If it does, however, the formal scheme could be invoked to attest to it.When from the perspective of a fragmentary involvement the actual contingent outcome of one’s work cannot be appraised, or appears senseless, then it can be understood and judged in terms of its over-all functional significance by invoking the formal scheme. For example, mismanagement and waste could be defined as merely accidental or perhaps even justified, relative to the total economy of the enterprise.