Kampfner R R
School of Management and Computer and Information Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI 48128.
Biosystems. 1989;22(3):223-30. doi: 10.1016/0303-2647(89)90063-4.
In biological systems, the processing and use of information has evolved out of the need for survival in the face of an uncertain environment. As a consequence, the information-function relationship in these systems is shaped by their adaptability characteristics. In contrast, the information-function relationship in man-designed, goal-oriented organizational systems depends on the ability of the information processing system to support the achievement of the organization's goals. In this paper we use results from adaptability theory in the analysis of control-related aspects of the information-function relationship in man-designed organizational systems. In particular, we use a conceptual model of organizational control to characterize features of functional and control structures and their effect on the adaptability of these systems. The concept of implicit control and a design principle for adaptability-enhancing information systems are derived for this analysis.
在生物系统中，信息的处理和利用是为了在面对不确定的环境时生存而发展起来的。因此，这些系统中的信息 - 功能关系是由其适应性特征塑造的。相比之下，在人为设计的、目标导向的组织系统中，信息 - 功能关系取决于信息处理系统支持实现组织目标的能力。在本文中，我们运用适应性理论的结果来分析人为设计的组织系统中信息 - 功能关系与控制相关的方面。特别是，我们使用组织控制的概念模型来描述功能和控制结构的特征及其对这些系统适应性的影响。基于此分析得出了隐式控制的概念和增强适应性的信息系统的设计原则。
