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An Interpretation of the Technological Evolution of Human Society—A Self-organization System Perspective

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  • Eric M. Chang

    (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

  • Chi-Kuo Mao

    (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

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The Industrial Revolution is an important achievement in human history. Its development has gone through machinery, energy, communication, computer, internet, and digital revolutions. This study analyzes this stagewise evolution of technology-driven innovation in human society using the theory of self-organization developed after the 1970s. The authors argue that these major technological breakthroughs all follow the self-organization regularities that take the Principle of Conditional Causality at its core. Self-organizing is the driving force behind history’s silent revolution, ‘taking the technological development environment as the condition and the industrial structure as the system’. It represents the invisible hand, while the establishment of the laws and regulations represent the acquired visible hand, and in combination they form a rich driving force for the evolution of human society. We advocate continuing to develop organizational management theories that meet modern needs based on the organic and systematic perspectives.

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  • Eric M. Chang & Chi-Kuo Mao, 2023. "An Interpretation of the Technological Evolution of Human Society—A Self-organization System Perspective," Systemic Practice and Action Research, Springer, vol. 36(6), pages 827-850, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:syspar:v:36:y:2023:i:6:d:10.1007_s11213-022-09629-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s11213-022-09629-5
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