On autopoiesis - a brief note

The topic of autopoiesis has been studied for many years and is a vital topic in the systems literature. The following references are noted in my review:

1. Bailey, K.D. (1997) "Research paper: The Autopoiesis of social systems" Systems Research and Behavioural Science 14, pp. 83-100.
2. Kay, R. (2001) "Research paper: Are organizations autopoietic? A call for new debate" Systems Research and Behavioural Science 18, pp. 461-477.
3. Koskinen, K.U. (2009) "Research article: Project-based company vital condition: structural coupling. An Autopoietic View" Knowledge and Process Management 16(1) 13-22.
4. Mingers, J. (1995) Self-producing systems, Plenum.
5. Tsuchiya, Y. (2007) "Research paper: Autopoietic Viable System Model" Systems Research and Behavioural Science 24, pp. 333-346.