Organizational evolution: socio-biological basis for understanding the metaphor

The purpose of this paper is to provide an approach to the metaphorical use of Darwin’s evolutionist view in a variety of areas of knowledge –social sciences, anthropology, sociology, psychology and economics. A theoretical analysis of the links between these areas and business organizations is carried out resulting in a succinct theoretical foundation about the interrelationships of evolution, as a biological concept, with the business reality. The latter, like any species, must adapt to the environment in the struggle for existence, and must, in addition, co-evolve in order to increase its chances of survival. Finally, unaddressed aspects or contradictions are pointed out which suggest possible outlooks for future research studies.

• Autores: Lara Rodríguez, Juan Sebastián; Rojas Contreras, Camilo Andrés; Martínez Buitrago, Jenyfeer Andrea
• Fecha de publicación: 2015
• Institución: Universidad EAFIT
• Repositorio: Repositorio EAFIT
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/11478
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10784/11478
• Palabra clave: M00; M1; Management; metaphor; darwinian theory; evolution; co-evolution; evolutionary psychology; firms; metáfora; teoría darwinista; evolución; coevolución; psicología evolutiva; organizaciones empresariales
• License: Copyright (c) 2015 AD-minister