Action

Action
See also
Ergonomic system Types of logistics costs Workplace Work Cost structure Ergonomics Effective system of control Motivating Principles and features of organizational structure

Processes in organizations usually take the form of human action. The action is a conscious, deliberate and arbitrary behaviour.

Elements of the action

perpetrator - in the praxeological sense it is always a man/woman (employee, manager),
purpose of the action - internal or externally imposed stimulus provoking the perpetrator to act,
result of the operation - the result, the result of intentional and / or unintentional (loss, failure), a product or a product,
means and methods - methods used to achieve an outcome
conditions - circumstances of the action, time, space and context-related activities, including external factors which influence the perpetrator.
equipment - tools, machinery, technical equipment used by the perpetrator to achieve a result of action.
material - a resource, material, raw material processed by the perpetrator using the apparatus and the means and methods to achieve the results.
justification for action - rational reasons for taking the actions and intentions of the perpetrator.

See also:

Rothbard, M. N. (1976). Praxeology: The methodology of Austrian economics. The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics, 19-39.