Organizational Boundaries

Based on the defining characteristics of organizational individuals under Intelligenism, the boundaries of an organization exhibit continuous dynamic changes. As different organizational individuals (members) are added or removed over time and as business activities unfold, particularly for consumers or suppliers, their time as organizational individuals is relatively short if they are solely regarded as consumers or goods and services suppliers (without other roles) and if their consumption or supply does not involve after-sales service terms or corresponding rule constraints. According to the rule that “any individual with direct rights and responsibilities delineated by the organization can be considered an organizational individual,” the number of organizational individuals in an Intelligenism organization will be significantly larger than in traditional commercial organizations. Moreover, organizations can develop more personalized identification schemes for their organizational individuals, thereby expanding the total number and types of organizational individuals, making the organization’s boundaries not only dynamic but also relatively fluid. Due to the variability and continuous dynamic nature of this definition of organizational individuals, more individuals have the potential to become organizational individuals of a given organization and participate in its planning and development.