In order to place Weick's vision regarding Organizational information Theory into proper working context, exploring his view regarding what constitutes the organization and how its individuals embody that construct might yield significant insights.
Fixation (histology), a solution used to preserve or harden fresh tissue of cell specimens for microscopic examination; Fixative (perfumery), a substance used to reduce the evaporation rate and improve stability when added to more volatile components
An intensional definition, also called a connotative definition, specifies the necessary and sufficient conditions for a thing being a member of a specific set. Any definition that attempts to set out the essence of something, such as that by genus and differentia, is an intensional definition.An extensional definition, also called a denotative definition, of a concept or term specifies its extension. It is a list naming every object that is a member of a specific set.ivisio and partitio are classical terms for definitions. A partitio is simply an intensional definition. A divisio is not an extensional definition, but an exhaustive list of subsets of a set, in the sense that every member of the divided set is a member of one of the subsets.