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Organisation (ZI045)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: zi045.ttl

Name
Organisation
Kind
Type
Definition
An actor that has a purpose and a set of interrelated roles fulfilled by persons who perform activities in the pursuit of objectives which fulfil that purpose
Description
An organisation is typicaly a formanised entity established around, a) a stated goal, agenda, costitution or code, b) recognised leadership and decision making (individual or commitee), c) organised actions and/or activites, d) organised communication and processes, e) recognised membership, personnel and/or employees. An organisation may be an independent, standalone entity, or it may be part of a larger organisation by which it is controlled and to which it reports. Examples of an organisation include (but are not limited to) a government institution, a company, a department, a branch of an organisation, a club team, a school body, an army, a volunteer group, and a community association. An organisation may document its purpose (for example, in a mission statement) or communicate it by other means. In practice, organisational purposes and the objectives established in order to achieve those purposes are typically complex. Subordinate organisations may be assigned to specialized objectives. Organisations and their subdivisions may have members (for example, member countries of the United Nations, or donor members of a public radio station), but some organisations do not have members. An organisation may have a legitimate standing within some legal framework. Unlike members of social groups (such as ethnic groups), actors that fill a role (for example, an employee) in an organisation might not identify with the organisation.
Accepted
2022-08-23
Defined by
IPHG POI WG
Subtype of
ZI044 Actor Entity
Attributes
Associations
RWOI terms naming it

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.