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Course Title: Principles of Management(MGT503) |
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Managing Systems |
The systems theory |
Open versus closed systems |
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Answer to Test Yourself on Management Viewpoints and Theories (Continued) |
Answer to Test Yourself on Management Viewpoints and Theories (Continued) |
Answer to Test Yourself on Management Viewpoints and Theories (Continued) |
Answer to Test Yourself on Management Viewpoints and Theories (Continued) |
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Managing Systems |
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Another way to look at the manager’s job is from the perspective of managing systems. System:
A system is a set of interrelated and interdependent parts arranged in a manner that produces a unified whole. It’s a concept taken from the physical sciences and applied to organizations. The two basic types of systems are
Closed systems are not influenced by and do not interact with their environment.
Open systems dynamically interact with their environment. Today, when we call organization systems, we mean open systems, that is, an organization that constantly interacts with its environment. |
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