Toward a General Theory of Organizing
There are three volumes in this body of work. In Volume 1, we lay the foundation for a general theory of organizing. We propose that organizing is a continuous process of ongoing mutual or reciprocal influence between objects (e.g., human actors) in a field, whereby a field is infinite and connects...
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| description | There are three volumes in this body of work. In Volume 1, we lay the foundation for a general theory of organizing. We propose that organizing is a continuous process of ongoing mutual or reciprocal influence between objects (e.g., human actors) in a field, whereby a field is infinite and connects all the objects in it much like electromagnetic fields influence atomic and molecular charged objects or gravity fields influence inanimate objects with mass such as planets and stars. We use field theory to build what we call the Network Field Model. In this model, human actors are modeled as point-like objects in the field. The influence between and investments in these point-like human objects are explained as energy exchanges (potential and kinetic), which can be described in terms of three different types of capital: financial (assets), human (the individual), and social (two or more humans in a network). This model is predicated on a field theoretical understanding of the world we live in. We use historical and contemporaneous examples of human activity and describe them in terms of the model. In Volume 2, we demonstrate how to apply the model. In Volume 3, we use experimental data to prove the reliability of the model. These three volumes will persistently challenge the reader’s understanding of time, position and what it means to be part of an infinite field. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-972242024-04-04T14:41:11Z Toward a General Theory of Organizing Peters, Steef Stephenson, Karen Mathematics thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBK Calculus and mathematical analysis::PBKS Numerical analysis There are three volumes in this body of work. In Volume 1, we lay the foundation for a general theory of organizing. We propose that organizing is a continuous process of ongoing mutual or reciprocal influence between objects (e.g., human actors) in a field, whereby a field is infinite and connects all the objects in it much like electromagnetic fields influence atomic and molecular charged objects or gravity fields influence inanimate objects with mass such as planets and stars. We use field theory to build what we call the Network Field Model. In this model, human actors are modeled as point-like objects in the field. The influence between and investments in these point-like human objects are explained as energy exchanges (potential and kinetic), which can be described in terms of three different types of capital: financial (assets), human (the individual), and social (two or more humans in a network). This model is predicated on a field theoretical understanding of the world we live in. We use historical and contemporaneous examples of human activity and describe them in terms of the model. In Volume 2, we demonstrate how to apply the model. In Volume 3, we use experimental data to prove the reliability of the model. These three volumes will persistently challenge the reader’s understanding of time, position and what it means to be part of an infinite field. 2023-02-15T14:50:27Z 2023-02-15T14:50:27Z 2022 book ONIX_20230215_9781803551425_263 9781803551425 9781803551418 9781803551432 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/97224 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://www.intechopen.com/books/11396 https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/11396/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.99709 10.5772/intechopen.99709 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781803551425 9781803551418 9781803551432 IntechOpen 62 open access |
| spellingShingle | Mathematics thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBK Calculus and mathematical analysis::PBKS Numerical analysis Toward a General Theory of Organizing |
| title | Toward a General Theory of Organizing |
| title_full | Toward a General Theory of Organizing |
| title_fullStr | Toward a General Theory of Organizing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward a General Theory of Organizing |
| title_short | Toward a General Theory of Organizing |
| title_sort | toward a general theory of organizing |
| topic | Mathematics thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBK Calculus and mathematical analysis::PBKS Numerical analysis |
| topic_facet | Mathematics thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBK Calculus and mathematical analysis::PBKS Numerical analysis |
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