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Organisation

An Organisation is an Entity composed of multiple Actors pursuing shared Goals through coordinated Activities, with defined Roles, Authorities, and Processes.

Semantic Identity

semantic_id: wsf:Organisation
preferred_name: Organisation
aliases: [Enterprise, Institution, Agency]
status: Baseline
version: 0.1.0
classification: Tier 3 (Specialisation)
parent: wsf:Entity
defined_by: ADR-WSF-08, ADR-WSF-15
authority: WSF

Definition

A Organisation is a structured Entity of Actors with shared Goals, Roles, and Authorities.

Organisations coordinate Actors toward Goals. Organisations define Roles for Members. Organisations establish Policies governing behaviour.

A Organisation is NOT:

  • An individual Actor (use Actor or Entity);
  • An informal group without shared structure (use Entity);
  • A System without social structure (use System);

Scope and Application

Organisations include enterprises, government agencies, NGOs, informal collectives. Organisation Boundaries MAY be legal, functional, or social.

Differentia

Organisations have Members (Actors); Organisations have Governance (Rules, Policies); Organisations have Purposes (Goals); Organisations have Boundaries (membership, scope)

Canonical Examples

OTCHERE Inc : an Organisation (enterprise) composed of Actors (employees, contractors), with defined Roles (Employer, Employee), Authorities (Capability Governance), and Goals (Order Fulfillment Excellence).

Cross-References

  • ADR-WSF-08
  • ADR-WSF-15
  • wsf:Entity : the parent foundational concept
  • /wsf-examples/ : worked examples

Organisation is a Tier 3 specialisation. Status: Baseline.