hampp Verlag
Entstanden
- 2004