Die Organisationen der Gesellschaft

Nassehi, Armin

doi:10.1007/978-3-322-80453-2_17

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“…We approach these questions by means of a comparative look at the relationship between organization and morality in terms of a theory of society. In doing so, we build on existing groundwork on the relation between society and organization based on the theory of social systems (Drepper, 2018;Nassehi, 2002;Ortmann et al, 1997;Tacke, 2001). Our overall aim is to relate this literature to two prominent debates of general interest to the study of organizations.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Organization and Societymentioning

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The demoralization of society and the proliferation of organization

Rachlitz

Grossmann-Hensel

Friedl

2021

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PurposeIn this paper, the authors aim to clarify the relationship between organization and society. They argue that the proliferation of organization in modernity has not yet been properly understood in light of the absence of organization in premodern times. The authors therefore ask: Why do organizations proliferate? Why do they proliferate in such manifold organizational forms? And how can these heterogeneous forms nevertheless be related to a common problem to which organizations provide a solution? A comparative historical analysis based on the theory of social systems reveals that organizations fill a gap which the decline of morality as an integrative success medium created.Design/methodology/approachThe paper develops a conceptual framework focusing on the theory of media within Luhmann’s theory of social systems as a point of departure. The authors discuss the concept of “interpenetration” to assess the relation between morality and organization. They raise several follow-up questions for future empirical research, most prominently pertaining to the relationship between organization and digitalization.FindingsThe main finding is that morality can be conceptualized as a specific success medium (alongside religion and symbolically generalized communication media) which used to structure premodern societies by means of social and interhuman interpenetration at once. Modern society instead employs two differentiated forms of interpenetration: Social interpretation through organizations and interhuman interpenetration through love relationships. These centripetal counterforces help to mediate the centrifugal forces unleashed by the full development of modern success media. Modern society critically depends on the proliferation of organizations.Originality/valueThis paper examines the relationship between morality and organization not from the perspective of interaction or organization, but from the perspective of society. This approach provides novel insights in that it opens up promising avenues of comparison between organization and other social forms. Understanding the distinctively modern “success story” of organization as a social form makes it possible to ask about corresponding potentials and limitations, but also alternative possibilities. In doing so, the authors depart from most studies of organizations grounded in social systems theory as the authors primarily focus on Luhmann’s theory of media (as opposed to the theory of differentiation).

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Section: The Relationship Between Organization and Societymentioning

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“…The coupling of different functional logics of society (Kneer, 2001, p. 409;Lieckweg, 2001;Luhmann, 2018, p. 316 ff. ;Nassehi, 2002;Tacke, 2001;Tacke and Drepper, 2018, p. 106 ff. ;Wehrsig and Tacke, 1992).…”

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The demoralization of society and the proliferation of organization

Rachlitz

Grossmann-Hensel

Friedl

2021

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“…Following a social systems theory perspective on the health care system [ 9 , 10 ], we distinguish between three different system levels: First, a macro level that is relevant for defining legal, financial and organizational frameworks, which refers to function systems and includes lead organizations in Austria such as the ministry of health, health insurance funds, associations of therapy providers, etc. [ 10 ]. The second, the “meso level”, includes the organizational level of supply and demand, such as outpatient clinics, hospitals, and other service organizations that use psychotherapeutic interventions (constituting a wide range from employment services to prisons).…”

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Expert Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy

Löffler-Stastka,

Ronge-Toloraya,

Hassemer

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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The effectiveness of psychotherapeutic care, as well as the implementation of adequate improvements, are in question. A qualitative interview study was carried out in a cyclical research design with a comparative analysis on the basis of thematic coding using Grounded Theory Methodology. An overview of the design, sampling procedure, and data analysis is given. A variety of critical perspectives emerged concerning the state of psychotherapeutic care in Austria. Two perspectives are presented in this paper as interim results: a health care administration perspective states a general lack of knowledge and a possible unmet need, problematizes the underutilized benefit of psychotherapists and describes a shift in regard to the issue of effectiveness of care to the topic of access to psychotherapeutic care and to a problem with the care and work ethics of professionals. In this perspective, one solution may be to implement intermediary organizations, clearinghouses with multi-professional teams, comprehensive documentation and an indication-oriented approach. The health insurance perspective also claims the organization-specific action problem and the lack of rules for clearing in such intermediary organizations, as well as the relevance of regulated, limited access to psychotherapy.

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