LOC 211- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 74 pages long!)

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Effective organization = subparts or components that are consistently structured or managed. System - set of interrelated elements (a change in one effects another) Open system - a system that interacts with its environment: its elements make up a mechanism that takes input from the environment, subjects it to some form of transformation process, and produces output. Equifinality - different system configurations can lead to the same end. Adaptation - balance of input or output transactions with the environment. Congruence - how well the pieces of an organization fit together. Environment (makes demands on organization, place constraints on organizational action, provides opportunities that the organization can explore) Resources - all factors that are outside the organization but have a potential impact on the organization (two factors: quality of resources *importance* and if the resource can be shaped or fixed. History - patterns of past behavior, activity, and effectiveness of the organization.

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