Organization of the Environment
Chapter 10
Organization of the Environment
Two main sub topics of Ch-10
• Organizational Ecology • Institutional approach
Ecology
What is Ecology?
• Greek origin • OIKOS = household/environment • LOGOS = study of… • Ecology is the study of the “house/environment” in which we live.
• Ecology is the study of interactions between
– organisms and organisms (Biotic-Living things) – organisms and their environment (Abiotic-Non living things)
Ecology Terms
• Species – A specific kind of something • Population – one species live in one place at one time
• Community – All populations (diff. species) that live in a particular area.
Ecology Terms
• Niche- an organisms role in its environment
– A position particularly well suited to that individual who occupies it
• Population Density
Density-dependent
– – – – – Disease Food Parasitism Predation Competition
Density-independent
– – – – – Temperature Storms Floods Drought Habitat Disruption
Intraspecific Interspecific
Ecology Terms
• Demographics
– Age Structure – Immigration – Emigration – Birth/Death Rate
What is Organizational Ecology?
• Organizational ecology (also organizational demography and the population ecology of organizations) • is a theoretical and empirical approach in the social sciences that is especially used in organizational studies. • Organizational ecology utilizes insights from biology, economics, and sociology, and employs statistical analysis to try to understand the conditions under which organizations
– emerge, – grow, and – die.
What is Organizational Ecology?
• The ecology of organizations seeks to understand:
– How social conditions affect the rates at which new organizations and new organizational forms arise – The rates at this organizations change forms – The rates at which organizations and forms die out – Focuses on the effects of social, economic, and political systems on these rates
– Emphasizes the
Organization of the Environment
Two main sub topics of Ch-10
• Organizational Ecology • Institutional approach
Ecology
What is Ecology?
• Greek origin • OIKOS = household/environment • LOGOS = study of… • Ecology is the study of the “house/environment” in which we live.
• Ecology is the study of interactions between
– organisms and organisms (Biotic-Living things) – organisms and their environment (Abiotic-Non living things)
Ecology Terms
• Species – A specific kind of something • Population – one species live in one place at one time
• Community – All populations (diff. species) that live in a particular area.
Ecology Terms
• Niche- an organisms role in its environment
– A position particularly well suited to that individual who occupies it
• Population Density
Density-dependent
– – – – – Disease Food Parasitism Predation Competition
Density-independent
– – – – – Temperature Storms Floods Drought Habitat Disruption
Intraspecific Interspecific
Ecology Terms
• Demographics
– Age Structure – Immigration – Emigration – Birth/Death Rate
What is Organizational Ecology?
• Organizational ecology (also organizational demography and the population ecology of organizations) • is a theoretical and empirical approach in the social sciences that is especially used in organizational studies. • Organizational ecology utilizes insights from biology, economics, and sociology, and employs statistical analysis to try to understand the conditions under which organizations
– emerge, – grow, and – die.
What is Organizational Ecology?
• The ecology of organizations seeks to understand:
– How social conditions affect the rates at which new organizations and new organizational forms arise – The rates at this organizations change forms – The rates at which organizations and forms die out – Focuses on the effects of social, economic, and political systems on these rates
– Emphasizes the