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Beyond Simplification in Public Sector Accountability: Contradictions Between Principal‐Agent and Complexity Theories

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, Volume 85, Issue 6, Page 1757-1770, November/December 2025.
ABSTRACT This conceptual study explores the complexity of public sector accountability, traditionally framed by principal‐agent theory (PAT), which simplifies relationships through rigid contracts. The findings reveal how PAT's assumptions often misalign with the intricate realities of public sector accountability, which are better explained by ...
Tomi Rajala, Harri Jalonen
wiley   +1 more source

Niklas Luhmann

open access: yesConvergencia, 2003
En nuestro retrato intelectual primero realizamos un acercamiento a la teoría social de Luhmann , sobre todo a las ideas que se encontraron en su última publicación y segundo, una vez que hemos perfilado los rasgos mas importantes ofrecemos varias ...
Gotthard Bechmann, Nico Stehr
doaj  

Das "Subjekt" bei Niklas Luhmann [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Naturgemäß dürfte uns interessieren, was der Mensch ist, und auch – wenn das denn so zu trennen ist –, was er sein soll, da wir gewöhnt sind, uns selbst als Menschen zu bezeichnen.
Pott, Hans-Georg
core  

Consciousness system

open access: yesInternational Journal of Body, Mind and Culture, 2019
The aim of the current essay is to present the focal points of what Niklas Luhmann describes as human consciousness. Luhmann recognizes consciousness as an entity and reality, which cannot be reduced to other disciplines such as biology or sociology. The
Shahram Bagheri
doaj   +1 more source

¿Del déficit tecnológico a la autotecnología? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
La contribución problematiza la denominada tesis del “déficit tecnológico” de la pedagogía. Esta posición, formulada por Niklas Luhmann y Karl Eberhard Schorr en 1979, ha ejercido hasta hoy una influencia duradera en las ciencias de la educación ...
Arnold, Rolf, Nittel, Dieter
core   +1 more source

Non‐implementation as a driver of circular economy evolution: A Luhmannian systems‐theoretical perspective

open access: yesJournal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 29, Issue 5, Page 1461-1472, October 2025.
Abstract The circular economy (CE) has emerged as a transformative paradigm for addressing the intertwined crises of environmental degradation and resource scarcity, grounded in the moral principles of intergenerational equity, environmental sustainability, and shared responsibility.
Vladislav Valentinov, Felix Carl Schultz
wiley   +1 more source

Introdução à teoria dos sistemas sociais de Luhmann a partir da ruptura epistemológica de Bachelard. Doi: 10.5020/2317-2150.2010.v15n1p258

open access: yesPensar, 2012
Este paper tem como objetivo desenvolver a introdução à teoria dos sistemas sociais de Niklas Luhmann a partir de uma ruptura epistemológica conforme a teoria de Gaston Bachelard.
Rafael Luiz Ferronatto   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Juergen Habermas und Niklas Luhmann. Ein Gespraech unter Abwesenden. Zwei Philosophen, die sich dreissig Jahre lang aneinander rieben. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Detlef Horster fuehrt Juergen Habermas und Niklas Luhmann zu einem virtuellen Gespraech zusammen. Der Autor dieser virtuellen Diskussion hat ueber beide Theoretiker Monographien geschrieben, und mit beiden Interviews gefuehrt, die die Basis fuer das ...
Horster, Detlef
core  

Los medios de comunicación de masas y las noticias como objeto de estudio de la sociología en la perspectiva del constructivismo operativo de Niklas Luhmann [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This article presents a critical and synthetic view of the theory of the so-called "Mass Media" social systems, proposed by Niklas Luhmann.  Therefore we aim to locate the mass media theory within the general theory of social sociopoietic systems and to ...
Arreyes, Vanessa, Becerra, Gastón
core   +4 more sources

A systems‐theoretical look at stakeholder theory: Lessons from Bogdanov's Tektology

open access: yesBusiness and Society Review, Volume 130, Issue 3, Page 414-439, Fall 2025.
Abstract We explore how the conversation between stakeholder theory and systems theory can illustrate the unique role of stakeholder management within the system of capitalistic institutions. Toward that end, we call the attention of stakeholder scholars to Alexander Bogdanov's Tektology, an early version of systems theory that raised critical concerns
Vladislav Valentinov
wiley   +1 more source

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