MGT363H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Organizational Culture, Learning Organization, Walmart
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Closed system: would not depend on its environment; it would be autonomous, enclosed, and sealed off from the outside world. Open system: must interact w/ the environment to survive; it both consumes resources and exports resources to the environment. Today s orgs have to feel at home anywhere in the world. Every org has 5 parts (15): technical core ppl who do the basic work for the organization 2. Technical support functions that help the org adapt to the environment 3. Support responsible for the smooth op and upkeep of the org, including its physical and human elements 4. Top management responsible for directing and coordinating other parts of the organization 5. Middle management responsible for mediating between top mgm and the technical core. ~design the org so that the 5 basic parts adequately perform the subsystem functions of production, maintenance, adaptation, management, and boundary spanning.
