Name of the concept | Definition | Compliance with the defintion of a self-managing organization |
|---|---|---|
Holacracy | No predominant definition. According to HolacracyOne (2022) it is “a new way of structuring and running your organization that replaces conventional management. Power is distributed throughout a concrete organizational structure – giving individuals and teams freedom while staying aligned to the organization’s purpose.” | Radical Decentralization of AuthorityOrganization-wideFormal system |
Teal organization | No predominant definition. In teal organization self-management replaces the hierarchical pyramid. As a guiding metaphor, teal organizations can be seen as living systems with own creative potential and sense of direction (Laloux, 2014) | Radical Decentralization of AuthorityOrganization-wideFormal system |
Freedom-form (F-form) organization | A F-form is defined as an “organizational form that allows employees complete freedom and responsibility to take actions they decide are best” (Getz, 2009, p. 35) | Criteria not sufficiently specified |
Boss-less firm | At a boss-less organizations “identification and evaluation of promising opportunities and allocation of employees to those tasks are left to the employees themselves” (Ketkar & Workiewicz, 2021, p. 963) | Criteria not sufficiently specified |