A Nonlinear Systems-Theoretica...
A Nonlinear Systems-Theoretical Model of Organizational Singularization under Volatility
This preprint introduces the Integrations-Resonance Model (IRM) as a nonlinear systems-theoretical framework for analyzing organizational singularization under conditions of volatility and efficiency pressure. Singularization is conceptualized not as chaos or inevitable decline, but as a restrictive attractor state emerging from the interaction of four structural variables: Strategic Reserve (R), Feedback Permeability (F), Efficiency/Exploitation (E), and an endogenous Self-Reference Index (N) representing escalation dynamics. The model formalizes these interactions through coupled nonlinear differential equations with stochastic perturbations. A central contribution is the identification of “False Efficiency”: as feedback permeability declines, perceived short-term capacity increases due to reduced friction, masking structural blindness. Singularization occurs when reserve and feedback permeability fall below critical thresholds over sustained time windows (Lock-in condition). IRM rejects teleological decline assumptions and instead describes probabilistic phase transitions between adaptive resonance, singularization, and volatility-induced collapse. The framework integrates second-order cybernetics, organizational systems theory, psychological escalation mechanisms, and computational system dynamics. The model is presented as a qualitative simulation framework intended for theoretical clarification and structural diagnosis. It does not claim deterministic prediction but provides a formal vocabulary for analyzing systemic fragility, hyper-stability, and metastable organizational states. systems theory nonlinear dynamics organizational resilience singularization attractor dynamics feedback permeability strategic reserve volatility computational social science second-order cybernetics