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The HoneyComb Paradigm for Research on Collective Human Behavior

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Hierarchy and diffusion of organizational forms.

Guido Fioretti¹, Martin Neumann²

¹Department of Management, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Frontiers in Psychology

|August 15, 2022

Summary

This study categorizes organizational forms hierarchically and analyzes communication structures driving their spread. Global communication networks are identified as the most effective for diffusing organizational forms.

Keywords:

T-pattern evolutionary social science information flows organizational ecology organizational forms organizational routines

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Area of Science:

Organizational Studies
Communication Theory
Sociology

Background:

Current typologies of organizational forms lack a unified hierarchical structure.
Understanding the diffusion mechanisms of organizational forms is crucial for organizational studies.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a hierarchical classification of organizational forms.
To analyze communication structures influencing the diffusion of organizational forms.
To propose hypotheses for future empirical research on organizational form diffusion patterns.

Main Methods:

Rationalizing and hierarchically arranging existing typologies of organizational forms.
Analyzing communication structures associated with the diffusion of different organizational forms.
Identifying stylized communication structures, particularly those with globally connected sources.

Main Results:

A hierarchical classification of organizational forms, analogous to biological taxonomy, was established.
Communication structures with multiple globally connected sources were identified as the most efficient for organizational form diffusion.
Tentative hypotheses regarding T-patterns-of-patterns for organizational forms were formulated.

Conclusions:

The proposed hierarchical structure provides a framework for understanding organizational diversity.
Effective communication networks are key drivers for the adoption and spread of organizational forms.
Future empirical research should focus on identifying and analyzing T-patterns-of-patterns to further understand organizational form dynamics.