Clinical Organizational Science (COS) and Implementation Science: Differences and Complementarity with CFIR

CFIR excels in diagnosing implementation factors and contextual conditions, while COS theorizes the intervention mechanisms for interaction structures within those contexts. DroR Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Makoto Yamanaka), a research and practice firm that observes and designs the 'invisible interaction structures' of organizations based on complex systems science and neuroscience, has published the paper 'Clinical Organizational Science: An Integrative Framework for Structural Intervention in Complex Organizations' in the Organizational Psychology section of the international academic journal 'Frontiers in Psychology.' The English news release for this paper was distributed via EurekAlert!, and the overall problem statement of COS has been featured on the international science news site Phys.org. This release organizes the differences between CFIR and COS, as well as their complementary relationship with implementation science. This release is part of the Clinical Organizational Science (COS) commentary series distributed from May 7 to June 5. This installment addresses the positioning of CFIR (Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research) and COS, organizing how COS connects with existing theories, where it expands, and what verifiable questions it presents.