LEC 3 Flashcards
What are the three stages in the evolution of safety and security management as presented in the lecture?
The three stages are: Safety & Security management 1.0 (safety engineering), Safety & Security management 2.0 (‘humanized’ safety management system), and Safety & Security management 3.0 (network/governance safety management system).
What are the key characteristics of network relations in the context of safety and security governance?
Network relations are primarily horizontal instead of hierarchical, and network structure tends towards evolution instead of design. There is also distributed densemaking, meaning making, decision making, and information, with governance as coordination.
What are the two main perspectives in the debate on the definition of an organisation according to the lecture?
The debate centres on viewing an organisation as either a rational collaboration between individual behaviour or as an institution that shapes individual behaviour.
According to March & Olsen, what are the two contrasting logics that influence behaviour in organisations?
The two logics are the logic of consequences and the logic of appropriateness.
Briefly describe the institutional logics perspective.
The institutional logics perspective is a metatheoretical framework for analysing the interrelationships among institutions, individuals, and organisations in social systems. It examines how individual and organisational actors are influenced by their situation in multiple social locations within an interinstitutional system.
Name some examples of institutional orders within the interinstitutional system as identified by Thornton.
Examples include the institutional orders of the family, religion, state, market, professions, and corporation.
According to Thornton’s ideal types, what is the root metaphor associated with the market?
The root metaphor associated with the market is transaction.
What is the primary source of legitimacy for the state as an ideal type in the interinstitutional system?
The primary source of legitimacy for the state is democratic participation.
What is the basis of norms for actors operating under the logic of the profession?
The basis of norms for professionals is associational membership.
According to the lecture, how does the institutional perspective explain organisational behaviour? Provide one example.
The institutional perspective explains organisational behaviour by considering the influence of broader social norms and logics. For example, family and community embedded businesses may downsize slower than corporations due to different underlying institutional logics.
What is the primary institutional logic associated with government actors (bureaucracy) according to the lecture?
The primary institutional logic associated with government actors is power, democracy + rule of law.
List some characteristics of Weber’s bureaucratic ideal type.
Characteristics include bureau, hierarchy, formalization, rule-based operation, and specialized/skilled/trained personnel.
How might market actors view safety and security issues, according to the institutional logic perspective?
Market actors are likely to view safety and security in terms of costs, investments, and trade-offs, where safety/security = money.
How might government actors view safety and security issues through the lens of their institutional logic?
Government actors are likely to view safety and security in terms of rules and accountability, where safety/security = power.
What is meant by institutional alignment in the context of a cybersecurity network?
Institutional alignment refers to the areas where government actors, business actors, and professional/social actors find common ground or shared understanding based on their respective institutional logics.
