This
paper explains that many assumptions about how organizations work were drawn from scientific
principles first developed during the 17th century. However, in the 21st century, these principles work less successfully when faced with constant, rapid and unpredictable change. The author points out that the various sciences of
complexity have found that all complex
systems share certain generic characteristics and can be used to understand the
process of change,
adaptation and
evolution of both the business process and information systems (IS) within the context of complexity. The paper states that the question of adaptation of information technology systems is studied from the perspective of adaptive evolution using the model of biological change.