The Governance of Faculty from the Perspective of Self-OrganizationTheory

Abstract

Self-organization theory is devoted to solving the problem of the nature, power, and development form of an organization that is not subject to an external specific intervention. Its axiological characteristics and methodological paths are consistent with the value orientation and practical needs of the governance of faculty. The faculty of the university is a relatively independent self-organizing system with the characteristics of openness, less external intervention, coordination of internal factors, non-equilibrium, non-linearity, etc. Its central dilemma is reflected in the subjectivity of college governance, the distribution of governance power, knowledge production and other levels. From the perspective of self-organization theory, the governance logic of university faculty requires openness of self-organization, realizing the co-catalysis within the university departments, and maintaining the stability of the organizational structure in the governance of the university departments.