Organization Type
- CURIE:
gmeow:OrganizationType - IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/OrganizationType
- Category: class
- Defined by:
gmeow:slices/organization - Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)
The kind of an organization — a VALUE, never an Organization subclass. The set is open; a kind not among the seed individuals is a FRESH gmeow:OrganizationType individual carrying rdfs:label, not a new class.
Structure
Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue
Practical Pattern
Use gmeow:OrganizationType as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.
Usage Advice
Use when
- Use as the value vocabulary for the organization-kind axis — the open set (company, nonprofit, government body, association, collaboration, …) referenced through
gmeow:organizationType.
Avoid when
- Avoid subclassing
gmeow:Organizationby kind (kinds are values, not classes — Principle 9) and avoid reusing an ill-fitting seed; mint a freshgmeow:OrganizationTypeindividual when the kind is missing.
How to use
- Reference a seeded
gmeow:OrganizationTypeindividual from an organization viagmeow:organizationType, or mint a new individual carrying rdfs:label and skos:definition when the open set lacks the kind.
Examples
- ex:orgTypeCooperative a
gmeow:OrganizationType; rdfs:label "cooperative"@en.