TY - JOUR T1 - Fractal Population Ecology Theory TT - Fractal Population Ecology Theory JF - khu-jiems JO - khu-jiems VL - 1 IS - 2 UR - http://jiems.khu.ac.ir/article-1-32-fa.html Y1 - 2016 SP - 83 EP - 96 KW - Fractal concept KW - Population ecology theory KW - Top-down hierarchy KW - Evolutionary. N2 - Purpose - The aim of this paper is to describe the population ecology theory through fractal thinking, an emergent human operating system that is creative, adaptive, healthy, and evolutionary; furthermore, a parallel is drawn between the population ecology model and the fractal structure. Top-down hierarchies are typically characterized by command and control systems of the authority that creates harmful stress and internal competition for advancement within organizations as environment control survival of the organizations based on population ecology theory. To further diminish the tendency towards internal competition, forward-thinking organizations may adopt an ‘in-out’ pattern instead of top-down. This article tries to imply such pattern. Design/methodology/approach -The fractal concept is applied to the organizational population ecology. It can be used to describe the strategy of management within an organizational environment M3 ER -