ABSTRACT
I n f o r m a t i o n sc ience s h o u l d b e a b l e to c o n t r i b u t e to a n e x p l i c a t i o n m o d e l of social i n f o r m a t i o n - a n d p o w e r - m a n a g e m e n t in r a p i d l y c h a n g i n g p o s t - i n d u s t r i a l society o u t of e q u i l i b r i u m , a m o d e l w h i c h allows to c o m p r e h e n d t h e ro l e of var ie ty f o r t h e evo lu t ion of d y n a m i c collect ivi t ies .
