ORGANIZATION (Modes of)
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2424 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
J. FEIBLEMAN and J. FRIEND classify organizations as wholes into various kinds. They write: “The kinds of organization constitute degrees of integrality, as follows:
a) Agglutinative: the governing relation is aseriality, where parts have intransitivity, connexity and symmetry.
b) Participative: the governing relation is seriality.
Participative organizations subdivide into three kinds, as follows:
a) adjunctive: The governing relation is symmetrical independence. The sharing of subparts is not necessary to either of the parts. Parts can survive their separation.
b) subjective: The governing relation is asymmetrical dependence. The sharing of parts is necessary to one of the parts, but not to both.
c) complemental: The governing relation is symmetrical dependence. The sharing of parts is necessary to both of the parts. Neither part can survive separation…“ (1969,p.36).
The authors observe that: “The division of organizations into various kinds is not arbitrary, although there are other classifications that could be made. The present one is made specifically according to the governing relations of the organizations. It needs to be pointed out that this classification is ideal in the sense that no actual organization ever completely answers to it” (1969, p.36).