Research Cases

Structural case studies on states, companies, and civilizations, analyzed through Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) and OS Organizational Design Theory.

Research Case: Why Are Founders and Heroes Necessary When Institutions Are Still Immature, but Dangerous When Their Heroic Power Is Not Institutionalized?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why are founders and heroes necessary when institutions are still immature, but dangerous when their heroic power is not institutionalized? 2. Abstract Founders and heroes are necessary when institutions are still immature because they supply the starting force that converts disorder into … Read more

Research Case: Why Does an Institution Rot from the Inside When Personal Ties and Public Order Are Not Distinguished?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does an institution rot from the inside when personal ties and public order are not distinguished? 2. Abstract An institution rots from the inside when personal ties and public order are not distinguished because blood relations, marriage, kinship, factional ties, private … Read more

Research Case: Why Can a House Network Become Both a Foundation Supporting the State and a Route for Privatizing the State?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why can a house network become both a foundation supporting the state and a route for privatizing the state? 2. Abstract A house network can become both a foundation supporting the state and a route for privatizing the state because a house … Read more

Research Case: Why Can Jealousy and Affinal Relations Inside the Royal House Destabilize the Core of the State More Than External Enemies?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why can jealousy and affinal relations inside the royal house destabilize the core of the state more than external enemies? 2. Abstract Jealousy and affinal relations inside the royal house can destabilize the core of the state more than external enemies because … Read more

Research Case: Why Is Marriage in an Ancient State Not a Family Matter, but a Political Technology That Reorganizes Kingship and the Structure of Rule?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is marriage in an ancient state not a family matter, but a political technology that reorganizes kingship and the structure of rule? 2. Abstract In an ancient state, marriage is not merely a family matter.It is a political technology that reorganizes … Read more

Research Case: Why Does Monarchy Lose Its Reason to Exist When the King Stops Being the Bearer of Public Order?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does monarchy lose its reason to exist when the king stops being the bearer of public order? 2. Abstract Monarchy loses its reason to exist when the king stops being the bearer of public order because monarchy is a political OS … Read more

Research Case: Why Do a King’s Private Emotions and Family Problems Become State Risks in an Ancient State?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why do a king’s private emotions and family problems become state risks in an ancient state? 2. Abstract A king’s private emotions and family problems become state risks in an ancient state because kingship easily monopolizes the core control variables of the … Read more

Research Case: Why Does Institutional Maturity Lie Not in Strengthening Power, but in Making the Use of Power Visible?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does institutional maturity lie not in strengthening power, but in making the use of power visible? 2. Abstract Institutional maturity does not mean strengthening power.It means making the use of power visible. This is because, in a mature institution, the important … Read more

Research Case: Why Can the Success Experience of the Founding Period Not Become the Operating Principle of a Mature State?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why can the success experience of the founding period not become the operating principle of a mature state? 2. Abstract The success experience of the founding period cannot become the operating principle of a mature state because the founding period and the … Read more

Research Case: Why Is Institutionalization Not About Distrusting People, but About Moving Away from Excessive Dependence on People?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is institutionalization not about distrusting people, but about moving away from excessive dependence on people? 2. Abstract Institutionalization does not mean distrusting people. Institutionalization means moving toward a structure in which the organizational OS can maintain a minimum level of order, … Read more