Bad Outcomes make it easier to see group agency

Some say one can’t ascribe agency to organizations. They argue that group agency is just shorthand when we can’t be bothered to detail the motives and actions of all the individuals involved. Cases where a group acts in a way that most if not all its members would disavow make it easier to see collective agency.

CEO-employee agency loops

I’m intrigued by the relationship between ogregores and individuals, such as between employee groups and leaders. The usual assumption is that the CEO directs employees, but I suspect employees can direct the CEO, too. That is, employees and CEOs can form a principal-agent loop.

Ogregore taxonomy and ethology

A question from Matt Nesselrodt got me thinking again about the natural history of ogregores. Assuming that the central goal of the Big Five tech companies is profit, Matt wondered what their secondary goals might be. And are such goals unique to each company?