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ORGANIZATION TYPES
MANY, MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANIZATION

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THE NATURE OF AN ORGANIZATION
The Characteristics of Organizations
	Open L070-OG-ORGANIZATIONS

SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS
SPECIFIC BIG ORGANIZATIONS A critical stage in the process of development
	Open L0200-OG-BIG-ORGANIZATIONS
SPECIFIC SMALL AND MEDIUM ORGANIZATIONS (SMEs) A critical stage in the process of development
	Open L0200-OG-SMEs

SECTOR FOCUS

BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Root cause of much of the socio-enviro-economic dysfunction Essential ... and at the same time a root cause of some of the socio enviro economic dysfunction PROVIDE A VITAL SERVICE FOR SOCIETY BUT DO NOT GENERATE VALUE ADD ... THERE PROFITS ARE A BIG COST TO SOCIETY Money, banking and financial services are a critical lubricant for the socio-enviro-economic system, but are neither the engine nor the essential fuel!
	Open L0200-OG-BANKS-FINANCIAL-SERVICES
	Open L0700-SS-BF-BANKING-FINANCE
	Open L0700-OG-BANKS-FINANCE
Hundreds of text files	Open L0200-Banking

Brands
increasingly the consumer facing identity of a corporate organization ... often used to hide reality
In many case the BRAND is more important to the consumer than the product. Brand reputation is one of the main connections that a seller has with the customer, and this is enabled and maintained by the advertising industry. Loss of brand reputation is a major risk for every organization that sells using brand identity.

Open L0200-OG-BRANDS

Benefit Corporations (B-Corp)
Not all jurisdictions in the United States allow incorporation as a 'benefit' corporation.
In my experience managers of for profit organizations have been concerned that they are constrained from 'doing good' when it is likely that doing good will degrade theire profit performance. Accordingly they have welcomed the idea of the 'benefit corporation' where it becomes possible for the mission of the organization to include doing good even where it iwll degrade profit performance.

Certified Benefit Corporations
Certification is provided by B-Lab according to an evolving standard. It is valid for two years. The certification is available no matter what the form of organization and the jurisdiction of the incorporation.

COMPANIES ... BIG DOMINANT MULTISTATE COMPANIES in manufacturing, resource extraction, distribution, etc. (not banking) BIG COMPANIES DOMINATE THE MODERN SOCIO-ENVIRO-ECONOMIC SYSTEM ... THEIR EFFICIENCY IS A KEY DRIVER OF PROGRESS Because of their scale they have an outsize impact on the system as a whole. The performance of companies has been a key to major change in the past and will continue into the future. The profit measure served well in the past, but this has changed and a more refined set of measures is required for an efficient future ... that is True Value Accounting
	Open L0200-OG-COMPANIES
	Open L0700-RE-COMPANIES
	Open L0200-ORGS-COMPANIES
	GO SlideNav-for-TVA #OCN
Multi-Jurisdication-Companies ... mainly to avoid taxation and regulation	Open L0200-OG-Multi-Jurisdication-Companies

COOPERATIVES --- Cooperatives / Collectives A FORM OF ORGANIZATION THAT PUTS STAKEHOLDERS OTHER THAN THE INVESTORS AT THE CENTER an old and important idea that has been sidelined in favor of investor owned and investor benefit organizations Cooperatives have proved to be an effective form of organization for society, but less popular with the investment community
	Open L0200-OG-COOPERATIVES
	Open L0200-ORGS-COOPERATIVES
	Open L0700-RE-COOPERATIVES
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE / HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SOCIO-ENVIRO-ECONOMIC SYSTEM BUT WEAK BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE ACCESS TO RESOURCES These institutions have an important role in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and development aid. International Development Assistance / Humanitarian Relief a part of the organizational ecosystem that should not be needed
	Open L0200-ORGS-IDA-HR
	Open L0200-OG-IDA-Humanitarian-Relief

FINANCE Companies of interest in the FINANCE segment ... Most of these organizations are working in the 'impact investing' space in various capacities
	Open L0200-OG-FINANCE

FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS ... as in accountancy, law, architecture, music, engineering, health, teachers, etc.

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES, PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS an old and important idea that has been sidelined in favor of investor owned and investor benefit organizations Many things are best done by government, but these things should be done efficiently. Low efficiency, poor accounting, accountability and transparency are big issues in government. Government has a poor track record in handling corruption at all levels. an old and important idea that has been sidelined in favor of investor owned and investor benefit organizations
	Open L0200-OG-GOVT-AGENCIES
	Open L0200-ORGS-GOVT-AGENCIES
	Open L0700-RE-ORGS-GOVERNMENT

Healthcare a big part of the modern economy but badly managed and badly served by prevailing management metrics and politics
	Open L0700-RE-HEALTHCARE
	Open L0200-OG-HEALTHCARE
	Open L0200-ORGS-HEALTHCARE

HUMANITARIAN RELIEF a part of the organizational ecosystem that should not be needed
	Open L0700-RE-HUMANITARIAN-RELIEF
	Open L0200-ORGS-IDA-HR

INDUSTRIES Industries are similar to sectors. Compared to a sector, an industry has more focus. There may be several industries within a sector. Companies identify with an industry.
	Open list0300-INDUSTRIES

International Development Assistance / Humanitarian Assistance a part of the organizational ecosystem that should not be needed
	Open L0700-RE-HUMANITARIAN-RELIEF
	Open L0200-OG-IDA-HR

Initiatives ... The critical first step in implementing an idea ... A critical stage in the process of development
	Open L0700-RE-INITIATIVES
	Open L0200-OG-INITIATIVES
	Open L0200-ORGS-INITIATIVES

THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ... POLICE, COURTS AND PRISONS The JUSTICE SYSTEM comprising POLICE, COURTS AND PRISONS needs to deter crime, to punish and to rehabilitate. Some police capabilities and performance are exceptional while some police behavior is reprehensible. These are important elements of a just and civilized society.
	Open L0700-SI-POLICE

Markets an important part of the economic system, but increasingly gamed to create financial wealth while doing nothing for the real economy Markets are central to the idea of a free economy, but the way markets work in the modern enviro-socio-ecomomic system is not the way free markets really work. Understanding the way modern markets are working is an important part of understanding how the modern enviro-soci-economic system works and how things need to be changed.
	Open L0700-RE-MARKETS
	Open L0200-OG-MARKETS
	Open L0200-ORGS-MARKETS

THE MILITARY The MILITARY and the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX have become very large and very powerful. They absorb a huge amount of wealth, and it is not clear whether the value fo the military establishment justifies these costs.
	Open L0700-SI-MILITARY-INDUSTRY-COMPLEX

MULTILATERAL and INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS - Multilaterial Organizations (MLOs) International Development Banks / Intergovernmental Agencies / etc. ... like the WORLD BANK, the UNITED NATIONS, REGIONAL GROUPINGS These institutions have an important role in providing a framework of governance that goes beyond national boundaries
	Open L0700-RE-MLOs
	Open L0200-OG-MLOs
	Open L0200-ORGS-MLOs

Networks / Platforms Networks have been enabled by technology, but ability to grow does not correlate well with ability to do worthwhile things
	Open L0200-OG-NETWORKS
	Open L0200-ORGS-NETWORKS

Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) / Not for Profits (NPOs) AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SOCIO-ENVIRO-ECONOMIC SYSTEM BUT WEAK BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE ACCESS TO RESOURCES These institutions have an important role in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and development aid. a part of the organizational ecosystem that draws attention to problems but can do little to fix them
	Open L0700-RE-ORGS-NGOs
	Open L0200-OG-NGOs-NPOs
	Open L0200-ORGS-NGOs-NPOs

ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
MANY DIFFERENT FORMS TO SUIT DIFFERENT PURPOSES AND SITUATIONS
A successful society needs ORGANIZATION and ORGANIZATIONS. There are many different forms of organization with very different socio-enviro-economic imnpact. Metrics about organizational performance have been goood for investors but less good for society and the environment. A major goal of TVA is to even this playing field.

ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUIT DIFFERENT PURPOSES AND SITUATIONS
The idea that 'less government' is better government is an easy idea to communicate ... but the reality is that in many cases more government is actually better. The issue is the effectiveness of government, and in too many cases government programs and practices are not fit for purpose and badly run.
Nevertheless ... good government can make a huge difference!

Professional Firms professional firms serve to advise in areas such as law, accountancy and consultancy
	Open L0700-RE-PROFESSIONAL-FIRMS
	Open L0200-OG-PROFESSIONAL-FIRMS
	Open L0200-ORGS-PROFESSIONAL-FIRMS

Regulators ... in manufacturing, resource extraction, distribution, etc. (not banking)
	Open L0200-OG-Regulators

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) SMALL BUSINESS / SMEs AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SOCIO-ENVIRO-ECONOMIC SYSTEM BUT OFTEN INEFFICIENT AND DISADVANTAGED an important part of the economic ecosystem, but only a part and in many ways a constraint on progress Small business is an important part of a community, but seriously disadvantaged relative to the efficienty of the very large corporate organizations
	Open L0700-RE-ORGS-SMEs
	Open L0200-OG-SMEs
	Open L0200-ORGS-SMEs

THINK TANKS / POLICY RESEARCH sometimes very useful, but often merely a way to promote political ideology without addressing underlying ctitical issues A USEFUL PART OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY UNLESS THEY ARE DRIVEN BY IDEOLOGY RATHER THAN RESEARCH AND FACTS These institutions have an important role in providing politicians with talking points and a basis for legislation
	Open L0200-OG-THINK-TANKS
	Open L0700-RE-THINK-TANKS
	Open L0200-ORGS-THINK-TANKS