Respect
       Time
       Challenge
       Philosophy of life
 

 
 
 
 
 
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        First, I acknowledge the assistance of innumerable
 scholastic encounters over many years.  Many are quoted or
 otherwise referenced in the text with no permissions
 solicited.
       Another acknowledgement facet aims at the more general
 idea of human encounter - specifically the respect, time and
 encouragement, and challenge that each person deserves by
 virtue of being human.
       Additionally, as most authors do, I acknowledge my (1)
 parents, (2) spouse, (3) family, (4) extended family, (5)
 job associates, and (6) writing associates.
       Many authors also mention their writing work in "labor
 of love" terms.  I feel this means "not primarily for the
 production of economic reward."  And I also share the
 non-monetary view in writing this work.  Thus this work
 comes out of loving labor - that of respect, time and
 encouragement, and challenge.  However - for "good work"
 there usually exists direct or indirect economic reward.
       Some authors also reference specific difficulties
 overcome or yet to be confronted.  In my case, with this
 work being a non-traditional and external dissertation, the
 future challenge points to publication of my ideas.
       With the above acknowledgements, I acknowledge my
 individual uniqueness - and hopefully a writing style which
 will continue to develop and provide the good feelings

 
 
 
 
 
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 associated with growth and learning.
       Building on the idea of continual development, one can
 conclude that I am driven by something beyond lineage,
 money, adversity, or uniqueness.  Thus I expand the
 following points to transcend the mere mention of
 individuals in an acknowledgement section -

       respect,
       time,
       challenge, and
       a philosophy of life.1
       Ariotti (1977), in editing Bronowski's (1977) short
 works, stresses a unifying philosophical theme using

 Bronowski's own words.

    There cannot be a decent philosophy, there cannot even be
    a decent science, without humanity.  For me, the
    understanding of nature has as its goal the understanding
    of human nature, and of the human condition within
    nature.  (65 ix)
       Ariotti adds that "Science, the arts, and the
 humanities...  remain facets of the same human capacity for
 imagination and understanding."  Imagination and
 understanding are human work, thus science, the arts, and
 the humanities are human work - all day, every day.

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       1 The dissertation for the degree of Doctor of
 Philosophy would seem to be the correct place for the
 expression of the author's philosophy, and especially so if
 the philosophy clashes with traditional norms.  Thus the
 spirit of academic freedom takes form in this dissertation.
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 Respect
 
       A toast to work, work, work.

    To the wisdom of the system - that human system which
    does, in fact, work.
 
    To individuals who, by nature, respond to the challenge
    of improving that human system - because we work.
 
    To those system-improving individuals, who, through
    freedom of choice; improve their self, and then go on to
    challenge others - that's the ultimate work.
        Scholarship. Who are the specific people who deserve
 acknowledgement - in the print of eternal life?  A simple
 answer - "Too many to mention."  Many people touch an
 individual's mind other than the traditional school.  And I
 have enjoyed that intimacy of mind.  Yet, at this beginning
 of what may be my writing career (and perhaps it's finish),
 I question my association with the body of scholarship.
 Simply put, I continue to have difficulty in finding
 interested parties of "like-mind."  That may simply amount
 to a personal weakness which the dissertation process will
 begin to solve.
       Personal weakness. Although the wise world waits to
 be enjoyed, our time imposes limits on specific individual
 enjoyment.  Those precious lifetime hours relentlessly tick
 away.  I acknowledge that "it's never too late" because
 choice to action continually presents opportunity.  I will

 die trying.
 
 
 
 

 
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 Time
       Because time relentlessly ticks away, the way in which
 the individual spends their limited amount becomes critical
 - in an organized sense.  The individual organization has
 the basic resource of time and thus time can be seen as
 critical.  And common sense can indicate that one's chosen
 time-consuming activities can result in enjoyment.  Yet who
 of us scientifically tracks their time?
       Are individuals afraid of that basic human time-truth
 in its closest and most universal form - the now?  Weekly
 time-truth provides one of the more important entrances into
 Theory W.
       The oldest recorded lifetime. Beyond my personal
 encounters of a 96 year grandmother and other kin heading in
 that direction, I acknowledge the longest recorded lifetime.
 Long life, although an accomplishment by itself, does not
 guarantee effectiveness - specifically the effectiveness of
 personal enjoyment.  Thus the time spent by the individual
 organization for the purpose of life enjoyment can become
 the challenge of a lifetime.  I dare say a universal
 challenge.
       The productivity or effectiveness of any one
 individual life toward enjoyment differs from the challenge
 of living a long life.  The two are separate, and to
 personally control one's own effective life requires
 acknowledgement of time measurement.2
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 Challenge
       Apart from our knowledge of people living into their
 90s, a purported decline in intelligence with age provides a
 bleak mindless future for all of us.

    Pure intelligence, having reached its height at around
    18, slowly begins to drop off.  (245 2)
       Yet instead of the traditional languish of retirement,
 our choice to stay intellectually active remains possible.

    In the more practical sciences, experience is at least as
    great a premium as IQ, and age helps.  (245 2)
       Thus time must be precious and time spending should be
 worthy of close scrutiny.
       Then comes the popular media who alert us that people
 in most of the careers shown in the following table are
 subject to age discrimination.  Thus on one hand age helps
 as in the quote above, but on the other hand only to age 50!
 And one would expect that the popular media both reflects
 and feeds the mindset of employers.

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       2Control being the comparison of plan with actual
 for the purpose of choosing further action.
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 Table 1 - Age of career usefulness
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 ARTS       composer            15+   years
            lyric poet          17-27
            painter             20+
            novelist            30+
            historian           35-50
            philosopher         40-85
 BUSINESS   computer operator   21-28
            advertising         22-30
            salesman            21-35
            personnel           30-45
            accountant          35-50
            US president        36-80
 ____________________________________________________________
 Note: (245 2).
       In our lifetimes, seemingly without fail, we celebrate
 years of age with birthdays.  Beyond those annual events,
 however, time seems to slip away for most individuals and
 organizations.  The intervening days, weeks, months, and
 quarter-years of those possible lost years are celebrated
 less than the yearly birthdays.
       Within the life of the multi-individual organization,
 yearly birthdays equate to the closings of the annual and
 monthly business cycles.  And those closings are usually
 accompanied by reports of summary and variance analysis,
 sometimes with a hint of celebration.  Thus both individuals
 and multi-member organizations have annual birthdays, and in
 many cases renewal can become the focus.
       Since yearly and other periodic celebrations can be a
 form of renewal, logic would suggest that less-than-yearly
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 reviews would offer a more manageable period for renewal.
 Thus Theory W, with its weekly control period, should
 provide a more attractive time-organization challenge for
 both individuals and multiple-individual organizations.
       Work. Growth takes time in the sense that growth
 activities take time.  More simply, growth activities are
 work, and work takes time.  To enjoy, to grow, and to work
 more effectively demands serious practice of organization
 principles.  And to that end, "There is no instant
 genius".3

 Philosophy of life
       Individuals operate their lives within certain
 philosophical conceptualizations - either consciously stated
 or unconsciously practiced.  And when an individual
 practices conscious scholarship, they can be both scientific
 and rational.  The rational side of scholarship, I believe,
 must clearly disclose one's philosophy of life.
       Doctor of Philosophy scholarship. It would follow
 from the principle of clear disclosure, that the defense of
 the terminal PhD degree would require a clear statement of
 science and transcendent rationality as part of the

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       3An operating premise frequently shared by
 K.B.Abernathy, whom at the time of my interface with him,
 was President of Mercury Marine.  He proceeded to the
 position of Board Chairman of the Brunswick Corporation.  He
 was respectful, took the time, and set the challenge.
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 dissertation.  I further believe that such a philosophic
 statement in the dissertation must appropriately tie to a
 personal statement about the writer's philosophy of life.
 Thus the ideas professed in the dissertation have a rational
 context in their quest to transcend the current body of
 knowledge.
       In my mind, a mature PhD must have a logical
 philosophical context which encompasses rationality and
 science.  And religion has a place in the philosophy of life
 statement - separate from the statement of science, yet both
 can be integrated and reconciled.  I strive to identify the
 principles that are not negotiable in a personal context.
       Religion. In terms of religious belief and basic
 human needs, I acknowledge my life philosophy in the table
 below.  Such a statement has important implications in
 leading individuals to structure effective organizations.
 
 Table 2 - Tasks of different life philosophiesa
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 Religious loveb            Basic needsc
 _______________________    ___________
 
 challenge                  growth
 time and encouragement     relatedness
 respect                    existence
 ___________________________________________________________
 Note: aLife-task items are stated in hierarchical order.
       bJesus' love as interpreted by the writings of John
 Powell,S.J.
       cDeemed statistically significant from Alderfer's
 experiments.
 

 
 
 
 
 
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       Through the scholarly referencing of these several
 life philosophies, I, in effect, recognize and acknowledge
 the transcendent purposes which this dissertation supports -
 the dissertation being much more than just a student
 exercise for me.Æ4æ Beyond the dissertation as just a
 student exercise, lies the integrated and mature exercise -
 that application of enough emotional energy to (1) make the
 action choices, and (2) complete the work tasks which
 support the individual and multi-individual organizations of
 one's life.  I think that emotional energy comes from the
 Maslow self-esteem item which is encompassed by the Alderfer
 relatedness item.  I conclude that one must have relatedness
 to learn, to grow, and to write.
       The mature PhD. Beyond the student exercise of
 referencing the religious and psychological philosophies of
 the above table, I integrate them in the table below.  The
 result being a hierarchical statement as my unique
 philosophy of life.

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       4 BGSU course EDAS797 in the Spring 1986 considered
 the dissertation at least half a student exercise - a sign
 of traditional structure in contrast to a non-traditional
 orientation of an older student.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 Table 3 - A chosen philosophy of life
 ___________________________________________________________
 
 Work tasks
 _______________________
 
 growth
 challenge
 relatedness
 time and encouragement
 respect
 existence
 ___________________________________________________________
 Note: Integration of previous tables.
       The universality of the above reaches beyond the names
 and dates of the authors.  And the reconciliation with other
 cultural views remains for future work.
       A daughter's acknowledgement. My daughter Sue
 describes me as a free spirit.  Yes, I have traveled and
 lived in many states and a few countries, yet more important
 to me, I have traveled in mind - past several opportunities
 for addiction and co-dependence.  This means that my
 thoughts have traveled to a purpose for life - more
 specifically, the reasons why life-time is spent.

 
 
             Author  ________________________________ _______
                     H.L.Otto - Kensington University    Date
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 Next
       The above table of chosen life-philosophy will be
 referenced in the introduction and will be used in the part
 on the functional organization of the individual.
       But first, the preface explores (1) the more specific
 context into which this dissertation fits, and (2) the
 development of a hierarchy of purposes for this
 dissertation.
       After the preface and introduction, we will move to a
 literature review of organization theories.  Other parts
 will (a) expose the essentials of Theory W, (b) provide
 numerous application examples, and (c) provide a pre- and
 post-test measurement for organization productivity.
       Appendix A provides insight into several proposals for
 dissertation.  Appendix C delimits the dissertation topic as
 a prerequisite for the introduction.