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An artificialist theory of the firm: contours and perspectives

Joelle Forest

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There is nothing new in applying the concept of artificiality to organizations; however, few researchers have followed Simon's suggestion, put forward in the early 1940s, that firms should be considered artifacts. The present article attempts to remedy this situation by outlining the contours of an artificialist theory of the firm. The design process is shown to be at the heart of the artificialist approach; therefore, the firm can no longer be represented purely in terms of choices between available alternatives. Highlighting the central role of design also leads theories of the firm to integrate the concept of creative rationality, alongside the idea of bounded rationality. As well as providing a positive vision of the firm, the artificialist approach discards the idea of natural evolution in favor of artificial evolution.
Il n'y a rien de nouveau à appliquer le concept d'artificialité aux organisations, pourtant peu de théoriciens ont suivis Herbert Simon qui dès le début des années 1940 soulignait que les firmes pouvaient être considérées comme des artefacts. Le présent article se propose de remédier à cette situation en esquissant les contours d'une théorie artificialiste de la firme.
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