Abstract
In this theoretical paper, we introduce and describe a model, and demonstrate its origins from the disciplines of Enterprise Architecture, cybernetics and systems theory. We use cybernetic thinking to develop a ‘Co-evolution Path Model’ that describes how enterprises as complex systems co-evolve with their complex environments. The model re interprets Stafford Beer’s Viable System Model, and also uses the theorem of the ‘good regulator’ of Conant and Ashby, exemplifying how various complexity management theories could be synthesised into a cybernetic theory of Enterprise Architecture, using concepts from the generalisation of EA frameworks.
Recommended Citation
Kandjani, Hadi; Bernus, Peter; and Nielsen, Sue, "Co-evolution Path Model: How Enterprises as Complex Systems Survive on the Edge of Chaos" (2012). ACIS 2012 Proceedings. 57.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2012/57