Organizations as Systems

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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.

car

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 ______.

<p>choices</p> Signup and view all the answers

The systems perspective was introduced by Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1956,1968), who proposed that all ______ have predictable tendencies or behaviors.

<p>systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concept advocated by Katz and Kahn in their book?

<p>Organizations as systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of organizations as systems?

<p>Alive, organic, dynamic, and complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who introduced the systems perspective?

<p>Ludwig von Bertalanffy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the predictable tendencies or behaviors of systems?

<p>Open/closed exchange and interdependence</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of a system in the physical world.

<p>Braking system in a car</p> Signup and view all the answers

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