The Relational Process Structure

2018 ◽  
pp. 53-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Steinau ◽  
Kevin Andrews ◽  
Manfred Reichert
Keyword(s):  
Process Structure ◽  
Relational Process

scholarly journals Coordinating large distributed relational process structures

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Steinau ◽  
Kevin Andrews ◽  
Manfred Reichert
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Decentralized Coordination ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Coordination Process ◽  
Management Paradigms ◽  
Distributed Process ◽  
Process Structure ◽  
Relational Process

Abstract Representing a business process as a collaboration of interacting processes has become feasible with the emergence of data-centric business process management paradigms. Usually, these interacting processes have relations and, thereby, form a complex relational process structure. The interactions of processes within this relational process structure need to be coordinated to arrive at a meaningful overall business goal. However, relational process structures may become arbitrarily large. With the use of cloud technology, they may additionally be distributed over multiple nodes, allowing for scalability. Coordination processes have been proposed to coordinate relational process structures, where processes may have one-to-many and many-to-many relations at run-time. This paper shows how multiple coordination processes can be used in a decentralized fashion to more efficiently coordinate large, distributed process structures. The main challenge of using multiple coordination processes is to effectively realize the coordination responsibility of each coordination process. Key components of the solution are the subsidiary principle and the hierarchy of the relational process structure. Finally, an implementation of the coordination process concept based on microservices was developed, which allows for fast and concurrent enactment of multiple, decentralized coordination processes in large, distributed process structures.

The Unfortunate Misinterpretation of Miss Follett

Public Voices ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Stout ◽  
Jeannine M Love
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Intellectual ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Process Ontology ◽  
Forthcoming Book ◽  
Relational Process

Mary Follett was both a woman in public service in myriad roles from social worker to presidential advisor and a female public intellectual giving voice to what would later be called a feminist perspective. Based on a forthcoming book, this paper summarizes the fullness of Follett’s thinking and discusses the manner in which she is frequently misinterpreted in the literature, arguing that these misunderstandings are due to a lack of awareness of, or ability to grasp, her underlying relational process ontology. Misinterpretations in both the management and public administration literature are considered, ending with a call for scholars in both specializations to reconsider their interpretations from a more in-depth understanding of her work.

Yarning as protected space: relational accountability in research

2021 ◽  
pp. 117718012098615
Author(s):  
Stuart Barlo ◽  
William (Bill) Edgar Boyd ◽  
Margaret Hughes ◽  
Shawn Wilson ◽  
Alessandro Pelizzon
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Indigenous Australian ◽  
Australian Context ◽  
Data History ◽  
Research Relationships ◽  
Relational Accountability ◽  
Relational Process ◽  
The Way

In this article, we open up Yarning as a fundamentally relational methodology. We discuss key relationships involved in Indigenous research, including with participants, Country, Ancestors, data, history, and Knowledge. We argue that the principles and protocols associated with the deepest layers of yarning in an Indigenous Australian context create a protected space which supports the researcher to develop and maintain accountability in each of these research relationships. Protection and relational accountability in turn contribute to research which is trustworthy and has integrity. Woven throughout the article are excerpts of a yarn in which the first author reflects on his personal experience of this research methodology. We hope this device serves to demonstrate the way yarning as a relational process of communication helps to bring out deeper reflection and analysis and invoke accountability in all of our research relationships.

scholarly journals Process–Structure–Properties in Polymer Additive Manufacturing

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1098
Author(s):  
Swee Leong Sing ◽  
Wai Yee Yeong
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Polymer Additive ◽  
Process Structure ◽  
Structure Properties

Additive manufacturing (AM) methods have grown and evolved rapidly in recent years [...]

Growth mechanism of rGO/CDs by electrospun calcination process: Structure and application

FlatChem ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 100195
Author(s):  
Vinit Sharma ◽  
Gun Anit Kaur ◽  
Neeraj Gupta ◽  
Mamta Shandilya
Keyword(s):  
Growth Mechanism ◽  
Calcination Process ◽  
Process Structure
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