One of the problems with traditional computational models of reality is that information, I, is assumed to be mostly accessible for the asking, but theory and traditional models of organizations work very poorly and are ineffective (Werck & Quinn, 1999). In contrast, we offer a physics model of uncertainty for oganizations which assumes that I is mostly inaccessible, and that organizations must...

The Sa’dan Toraja of upland Sulawesi, Indonesia have long been celebrated in the anthropological literature for their elaborate procession-filled mortuary rituals, which draw vast networks of kith and kin to mourn, memorialise, and reaffirm familial bonds and obligations. Whether residing in the homeland or abroad, most Torajans underscore funeral rites as the most vital expression of Toraja fa...

This article takes steps from the birth and consolidation of “homeland” as central discursive engine US national security enterprise; issue with dominant scholarly interpretation geographical spatial implications its emergence in terms dissolution space spatialization policy ( Bialasiewicz et al., 2007 : 416). We adopt a multi-scalar approach to exploring discourse/practice, comparing performat...