MGT 3200 Chapter : CH 3 4 Environment Of Management Outline
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The organization as an open system: open to its environment; have to interact with external environment to survive, organization has to change with environment: the three basic characteristics. Inputs (raw materials and resources) open to environment: suppliers. Outputs (goods and services) open to environment: customers: six additional characteristics. Negative entropy- try to prevent the decline of systems overtime. Buffering the technical core try and minimize change to keep efficiency. Role differentiation and specialization make something different and unique to raise the price. Synergy team work (2+2=5) different aspects of the business should work together to make things better. Equifinality organization facing the same thing can work and structure themselves different and still be successful. The internal environment: the five organizational subsystems, production outputs, boundary spanning conducts transactions, adaptive changing when faced with problems, maintenance smooth operation up keep of the organization, management-top and middle managers.
