A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why is rule by fear effective in the short term, but destructive to the legitimacy of the regime in the long term? 2. Abstract Rule by fear is effective in the short term, but it destroys the legitimacy of the regime in … Read more
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
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
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
A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does an approval procedure increase distrust in rule when only its form remains and its substance is lost? 2. Abstract An approval procedure increases distrust in rule when only its form remains and its substance is lost because an approval procedure … Read more
Designing a State OS Through Roles, Users, and Control Variables 1. Question How should a republic be described in OS Organizational Design Theory? In OS Organizational Design Theory, a state or an organization is understood as an operating body with decision-making power.For this reason, a monarchy is relatively easy to describe. In a monarchy, the … Read more
Why People Who Adapt Too Deeply to an Organization Lose Freedom During Organizational Change 1. Problem Awareness People often gain stability by adapting deeply to a large Organizational OS, such as a company, a state, or a community. If a person belongs to a company, they receive income.If they have a position, they receive social … Read more
The Structural Function of “Virtue” in Zhenguan Zhengyao 1. Question Can virtue be understood only as an ethical concept, or can it also be understood as a control variable that stabilizes a governance system? 2. Abstract In Zhenguan Zhengyao, Emperor Taizong considered virtue to be as necessary as talent for governance in the preservation phase. … Read more
The Structure of Loyal-Minister Exclusion and Organizational Rigidity in Zhenguan Zhengyao 1. Question Why do exclusionary personnel decisions make an organization rigid and ultimately lead it to collapse? 2. Abstract For a state or an organization, human talent is originally one of its most important resources. Even so, when we look back at history, there … Read more
A Self-Correcting Structure of Governance in Zhenguan Zhengyao 1. Question Why do organizations remain stable not through arbitrary rule, but through a deliberative system of cognitive correction? 2. Abstract In organizations, it is often said that the ideal leader is one who judges everything, decides everything, and directs everything alone. However, all human beings make … Read more
