Prelim Questions #2

Prelim Questions 2
An organization may adopt a closed-system or open-system model. Answer the following:

1. Discuss the pro's and con's of each model.

Pros in this model Closed-system perspective views organization as a relatively independent of environmental influences.the closed-system approach conceives of the organization as a system of management, technology, personnel, equipment, and materials, but the cons of this model is it tends to exclude competitors, suppliers, distributors, and government regulators. this approach allows mangers and organizational theorists to analyze problems by examining the internal structure of a business with little consideration of the external environment. the closed system perspective basically views on organization much as thermostat;another cons is its limited environmental input outside of changes in temperature is required for effective operation. The closed system perspective was dominant through the organization scholarship and research subsequently emphasize the role of the environment but gave little consideration to the impact on the internal operation of the organization.
Open-systems perspective views an organization as an entity that takes inputs from the environment, transforms them and releases them as output tandem with reciprocal effects on the organization itself along with the environment in which it is situated. In much same way, open systems of organizations accept that organizations are contingent on their environment and these environment are also contingent on organization.

2. Cite a company that uses any of this model. Describe briefly how this chosen model affect the entire company.

Red Hat Inc. is a open source from geographically dispersed users the corporation is selling the bundled revisions, an organization that would cease to exist if it were not for an open-system perspective. The rapidly-changing environments are more consistent with flexible, decentralized, or organic management styles, and stable environment with low complexity are more consistent with a relatively closed-system or mechanistic management style.

3. Evaluate how an environment affects the organization and its management. Discuss the pro's and con's of not responding to the demands of the environment.

Environmental forces such as customers and competitors exert considerable influence on corporation, highlighting the essential relationship between organization and its environment as well as the importance of maintaining external inputs to achieve the stable organization.

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Debbie Ann T. Templonuevo