Organization
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(New page: '''Organization''' is like system a very broad and ambiguous name with a wide variety of synonyms, for example alignment, arrangement, composition, configuration, coordination,...) |
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for example alignment, arrangement, composition, configuration, coordination, design, group, structure or system. | for example alignment, arrangement, composition, configuration, coordination, design, group, structure or system. | ||
It is used to characterize an organized and ordered structure or [[System|system]], where the elements are arranged in | It is used to characterize an organized and ordered structure or [[System|system]], where the elements are arranged in | ||
| - | a non-random way, and it can also describe the order itself. | + | a non-random way, and it can also describe the order itself. |
| - | of people, persons or [[agent|agents]] with one or more shared goals which act together in order to reach these goals. | + | |
| + | An organization in social systems (an organization of agents) has a purpose, a particular end it is trying to achieve. | ||
| + | Agents who join the organization must serve the same purpose. Such an organization is a formal group | ||
| + | of people, persons or [[agent|agents]] with one or more shared goals which act together in order to reach these goals. | ||
Organizations are usually hierarchical structured to avoid the circular passing of responsibility. A tree-like | Organizations are usually hierarchical structured to avoid the circular passing of responsibility. A tree-like | ||
command structure without loops is helpful to avoid 'delegation loops' and confusion. | command structure without loops is helpful to avoid 'delegation loops' and confusion. | ||
| + | These organizations are different from organization which arises by spontaneous order, which has no purpose. | ||
[[Self-Organization]] describes the organization without organizer in natural or artificial [[System|systems]]. | [[Self-Organization]] describes the organization without organizer in natural or artificial [[System|systems]]. | ||
