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Systems are found in the physical, biological, and ______ worlds.
Systems are found in the physical, biological, and ______ worlds.
social
Examples include the braking system in a ______, the nervous system in the human body, and a customer relations department in an organization.
Examples include the braking system in a ______, the nervous system in the human body, and a customer relations department in an organization.
car
Katz and Kahn (1978), in their classic book The Social Psychology of Organizations, advocate for thinking about organizations as ______ systems.
Katz and Kahn (1978), in their classic book The Social Psychology of Organizations, advocate for thinking about organizations as ______ systems.
alive
As systems, organizations make ______.
As systems, organizations make ______.
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The systems perspective was introduced by Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1956,1968), who proposed that all ______ have predictable tendencies or behaviors.
The systems perspective was introduced by Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1956,1968), who proposed that all ______ have predictable tendencies or behaviors.
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What is the main concept advocated by Katz and Kahn in their book?
What is the main concept advocated by Katz and Kahn in their book?
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What are the characteristics of organizations as systems?
What are the characteristics of organizations as systems?
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Who introduced the systems perspective?
Who introduced the systems perspective?
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What are the predictable tendencies or behaviors of systems?
What are the predictable tendencies or behaviors of systems?
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Give an example of a system in the physical world.
Give an example of a system in the physical world.
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