CMN 1148 Lecture : Chapter 4: Systems Approaches Lecture notes on Chapter 4: Systems Approaches
16 Oct 2011
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Interdependence: for organizations to survive they"re dependent on each. Permeable boundaries: what kind of patent is available to allow. *** encouraged to view organizations as a whole. Systems components: looking at basic elements other communication to flow in and out of the organization. How the system itself is reacting to a society. Holism: organizations as a system have more weight/authority than diff departments. Equifinality: how there are multiple (equally efficient) ways to achieve goals. Negative entropy: ability of system to fight off any deterioration. Requisite variety: system must be diverse and complicated and as diverse/complicated as it"s envir. Cybernetic systems theory: the envir in which you exist, look carefully . What happens, what ppl do, how they communicate. Karl weick"s theory of organizing: ppl have the ability to talk and figure out how to achieve a task. What strategies to use to deal with the complication. The company has the ability to deal with it.
