Organizational Theory

Research Case: Why could Rome realize struggle through discussion inside institutions, instead of struggle through force?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why could Rome realize struggle through discussion inside institutions, instead of struggle through force? This question examines the institutional meaning of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 3. In the Roman Republic, the conflict between the patricians and the plebeians … Read more

Research Case: Why can an assembly formed by excluding a specific class reflect plebeian will in the short term, but weaken its authority to represent the whole state in the long term?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why can an assembly formed by excluding a specific class reflect plebeian will in the short term, but weaken its authority to represent the whole state in the long term? In Livy’s History of Rome from Its Foundation, Book 2, the conflict … Read more

Research Case: Why did the tribunate, created to protect the plebeians, become both a check on the ruling class and a risk of political stagnation and abuse of power?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 2 1. Question Why did the tribunate, created to protect the plebeians, become both a check on the ruling class and a risk of political stagnation and abuse of power? In Livy’s History of Rome from Its Foundation, Book 2, the conflict between the patricians … Read more

Research Case: Why Peace Can Trigger the Deterioration of a State or Organization

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A Structural Crisis of the Preservation Phase in Zhenguan Zhengyao 1. Question Why can “peace,” although it is originally the most desirable condition, become a trigger for the deterioration of a state or an organization? 2. Abstract In a state or an organization, peace is usually regarded as the most desirable condition. When war and … Read more

Research Case: Why Organizations Remain Stable Not Through Arbitrary Rule but Through a Deliberative System of Cognitive Correction

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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

Research Case: At What Point Is Decision-Critical Information Blocked in an Organization, and When Does It Become Irreversible?

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1. Question At what point is the information needed for decision-making blocked in an organization, and at what moment does that process become irreversible? 2. Abstract In any organization, the governing body—management in a company, or what this theory calls the OS—needs not only external information but also internal information in order to make sound … Read more

Research Case: Why Explain Organizational Theory Through IT Architecture?

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A Method for Translating Zhenguan Zhengyao into Modern Organizational Theory 1. Question What kind of abstraction is necessary to translate Zhenguan Zhengyao, a classic of Eastern statecraft, into modern organizational theory? 2. Research Abstract Zhenguan Zhengyao is a record of the words and actions of Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin), the second emperor of … Read more

Research Notes No.104 | Formalizing the Cassandra Tragedy with the OS Collapse Model

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1. Purpose This note formalizes the “Cassandra Tragedy” not as a moral tale, but as a structural inevitability under an OS collapse model defined by resilience (self-recovery capacity) and collapse pressure PPP.It also links Cassandra’s role to the concept of an admonishing advisor (remonstrating minister) as discussed in governance literature such as Zhenguan Zhengyao. 2. … Read more