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:Organization by kind (kinds are values, not classes — Principle 9) and avoid reusing an ill-fitting seed; mint a fresh gmeow:OrganizationType individual when the kind is missing.

How to use

• Reference a seeded gmeow:OrganizationType individual from an organization via gmeow: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.