Heterarchie (griech. heteros = the other one and archein =) is a term from the organizational theory prevails. The term was introduced of the neuro physiologist and cyberneticist Warren McCulloch in connection with the function mode of neural nets as contrast to a hierarchy. Up-to-date this term for the management theory is used more strongly in particular again for specifying the term decentralization.

In a Heterarchie the organizational units stand more or less equally next to each other not in an over and a subordination relationship, but. Heterarchie stands for self-control and self-determination and stresses decentralized and Bottom UP decisions. Each participant and/or each organizational unit of a heterarchischen organization is manager and/or Steuerungseinheit of this organization thus at the same time.

In the psychological work analysis there is a procedure on behalf of Heterarchi task analysis (HAA). It combines behavior observation and videosupported retrospective questioning. Thus user and task specific analyses between humans and computer become possible. Over the exact logging of the treatment of tasks with software tools software development projects suggestions on the organization of job oriented user surfaces can win.

The heterarchische structure of an enterprise or a network is the counterpart to the hierarchical structure. The co-ordination and co-operation within an enterprise effected equally and the balance of power in an enterprise network are balanced.

Related links

• Introduction to the term with Vordenker.de
• PAPER McCulloch, 1945
• Example of application of the term
• Example of a heterarchisches method of analysis

Articles in category "Heterarchie"

We found here 4 articles.

Related Websites

We found here 6 related websites.

• CRAOWIKI - H
  "Heterarchies represent a new logic of organizing that is neither market nor hierarchy: whereas hierarchies involve relations of dependence and markets ...


• EM - Electronic Markets / No. 16-17 / November 95 / Page 6 dations ...
  [1] Schwaninger, M.: Die intelligente Organisation als lebensf


• Gotthard G
  Ua warf von Goldammer Lorenz vor, die Rolle von McCulloch und seinem Konzept der Heterarchie f


• Heterarchie und Hierarchie - Zwei komplement
  The term 'heterarchy' was introduced into science more than half a century ago by the neurophysiologist and cybernetician Warren St. McCulloch in his study ...


• Hierarchie
  ... Rangordnung eines transklassischen Typs... die Unter- und


• Thomas_Dreher:Art&Language&Luhmann_No.2
  ... hat Luhmann dann in seiner "Theorie der Beobachtung" in eine polykontexturale Heterarchie nach dem Vorbild Gotthard G