POLS 2250 Lecture Notes - Homeostasis
2 Mar 2013
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January 28, 2013 pols2250 t. mau. Dominant and organization theory in the 1960s. Daniel katz and robert kahn concept of the open" system [vs. closed system] Focus is on the external environment of the organization. System an organized collection of parts united by prescribed interactions and designed for the accomplishment of specific goals . 9 common characteristics importation of energy input people, human resources, financial resources, raw materials as needed: throughput. Creating new product, creating new public policy, training people: output. New road, new bridge, service the state is ultimately providing information input, negative feedback, coding: cycle of events, negative entropy, steady state, dynamic homeostasis, differentiation, equifinality. Governments have many options at their disposal.
