2023
DOI: 10.1002/sres.2977
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Theory of the third: A cybernetic approach to escalative conflict dynamics in business families

Lina Nagel,
Steffen Roth,
Heiko Kleve

Abstract: This conceptual paper explores the surprising impact exerted by third elements on the escalation and de‐escalation of conflicts in business families. To this end, we draw on core concepts of Batesonian cybernetic theory to perform a reconceptualisation of pertinent literature on changing conflict dynamics gathered in family business research and consultancy. Based on this reconceptualisation, we identify explanations and key mechanisms for the impact of third elements on conflict dynamics. Our study thus contr… Show more

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“…In the 1970s, new cybernetic researchers such as Humberto Maturana proposed a new cybernetics that is more adaptable to biological systems [45], guiding the evolution of the field. The application of economists like Oskar Ryszard Lange in economic systems also provides a new perspective for the expansion of cybernetics [46]. Control theory has a wide range of concerns [47], including environmental, technological, biological, cognitive, and social systems [48], as well as practical activities such as design, learning, management, and dialogue [49].…”
Section: Cyberneticsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the 1970s, new cybernetic researchers such as Humberto Maturana proposed a new cybernetics that is more adaptable to biological systems [45], guiding the evolution of the field. The application of economists like Oskar Ryszard Lange in economic systems also provides a new perspective for the expansion of cybernetics [46]. Control theory has a wide range of concerns [47], including environmental, technological, biological, cognitive, and social systems [48], as well as practical activities such as design, learning, management, and dialogue [49].…”
Section: Cyberneticsmentioning
confidence: 99%