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vr.tr.management · thing-q2920921

Let an agent handle management by function, level, domain, methods and accountability.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Scope What is managed.

Domain

Field.

Domain

Domain.

  1. What is being managed: people, projects, resources? definition
  2. Which specific entry fits? action

Level

Team to executive.

Level

Level.

  1. At which organisational level? definition
  2. Who reports to whom? provenance
Functions What managers do.

Planning

Objectives.

Planning

Planning.

  1. What objectives are set, and how? definition
  2. Are they measurable? measurement

Leading

People.

Leading

Leading.

  1. How are people led and supported? definition
  2. How is feedback given? action
Control Performance.

Monitoring

KPIs.

Monitoring

Monitoring.

  1. Which indicators track performance? measurement
  2. How often are they reviewed? measurement

Systems

Standards.

Systems

Management systems.

  1. Is a certified management system in place? provenance
  2. Which standard? provenance
Accountability Governance.

Governance

Oversight.

Governance

Governance.

  1. Who oversees management? provenance
  2. How are decisions documented? provenance

Ethics

Conduct.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. Which codes of conduct apply? provenance
  2. How are concerns raised? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
building designer, nature-based solutions, hospital administration, hospital materials management, hospital medication systems, hospital shared services, hospital distribution systems, hospital nuclear medicine department, centralized hospital services, hospital restructuring, hospital-physician relations, hospital shops

What it is Filled

The coordination and control of people, resources and activities to achieve an organisation goals, through planning, organising, leading and controlling, in fields such as business, hospitals, projects and natural resources.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle management by function, level, domain, methods and accountability.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Coordination and control
  • Plans, organises, leads, controls
  • Levels from team to executive
  • Accountable for results

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Monitor workers covertly or beyond what law and agreements allow.
  • Make hiring, firing or discipline decisions without a human.
  • Hide risks or failures from those who need to know.
  • Use performance data that discriminates on protected characteristics.

Only with a human decision

  • Decisions on people's jobs, pay or discipline.

May

  • Help managers plan, schedule and report on work.
  • Summarise performance data honestly and with context.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Managers hold power over workers' livelihoods.
  • Algorithmic management can dehumanise work.

Who is affected

  • Workers
  • Managers
  • Customers

Owners Filled

Steward

The organisation's leadership and those it appoints.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1783823 - registry parent class
  • Q29017603 - registry parent class
  • Q338754 - registry parent class

related

  • coordination and control - category
  • organization - context
  • management system - framework
  • business process management - practice

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.management
  • Wikidata: Q2920921 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920921)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Management functions and roles
  • Domains such as hospital administration
  • Management systems standards
  • Plans, meetings, reports, dashboards and decisions.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • plan and set objectives
  • organise resources and people
  • monitor performance
  • improve with management systems

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Unclear objectives
  • Poor communication
  • Lack of accountability

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ISO management system standards (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001)
  • Corporate governance codes
  • Director and officer duties

Context of use required Filled

  • Getting things done effectively through organisations.
  • general management
  • project management
  • operations management
  • healthcare administration
  • natural resource management

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2920921: management - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Management - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should management domains be separate entries?
  • How should management systems be linked?
  • Registry aliases include unrelated roles; how should they be cleaned?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2920921/spec.json