Die Zeit von Sozialsystemen

The following article starts from the assumption that the techno-economical rationality as a model affects all social systems and their way to deal with time. Symptomatic in this respect are mainly two factors increased time pressure and a universal tendency to increase speed. This has consequences for the management of complexity and change processes. Hierarchy as the predominant social structure is overtaxed: the need for collective autonomy and self-control is growing. Therefore, hierarchy has to introduce processes that are foreign to its nature. Important social processes within the organization are not given enough time; time pressure is used as an excuse. Groups at the top of the hierarchy and their efforts to reach consensus in their decisions seem to have a key function.